The theme for “The Good Fight,” composed by David Buckley, is a grand, orchestral, and mock-Baroque piece that perfectly mirrors the show’s blend of high-stakes law and absurdist political satire.
The instrumental is most famous for its accompanying title sequence, where symbols of wealth and order—offices, furniture, televisions—slowly and beautifully explode in slow motion, synchronized to the music’s crescendos.
Official Opening Credits
Law, Chaos, and the Resistance
A spin-off of the acclaimed series The Good Wife, The Good Fight picks up one year after its predecessor’s finale. The show follows Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) as she loses her life savings in a massive financial scam and is forced to join a prestigious African American-owned firm in Chicago. The series became known for its fearless and often surreal commentary on modern American politics and culture.
Composer David Buckley evolved the musical language of the franchise, leaning into more dramatic and playful strings that highlight the characters’ attempts to maintain their sanity in an increasingly chaotic world. While originally planned as a shorter run, the series ultimately spanned 6 seasons and 60 episodes, concluding as a definitive piece of “prestige TV.”
Why do things explode in the intro?
The exploding objects represent the collapse of the established order, civil discourse, and Diane Lockhart’s own sense of security in the modern era.
Who composed the music?
The score and the theme were composed by David Buckley, who also worked on the music for The Good Wife and Evil.
Is the show a direct sequel?
Yes, it features several returning characters, most notably Diane Lockhart and Lucca Quinn, and exists in the same universe as The Good Wife.
