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A 1976 short-lived series that starred Harold Gould and Stephanie Powers, with some ensemble cast.
I decided to give the scoring a whirl since I knew his name and out of all the years I have been looking for episodes so I could solve the composer on all episodes for IMDb, suddenly a week or so ago ALL of them popped up, so I decided I better do it now.
TIME NOTICE:
IF you are intending to check out the scoring, please hurry up. The channel is foolish enough to be uploading episodes of "Police Woman" and any time a channel uploads multiple episodes, a few weeks later the channel is deleted.
SEASON 1:
"Never Con a Killer" (the pilot; aired out-of-order)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OelJP1HcykM
Highlights:
1:00 in.
6:50 in.
15:20 in.
20:17 in.
22:10 in.
24:32 in. And the cue after the commercial break.
30:40 in.
50:00 in.
51:55 in.
54:20 in.
55:58 in.
1:01:51 in.
1:07:57 in.
1:10:25 in. And the cue after the commercial break.
1:12:19 in. And the end credits which follows (different from the standard end credits for the rest of the series).
Romanis should have at least gotten an Emmy nomination for the score.
"Two Star Killer"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgPkPvCfr0o
Highlights:
3:01 in.
11:18 in. Funeral music.
12:24 in.
16:01 in.
17:45 in.
22:04 in.
25:06 in.
27:37 in.
36:04 in.
38:26 in.
45:10 in. And the end credits which follows.
"The Apology"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcfIri_l3As
Highlights:
8:26 in.
10:32 in.
14:14 in. More of that funeral music from the previous episode.
21:37 in.
25:12 in.
25:52 in.
30:32 in.
31:57 in.
33:31 in.
35:20 in.
37:36 in.
38:52 in.
43:14 in.
44:43 in.
"Sun, Sand and Death"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laXkbAA_0mE
Highlights:
1:00 in.
5:37 in.
13:52 in.
21:29 in.
24:41 in.
27:00 in. Romantic arrangement of the theme.
33:58 in.
37:27 in.
40:09 in.
42:04 in.
"Harry, living with you is living with complication."
"The People's Choice"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VOY1PJRrME
Highlights:
4:12 in.
14:10 in.
15:17 in.
18:57 in.
22:36 in.
26:57 in.
31:28 in.
32:57 in.
36:46 in.
41:39 in. And the cue after the commercial break.
About 45:00 in.
"Flight to Mexico"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEz2zKvKFzU
Highlights:
1:00 in.
15:18 in.
23:08 in. Funky.
28:46 in.
30:42 in.
33:43 in.
37:30 in.
45:25 in.
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Fixed.
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Golden Fleece"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fefC66fG1gA
Highlights:
8:35 in. Funky.
10:45 in.
13:27 in.
18:11 in.
21:56 in. And the cue after the commercial break.
26:27 in.
35:35 in.
36:50 in. Contains a "For the guys here".
43:46 in.
About 45:40 in.
"For the Love of Sheila"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlLc1tuI5W0
Highlights:
1:00 in.
3:52 in.
7:33 in. Almost six minutes long.
18:32 in.
19:39 in.
20:53 in. Funky.
23:39 in.
27:11 in.
28:15 in.
31:40 in.
40:29 in. Funky.
41:17 in. With some more funky. And the cue after the commercial break.
For the guys here: 4:40 in. You're welcome.
"Now that you're eighteen, I should probably teach you the Facts of Life; you and I are probably going to go to jail for what we just did."
"Here a Spy, There a Spy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_6hlAFvrr8
Highlights:
2:10 in.
10:51 in.
13:29 in.
16:23 in.
20:39 in.
30:33 in.
31:34 in.
35:54 in.
40:32 in.
42:36 in.
"Murder at F-Stop 11"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIcCD4ASHAs
Highlights:
1:00 in.
2:28 in.
4:17 in.
5:29 in. Cue cuts off early, because the scene cuts off.
8:35 in.
9:20 in.
10:31 in.
15:13 in.
18:26 in.
23:50 in. Joining a cue already in progress. And the cue after the commercial break.
27:49 in.
31:14 in. Including some slow funk.
35:31 in.
37:17 in.
39:15 in.
41:14 in. Funky.
45:29 in.
For the guys here: 12:35 in. You're welcome.
"Never mind The Bionic Woman. You can catch the end when they repeat it. No, they always repeat these things..."
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Finishing SEASON 1:
"Welcome Home, Vince"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J89jIictyvw
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0nOwLpgld4)
Highlights:
6:34 in.
11:53 in.
14:25 in. The restaurant source music.
17:19 in.
21:21 in.
25:30 in.
31:15 in.
32:04 in.
35:35 in. Including some brief funky material.
38:58 in.
43:29 in.
"Hi there - assistant District Attorney."
"Hi there -- traffic cop."
Harry: "Kojak gets away with it."
"You're not on TV."
Harry: "Too much hair, huh?"
"The Mayan Connection"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyWOp29Mf0
Highlights:
6:35/9:15 in.
14:16 in.
15:56 in.
20:26 in.
25:04 in.
32:16 in.
35:14 in.
39:11 in.
44:01 in.
Special note to the acting of James McEachin.
"The Judas Bug"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAJ9n16tFeQ
Highlights:
2:54 in. Joining in where I think original material starts. I wonder if part of, or an entire cue, was repalced for this opening.
7:59 in.
11:00 in. Funky.
17:54 in.
20:16 in.
27:48 in.
33:12 in.
36:51 in.
38:00 in.
42:05 in.
43:41 in.
The cue at 2:18 is re-used from a prior episode (it opened an episode).
"The Big Frame"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc45H_KTIFo
Highlights:
1:00 in.
6:19/9:39 in.
10:12 in.
12:21 in.
13:46 in.
17:00 in. Including funky material.
18:12 in.
20:37 in.
23:05 in. And after the commercial break.
24:59 in. Continuing from above.
26:16 in.
27:25/29:15 in.
30:24 in. And after the commercial break.
33:26 in.
34:46 in.
40:26 in.
42:40 in.
44:40 in.
45:42 in.
1:00 in: What's the name of that classical piece playing? (I'm assuming it's classical music)
"Never mind the power of a woman. With home-made cheese cake."
Harry: "It was just a little theft."
Feather: "Little?"
Harry: "Yeah, Enzo did it."
And that's all the episodes. No TV movies or revival attempts. I'm surprised it didn't last longer. A lot of times you watch a failed series and you understand why it was cancelled, however, this was engaging, well enough written, and the cast all did very well. Often I watched and it seemed obvious to me some real effort was put into the characters.
While Romanis' name has come up in other TV series I have covered, and I have had nice things to say about his work, many times I have found his work to be kind of a miss, however, on this, it appears not only providing his own theme and scoring all the episodes really allowed him to flourish. If one were to do a overview of his scoring (no, there's not enough up for me to do a George Romanis Odyssey thread), surely this would have to be amongst his best work, top five material.
I think a 2CD set should do it and leave room for any surprises. Some score is tracked throughout the episodes and I suspect not everything was tailored made to scenes, that he creates a library of cues to be used as needed. Will very many people listen to the scoring I have cited? Not likely, based on the thread hit count thus far. Wil very many people buy this wonderful scoring? Doesn't seem likely. Sad.
I still have made suites for all the episodes though. I rushed into it, thinking the channel the episodes are loaded onto to, will suffer the curse of deletion for having too many "Police Woman" episodes loaded.
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