Animal World (documentary)

    (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.]


Theme 1: "Animal Kingdom"

     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:


Theme 2: "Animal World Theme"

    [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:


Theme 3: "New Animal World End Title"

    [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:


Theme 4: "Animal World (M & E) (Sig)"

    [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:


Theme 5: "Animal World (Signature)"

     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:



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