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How many examples are there of the composer taking the title of a TV show and setting it to music, even though no lyrics are intended? I've noticed and forgotten several cases, at least. Right now I can think of:
• Space: 1999 Year 2. Derek Wadsworth mentioned that he did this on purpose. I never noticed it until he said so.
• Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The main title melody goes "Lois and Clark, Superman! Lois and Clark, Lois and Superman!" This is one where you simply can't miss it. By Jay Gruska.
• Cagney and Lacey. One of the best TV themes ever. Seriously. It opens with a crazy jazz riff, and then it goes "Dah duh-duh dah, Cagney and Lacey! Dah duh-duh dah, Cagney and Lacey!" like that. And it has an equally exciting bridge in the middle, that part where the supporting cast gets a change in the melody. You know the composer is great when the bridge is as good as the hook. That was one Mr. Bill Conti, by the way.
• Penn & Teller: Fool Us. This is another one where it's very obvious. The four note theme is saying "Penn and Teller!" It's very effective in the show, but too brief to be outside listening material.
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Richard Rodney Bennett's "Murder on the Orient Express."
Of course, he is a standards singer as well as pianist and composer, so it came pretty naturally.
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Not a TV show, but James Bernard's score for Hammer's 1958 DRACULA practically screams "Dracula!" orchestrally.
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There will be 100s.
But there were 2 Ron Goodwin ones. 663 squadron theme was devised around 6 and 3 staccato notes. And he wrote the basis for The Those Magnificent Men in their flying machines on the syllables of the title on the walk back across London from the Producer's office.
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Everything just goes- lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala
Anyway.
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Not a TV show, but James Bernard's score for Hammer's 1958 DRACULA practically screams "Dracula!" orchestrally.
So is his Nosferatu theme . He says so in the notes.
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Once again …
Force! Ten! from Navarone!
Da da da dum dum ten from Navarone! Etc etc
(From the beloved Goodwin as well)
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Gad, the instances are legion. You can even hear "Law-rence, of A-rayBEEuh..." in Jarre's main theme.
It's actually - Ooonn to Aqebahaha.
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