Music Theme

David Schwartz has composed the short theme song of the show which is ukulele - based. This also is the ring tone of Lindsay’s cell phone. But other than the theme song, there are a variety of other scores which have been notably heard on Arrested Development Tv Show. Gob’s duet song with his puppet, Franklin, named, “It Ain’t Easy Being White”, recurs frequently in the second and third season of the show. It is a parody of “Ebony and Ivory” by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.

The song “Free at Last”, which is used quite frequently in concurrence with protests, parties, events featuring gay men, male strippers’ events or of transvestites, has been performed by Gabriel Mann and Maxayn and written by Gabriel Mann and David Schwartz. Another factor worth noting is that whenever this music is played, a gay cross dresser raises up the word “Freedom” in a variety of sizes.

The song which is often heard in the scenes with Oscar Bluth, the old hippie or his collection of Marijuana is the original number “Big Yellow Joint”, which is quite similar to the song, “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie. This has, most probably written keeping the Bluth Banana Stand in mind.

Then there are the short music clips, which are used to emphasize on the humorous topics of the series. An example can be seen through religious experiences and incidents involving George Sr., both real and unreal, always in the background, a duduk does surely moan.

Whenever Mexico comes up in the show’s episodes, a Spanish guitar is played. Whenever there is a mention of Balboa Bay Window magazine, the buoyant elevator music can always be heard.

Every time, Oscar leaves clues pertaining to his being Buster’s father, the drama laced, soap opera music is featured albeit in an abrupt way.

On the season 3, the repetitive theme is a British conspiracy hatched against the Bluth Company. Whenever British are mentioned, parody music of the spy films of James Bond is always played just like in the episode: “For British Eyes Only”.

In the pilot episode of the show, the vigorous segues were complimented by “Everybody Got Their Something” by Nick Costa, but this was later changed in the following episodes with the score, “I Get Up” by Schwartz and Mann which is quite akin in style to the previously used number.
In the second episode of the Arrested Development Tv Show , where George Michael and Michael witness the charring of the banana stand of the family, Takin’ Care of Business” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive is played. To escalate the thrill of his magic performance and ad hoc dances, Gob takes help of the 1986, cult song, “The Final Countdown” by Europe which also happens to be his cell-phone’s ring tone. In the fourth episode, as in the prison, Gob and his father are playing catch, which leads to stabbing of Gob; John Hiatt’s “Cry Love” is played. The same is also played in the backdrop as Michael falls deeper into love of Marta.
Whenever a male character in the series feels depressed, in many episodes, Vince Guaraldi’s piano theme, “Christmas Time Is Here,” from A Charlie Brown Christmas is featured. The stars try to replicate the famous crestfallen walk, by Charlie Brown in the animated TV special.
In the situations featuring George Michael and his girlfriend Ann or Maeby, his cousin, and situations which are sexually inclined and self - conscious, Leroy’s “Gonna Get Together” is mostly used.

GOB uses “Solid” (by Ashford and Simpson) as the main music for his campaign of ‘Bluth Homes: Solid as a Rock’. In first season’s episode, “In God We Trust”, the frontispiece is introduced, the number played is “Ain’t No Big Thing” to highlight the very small size of the artificial penis which George Michael has to wear for his live performance of The Creation of Adam.

In the second season, “Afternoon Delight” performed by The Starland Vocal Band is the base of the plot of an episode, named after the song. At every point, where Gob introduces, “Frank”, his black puppet, funk music with a slap bass technique is heard.