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	Posted:	Feb 2, 2020 - 11:20 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

The thing is, Johnson's music was often barely even serviceable -- it's like he didn't put too much effort in. And when the music was good (regardless of serviceable or not), Nelson set such a high bar that Johnson never reached. Even if Johnson had gotten a bionic leg.


	Posted:	Feb 2, 2020 - 10:47 PM
	By:	ZapBrannigan (Member)

You can hear it really well in the "Taneha" episode... Let's see if Justin's got it mentioned... I LOVE that DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER theme!

I'm glad you mentioned that. I'll be returning to that episode after a multi-decade hiatus.


	Posted:	Feb 3, 2020 - 10:31 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

Finishing SEASON 4:

"Fires of Hell"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x555rkq

Highlights:

0:00 in.

0:59 in.

4:22 in.

8:38 in.

9:35 in.

14:13 in.

18:30 in.

21:58 in.

27:59 in.

38:17 in. I think the opening until the cymbal splash, might be tracked.

The most enjoyable score so far by him.

"The Infiltrators"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x555rp3

Highlights:

1:23 in.

21:51 in.

33:11 in.

About 38:40 in.

Now that the series has de-evoluted from what it was, we have gotten an obligatory boxing episode.

"Carnival of Spies"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x555rv5

Highlights:

1:23 in.

About 6:30 in.*

21:25 in.

34:55 in.

* = Watching this, it occurred to me: Why didn't Steve just run across the lake? We've seen him go just over 70 MPH in one episode, so we know he can go fast. And "Mythbusters" has shown that at 80 MPH, they could get about 300 feet into a lake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYB7DYWI4G8

So he could make a long leap, and hit the water running. Or even use himself as a skipping stone.

"U-509"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x559jnc

Highlights:

0:00 in. Over five minutes long.

6:42 in.

44:44 in.

That's all that should be released from this episode score.

"How many times do I got to kill that man?"

"The Privacy of the Mind"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x559jrt

Highlights:

1:23 in.

8:03 in.

39:23 in. I believe after the lull is tracked Nelson score.

Goldman "Sometimes one hunch is worth three intelligent decisions."

"To Catch the Eagle"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x559jwn

Highlights:

1:23 in.

8:35 in.

20:41 in.

25:08 in.

27:00 in. Indian source music.

28:37 in. String-heavy piece and atypical of the music of the series thus far.

About 37:00 in.

40:56 in.

44:46 in.

I had to double check to make sure Johnson was the credited composer.

"The Ghostly Teletype"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x60uruh

Highlights:

1:49 in.

10:07 in. A little over the first minute is cool material.

27:16 in.

29:28 in.

39:29 in.

41:12 in.


	Posted:	Feb 3, 2020 - 10:41 AM
	By:	Scott McOldsmith (Member)

"The Infiltrators"

Now that the series has de-evoluted from what it was, we have gotten an obligatory boxing episode.

And at no point during the match does Steve's hair budge. He never breaks a sweat.


	Posted:	Feb 3, 2020 - 10:42 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

Bionic hair.


	Posted:	Feb 3, 2020 - 1:23 PM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

SEASON 5:

There are no more new composer; from this point on it's all names you've seen before, until the end of the series.

"Sharks: Part I"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55cr7g (volume is not as loud on this load)

Highlights:

About 3:30 in. I swear I heard a water chime twice. And the cue after the commercial break.

9:43 in. A little over four minutes long.

14:06 in.

17:00 in. Takes a minute for the good stuff to kick in. Think I heard a water chime again. Just over five minutes long.

24:12 in.

28:22 in.

35:08 in. Yeah, it's a water chime all right. And the cue after the commercial break (also uses, repeatedly, a water chime). Over nine minutes total for both.

Controlling sharks. They didn't just "jump the shark", they controlled it.
Is Stefano DiMera behind a bulk head or something?

Guest-starring "John deLancie" (Q from various Star Trek spin-off series. This is one of five episodes he did, playing a different character each time. Can say I recall him in it though! He's in the second part, too (didn't spot him there either).

"Sharks: Part II"
By: Bobby Bryant
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55crcs (volume is not as loud on this load)

This is the final effort by Bryant for the series.

Highlights:

5:05 in.

16:37 in.

22:13 in.

25:07 in.

About 28:20 in.

34:06 in.

36:38 in. Over six minutes long.

