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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1      General Discussion: Dick DeBenedictis Remembers...   Last Post   Posted:   Jul 25, 2009 - 10:47 AM     By:   The Cat   (Member) Few composers have such a long past in network television music as Dick DeBenedictis. A native of New Milford, New Jersey, DeBenedictis never saw himself as a film composer right up until his first commission! He was thrown into the deep end so to speak... Over four decades he provided music for classic episodes of Columbo, Matlock, Father Dowling, Diagnosis Murder and tons of other series' which may not be as well known today. This was all written in addition to a rich background in writing for musical theatre, another major forte of the composer. In my interview with Dick DeBenedictis, we revisit all these shows with a special focus on select episodes of Columbo where Dick had to write music for murderous musicians! Check out the interview at: http://blofeldscat.livejournal.com/75247.html And if you just want to reach the blog directly, go to: www.dailyfilmmusic.tk    Posted:   Jul 25, 2009 - 2:09 PM     By:   Jehannum   (Member) Good interview. DeBenedictis did most of my favourite music from Columbo.    Posted:   Jul 25, 2009 - 2:15 PM     By:   quiller007   (Member) Yes, very interesting. I was always amazed at how closely DeBenedictis' music resembled Goldenberg's, for the 70's COLUMBO, at least. In fact both of their scores sound like they were composed by one person, even in the orchestrations. Den    Posted:   Jul 25, 2009 - 2:28 PM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) Good interview! Interesting how DeBenedictis thought that going into score Hawaii Five-O was intimidating for him, what with the stable of composers who already set the template and created some of the best TV music ever.    Posted:   Jul 26, 2009 - 3:45 PM     By:   James MacMillan   (Member) Another nice interview, Cat. Glad to know that the guy is still around. Years ago, a friend of mine was doing this small-scale film music fanzine and he had a taped telephone conversation with Mr DeBenedictis that I transcribed for him. Inevitably, your interview covered a lot of the same ground, and so the memories came flooding back! - James.    Posted:   Aug 22, 2013 - 12:41 PM     By:   Graham S. Watt   (Member) Completely agree with Den's comment from six years ago (!) I caught by chance an episode from Season 3 of COLUMBO on the telly when back hame in the auld country - "Lovely But Lethal", with Vera Miles, Martin Sheen and Vincent Price. I was saying to my brother (another old hand at this game) - "Oh, that's so definitely Billy Goldenberg". When the name "Dick De Benedictis came up at the end I thought it was a mistake. I think he used some of the same instrumentation in Season 2's "The Most Crucial Game". I'm sure Thomas (member) had some of that up on YouTube - is that a vibraslap doing the percussion? Whatever, great music, and enormously similar to that of Billy Goldenberg. I could investigate the following myself, but I can't be bothered, so I want you all to give me your opinions - How did the scores of Dick De Benedictis evolve throughout the '80s and into the present day? Did he always seem to sound in the shadow of Goldenberg? Did his work lose some of that unique '70s edge when doing stuff like "DIAGNOSIS: MURDER" and the new "PERRY MASON"? I imagine it did, but you tell me. And when can we get the COLUMBO Box Set spotlighting the best music from the series (by De Benedictis, Gil Mellé, Billy Goldenberg and Oliver Nelson)?    Posted:   May 6, 2015 - 10:36 AM     By:   kimedmundson   (Member) I worked for Dick on Diagnosis Murder, Columbo, and several other TV shows and the sessions where always fun and challenging musically. Such a nice guy. He is so good at what he does.    Posted:   May 6, 2015 - 12:55 PM     By:   jpteacher568   (Member) Dick DeBenedictis told me in a telephone conversation that Billy Goldenberg was his mentor and owes a lot to him as far as his career went on television.     General Discussion: Dick DeBenedictis Remembers...    < 1  >   Go to page:  1   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1

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