Richard Markowitz is another unsung hero of 1960s-70s TV. I'm glad the first Wild, Wild West DVD set dedicated some time to him with the audio interview and the studio material. You talk about a composer who deserves some kind of release of his music, but so much is CBS/Paramount and Universal.
Thanks, too, for this informative article. I was surprised to learn he had composed that second theme, played while James West descends from the rockface. I had always assumed Morton Stevens or Richard Shores had composed that. Still wish we could lobby CBS for a WWW CD release. What a great CD that would be!
Check out RIchard Markowitz's theme music to the fifties tv show Philip Marlowe. Very hip for it's time, and pre Schifrin vibe to it. Some samples on youtube.