That obvious model sub is obvious.

"Deadly Countdown: Part I"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55pc27 (volume is not as loud on this load)

Highlights:

1:25 in.

11:53 in.

14:50 in.

16:08 in.

20:54 in.

About 25:00 in.

28:52 in.

30:13 in.

32:05 in.

33:29 in.

37:08 in.

41:21 in.

"Deadly Countdown: Part II"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157kq

Highlights:

4:29 in.

7:23 in.

11:29 in.

About 23:00 in. Joining a cue already in progress. And the cue after the commercial break*.

33:05 in.

41:00 in.

43:56 in.

* = The "aaaaaggghhh" guy falling out o the boat wins the Calculon Unholy Acting Talent! award.

"Bigfoot V"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157l9

Highlights:

1:23 in.

2:32 in.

12:32 in. Over seven minutes long.

20:50 in.

29:24 in.

32:46 in.

34:36 in. Over eight minutes long.*

How many fucking times do we have to see Bigfoot on this show?!

Fuck. If they're going to do this, might as well make it a "Bigfoot and Wildboy" crossover and just put the final nail in the coffin of the series.

* = The amazing bouncing large heavy rock -- bounces right off thin trees!

That's it for today.
Tomorrow I'll finish what episodes I can do of the series, then move on to the TV movies (if any of them are up).


	Posted:	Feb 3, 2020 - 2:08 PM
	By:	Scott McOldsmith (Member)

I actually liked Bigfoot V, mostly because it’s light, quick and only one part. Hard to believe the “exciting climax” consists of Steve and Sasquatch rolling down a hill in slow motion. The level of acting in this series has dropped like a weighted stone. “Sunshine sand and bikinis…” This was, finally, the last time we see Bigfoot.

I liked Deadly Countdown a lot, especially the end of part 1, with the footage of that truly horrific rocket crash. I do get this one confused with Dark Side of the Moon, though. The brains behind this whole epic story, "Cyborg" author Martin Caidin, plays the bald guy on the boat…with his voice overdubbed really badly.

Season 5, the year Lee Majors traded his mustache for his Fall Guy hairstyle.


	Posted:	Feb 3, 2020 - 8:30 PM
	By:	jmarc (Member)

I don’t know if this has been mentioned. In part 2 of the Bigfoot saga, it concludes on the Bionic Woman. That episode is scored by Joseph Harnell. The climax features a nice mix of of both shows main themes and oddly enough, some Incredible Hulk music! If you listen to the scene where Jamie & Steve run you the volcano, you hear some of what would become the Hulk theme.


	Posted:	Feb 3, 2020 - 11:27 PM
	By:	The Shadow (Member)

Whaaaa??? You mean the Death Probe isn't the future of war fare??? No, say it isn't so!
It only looks like the bastard child of the vehicle from "Damnation Alley" and a Dalek.

A bastard child between the Damnation Alley landmaster and a Dalek !!??
LOL! Excellent, I couldn't have said it better!
This Probe is awfully clumsy, noisy and ridiculous...to say the least...

By the way Justin, many thanks for your huge and painful job of listing all the music highlights from the whole series' episodes.

Hope this can help to catch the attention of the Powers that Be that there is a real need and request from the fan base for this music to be released.....at the very least the Oliver Nelson stuff.

One question haunts me? Did somebody around ever considered to just ask Lee Majors himself whether he could be of any help with this possible soundtrack release issue? He is the star of the show after all and his support would be immensely appreciated...


	Posted:	Feb 4, 2020 - 8:12 AM
	By:	Scott McOldsmith (Member)


	Posted:	Feb 4, 2020 - 8:15 AM
	By:	Scott McOldsmith (Member)

"Sharks: Part I"
By: J.J. Johnson

Guest-starring "John deLancie" (Q from various Star Trek spin-off series. This is one of five episodes he did, playing a different character each time. Can say I recall him in it though! He's in the second part, too (didn't spot him there either).

I watched part one of “Sharks” last night (part two tonight) and liked the music – and the episode – a lot more than I expected. While it was obviously a way to cash in on the JAWS popularity of the day, it was a fairly solid Six Mil episode (Pamela Hensley – later to wow on Buck Rogers - was also a draw for this young man).

DeLancie is the diver who reports back to Steve, Oscar and the General when the first team couldn't approach the sub because of the sharks.


