List of television theme music composers

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The following list contains composers of the primary theme music of a television series or miniseries.

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They are sorted alphabetically by composer.

A - B

C - D

E - F

G - H

I - J

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K - L

M - N

O - P

Q - S

T - U

V - Z

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