Editing Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (section)

===Music===
[[Music director|Musical directors]] for the series include:
*[[Johnny Costa]] (1968–96)
*Michael Moricz, who took over as music director after Costa's death and served until the end of the series in 2001.

In addition to arranging and directing the music heard on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', Costa, along with other musicians, performed almost all the [[background music]] heard on the series, including the show's recognizable main theme, the trolley whistle, Mr. McFeeley's frenetic speedy delivery piano plonks, the vibraphone flute-toots (played on a synthesizer) as Fred fed his fish, dreamy celesta lines, [[incidental music]], and Rogers' entrance and exit tunes. Each day an episode was recorded, Costa and his ensemble played live in the studio for the filming. Musicians who played in this ensemble were:
*Johnny Costa&nbsp;– [[Piano]], [[Celesta]], [[Synthesizer]], & Trolley Whistle
*[[Joe Negri]] – [[Guitar]]
*Carl McVicker Jr. – [[Bass Guitar]], [[Double Bass]]
*Bobby Rawsthorne – [[Drums]] & [[Percussion]]<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Pena |first1=Carlos Enrique |date=2007 |title=Pittsburgh Jazz Records and Beyond, 1950–1985 |type=MA thesis |publisher=University of Pittsburgh |url=https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/7636/ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062588/fullcredits|title=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|date=February 19, 1968|via=IMDb}}</ref>

Even after Costa's death in 1996, much of the music heard on the program continued to be Costa's, and his name continued to be listed in the show's [[closing credits]] as one of its Musical Directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnycosta.com/mister-rogers-neighborhood/|title=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood – Johnny Costa Pittsburgh's Legendary Jazz Pianist|access-date=January 10, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422084738/http://www.johnnycosta.com/mister-rogers-neighborhood/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>