The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon theme song (from the 1987 animated series) was written by TV producer Chuck Lorre and composer Dennis Challen Brown.

Who wrote the classic TMNT theme?

  • Chuck Lorre, who later became famous for creating sitcoms like Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory , co-wrote the original TMNT theme and its lyrics, including lines like “heroes in a half shell – turtle power.”
  • Dennis Challen Brown (often credited as Dennis C. Brown) co-composed the music for the same 1987 series theme.

Extra fun detail

  • The vocals on the original cartoon theme were performed by singer James Mandell, with Chuck Lorre voicing the spoken parts.

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