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Don Howard

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« on: December 03, 2003, 03:51:56 AM »
Hearing that which I described the other day as "rockin' music" during the intros on Bullseye has me curious what your favorite contestant intro music is. For me, it's the music played as Jay Stewart or Charlie O'Donnell or one of the myriad of substitutes introduced the players on Tic Tac Dough, vintage Wink Martindale. What say you?

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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2003, 12:02:45 PM »
Tic Tac Dough also was one of my favorites for Contestant Intros. I really like the Win, Lose or Draw's Contestant intro music too. Scattegories was good but probably not remembered by many here. The All New Dating Game Contestant Inros were pretty cool too.



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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2003, 07:04:32 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Dec 3 2003, 03:51 AM\'] Hearing that which I described the other day as "rockin' music" during the intros on Bullseye has me curious what your favorite contestant intro music is. For me, it's the music played as Jay Stewart or Charlie O'Donnell or one of the myriad of substitutes introduced the players on Tic Tac Dough, vintage Wink Martindale. What say you? [/quote]
 Before I even read your post, that immediately came to mind. I'd have to say one that was semi cool was the J! '84 intro of the contestants with the really tense music. I guess they kept this as in practice until they switched the theme in 1997.
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2003, 07:05:19 PM »
Russian Roulette's music rocks.

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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2003, 08:13:49 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Dec 3 2003, 03:51 AM\'] Hearing that which I described the other day as "rockin' music" during the intros on Bullseye has me curious what your favorite contestant intro music is. For me, it's the music played as Jay Stewart or Charlie O'Donnell or one of the myriad of substitutes introduced the players on Tic Tac Dough, vintage Wink Martindale. What say you? [/quote]
 I always liked the cue used on syndie TJW, esp. the little stinger, used to wrap the piece.
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2003, 08:15:20 PM »
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I always liked the cue used on syndie TJW, esp. the little stinger, used to wrap the piece.

Great minds think alike. :-) That and the aforementioned Bullseye.

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« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2003, 12:42:31 AM »
[quote name=\'Card Shark\' date=\'Dec 3 2003, 07:04 PM\'] I'd have to say one that was semi cool was the J! '84 intro of the contestants with the really tense music. I guess they kept this as in practice until they switched the theme in 1997. [/quote]
 I say very cool. There was nice drama to what can be a dull part of a show. It was even great on the Nintendo version. I was also a big fan of how the audience murmured then suddenly hushed up when Johnny said "This. . . is. . . Jeopardy!"

The current opening, besides the multi-color televangelism-looking backrounds for the player shots, seems dorky by comparison. Despite them trying to pull the demographics younger, the music (on this and WoF) seems to get less modern and more old fogey-ish every time they redo it. Not that they shouldn't freshen it--they just need to do it better.

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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2003, 11:31:34 AM »
[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 01:42 AM\']I was also a big fan of how the audience murmured then suddenly hushed up ...[/quote]
... which always sounded the exact same to me every time. I always assumed that the sound was on the laugh track, but I could use some confirmation, hint-hint.

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« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2003, 12:12:15 PM »
[quote name=\'Gus\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 09:31 AM\'] [quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 01:42 AM\']I was also a big fan of how the audience murmured then suddenly hushed up ...[/quote]
... which always sounded the exact same to me every time. I always assumed that the sound was on the laugh track, but I could use some confirmation, hint-hint. [/quote]
 I'm quite sure it was canned, possible mixed on the same reel with the music bed.
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« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2003, 12:16:49 PM »
[quote name=\'Gus\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 11:31 AM\'] [quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 01:42 AM\']I was also a big fan of how the audience murmured then suddenly hushed up ...[/quote]
... which always sounded the exact same to me every time. I always assumed that the sound was on the laugh track, but I could use some confirmation, hint-hint. [/quote]
 Wouldn't be surprised if it was pre-recorded...they do the same thing with the Wheel audience chanting "WHEEL......OF.....FORTUNE!"
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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2003, 12:29:47 PM »
Didn't anyone like the "Play the Percentages" intro music?
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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2003, 12:40:26 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 12:12 PM\'][quote name=\'Gus\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 09:31 AM\'] [quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 01:42 AM\']I was also a big fan of how the audience murmured then suddenly hushed up ...[/quote]
... which always sounded the exact same to me every time. I always assumed that the sound was on the laugh track, but I could use some confirmation, hint-hint. [/quote]
I'm quite sure it was canned, possible mixed on the same reel with the music bed.[/quote]
But it was canned really, really well.

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« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2003, 03:23:34 PM »
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 12:29 PM\'] Didn't anyone like the "Play the Percentages" intro music? [/quote]
 I don't think there's such thing as a bad Hidey musical cue.
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« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2003, 04:41:12 PM »
[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 12:42 AM\'][quote name=\'Card Shark\' date=\'Dec 3 2003, 07:04 PM\'] I'd have to say one that was semi cool was the J! '84 intro of the contestants with the really tense music. I guess they kept this as in practice until they switched the theme in 1997. [/quote]
I say very cool. There was nice drama to what can be a dull part of a show. It was even great on the Nintendo version. I was also a big fan of how the audience murmured then suddenly hushed up when Johnny said "This. . . is. . . Jeopardy!"

The current opening, besides the multi-color televangelism-looking backrounds for the player shots, seems dorky by comparison. Despite them trying to pull the demographics younger, the music (on this and WoF) seems to get less modern and more old fogey-ish every time they redo it. Not that they shouldn't freshen it--they just need to do it better.[/quote]
In the case of "J!", I'm on two minds about this.  I've always preferred real live instruments over synthesizers, partially because I'm of that age that grew up before the Yamaha DX7 was invented.  And I always felt that "J!", of all shows, deserved an orchestral rendering of the theme music instead of a synth over a rhythm track (with a sax joining it on the last modulation).  On the other hand, there was something about that version of the theme that still resonates with me in a way that the current version doesn't--I can't really put my finger on it, though.

On the other hand, "Wheel"'s been up and down over the years (and you have to remember that the theme went from "Big Wheels" to "Changing Keys" because Merv didn't want to pay anyone else music royalties other than himself and Mort Lindsey).  The current theme seems to have both a classic (with the real brass) and contemporary feel (with the rhythm track) that wears well with me--much more than the late 90s big band version of "Changing Keys."

And of course the late 80s-early 90s "smooth jazz sax" version of "Changing Keys" was the best version of "Wheel"'s theme.

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« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2003, 05:39:34 PM »
How about the ABC Dating Game!  It had Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass cues.

When ever a lovely young lady came out, "Whipped Cream" was heard.

Or occasionally (like once every 4 shows) when a handsome young man came out, "Spanish Flea" was heard.

Then as the player was about to meet the date chosen, "Lollipops & Roses" was heard.