(NBC Primetime, 1968 - 1969; ABC Primetime, 1969 - 1970) [20th Century-Fox Television produced this series based upon characters in the 1947 romantic fantasy movie of the same name, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison (with a memorable film score by Bernard Herrmann); The premise of both movie and TV series was that of a widow who moves to a seaside cottage, and is befriended by the ghost of its previous owner -- a crusty sea captain; the film is set in 1900 in a cottage in Great Britain; the TV series was set in contemporary 1960s in a in New England town; the supporting cast included Edward Mulhare as the Captain and comedic character actor Charles Nelson Reilly as his living nephew; after the series was cancelled following a single season on NBC, Fox Television got it picked up by ABC for one more...]
Composer: Ralph Kessler (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Spectacular Music, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o NBC Television Network of New York, NY 2001 Publisher: Spectacular Music, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o EMI-April Music Co. a div. of EMI Music Publishing of New York, NY Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[above is title in the BMI Repertoire database; Greeley's listing in the 1980 ASCAP Biographical Dictionary includes mention of the fact Greeley was the series' "Music Director" so this may refer to the Kessler THEME above.] Composer: George Henry Greeley (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of performed compositions] 2001 Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing (Fox Sp. Acct)(BMI) c/o Warner-Chappell Music Co. of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[above is title as listed in the 1978 ASCAP Index of Performed Compositions; BMI title variation in the 2001 Repertoire database...aka: "Ghost & Mrs. Muir"] Composer: Dave Grusin (ASCAP/BMI) [professional name of David Robert Grusin] 1978 Publisher: Twentieth-Cent. Fox Mus. Corp. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: [Listed without publisher in the 2001 BMI Repertoire database with the notation: "additional publishers" (which usually means ASCAP); Cues listed in the 2001 ASCAP database by David Grusin were published by...] Twentieth Century-Fox Music Corp. (ASCAP) c/o WB Music Corp. a div. of Warner-Chappell Music Co. of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Feb. 3, 1969; EU 97 590. Renewal Date: Recordings:
[It is not known precisely when this THEME was used; BMI also has a separate listing for "Ghost and Mrs. Muir BG-Cues" by Geller, so indications are this is for a Main Theme.] Composer: Harry Max Geller (ASCAP/BMI) 1978 Publisher: 2014 Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: