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SEASON 1:
Series from 1962 that only last one full season.
It's essentially just an alternative version of the TV series "Stoney Burke" -- which also began in 1962. Very odd... (though as this series goes on, it's more and more a regular series with the guise of rodeo, a kind of "Route 66" type thing)
(I covered that other series in a thread not started by myself: https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=96015&forumID=1&archive=0 )
Previously for years I have not been able to do the series because only 1.5 episodes were available, but last month the whole thing popped up shortly after I made a post saying this series was not possible due to lack of loads.
Theme music is by John Williams.
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.
"Second Chance"
By: John Williams (as "Johnny Williams")
https://ok.ru/video/7468192762571
This is Williams only effort for the series.
Highlights:
1:05 in. Presumably this was to be the theme music for the series.
3:14 in.
4:35 in.
6:01 in.
9:24 in. Softer, more bittersweet romantic material.
17:31 in.
23:01 in.
25:56 in.
29:44 in.
33:17 in. More comedic-like material.
38:39 in. Parading music.
47:19 in.
49:47 in.
The score is driven by staccato brass and work and percussion for the first half. Presumably, if the score ever gets released, there will be an end credits cue which was not used, since the program used it's own theme music for the end credits.
The pilot episode for this series aired as an episode of "Alcoa Premiere" (also known as "Fred Astaire's Premier Theatre").
Out-of-context quote...
"Either that or he's gonna ride me."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Royce Bennett Story"
By: Morton Stevens
https://ok.ru/video/7467911678667
Highlights:
3:49 in.^
4:51 in. Short outtro cue immediately followed by Williams new theme music for the series (different but stylistically very close to the first theme).^
9:25 in.^
12:21 in.^
21:22 in.^
25:44 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^
32:14 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^
35:13 in. The restaurant source music.^
36:41 in.
4013 in.^
46:57 in.^(47:11)
48:37 in.^
(Note to Me: 1:17, 15:10)
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"A Guy for Clementine"
https://ok.ru/video/7467911809739
Highlights:
0:00 in.^
0:46 in.^
1:46 in.^
5:25/6:48 in.^
9:07 in.^
11:05 in.^
24:00 in.^
25:44 in.^
29:57 in.^
31:46 in. Joining a cue already in progress for the better romantic material.^
34:25 in.^
47:01 in.^
All episodes scores from this point on are by Stevens unless otherwise noted.
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Journey Down a Dusty Road"
https://ok.ru/video/7467911940811
Highlights:
2:20 in. Light snare drum, pizzicato double bass, and staccato brass lead this cue.^
5:49 in.^
6:50 in.^
9:10 in. There's an abrupt edit in the cue and it sounds like a good part of it was not used (probably vehicle driving away and a little driving sequence before he started talking).^
12:35 in.^
17:44 in.^
22:36 in.^
26:35 in.^
28:03 in.^
33:02 in.^
44:11 in.^
48:31 in. Closer.^
Written by a guy with the first name "John", directed by a guy with the first name "John", and theme music by a guy with the first name "John". There sure are a lof of John's here! Well, technically, as Williams doesn't get a theme music credit on this episode for some reason.
"I made thirty thousand dollars last year" -- then leaves the super poor people $84.00.
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Who Killed Eddie Gannon?"
https://ok.ru/video/7467912202955
Highlights:
2:11 in.^
4:29 in.^
22:21 in. Stops briefly for the slap, then finishes out.^
42:50 in.^
46:10 in.^
47:59 in.^
There is little scoring in the episode.
(NtM: 34:26)
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"What Are Friends For?"
https://ok.ru/video/7467912334027
Highlights:
1:45 in.^
5:05 in. Comedic cue that sort of sounds like something out of his "Destry" episode score.^
10:24 in.
12:51 in.^
15:22 in. Brief comedic outtro cue.^
24:30 in.^
33:40 in.^
38:45 in.^
46:14 in.
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Straitjacket for an Indian"
https://ok.ru/video/7467912465099
Highlights:
0:40 in.