	Posted:	Feb 4, 2020 - 11:20 AM
	By:	jmarc (Member)

I can’t comment on the music from the “Sharks” episodes because I don’t think could sit through them again. I watched them once a few years ago and they were a chore to get through. The entire heart of the show was gone by season 5. I actually like a decent number of episodes in season 4 but I’ll admit, it was a different show by then. He even stopped wearing the khaki outfits all the time!


	Posted:	Feb 4, 2020 - 1:01 PM
	By:	Scott McOldsmith (Member)

Yeah, but the Mustache Season also had Steve in the same blue jumpsuit most of the time. He had zero personal life in the final two seasons and was all "the job." However, the 5th season at least finally jettisoned the stunt casting and went back to straightforward action adventure. Humor was in shorter supply as Fred Freiberger and Allan Balter alternated episodes as producer. I liked this season based on the fact that they took the corny humor and celebrity guest shots out of it.


	Posted:	Feb 4, 2020 - 1:06 PM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

SEASON 5:

Johnson's work this season has improved; when he kind of had a chance to do his own thing, he fell into a better groove.

Some of the episode loads are mis-labeled; ignore what they say --- I have the correct load under each episode.

"Killer Wind"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157lp

Highlights:

6:27 in.

7:21 in.

12:06 in. Probably tracked Nelson material.

16:58 in.

26:48 in.

28:08 in.

30:08 in.

38:36 in.

44:42 in.

Re-used footage from one of the "Death Probe" episodes, of people getting onto a bus.

"Rollback"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157n0

Highlights:

3:48 in.

10:31 in.

11:50 in.

19:33 in.

27:12 in.

34:02 in. Goes on for about nine minutes.

"Dark Side of the Moon: Part 1"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55t5hz

Highlights:

1:25 in.

About 4:00 in.

7:47 in.

9:39 in.

14:24 in.

17:07 in.

20:07 in.

29:58 in.

33:24 in.

35:33 in.

41:36 in.

"Dark Side of the Moon: Part 2"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x561b53

Highlights:

3:50 in.

10:54 in.

19:26 in.

22:07 in.

31:34 in.

34:35 in.

36:24 in. About seven minutes long.

"Target: Steve Austin"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x561b8u

Highlights:

1:24 in.

3:12 in.

9:14 in.

12:08 in.

13:50 in. And the cue after the commercial break.

26:01 in.

29:23 in.

37:55 in.

39:40 in.

41:07 in.

44:43 in.

These last three episode scores may require some judicious editing to present the scores in better possible lights (and also make room for more better material from other episodes).

"The Cheshire Project"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x561bd0

Highlights:

1:24 in.

5:55 in.

7:49 in.

14:50 in.

23:30 in.

28:04 in.

29:39 in.

About 34:50 in. Heard a water chime in it. Over seven minutes long; kind of putters out around the last minute.

Guest-starring Suzanne Summers.

"Walk a Deadly Wing"
By: Richard Clements
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x56hqpm

Highlights:

1:25 in.

3:41 in.

8:34 in.

11:10 in.

15:35 in.

19:30 in. Don't be fooled -- it sounds like the music is coming to an end, but then action material quietly builds over four minutes long. And the cue after the commercial break.

35:56 in. Almost eight minutes long.*

44:34 in.

* = Oopsy doopsy -- you can also see the shadow the helicopter following the two planes and filming them.

"Just a Matter of Time"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6kznvf (volume is not as loud on this load)

Highlights:

4:26 in.

13:42 in.

18:10 in.

20:23 in.

23:50 in.

25:36 in.

30:22 in.

34:17 in.

37:47 in.

38:55 in. Also uses a water chime. Just over four minutes long.

Pretty sure the closing cue of the episode (not cited) is from a prior episode in this batch.

Now it's easy to spot John de Lancie.

"Return of Death Probe: Part I"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6kzola

ARG! Damnit! The Dalekmaster is back!!! UGH!

Highlights:

0:42 in.

5:02 in.

About 7:40 in. Just over three minutes long.

17:18 in.

18:55 in.

"Return of Death Probe: Part II"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157u3 (correct)

Highlights:

7:09 in.

10:26 in.

15:10 in.

44:16 in.

There's very little scoring in the episode.

"The Lost Island: Part I"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157uc (correct)

UGH! More aliens! This season can seriously fuck off.

Highlights:

About 4:40 in. Might be tracked Nelson material.

