Music
- Joe Raposo, who was famous for his work on Sesame Street, was the music director of the series for seasons one through three and wrote songs for the show during its entire run.
- Gary William Friedman, who wrote the music for the hit Broadway rock opera The Me Nobody Knows was the music director and composer for 130 episodes of The Electric Company, composer for an additional 260 episodes, and wrote some 40 songs, including the popular Spider-Man theme song.
- Tom Lehrer wrote ten songs for the series, with "L-Y" and "Silent E" among the more memorable.
- Dave Conner was the music director for Seasons Five and Six.
- Clark Gesner wrote several songs for the series, including most of the sign songs, but never served as the show’s music director.
The original soundtrack album, released on Warner Bros. Records, won a Grammy Award for the show's cast.
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