In the 1984-85 TV season, four series opened with Henry Mancini themes.

Newhart, Remington Steele, Hotel and Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Newhart was one of the few shows that put his name in the opening credits.

He also wrote the NBC Nightly News theme in the 1970s. NBC News used another of his pieces, Salute to the President, for election coverage from 1976 to 1992.

And he wrote the Viewer Mail theme for Late Night with David Letterman.