Seinfeld

Music

A signature of Seinfeld is its theme music: distinct solo synthesized bass guitar "pickups" which open the show and connect the scenes. These short riffs are composed by Jonathan Wolff and are considered groundbreaking in their use as sitcom music. They vary throughout each episode, and are played in an improvised blues-funk style. An additional musical theme with an ensemble, led by a synthesized mid-range brass instrument, ends each episode.

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Non-original music featured in the show:

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• "Superman March" - John Williams - In "The Race" (Season 6, #10)
• "Manana (Is Good Enough For Me)" - Jackie Davis - In "The Blood" (Season 9, #160).
• Theme from The Greatest American Hero (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-586/) - In "The Susie" (Season 8, #149) (http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheSuzie.htm)
• "Morning Train (9 to 5)" - Sheena Easton - In "The Bizarro Jerry" (Season 8, #137) and "The Butter Shave" (Season 9, #157)
• "Slow Ride" - Foghat - In "The Slicer" (Season 9, #162). Elaine tunes into her bedside radio and offers up a few characteristic dance moves.
• "Downtown" - Petula Clark - in "The Bottle Deposit (1)" (Season 7, #131). George looks for clues about his work assignment when Wilhelm mentions the song to him.
• "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys - In "The Hamptons" (Season 5, #85).
• "Desperado" and "Witchy Woman" - The Eagles - In "The Checks" (Season 8, #141)
• "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" - Green Day - From the album "Nimrod"- In The Clip Show, Part 2 (Season 9, #22).
• "(Once, Twice) Three Times a Lady" - The Commodores - In "The Pothole" (Season 8 #15).
• "Hello" - Lionel Richie - In "The Engagment" (Season 7, #1), "The Invitations" (Season 7. #24), "The Voice" (Season 9, #2).
• "Everybody's Talkin'" - Harry Nilsson - In "The Mom and Pop Store" (Season 6, #8).
• "Shining Star" - Earth, Wind and Fire - In "The Little Kicks"

(Season 8, #4). Elaine does the infamous dry heave dance to this.

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• "Something Tells Me I'm Into Something Good" - Herman's Hermits
• "Theme From The Godfather" - Nino Rota - In "The Bris" (Season 5, #5)