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Starsky & Hutch Theme

From Starsky & Hutch · 1975 · Real-world production credit: Tom Scott & Lalo Schifrin (see sourcing note — the streamed/download audio on this page is unverified public-domain/CC material, not confirmed to be Tom Scott & Lalo Schifrin's recording)

Year1975
Decade1970s
EraNetwork Era (1970s)
MediumTV Dramas
ComposerTom Scott & Lalo Schifrin
GenreAction & Adventure Collection
FormatM4R / MP3
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About the Starsky & Hutch Theme

A wah-wah guitar funk-rock track with sliding brass, perfectly suited to David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser's red-and-white Ford Gran Torino. Scott's arrangement features a tight session-band rhythm section and a tenor-saxophone solo over the bridge. The piece is a tentpole of 1970s cop-show funk and remains a frequent reference for crate-digging producers.

How this entry is grouped in this archive

The Starsky & Hutch Theme profile is filed under the Network Era (1970s) heading alongside other entries Ringtone Barn tags to the same period — that is a browsing grouping made by this site, not a verified production or stylistic lineage claim. Not verified against specific film or TV production credits. Listeners interested in the Starsky & Hutch Theme profile can also browse other Action & Adventure Collection ringtones and related work from 1970s.

If you want to hear more from Tom Scott & Lalo Schifrin, the composer page collects every catalogued profile we have of their work. To explore other themes from the same decade, see the 1970s overview.

Using the Starsky & Hutch Theme as a phone ringtone

Original network and label recordings of theme music from this era are usually still under active copyright protection — which is why the Ringtone Barn archive primarily stocks public-domain alternatives and stylistic equivalents rather than the original masters. The most reliable legal path to using a recording you love as a ringtone is to start from a clean, properly licensed source: an archival re-recording, a tribute-orchestra arrangement, or a public-domain performance of the same composition where the original notation has aged into the public commons.

Once you have a clean source file in MP3 form, the install steps below work identically to any other Ringtone Barn download.

Install on iPhone (M4R format)

iOS · M4R
  1. Save your chosen MP3 to the iPhone Files app (under On My iPhone → Downloads).
  2. Open GarageBand from the App Store and create a new Tracks-view project.
  3. Tap the loop icon → Files tab → drag the MP3 onto an empty track.
  4. Trim the clip to under 30 seconds using the timeline handles.
  5. Use Share → Ringtone → Standard Ringtone from the My Songs view.
  6. Assign in Settings → Sounds & Haptics → Ringtone.

Full iPhone walkthrough →

Install on Android (MP3 format)

Android · MP3
  1. Save the MP3 file to your phone's Downloads folder.
  2. Open the Files app and long-press the audio file.
  3. Choose Set as ringtone if it's offered, or move the file into Internal storage → Ringtones.
  4. Open Settings → Sound & Vibration → Phone Ringtone and select your new tone.

Manufacturer-specific guides: Samsung Galaxy · Google Pixel

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