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What "Pyramid" theme song do you like better? The original "Tuning Up" used from 1973 until 1981, or the remake used from 1982 to '92
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[quote name=\'animill9\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 11:06 AM\']What "Pyramid" theme song do you like better? The original "Tuning Up" used from 1973 until 1981, or the remake used from 1982 to '92
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The 1980's remake, without question. Possibly the greatest game show theme ever.
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Definitely $25,000 Pyramid's theme. The theme fits the show like a glove. There's nothing like that explosive opening blast when somebody wins the $25,000. Much more upbeat and cheery than the original.
I certainly think it's in the running for the greatest theme ever. Close call between that and TPiR.
Doug
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Tuning up. Period. Phenomenal song.
The 80's version didn't do it for me.
Was there even a discenable song to the 90s version?
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The "noise" from Donny Pyramid...
Just kidding.
Another vote for 80's Pyramid. Near perfection. They took a good theme and made it great.
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[quote name=\'animill9\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 02:06 PM\']What "Pyramid" theme song do you like better? The original "Tuning Up" used from 1973 until 1981, or the remake used from 1982 to '92
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Got to be Ken Aldin's "Tuning Up." Nothing beats that psychedelic electric guitar solo!
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Which song I liked better: Tuning Up.
Which song I liked for the show better: 80s remake.
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I like the guitar riffs from the earlier version...the other one gets too repetitive.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 03:54 PM\']Which song I liked better: Tuning Up.
Which song I liked for the show better: 80s remake.
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Yeah, I'll echo your sentiments. The original Tuning Up is a more interesting piece of music, but the Cobert remake is a better as a game show theme.
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The better song for the format was the Cobert composed theme though I love Tuning Up as well. I actually don't mind the second season Donnymid theme, which actually made use of a real instrument, an electric guitar.
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[quote name=\'FOXSportsFan\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 01:27 PM\']I actually don't mind the second season Donnymid theme, which actually made use of a real instrument, an electric guitar.
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And by "theme" you mean "extended sting", right? :)
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Yes...now if you'll excuse me it's back to looping the off air copy of the '04 New Year's Rockin' Eve theme, lol.
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Tuning Up.
Although, I loved that rarely-heard bass part at the end of the 80s theme (only on first season eps.).
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 06:25 PM\']Tuning Up.
Although, I loved that rarely-heard bass part at the end of the 80s theme (only on first season eps.).
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The bass part was used quite frequently on the Davidson version during the closing, IIRC.
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What they said about the first being a better piece of music, and the second being a better piece of game show music. (I love that bombastic bit with the horns about halfway through the 70s version.)
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 03:34 PM\']Tuning up. Period. Phenomenal song.
The 80's version didn't do it for me.
Was there even a discenable song to the 90s version?
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I suspect the Mark Walberg and Chuck Woolery Pyramid pilots from the 90s had a different theme than the Clark era, those who have seen the pilots might remember. The only 90s Pyramid that made air was the Davidson version, which of course used the 1982-88 theme(with the rarely-heard-in-the-80s bassline played frequently during the end credits). I've never hummed the Osmond Pyramid version, but it didn't mean there wasn't a song to it.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 07:48 PM\']I suspect the Mark Walberg and Chuck Woolery Pyramid pilots from the 90s had a different theme than the Clark era, those who have seen the pilots might remember.
(typical Horan hot air snipped, most of which was mentioned by John Fenner)
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Randy Amasia said it made him wanna do the Macarena (http://\"http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.game-shows/browse_thread/thread/c3828a2c5db8ef49/09e895da241765ab?q=macarena+Pyramid&rnum=3#09e895da241765ab\")
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I think I'm in the majority also---"Tuning Up" was the better piece of music hands down, but the 25K theme was the better choice for the show.
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"Tuning Up" is my favorite, I always looked forward to watching the Cullen Pyramid because they would occassionally play the song to its conclusion (albeit everybody's mic was open during the mill-around the winner's circle.)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 02:57 PM\']The 1980's remake, without question. Possibly the greatest game show theme ever.
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There is no argument aganist this. NONE. AT. ALL. God kills a kitten everytime a blasphemous word is uttered aganist the '80s theme.
Brandon Brooks
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Yeah, I'll echo your sentiments. The original Tuning Up is a more interesting piece of music, but the Cobert remake is a better as a game show theme.
My feelings exactly...while there was more to Tuning Up, the 80s theme just sounded fuller and balanced, not to mention it's the version I was most familiar with growing up.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 04:00 PM\']I like the guitar riffs from the earlier version...the other one gets too repetitive.
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Repetition..... isn't that the key to virtually every game show theme out there? Now back to topic..... 25K Pyramid gets my vote, the escalating horn notes in the main segment fit the feeling of "climbing a pyramid" and the bass closing does it for me. Although "Tuning Up" was a solid bit of music too, Cobert remixed it well to give a more upbeat feel.
