<Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Stray Dog The Eric Burdon Band Free </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.snuffywalden.com </Td> </Tr> <P> William Garrett Walden, known as W.G. Snuffy Walden (born February 13, 1950) is an American musician and composer of film and television soundtracks . Walden is an Emmy Award winner for the theme music to The West Wing (NBC), has been nominated for numerous Emmys throughout his career, and has received 26 BMI Awards . </P> <P> Walden was born in Louisiana on February 13, 1950, and raised in Houston, Texas . He graduated from Lamar High School in Houston in 1967 . In college he studied science and math, and he put himself through school working on a late - night radio show at KRBE in Houston and playing guitar in a strip club . </P>

Who wrote the theme song for the west wing