Main Title (The West Wing)

Walden, on the other hand, recalled a conversation with Stephen King in which he advised "Snuff, it's gotta be blue-jeans music: Americana, but it can't be stuffy".

[1] Walden remarked in an interview that the piece's use as a theme came about by accident; it was originally created for a scene in "A Proportional Response" in which Josiah Bartlet makes a national address from the Oval Office.

[1][3][4] Walden originally composed the piece on guitar, then created a score for a full orchestra;[5] he stated that he wanted the music to have a "heroic feel".

[3] While the piece was composed for the show, a "West Wing Suite" was released in a W. G. Snuffy Walden album in 2000, which also contained the theme.

[7] Author Patrick Webster, on the other hand, criticized the piece for not coming to a clear resolution, "rising and then falling but never seeming to reach a destination".