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The incidental music for '60s and '70s sitcoms like "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "The Partridge Family" has a smattering of "homemade" recordings on YouTube (cues transferred from the episodes, with the dialogue intact).
So -- guess I'm not the only one who thinks these shows (and others) had some pretty catchy background tunes.
Any chance of a legitimate release for some of these? "The Brady Bunch," in particular, has a slew of memorable background music that deserves to be released. Ditto black-and-white episodes of "Bewitched" and "Beverly Hillbillies."
A few years ago, I didn't think any of this sitcom music had a chance of being released. But I never thought non-sitcoms "Mission: Impossible" and "The Rifleman" would get their background scores released either, and now they have.
Wishful thinking? Or maybe someday?
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The incidental music for '60s and '70s sitcoms like "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "The Partridge Family" has a smattering of "homemade" recordings on YouTube (cues transferred from the episodes, with the dialogue intact).
So -- guess I'm not the only one who thinks these shows (and others) had some pretty catchy background tunes.
Any chance of a legitimate release for some of these? "The Brady Bunch," in particular, has a slew of memorable background music that deserves to be released. Ditto black-and-white episodes of "Bewitched" and "Beverly Hillbillies."
A few years ago, I didn't think any of this sitcom music had a chance of being released. But I never thought non-sitcoms "Mission: Impossible" and "The Rifleman" would get their background scores released either, and now they have.
Wishful thinking? Or maybe someday?
I really want Johnny Williams' and Gerald Fried's Gilligan's Island music.
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Yeah - wishful thinking, I'd say.
Purportedly, sales on CD-sets of music from television series are not encouraging.
La-La Land's 2012 Star Trek 15 disc edition might well be the last instance of such TV music receiving comprehensive representation on discs.
Besides, many soundtrack collectors are not attracted to 'comedy' music as such.
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Earle Hagen wrote an original orchestral score for every episode of The Andy Griffith if I'm not mistaken, which among other things is what elevated this great show above being a mere sitcom to me.
The B&W seasons are all wonderful and well worth owning, and I really enjoy the scores and Hagen's development of multiple themes for various characters and situations.
Yavar
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For "The Andy Griffith Show," there's this:
Andy Griffith - Songs, Themes And Laughs From The Andy Griffith Show
https://www.discogs.com/Andy-Griffith-Songs-Themes-And-Laughs-From-The-Andy-Griffith-Show/release/8721544
(The link is to a CD version, but it was originally a vinyl release.)
About half the tracks are songs with vocals by Andy Griffith (plus one spoken comedy routine), but the rest are Earl Hagen score. My best guess is they are re-recorded but they sound pretty true to the versions heard in the show.
The tracklist:
1. "The Andy Griffith Theme" -- instrumental of the show's theme
2. "Jack, The Giant Killer" -- a comedy monologue by Andy Griffith
3. "Flop Eared Mule" -- a bluegrass/folk song sung by Andy Griffith
4. "Ellie's Theme" -- instrumental from the show's score
5. "Sourwood Mountain" -- bluegrass/folk song sung by Andy Griffith
6. "The Fishin' Hole" -- vocal version of the TV theme sung by Andy Griffith
7. "Aunt Bee" -- instrumental from the show's score
8. "The New River Train" -- bluegrass/folk song sung by Andy Griffith
9. "Mayberry March" -- instrumental from the show's score
10. "Cindy" -- bluegrass/folk song sung by Andy Griffith
11. "Barney's Hoe Down" -- an orchestral but bluegrass-y composition that I don't recognize as being from the show's score, but I'm not an expert.
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It's such a badly worded thread title, that if you hadn't posted that, I wouldn't even have licked into that announcement thread.
I love this cue from "M*A*S*H"; there's no credited composer and I assume it's tracked from a prior episode score (I don't think it's by Mandel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_JnUDHa0GA
Season 2, episode: "The Trial of Henry Blake".
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Of course I have a little history with The Partridge Family - and I'm here to tell you George Duning wrote some wonderful music for it.
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Do studios even save music for sitcoms? If I would work at a studio, sitcom music would be something to use for a while and then dispose.
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Yeah - wishful thinking, I'd say.
Purportedly, sales on CD-sets of music from television series are not encouraging.
La-La Land's 2012 Star Trek 15 disc edition might well be the last instance of such TV music receiving comprehensive representation on discs.
Lost in Space got that treatment afterwards, and I don't know how well it sold. But I don't think the complete scores of shows will be forthcoming going forward. which is a shame, because I was - really - hoping to see Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea finally get such a release.
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......and where did you get that info from?????? Just guessing and clutching at straws! I personally love comedy music from both film and TV.
Roger and/or MV said comedy scores don't sell well.
This seems to have been said, so far, about film scores. I don't think we've had enough limited editions of comedy/family TV series to know how those sell.
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......and where did you get that info from?????? Just guessing and clutching at straws! I personally love comedy music from both film and TV.
Sure, there are people who love music from sitcoms - but how many of them are willing to pay $20+ for an album of comedy music?
The info where I get this from comes from several threads here @ FSM's board.
I recall FSM's BillCarson stating somewhere that there is a 'pecking order' of sorts regarding Italian soundtracks. Westerns, giallos, anything by Morricone are popular sellers on discs, but when an Italian comedy score gets a release it's almost a 'kiss of death' in terms of revenue.
Within the thread on recommendations of Piccioni music, there are additional FSM members besides myself who are not exactly enticed by soundtracks from movies starring Alberto Sordi.
Kritzerland's Bruce K. has indicated that his label's release of John Scott's Rocket to the Moon has not been selling that much.
Also, consider the genres being issued onto vinyl LPs. Music from cult or exploitation flicks is currently getting novelty vinyl record editions - music from horror movies, giallos, policiers, crime jazz, etc.
There doesn't appear to many soundtracks from comedies receiving this type of deluxe treatment on discs.
As James Fitzpatrick states in a number of threads on recording film & TV music, one needs $30,000+ in order to produce an album of music.
Are there enough customers to justify a record producer's costs to package music from a television sitcom? Would such a production ever break even ... or would it be chalked up as a fiscal 'loss'?
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