2:54 in.^
4:21 in. Music for Indians.^
9:47 in.^
12:55 in.^
13:50 in. Indian war music.^
15:00 in.^
20:00 in.^
21:38 in.^
22:52 in. Comedic material. And the cue after the commercial break.^
25:41 in.^
27:13 in.^
32:01 in. Fight music in the mode of Indian war music.^
34:45 in.^
36:48 in.^
39:03 in.
42:59 in.^
45:35 in.
46:35 in.
On a CD of scoring from the show, I'd take most of the cues from this episode score.
Claude Akins, who would normally be starring as a cowboy (considering all the western series he did), guest stars as an Indian. And what makes him an Indian? Why, he wears a semi-Indian outfit and smiles a lot, of course.
"Our Ernie Kills People"
https://ok.ru/video/7467912530635
Highlights:
2:14 in.^
3:33 in.^
6:15 in.
12:00 in. Short outtro cue that sounds like it could have come out of "Thriller". And the cue after the commercial break.^
17:56 in.^
19:46 in.^
27:48 in.^
35:48 in.^
38:56 in.
40:35 in. Action music threw a "Thriller" filter.^
40:36 in.^
"There's nothing harder than going to an innocent victim's funeral."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"A Devil in the Chute"
https://ok.ru/video/7467912661707
Highlights:
0:00 in.
2:48 in.^
4:45 in.^
8:32 in.^
15:33 in.
16:41 in. Action music threw a "Thriller" filter.
21:19 in.^
23:38 in.
36:05 in.^
42:25/44:09 in.^
(NtM: 15:24)
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Girl in the Sunshine Smile"
https://ok.ru/video/7467912792779
Highlights:
1:50 in.
5:44 in. The bell dancer source music, which crossfades into the end the previous source cue.^
11:02 in.^
27:12 in.^
46:21 in.^
As a good chunk of this episode takes place at the circus, in and also some in restaurants, most of the episode score is made up of source cues, but my patience wears thin listening to source-cue heavy scores, so I did a lot of skipping over of source cues.
"Hasn't she got a wonderful smile?"
"I don't know, I haven't got up to the smile yet."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Tears on a Painted Face"
https://ok.ru/video/7467913120459
Highlights:
0:40 in.^
4:51 in.^
18:45 in.^
21:21 in.^
26:24 in.^
2734 in.^
30:23 in.^
32:15 in.^
34:22 in.^
36:29 in.^
37:45 in.^
44:56 in.^
For the guys here: 3:31 in. You're welcome.
Yeah, say, look at that!
Good look at her beautiful face: 11:58 in.
(NtM: 40:58)
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Bravest Man in the World"
https://ok.ru/video/7467913251531
Highlights:
3:44 in.^
4:36 in.^
6:21 in.^
10:36 in.^
17:21 in.
18:28 in.^
22:08 in.^
24:42 in.^
27:18 in.^
31:41 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^
35:35 in.^
36:34 in.
41:46 in.^
46:47 in.
48:10 in.^
(NtM: 29:24)
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Good Old Uncle Walt"
https://ok.ru/video/7467913382603
Highlights:
3:33 in.^
7:56 in.^
9:42 in.^
12:22 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^(second)
13:56 in.
19:00 in.^
23:13 in.^
30:14 in.^
36:52 in.^
39:44 in.
41:32 in.^
44:37 in. Almost three minutes long.^
47:58 in.^
There's a lot of delightful whimsical and comedic material in this episode. On a three or four CD set of scoring, I'd probably include everything I cited.
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"My Candle Burns at Both Ends"
https://ok.ru/video/7467943922379
Highlights:
9:09 in.^
14:03 in.^
16:41 in.^
20:59 in.^
25:30 in.^
35:08 in.^
38:05 in.^
41:34 in.
47:34 in. And the episode concludes with a touching emotional cue.^
Out-of-context quote...
Hot Blonde Girl: "Do my back?"
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Memory of a Filly"
https://ok.ru/video/7467944184523
Highlights:
0:00/17:43 in. Banjo lead music for hillbillies.^
4:21 in.
10:44 in.^
13:59 in. Short comedic outtro cue.^
19:50 in.
20:53 in.
29:20 in.^
35:36 in. Pleasant montage cue.^
44:21 in.^
46:17 in.^
9:52 in: open is tracked.
