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General Discussion: "The Devlin Connection" (Pat. Williams, Schwartz)

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	Posted:	Apr 16, 2024 - 7:36 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

Short-lived drama series from 1982.

Catchy theme music is by Patrick Williams. The opening and closing theme (taken from "The Absolute Monarch of Ward C"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZOfHh9dBUI

If you, like myself, have never seen the show before, and trust my taste in television scoring, then trust me on giving this a shot.

For years I had wanted to do the series, but aside from two episodes, there wasn't enough, then a few months ago, almost every single episode popped up while I wasn't looking.

Attention readers: I have been using a system that is nothing more than a note to myself; for cues that I want to include in a suite one day, for now on I will denote them with ^ symbol. It has no special meaning to anyone else but myself. No, the lack of an up arrow symbol doesn't mean the cue is bad (it just may have too much SFX or FX for suite use or just isn't worth my time to edit and include). Hence forth this system will be in all future threads and pre-exiting threads that I go back to for missed episodes. Anything in ( ) are just notes to the arrow and you need not bother with that. The system does not mean that I will make a suite or that one has been made, it's simply for my own reference if and when I do decide to.

"Brian and Nick"
By: Patrick Williams
https://ok.ru/video/7335700597334

Highlights:

2:30 in.^

6:45 in.^

26:36 in.^

32:11 in.^

33:19 in.^

For the guys here: 6:13 in. You're welcome.

(NtM: 47:30)


	Posted:	Apr 17, 2024 - 8:29 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

Two for today since I won't be online tomorrow.

"Lady on the Billboard"
By: Patrick Williams
https://ok.ru/video/7650311539404
Alternative link: https://ok.ru/video/7335734544982

Highlights:

2:27 in.^

8:45 in.^

11:31 in.^

13:02 in. Pat does his own imitation of Dick DeBenedictis.^

28:23 in.^

39:08, in.^

45:17 in.

47:56 in.^

"Love, Sin, and Death... at Point Dume"
By: Patrick Williams
https://ok.ru/video/7335738411606

Highlights:

2:28 in.^

6:05 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^

12:02 in.^

21:58 in.^

25:37 in. The source music.^

44:36 in.^

I'm cursed to forever hear the late Norm MacDonald saying as an old man, "This one time, I killed a hobo with a hammer."


	Posted:	Apr 18, 2024 - 8:59 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

"The Corpse in the Corniche"
By: Patrick Williams
https://ok.ru/video/7335774325334

Highlights:

3:00 in.^

6:07 in.^

9:41 in.

31:50 in.^

35:56 in.^

42:26 in.^

45:41 in.^

46:51 in.

Rare instance of an episode score of any TV series using a water chime. Some of you might know that as the descending metallic sound from The Omega Man score.

(Note to Me: use this composer credit for Pat's suites)

Out-of-context quote...
Nick: To blonde girl, "I know where it goes."


	Posted:	Apr 19, 2024 - 9:07 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

"The Absolute Monarch of Ward C"
By: Nan Schwartz
https://ok.ru/video/7650313177804

Highlights:

2:26 in.^

11:00 in.^

23:32 in. Some slow tense music lead by hard-hitting timpani bits and synths.^

27:55 in.^

29:04 in.^

33:59 in.^

41:25 in.^

45:07 in.

46:41 in.^

Good initial score. I cited everything except two cues and one or two source pieces.

Jeff Goldblum plays what I'm sure is nothing more than a slightly exaggerated version of himself...


	Posted:	Apr 22, 2024 - 7:34 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

"The French Detective"
By: Patrick Williams
https://ok.ru/video/7650313243340 (volume is rather low on this load, you may want to adjust up a little)

Highlights:

2:24 in.^

12:32 in.^

18:02 in.^

19:01 in.^

22:50 in.^

26:02/27:24 in.^

29:42 in.^

30:48 in.

33:38 in.^

35:30 in.^

37:57 in.

42:35 in.

Some of this scoring reminds me of his "Columbo" work.


	Posted:	Apr 23, 2024 - 7:48 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

Unfortunately, this is one of four episodes that are not to be found as of yet.


	Posted:	Apr 24, 2024 - 7:39 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

"Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves"
By: Nan Schwartz
https://ok.ru/video/7657545861836
This episode is also broken up into three parts on Youtube, but I don't want to link to annoying things like that if I don't have to.

Highlights:

1:30 in.^

3:18 in.^

7:23 in.^

21:45 in.^

25:10 in.^

27:06 in.^

40:36 in.^

42:27 in.^

Note to Myself: Use this composer credit for suites, unless more episodes pop up and there is a better one.

This episode score was nominated for an Emmy. The other competition that year:

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Music_Composition_for_a_Series )


	Posted:	Apr 25, 2024 - 10:35 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

"Arsenic and Old Caviar"
By: Nan Schwartz
https://ok.ru/video/7672820861644

Highlights:

1:29 in.^

7:18 in.^

12:17 in.^

18:39 in.

30:22 in.^

36:22 in. Half montage cue with drum machine and wild sax'.^

40:03 in.^

41:18 in.^

(NtM:: 5:43)


	Posted:	Apr 26, 2024 - 7:39 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

These are the final missing episodes. After this, one more episode to post.


	Posted:	Apr 26, 2024 - 1:45 PM
	By:	Howard L (Member)

There's only one Devlin for me!
Miss Devlin, that is...


	Posted:	Apr 29, 2024 - 8:08 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

"Jennifer" (13) (final episode)
By: Nan Schwartz
https://ok.ru/video/7695172242124

This episode may not have aired back in the day.

Highlights:

1:28 in.^

11:52 in.^

16:44 in.^

21:19 in.

22:26 in.^

38:50 in.

42:24 in.^

Weird blue screen with only white text, for the end credits, so no stills from the episode.

And that was that; no remakes, no continuations, no reboots, no spin-offs', no TV movies, etc.
This was not a bad show. It had about as much going for it as any other show of its kind back in the day. Must have been lack of ratings/competition that did it in.


	Posted:	Apr 30, 2024 - 9:12 AM
	By:	Justin Boggan (Member)

From BMI (nothing on ASCAP).

John Addison.

Don Grusin.

There has, of course, been no release of the scoring from the series.

PLEASE NOTE: There are some shows left off, that I created as place holders to, for new TV series, incase I wanted to cover them later, but changed my mind.

"MacGyver": https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?forumID=1&pageID=2&threadID=36443&archive=1

"The Orville": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=119661&forumID=1&archive=0

"The Rockford Files": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=135198&forumID=1&archive=0

"Private Eye": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=115755&forumID=1&archive=0 (technically completed)

"Cannon": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=134150&forumID=1&archive=0 (complete)

"Barnaby Jones": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=130392&forumID=1&archive=0 (complete)

"Dan August": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=124310&forumID=1&archive=0 (complete)

"Markham": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=130158&forumID=1&archive=0

"T.H.E. Cat": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=134975&forumID=1&archive=0

"The Name of the Game": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=134989&forumID=1&archive=0

"McCloud": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=126978&forumID=1&archive=0

"Hart to Hart": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=133995&forumID=1&archive=0