9:56 in.

16:54 in. Cue cuts off when the show goes to commercial break.

About 21:55 in.

25:23 in.

37:25 in. I think there might be a small amount of "Sharks: Part I" tracked in.

42:07 in. Mixed low to the commercial break. And the cue after the commercial break, which is essentially just the cue continuing; a proper combining situation.

NO LOAD FOUND.
"The Lost Island: Part II"
By: J.J. Johnson (?????)

"The Madonna Caper"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157y3 (correct)

Highlights:

1:53 in.

6:40 in.

8:00 in. Nearly eight minutes long.

20:08 in.

30:14 in.

31:38 in.

40:19 in.

42:02 in.

That's it for today. Looks like I can't finish it until tomorrow.
Then I start the next show. You'd practically need a squad to handle the next one.


	Posted:	Feb 4, 2020 - 2:01 PM
	By:	Scott McOldsmith (Member)

Are you actually watching these? Like all 99 episodes plus movies? It just dawned on me that you're actually sitting and watching allllll these shows.


	Posted:	Feb 4, 2020 - 2:03 PM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

Well, sort of. Sometimes I am watching, but only scenes where score is playing or I haven't gotten back to the screen in time to skim to the next cue. Other times I have it playing I nthe background while I do other stuff.

And in some instances ("Vengeance Unlimited" for example) I've already seen the show.


	Posted:	Feb 5, 2020 - 2:14 AM
	By:	RED SHIRT BASIL (or looks like...) (Member)

Do you know the difference between the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman?

....

six million


	Posted:	Feb 5, 2020 - 8:55 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

Finishing SEASON 5:

"Dead Ringer"
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6157zk (correct)

Highlights:

13:56 in.

18:44 in.

About 25:30 in.

28:13 in.

36:18 in.

39:08 in.

Awful episode.

15:29 in: The "No, Steve, don't" lady wins the Calculon Unholy Acting Talent! award.

"Date with Danger: Part I"
By: Richard Clements
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x61580f (correct)

Highlights:

1:32 in.

10:02 in.

19:15 in.

These last two scores don't really sound like Johnson. I wonder if he was busy on other projects and had some help on these two scores.

"Date with Danger: Part II"
By: Richard Clements
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6kzoz0

Highlights:

3:15 in.

15:57 in.

21:51 in.

29:30 in.

32:25 in.

38:08 in.

42:02 in.

"Well ... if you're thinking about squeezing something, I wouldn't waste it on grapes..."

"The Moving Mountain" (series finale)
By: J.J. Johnson
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6kznz1

Highlights:

6:30 in.

12:27 in.

25:10 in.

About 28:30 in.

37:36 in.

43:10 in.

44:39 in.

What terrible way to end the series.

There has been no release of any of the show's scoring. I also don't know of any promos with any cues.

Moving on to the TV movies...


	Posted:	Feb 5, 2020 - 9:39 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

POST TV MOVIES:

These are all the TV movies that followed the end of the series and the end of "The Bionic Woman".

NO LOADS FOUND.
"The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" (1987)
By: Marvin Hamlisch

This is the only effort by Hamlisch for the franchise.

"Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" (1989)
By: Bill Conti

This is the only effort by Conti for the franchise.

"Bionic Ever After?" (1994)
"Music by": Ron Ramin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJLwi78XSSk
This is the only effort by Ramin for the franchise.

Highlights:

7:46 in.

8:59/10:01 in.

14:37 in.

32:11 in.

39:31 in.

51:15 in.

55:42 in.

1:12:24 in.

1:14:43 in. That's a beautiful pull away shot of the island a few seconds before the score starts.

1:16:00 in. Just over eight minutes long.

1:27:16 in. And the end credits which follows.

A bunch of synth stuff, walking the 1990's Mark Snow sound line. Nothing particularly special and really not much of anything that deserves to be released. A big let down from the series music and an even bigger let down as the last installment in the original franchise.

Steve: "You keep going and I'm gonna want a cigarette."

Steve: "You go first; I love watching you wiggle." (to Jamie)

Steve: "You know we're definitively getting too old for this." (to Jamie)

REMAKE MOVIE:

As of today the long in Development Hell feature film, is plowing ahead in preproduction. Travis Knight is the director. No release date is known right now and no composer has been announced. However, this would be his third film as a director and the prior two were scored by Dario Marianelli.