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The theme music was composed by [[Jerry Fielding]], who added lyrics to the theme for ''Hogan's Heroes Sing The Best of World War II'' – an album featuring Dixon, Clary, Dawson, and Hovis singing World War II songs. The song also appeared on the album ''Bob Crane, His Drums and Orchestra, Play the Funny Side of TV''.<ref name="Royce"/> Bob Crane, who had started out as a drummer, played the drums when the theme was recorded for the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hadley |first=Mitchell |title=The real Bob Crane: An interview with Carol M. Ford, author of Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography |url=https://www.itsabouttv.com/2016/03/the-real-bob-crane-interview-with-carol.html |access-date=February 3, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> If you listen closely, you will find that the opening drum riff played by Crane in the main title sequence of the show is the same as the riff used in the 1962 movie [[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]].