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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: mystery7 on July 05, 2006, 01:18:08 AM
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Continuing in the musical vein we seem to be in lately, how about this: what's your favorite piece of music that didn't start out as a game show theme but eventually became one? I got the inspiration to ask this because I was listening to Quincy Jones's "Chump Change" last night and must tell you what a treat it is to hear all the way through (the whole album is great, if you can find it - You've Got It Bad, Girl"). I say it's right up there with Swingin' Safari as one of the best examples of the non-game show genre. You?
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Santa Esmerelda's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
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"Jumpin' At Woodside" (with a chorus or two borrowed from "One O'Clock Jump")--the Gene Gene music.
Doug
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I like the Gene Gene music too.....
Main favorites though are "Tuning Up" and "Jet Set". Most any non-GS theme Bob Stewart used, probably...
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'123315\' date=\'Jul 5 2006, 12:20 AM\'] Santa Esmerelda's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [/quote]
I'm with stoop...him
/Bill Conti directed the orchestra on last night's American Celebration at Ford's Theatre
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Antonio Vivaldi's "Spring-First Movement" from WBSM...:)
Anthony
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[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'123344\' date=\'Jul 5 2006, 08:56 AM\']
/Bill Conti directed the orchestra on last night's American Celebration at Ford's Theatre
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When I was at San Jose State, he was a guest conductor with the San Jose Symphony, doing "A Night At The Movies". I stood my ground and said I wouldn't go unless I would be guaranteed that they would perform the American Gladiators theme. :)
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If memory serves, the closing credits to the 70s "Treasure Hunt" featured an instrumental of the theme from the movie "True Grit," which I like a lot.