George Aliceson Tipton, also known as George Tipton (born January 23, 1932) is an American composer, musical arranger and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.

Among Tipton's works are the themes for the TV shows Soap and its spinoff Benson, It's a Living, I'm a Big Girl Now and Empty Nest, plus incidental music for numerous shows, including The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Soap, The Love Boat, Heartland, The Golden Girls and The Golden Palace. He also wrote music for the movies Badlands and Phantom of the Paradise and, Harry Nilsson's animated film "The Point", and for the television movies The Affair, "Hit Lady", I Want to Keep My Baby!, Mulligan's Stew, The Gift and Gidget's Summer Reunion.