Question: who wrote the theme song for boardwalk empire
Answer: drama Period drama Serial drama Created by Terence Winter Based on Boardwalk Empire : The Birth , High Times , and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson Starring Steve Buscemi Michael Pitt Kelly Macdonald Michael Shannon Shea Whigham Aleksa Palladino Michael Stuhlbarg Stephen Graham Vincent Piazza Paz de la Huerta Michael Kenneth Williams Anthony Laciura Paul Sparks Dabney Coleman Jack Huston Gretchen Mol Charlie Cox Bobby Cannavale Ron Livingston Jeffrey Wright Ben Rosenfield Theme music composer The Brian Jonestown Massacre Opening theme `` Straight Up and Down '' Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No.