Title: ABC Movie of the Week
Description: Who composed the theme song?
Chris Barry - November 6, 2006 10:17 PM (GMT)
Remember the intro to the ABC Movie of the Week?
How about the theme song? Was it composed by Burt Bacharach?
Marty McKee - November 6, 2006 10:48 PM (GMT)
There have, in fact, been several different Movie of the Week formats on ABC over the years, all with different themes. I know Harry Betts, Patrick Williams and Perry Botkin, Jr. composed some of them. I've never heard of Bacharach doing one, but I suppose it's possible. I guess it depends upon which theme you're referring to.
Christopher Lupold - November 6, 2006 11:02 PM (GMT)
The "Movie of the Week" opening with the cool slit-scan animation (
"A World Premiere Motion Picture produced especially for ABC") featured a theme adapted by Harry Betts from parts of two Bacharach tunes - "Nikki" and "Are You There."
There's a quote from producer Harry Marks over at TV Party about the creation of the theme. Lisa Larkin - November 7, 2006 03:44 AM (GMT)
The subject line instantly made me flash on early era MST3K in which the bots were constantly chastised by Joel for going off on a "movie of the week" riff [usually inspired by some character in the movie being viewed shining a flashlight].
No wait. That was the "ABC Mystery Movie". I can't remember the "ABC Movie of the Week" theme. Is there an mp3 online somewhere?
Marty McKee - November 7, 2006 04:57 AM (GMT)
The famous NBC SUNDAY MYSTERY MOVIE theme with the whistle was composed by Henry Mancini.
Dave Garrett - November 7, 2006 06:55 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Lisa Larkin @ Nov 6 2006, 09:44 PM) |
| I can't remember the "ABC Movie of the Week" theme. Is there an mp3 online somewhere? |
Not an mp3, but a video:
ABC Movie of the WeekDave
Chris Barry - November 7, 2006 04:25 PM (GMT)
That's the one - wow!
That was actually nicely done for the time - reminded me of 2001.
Plus I remember that movie SECOND CHANCE!
Bob Gutowski - November 13, 2006 03:53 PM (GMT)
Michael Karol has written a helpful little guide to the ABC Movies of the Week, and I contributed to it.
Craig Blamer - November 23, 2006 09:19 AM (GMT)
*sigh*
A little bit of a flashback there. Used to be, that was the big movie experience for folks that didn't live anywhere near a theatre. Imagine that.
Matthew Buzzell - December 2, 2006 09:49 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Craig Blamer @ Nov 23 2006, 09:19 AM) |
*sigh*
A little bit of a flashback there. Used to be, that was the big movie experience for folks that didn't live anywhere near a theatre. Imagine that. |
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