Music

Follow the links below to sample some of the most popular music Sirius Thinking and its Emmy and Grammy-winning composers and lyricists have created for our own projects, and others on which we've collaborated.

Between the Lions

Christopher Cerf, Sarah Durkee, Paul Jacobs, Thomas Z. Shepard, and Norman Stiles have created some of the most memorable literacy education songs ever. Click on the image to the left to watch and listen to some of our favorite music videos from the show. Or, for an even broader selection, check out the "Mane Hits" Playlist on You Tube, available here.

Sesame Street

Sirius co-founders Chris Cerf and Norman Stiles collaborated on such Sesame Street hits as "Put Down the Duckie," "Monster in the Mirror," "Dance Myself to Sleep," and "Exit," and Cerf wrote or co-wrote literally hundreds of other songs for the show. Sirius's prized contributing composer-lyricist team, Paul Jacobs and Sarah Durkee, are also responsible for dozens more of Sesame Street's most popular numbers. Click on the image to the left for a collection of "greatest hits."

Lomax: The Hound of Music

Lomax: The Hound of Music, the acclaimed PBS Kids show, based on John M. Feierabend's First Steps in Music series, breaks new ground for its great songs, engaging story, and educational content.  The show's sound track includes dozens of classic American roots music songs, selected for their usefulness in helping children develop their "musical intelligence." Muliple-instrument virtuoso Larry Campbell, famous for his work with Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Rosanne Cash, and Sheryl Crow (among many others) doubled as musical director and chief instrumentalist, and his brilliant work is supremely  entertaining, not only for kids, but for adult music fans, too. Click on the image to the left for a sampling, or, for a wider selection, click here.