(NtM: 16:41, 35:30)
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Step Over the Sky"
https://ok.ru/video/7467944381131
Highlights:
0:00 in.^
1:20 in.^
4:02 in.^
8:31 in.
18:20 in. This musical side of Stevens is a new one for me (more in the 30:01 highlight below). And the cue after the commercial break.^
23:34 in.^
30:01 in.^
38:42 in.^
43:07 in.^
45:38 in.
47:27 in.^(close)
Poop, ha ha ha, poop, ha ha ha.
"Old men are sometimes foolish, only they don't know it ... unless some bigger fool tells them."
Out-of-context quote...
Mitch: "Massage anything will help."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"A Cry from the Mountain"
https://ok.ru/video/7467944577739
Highlights:
0:00 in.
1:53 in.
10:20 in.^
13:47 in.
19:00 in.^
24:49 in.^
30:30 in.^
31:41 in.
48:15 in.^
On a set of scoring from the show, there's not much I'd take from this episode score.
"Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin"
https://ok.ru/video/7468085086923
Highlights:
0:00 in.
1:53 in.
7:19 in.
The episode is source-music heavy and what scoring there is, I think is mostly tracked. Nothing from this episode score needs to be released.
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Continuing SEASON 1:
For some reason, two episodes of the series had no original scoring. This is the first one.
"Speckle Bird"
TRACK JOB
https://ok.ru/video/7468085283531
(Identify: 0:00, 3:48, 7:16, 24:02, 33:52, 36:55, 38:15, 43:36, 44:52, 47:57, 48:35.)
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Man Who Ran Away"
By: Robert Drasnin
https://ok.ru/video/7468085545675
This is the only effort by Drasnin for the series.
Highlights:
0:00 in.^
13:04 in.^
16:46 in. Short outtro cue.^
20:45 in.^
26:18 in.^
38:46 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^
43:03 in.^
46:23 in.^
48:57 in.^
Mitch: "I sometimes wonder if anybody really ever learns anything, you know?"
"Whose Hand at My Throat?"
https://ok.ru/video/7468085611211
Highlights:
0:00 in.
3:34 in.^
12:24 in. And the cue after the commercial break.
13:48 in.^
14:43 in.^
22:32 in.^
23:57 in.^
30:24 in.
39:40 in.
43:12 in.^
48:36 in.^
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Judas Goat"
https://ok.ru/video/7468085873355
Highlights:
0:59 in.^
38:15 in.
45:53 in.^
47:05 in.^
Not much in the way of score cues, as this is a source-music heavy episode. On a set of scoring from the show, I'd only take the first two highlights.
"To Cindy, with Love"
https://ok.ru/video/7468086069963
Highlights:
2:50 in. In "Thriller" mode.
6:48 in.
7:39 in.
9:45 in.^
13:13 in.
19:59 in.^
22:42 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^
24:33 in.^
28:36 in.^
30:47 in.^
38:29 in.^
41:21/45:15 in. These two dramatic cues should naturally and rightfully be combined on a set of scoring.^
47:15 in.^
Oh, lord this horse drama episode is overwrought with boring horse drama. Maybe if TV existed back in 1861 it would have been considered amazing television.
Out-of-context quote...
"You'll be able to ride him again before you know it, Cindy."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Quest for Jacob Blaufus"
https://ok.ru/video/7468191451851
Highlights:
0:00 in.^
1:48 in. Well, I can safely say this isn't something I've seen before in television or film.^
4:31 in. Begins like it's going to break out into the later-years "Gunsmoke" theme (probably a version Stevens arranged...).^
7:45 in.
12:00 in. Bumper cue (I have no idea is this is a Williams bumper or something Stevens did).^
12:14 in.^
14:55 in. This cue makes me think of Mancini, specifically it kind of sounds like something that could have come out of "The Thorn Birds".^
22:37 in. Same as above.^
28:14 in.^
30:25 in.^
33:25 in.^
35:48 in.^
39:38 in.^
41:46 in. And the cue after the commercial break.^
43:12 in.^
44:18 in.^
45:35 in.
48:29 in.^
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