Zooey Deschanel Talks 'New Girl' Theme Song, She & Him Holiday Album (Video)

Zooey Deschanel can make her long awaited debut like a sitcom star when New Girl premieres on Fox this fall. The actress and singer not just flexes her comedy muscle about the new series, she also offers the vocals on the program's theme song, which she authored.our editor recommends'New Girl' Adds Justin Lengthy as Zooey Deschanel's Love Interest'New Girl': Lamorne Morris Replaces Damon Wayans Junior. in Fox ComedyZooey Deschanel on 'New Girl' Character: I'd Play Jess 'For Ever and Ever' PHOTOS: Fox's Year Television Shows: 'Terra Nova,' 'The X Factor' and much more "There have been theme tunes I'd in your mind as inspiration, like, I really like the theme from Welcome Back, Kotter," Deschanel told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday, Sept. 12. "John Sebastian authored that, in the Lovin' Spoonful. I truly love that seem, and so i wanted something upbeat that actually felt just like a theme song." The Elizabeth Meriwether produced show focuses around a youthful lady, named Jess, who moves along with three male roommates after finding that her boyfriend is cheating on her behalf. Mike Manley, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris co-star, together with Hannah Simone as Deschanel's closest friend. PHOTOS: 18 Familiar Faces of Fall TV "The theme song from Mary Tyler Moore felt really upbeat and will get you ready for any show someone complain about who's dealing with a brand new existence," Deschanel ongoing. "So, which was essentially my inspiration, Musically, I needed something beneficial -- after which whenever we went directly into produce it, we kind of thought we wanted to possess a Lovin' Spoonful kind-of-feel production." Deschanel, who's married to Dying Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, can also be one area of the indie pop duo, She & Him. Deschanel and M. Ward lately introduced they could be delivering a Christmas album entitled An Extremely She & Him Christmas on March. 25. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows "It's all holiday classics and merely we recorded it rapidly," the songstress described. " [We] just kind of wanted it to feel intimate, like i was inside your family room playing Christmas tunes." Watch our complete interview with Deschanel below. Related Subjects Zooey Deschanel FOX New Girl