chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted August 16, 2009 Report Posted August 16, 2009 what is it? benny golson? Quote
Michael Weiss Posted August 16, 2009 Report Posted August 16, 2009 (edited) Nice oboe solo. Edited August 16, 2009 by Michael Weiss Quote
marcello Posted August 16, 2009 Report Posted August 16, 2009 I don't know about this one, but a lot of those early HBO sing on / off, were composed and recorded here in Rochester at Jay Studios. They used all local musicians including those from the Rochester Philharmonic. Ferdinand Jay Smith (He composed the first HBO "Feature Presentation" jingle, which went with the now notorious "HBO in Space" introduction sequence), the producer took song-writing credit for all of those, as he does for his advertising agency.. Big royalty bucks! Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Posted August 17, 2009 Did they use Eastman people as well? Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Yeah, whatever. It's an unusually "different" piece of music for what it is, interesting harmonies. I like it. Do I have to give back my AEC box now? Edited August 17, 2009 by JSngry Quote
Free For All Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 Yeah, whatever. It's an unusually "different" piece of music for what it is, interesting harmonies. I haven't heard that in a long time- interesting! It's been a long time since the sign-off days! Quote
Van Basten II Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 You know your old when you remember when tv station actually closed during the night, was it a HBO thing to have that kind of send-off, ? From what i remember, the sign off for Montreal tv stations was our national anthem. Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 Yeah, whatever. It's an unusually "different" piece of music for what it is, interesting harmonies. I like it. Do I have to give back my AEC box now? This is where we're all headed: Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 I like it. Do I have to give back my AEC box now? Well, I didn't care that much for it... ...so, do I get to keep my AEC box?? Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 I like it. Do I have to give back my AEC box now? Well, I didn't care that much for it... ...so, do I get to keep my AEC box?? No, you have to give it to me. Even though I've already got one... Quote
marcello Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 To beat this to death, here's another HBO theme from Ferdinand Jay Smith: HBO Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Posted August 17, 2009 Yeah, whatever. It's an unusually "different" piece of music for what it is, interesting harmonies. I haven't heard that in a long time- interesting! It's been a long time since the sign-off days! How 'bout that orchestration, eh? The harmonic ambiguity from 0:25 - finish is gorgeous...major? minor? sus? just exactly where we landing here...or are we landing anywhere?...very "dissolving", as I guess befits the function. I remember all kinds of signoffs, but nothing as musically "interesitng" as this. Quote
Bill Nelson Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 Yes, the finish is incredible. I've FWD'd it to several of my music comp buds. Thanks for sharing and taking the potential heat from the local curmudgeons , Jim. Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Posted August 17, 2009 To beat this to death, here's another HBO theme from Ferdinand Jay Smith: HBO Well, see, that's what I mean, that's well-done, obviously, but also very "corporate". It tells you what you need to know and makes sure that you will know it. That sign-off is more like a hidden Gary McFarland or Pat Williams stealth job...totally non-corporate...warm, inviting, it lets you go... If the same guy wrote both, hey, that's some skills right there, some serious craft. Other contemporaneous corporate sign-offs: Disney: Cablevision: Family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGAbJGhKDW4...feature=related Showtime: no music there... Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Posted August 17, 2009 Yes, the finish is incredible. I've FWD'd it to several of my music comp buds. Thanks for sharing and taking the potential heat from the local curmudgeons , Jim. Glad you enjoyed it! Don't really want to go there about the other, because I relish when our tastes, interests, etc, diverge, almost as much as as I do when they intersect. Quote
Free For All Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) I don't remember for sure, but didn't this sign-off music contain some variation of material from the HBO intro music from this era? Some of it seemed very familiar. Edited August 17, 2009 by Free For All Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Posted August 17, 2009 hmmm....I didn't see HBO in 1979...but here's some from 1982: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJovzTgB2s...feature=related (kinda vaguely similar, some melodic contours...?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhiggJUT0SQ...feature=related 0:41-0:45, maybe?) I can hear it in a few of them, but really, as a WTF? piece, that sign-off really stands alone, imo. If it was more variations on a theme, hey, kudos! Quote
Joe Posted August 17, 2009 Report Posted August 17, 2009 Digging the conga. Annd the next day, as it turned out... it really was morning in America after all. Quote
JSngry Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Posted August 17, 2009 Ok, the sighoff begins w/the minor3-2-1 motif of the main theme, only now its 4-3-2 (if the thing would ever go to that major key...)...that much I got... The more I listen to this thing, the hipper it gets, listening for all the possible derivations of the main HBO theme motif...good stuff in a highly unlikely place! Quote
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