During the casting process Don Kirshner, Screen Gems' head of music, was contacted to secure music for the pilot that would become The Monkees. Not getting much interest from his usual stable of Brill Building writers, Kirshner assigned Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to the project.[20] The duo contributed four demo recordings for the pilot.[21] One of these recordings was "(Theme From) The Monkees" which helped get the series the green light.[22]