Tim Greiving

“The X-Files” theme became one of TV’s most recognizable melodies and even charted around the world in its original form and as a dance remix.

He set a compelling musical tempo for rebellious cool: Paul Newman in “Cool Hand Luke,” Steve McQueen in “Bullitt” and Clint Eastwood in “Dirty Harry.”

The prolific music producer and arranger had an incalculable impact on American popular music, from bebop to hip-hop.

James Newton Howard has reconceived eight scores as concert suites in “Night After Night.”

In a busy and manifold career, he also scored films including “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” and the Oscar-winning “The Last Emperor.”

“I Say a Little Prayer,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” were among dozens of his chart-summiting songs.

He collaborated with director David Lynch on movies including “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” as well as the cult TV series “Twin Peaks.”

She sang the dreamy songs featured in Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks.”

He also scored the films “Blade Runner” and “Missing” and Carl Sagan’s PBS series “Cosmos.”

She forged a six-decade songwriting collaboration her husband, Alan Bergman.

He co-wrote hit stage musicals, worked on James Bond scores including ‘Goldfinger’ and composed music for the Hollywood film ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.’

The Wallflowers may change, but Dylan remains the steady, storytelling center.

To take on his latest role in “The Father,” Anthony Hopkins looked back at where it all began.

Every seven years, he followed the lives of 14 British youths; he also made “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Nell” and other feature films.

In “The Good Lord Bird,” the actor takes on his “giant, greasy, fat, rich turkey leg on Thanksgiving morning” role of a lifetime.

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright uses his mature, rafter-filling voice to reckon with his past and future on “Unfollow the Rules.”

He also wrote the Oscar-winning “The Shadow of Your Smile” for “The Sandpiper” and worked with entertainers as varied as Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.

Welker’s critter characters range from “Aladdin’s” Abu to Scooby-Doo in “Scoob.”

The actress’s starring turns in two wildly different roles this year — “Marriage Story” and “Little Women” — are emblematic of her long career.

A role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” is next for the successful stand-up, but don’t worry: He’s still annoyed.