(NBC Sunday Nights, 1968; CBS Primetime, 1969; ABC Primetime, 1970; CBS Sunday Nights, 1971; Syndicated, 1973 - 1980) [original title: "Animal Kingdom with Lorne Greene"; aka: "Animal Kingdom"; aka: "Bill Burrud's Animal World"; This series of wildlife documentaries produced over an 11 year period -- from 1967 to 1976 -- first began as a network summer replacement series which bounced around all three networks; It was then offered for syndication to local stations for the next seven years, with a combination of new episodes and reruns of the older ones; Host/narrator Bill Burrud was known for producing travelogues and theatrical wildlife documentaries prior to several TV series like this one; The original title was "Animal Kingdom with Lorne Greene" but within 2 months of its debut in 1968, Lorne Greene was out, and the title was changed to "Bill Burrud's Animal World" which it remained for the rest of its run.]
Composer: Jack Shaindlin (BMI) 1978 Publisher: Blackwood Music (BMI) div. of April-Blackwood Music, Inc. c/o NBC Television of New York, NY 2001 Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music (Cinemusic) (BMI) c/o EMI Music Publishing of New York, NY Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recording:
[above is title as listed in the BMI repertoire database; BMI title variations... aka: "Animal World Main Title"; aka: "Animal World End Credits"; ASCAP title variations... aka: "Animal World (Signature) (M & E)"] Composer: William G. ("Bill") Loose (ASCAP/BMI) 1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of performed compositions] 1986 Publishers: Bill Burrud Productions, Inc. (BMI) of Huntington Beach, CA; and Ruthanne Music Co. (BMI) of Half Moon Bay, CA 2002 Publishers: [for current Title, Publisher and Licensing information regarding this THEME... contact Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)] Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recording:
[above is title in the ASCAP ACE Repertoire database; BMI titles incorporated into title variations of Theme #1 and into "New Animal World-BG Cues"] Composer: William G. ("Bill") Loose (ASCAP/BMI) 1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of performed compositions] 1986 Publishers: Bill Burrud Productions, Inc. (BMI) of Huntington Beach, CA; and Ruthanne Music Co. (BMI) of Half Moon Bay, CA 2002 Publishers: [for current Title, Publisher and Licensing information regarding this THEME... contact Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)] Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recording:
[ASCAP title variations... aka: "Main Title/Animal World"] Composer: Donald David ("Don") Specht (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Soundtrax Publishing (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Soundtrax Publishing (ASCAP) of Studio City, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recording:
Composers: Guenther M. ("Gene") Kauer (ASCAP) and Douglas M. ("Doug") Lackey (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: New Music Pub. Co. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: New Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP) of Woodland Hills, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recording: