"CHiPs" Theme

The "CHiPs" Theme was written by John Parker. The Season 1 version of the theme has more horns than the version used in Seasons 2 through 6.

The pilot episode features an extended version of the theme.

An audio CD called Television's Greatest Hits, Volume 6 has a slight variation of the first season's theme. This version was not used on the show. The difference is hardly recognizable.

The theme from Seasons 2 through 6 is not available on CD, nor is any background music created for the series.

The CHiPs Theme appears on the TV Land Crimestoppers: TV's Greatest Cop Themes CD, released on Rhino Records in 2000. The version used on this CD is by Corniche, and wasn't used on the show. Corniche's version was originally released in 1979 on the Windsong label.

The notes from the CD, as written by Skip Heller, read, "With its sanitized funk beats, wah-wah guitar, and "Gonna Fly Now(Theme from "Rocky")-style twin trumpets, this is a perfect late '70's cop-show timepiece-the ultimate example of it's type."