Author Topic: Your favorite "non-game show" game show music (Read 1914 times)

mystery7 · « **on:** July 05, 2006, 01:18:08 AM »

Continuing in the musical vein we seem to be in lately, how about this: what's your favorite piece of music that didn't start out as a game show theme but eventually became one? I got the inspiration to ask this because I was listening to Quincy Jones's "Chump Change" last night and must tell you what a treat it is to hear all the way through (the whole album is great, if you can find it - You've Got It Bad, Girl"). I say it's right up there with Swingin' Safari as one of the best examples of the non-game show genre. You?

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2006, 01:20:41 AM »

Santa Esmerelda's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

SRIV94 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2006, 09:34:22 AM »

"Jumpin' At Woodside" (with a chorus or two borrowed from "One O'Clock Jump")--the Gene Gene music.

Doug

Chief-O · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2006, 10:22:31 AM »

I like the Gene Gene music too.....

Main favorites though are "Tuning Up" and "Jet Set". Most any non-GS theme Bob Stewart used, probably...

WhammyPower · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2006, 11:56:21 AM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'123315\' date=\'Jul 5 2006, 12:20 AM\'] Santa Esmerelda's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [/quote]
I'm with ~~stoop~~...him

/Bill Conti directed the orchestra on last night's American Celebration at Ford's Theatre

beatlefreak84 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2006, 12:23:27 PM »

Antonio Vivaldi's "Spring-First Movement" from WBSM...

Anthony

clemon79 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2006, 12:28:22 PM »

[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'123344\' date=\'Jul 5 2006, 08:56 AM\']
/Bill Conti directed the orchestra on last night's American Celebration at Ford's Theatre
[/quote]
When I was at San Jose State, he was a guest conductor with the San Jose Symphony, doing "A Night At The Movies". I stood my ground and said I wouldn't go unless I would be guaranteed that they would perform the American Gladiators theme.

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2006, 10:51:45 PM »

If memory serves, the closing credits to the 70s "Treasure Hunt" featured an instrumental of the theme from the movie "True Grit," which I like a lot.