Tyshaun
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I'll give it to Tuning Up for that rockin' Hammond organ about halfway through, and the smokin' guitar at the end. But as game show music, the Cobert remix does it for me like almost no other theme. Those horns are amazing.
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Though both Pyramid themes were very good ones, I'll give the slight nod to "Tuning Up" being I grew up hearing that theme back in the 70's. Definitely one of my Top 5 themes of all time. The 80's version was a good fit for the show & I probably rank it somewhere in the Top 20 of all time.
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Ditto to liking the 80's theme better for its intended purpose while liking "Tuning Up" as just an interesting piece of music. (I even included it on a mix tape that I made for myself.) I particularly like the 80's theme better for celebrating a Winner's Circle victory.
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Reading this thread, I had an idea. (run for the hills;))
If The $xx,000 Pyramid were to be revived properly, I think that the theme should be a mix of "Tuning Up" and Cobert's theme (newly recorded so as to not sound dated, of course). For the use of the show, the main statement of Cobert's theme would be used at the show open and for Winner's Circle victories, while the portions of "Tuning Up" that don't sound "identical" to Cobert's theme would be used during commercial bumpers and the end credits. We'd get the best of both worlds this way.
BTW, I can't truly choose a favorite Pyramid theme because I've never heard "Tuning Up" in its entirety, seeing as I've never had the inclination to purchase the 2nd GSN CD.
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[quote name=\'Tony\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 09:10 AM\']I think that the theme should be a mix of "Tuning Up" and Cobert's theme (newly recorded so as to not sound dated, of course).
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Dunno if you've heard it, but the Sierra PC version of $100,000 Pyramid has a remixed version of the theme (it's really repetitive, really just the main refrain, but enough of a concept that you get the idea where they went with it) that would, when properly fleshed out, make a fine fine "new new" theme for a "fixed" version of the show.
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Although, I loved that rarely-heard bass part at the end of the 80s theme (only on first season eps.).
I'd have to go with the '80s version.
Strange thing about the "bass" part: when the original "$10,000 Pyramid" hit the air in the '70s, for the first couple of years it was quite common to hear that part of the theme (witness some of the '73 episodes GSN aired) - I don't think they edited it until around '75 or so, and then it was never heard again.
Same thing with the '80s version - as already mentioned it was heard frequently in the first year, but them some wise-thinking music director (tongue-in-cheek) decided never to let us hear it again (until the '90s!)
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[quote name=\'Tony\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 12:10 PM\']BTW, I can't truly choose a favorite Pyramid theme because I've never heard "Tuning Up" in its entirety, seeing as I've never had the inclination to purchase the 2nd GSN CD.
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BUY IT! "Tuning up" is a three-minute masterpiece! You will also get to hear other DY-NO-MITE themes such as BLOCKBUSTERS(1980), TATTLETALES(1982), and WHEEL OF FORTUNE(1975). As well as other original themes from TTTT and THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
Now that you know where I stand in "A Themed Debate", a little comment about the Winner's Circle...It's been said that the Cobert theme works for the "explosive" effect of winning xxx,000, why not use that "bombastic" section of "Tuning Up"?
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The '70's original wasn't too bad, but my vote is for the '80's remake. I was also more familiar with the remake than the original when I was younger.
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My favourite would have to be Tuning Up. If the on air quality of "Tuning Up" was better, I think it may have gotten a better score on the poll. Every time I heard it on the episodes I've seen, its muffled and is slow to fade in after a win. It seemed like on pyramid, the music was muffled and the audience was crisp, which was the reverse on shows like Card Sharks, where the music was crisp and the audience was muffled. Also, speeding it up makes it sound more exciting too. Though the 80s remake did suit the show more in the new version, "Tuning Up" suited the 70s version. Something about the 73-81 versions seemed to make it more laid back and exciting, while the 80s version seemed too professional and restrictive (if that makes sense). Maybe the lack of shag.
Ramblingly Yours,
Argo
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 01:42 PM\'][quote name=\'Tony\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 09:10 AM\']I think that the theme should be a mix of "Tuning Up" and Cobert's theme (newly recorded so as to not sound dated, of course).
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Dunno if you've heard it, but the Sierra PC version of $100,000 Pyramid has a remixed version of the theme (it's really repetitive, really just the main refrain, but enough of a concept that you get the idea where they went with it) that would, when properly fleshed out, make a fine fine "new new" theme for a "fixed" version of the show.
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Yes, I have heard it. While not quite what I had in mind, that could work too.
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I really do think Tuning Up is a great song, but the 80's theme is a better gameshow theme. I also believe each theme fit the show perfectly. I've often wondered why Tuning Up sounded so harsh on air.
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Both the 70s and 80s themes. Don't know why, but the former gives me chills, while the latter is one of the better updates. Both themes scream Pyramid.