The category was introduced in 1997, at the 4th Star Awards ceremony; Sebastian Tan received the award for his theme song, "和平的代价" in The Price of Peace and it is given in honour of a theme song in a Mediacorp drama serial which has delivered an outstanding overall performance.
The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp.
Prior to 2014, winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel.
Kim Jae Hoon is the most recent winner in this category for their theme song "来自星际的风" in Oppa Saranghae!
Since the ceremony held in 2016, The Dream Makers is the only drama theme song to win in this category twice.