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TimK2003

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« on: August 29, 2008, 09:18:06 PM »
I was listening to one of my many Game Show CDs in the car today and was thinking how most themes fit the shows they musically represented.  

On the flip side, there had to have been some shows in which the theme and/or music packages were a distraction from the shows themselves -- In other words, "Why the hell did they use that music for the show???"

Any memorable shows that, IYHO, had themes which "clashed"?

For starters, I would have to say the theme for "Scattergories", because it was a simply a watered-down remix of the Scrabble '93 theme -- and the Scrabble theme "mix" was a better rocking tune.

Others?
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rugrats1

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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2008, 09:50:15 PM »
The 1990 "Tic Tac Dough"? The theme seemed to be more fitting for a kids' show.
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Chief-O

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« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2008, 10:06:34 PM »
I can think of "Gambit"----great music [Mort was a genius!], but it didn't seem to fit for a card game.
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TimK2003

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« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2008, 10:19:02 PM »
[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'195499\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 10:06 PM\']
I can think of "Gambit"----great music [Mort was a genius!], but it didn't seem to fit for a card game.
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Thank you for jogging my (short-term) memory!  That was the specific theme I was listening to today which prompted me to start this thread!  The closing theme to "Gambit" sounded like a better fit for "Magnificent Marble Machine" than the "circus carnival" theme they used (although the "pinball-in-play" music cue was a good fit on MMM).
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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2008, 11:05:07 PM »
As much as I liked it, I thought the original Feud theme on Karn's Feud went together like oil and water. Agreed on TTD '90, that was a terrible theme and didn't fit in at all.
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gamed121683

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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2008, 11:24:37 PM »
My vote would go to "Merv Griffin's Crosswords". A light and bouncy theme mixed in with a "Millionaire"esque set (with some art deco thrown in)? Ummmm, IDK.
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Fedya

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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 11:36:53 PM »
The same theme was used for the Trebek Double Dare and the Perry Card Sharks, two rather different games.  Which show does the theme fit?
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Chief-O

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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2008, 11:59:53 PM »
[quote name=\'gamed121683\' post=\'195511\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 10:24 PM\']
My vote would go to "Merv Griffin's Crosswords". A light and bouncy theme mixed in with a "Millionaire"esque set (with some art deco thrown in)? Ummmm, IDK.
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Hear hear. It's way too mellow and slow of a theme for a fast-paced show.

[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'195514\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 10:36 PM\']
The same theme was used for the Trebek Double Dare and the Perry Card Sharks, two rather different games.  Which show does the theme fit?
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CS more than DD, IIRC.
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DoorNumberFour

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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2008, 01:21:21 AM »
How about "Every Second Counts"?

Great theme, but it sounded more like a show from the early 70s than the mid- to late-80s.
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Chelsea Thrasher

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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2008, 01:25:39 AM »
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'195514\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 11:36 PM\']
The same theme was used for the Trebek Double Dare and the Perry Card Sharks, two rather different games.  Which show does the theme fit?
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It fits both well, IMO - though Card Sharks is the better fit of the two, IMO
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« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2008, 01:32:51 AM »
I've mentioned before the Say When!! theme from the episode on the trading circuit sounded like something out of a "Pixie & Dixie" cartoon. I kept expecting Art James to say, "I HATE MEECES TO PIECES!"

Another I'd like to add is the theme to What's This Song. To me, it was a 1940s radio theme on a 1960s game show. They could have "TWISTED" it up! And Wink was a "Top 40" deejay at the time, too!

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Johnissoevil

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« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2008, 01:33:37 AM »
[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'195499\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 10:06 PM\']
I can think of "Gambit"----great music [Mort was a genius!], but it didn't seem to fit for a card game.
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At least when the show came back as LVG, they gave it a more fitting theme.
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2008, 03:09:19 AM »
[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'195520\' date=\'Aug 30 2008, 01:21 AM\']
How about "Every Second Counts"?

Great theme, but it sounded more like a show from the early 70s than the mid- to late-80s.
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It's interesting to note, that some of the music used on "Every Second Counts" was also used in the first couple of seasons (say, 1980-84) of "Fight Back! With David Horowitz". Fitting, since they were both "Group W" productions.
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davemackey

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« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2008, 07:22:09 AM »
[quote name=\'rugrats1\' post=\'195497\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 09:50 PM\']
The 1990 "Tic Tac Dough"? The theme seemed to be more fitting for a kids' show.
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What a comedown for the man who wrote "Moon River".

/Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics
« Last Edit: August 30, 2008, 07:22:39 AM by davemackey »
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chris319

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« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2008, 08:01:00 AM »
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I've mentioned before the Say When!! theme from the episode on the trading circuit sounded like something out of a "Pixie & Dixie" cartoon. I kept expecting Art James to say, "I HATE MEECES TO PIECES!"
Do you or does anyone remember the music they used when they went on the air?
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