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TimK2003

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TPIR Skimping on Music Cues Now?
« on: March 02, 2010, 05:38:16 AM »
(Forgive me in advance for not knowing the name of the specific music cue in question).

I caught the Monday 3/1/10 ep of TPIR, and noticed the same prize description music cue being used for LINE Em Up and (IIRC) Double Prices which were within 2 pricing games of each other.  

Was this just coincidence, or is Fremantle "simplifying" or drastically reducing the number of available music cues for one reason or another?
« Last Edit: March 02, 2010, 08:41:54 AM by TimK2003 »
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chris319

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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 06:32:52 AM »
Repeating music cues within a show doesn't save them any money. They must still pay for each play.
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2010, 07:16:18 AM »
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'236655\' date=\'Mar 2 2010, 05:38 AM\']I caught the Monday 3/1/10 ep of TPIR, and noticed the same prize description music cue being used for Add Em Up[/quote]Don't know what show you were watching--Add 'Em Up has been gone for over 20 years.
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2010, 07:17:20 AM »
So it then amounts to laziness in music selection I suppose. Is Stan Blits still music director in addition to all his other duties?

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chris319

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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2010, 10:37:13 AM »
Stan has never been musical director. He is a music supervisor.
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Unrealtor

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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2010, 10:41:07 AM »
I wouldn't call "laziness" until something like this happened more than once. For all we know, Stan (or whoever's actually in charge of pushing the button) played the wrong track accidentally and nobody noticed or the powers that be didn't think it was worth re-shooting the reveal.

For that matter, if it was intentional, I'm not sure that it's a bad thing to have the same cue twice per show once in a blue moon. How many people (present company and g-r.net excepted) would actually notice that two of the 14+ music cues per show were the same and how many of them would think it's a bad thing?
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Clay Zambo

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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 12:06:03 PM »
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'236658\' date=\'Mar 2 2010, 07:16 AM\'][quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'236655\' date=\'Mar 2 2010, 05:38 AM\']I caught the Monday 3/1/10 ep of TPIR, and noticed the same prize description music cue being used for Add Em Up[/quote]Don't know what show you were watching--Add 'Em Up has been gone for over 20 years.
[/quote]

That was Line 'em Up.  
/file under Mistake, Hardly worth Noting.
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ClockGameJohn

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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 12:42:03 PM »
To be fair, the cues were not identical.

The 3-prize introduction for Line 'Em Up (Act 5) was S-32.

The cue used in Squeeze Play (Act 6) was M-32.

Same melody, different instrumentation.  I would agree that generally this doesn't (and shouldn't) happen.
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Jeremy Nelson

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« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2010, 03:30:09 PM »
I don't know if I call it lazy or not....didn't PiR often use part of The Cats more than once on each show during the Barker age?
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Thunder

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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2010, 10:48:43 AM »
[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'236671\' date=\'Mar 2 2010, 12:42 PM\']To be fair, the cues were not identical.

The 3-prize introduction for Line 'Em Up (Act 5) was S-32.

The cue used in Squeeze Play (Act 6) was M-32.
...[/quote]


I'm... impressed.
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TimK2003

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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2010, 11:32:51 PM »
[quote name=\'Thunder\' post=\'236741\' date=\'Mar 3 2010, 08:48 AM\'][quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'236671\' date=\'Mar 2 2010, 12:42 PM\']To be fair, the cues were not identical.

The 3-prize introduction for Line 'Em Up (Act 5) was S-32.

The cue used in Squeeze Play (Act 6) was M-32.
...[/quote]


I'm... impressed.
[/quote]

[Longing for the era when musical cues had actual Names and not Sci-Fi droid numbers] :)
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« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2010, 03:10:33 PM »
[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'236671\' date=\'Mar 2 2010, 12:42 PM\']To be fair, the cues were not identical.

The 3-prize introduction for Line 'Em Up (Act 5) was S-32.

The cue used in Squeeze Play (Act 6) was M-32.

Same melody, different instrumentation.  I would agree that generally this doesn't (and shouldn't) happen.[/quote]
Who's in charge of keeping track of cue numbers now and where can I find the most recent list?
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Steve Gavazzi

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« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2010, 06:36:35 PM »
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'236810\' date=\'Mar 3 2010, 11:32 PM\'][Longing for the era when musical cues had actual Names and not Sci-Fi droid numbers] :)[/quote]
Actually, they've always had numbers.  Names like "Bean Stalker" and "Big Banana" aren't used by the show; in fact, I'm sure John could tell us what is used for those cues.
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ClockGameJohn

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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2010, 12:57:51 AM »
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'236893\' date=\'Mar 4 2010, 06:36 PM\']"Bean Stalker"[/quote]

0183-CAR

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'236893\' date=\'Mar 4 2010, 06:36 PM\']"Big Banana"[/quote]

0194-CAR
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Mr. Bill

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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2010, 04:00:40 AM »
[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'236922\' date=\'Mar 5 2010, 12:57 AM\'][quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'236893\' date=\'Mar 4 2010, 06:36 PM\']"Bean Stalker"[/quote]

0183-CAR

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'236893\' date=\'Mar 4 2010, 06:36 PM\']"Big Banana"[/quote]

0194-CAR
[/quote]
Alright, how about "Big Banana - Trombones" and "Big Banana - Rhythm Vamp" (Yes, it exists!  I found it on one of the Score Productions demo reels!)?
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