(CBS Primetime, 1974) [based upon the 1968 motion picture of the same name, and its four sequels between 1970 - 1973; the idea of this TV series seemed like a "no-brainer"; But the franchise which worked on the big screen so many times, lasted only briefly on the small screen despite Roddy McDowell and a supporting cast in full ape drag; after it failed, another cast tried a 2nd TV series the following year -- "Return to the Planet Of The Apes" with a music THEME by Dean Elliot; that same year (1975), an animated version was attempted for Saturday Morning as a cartoon; but none of the TV series lasted longer than a year; The movies were scored by Jerry Goldsmith, Leonard Rosenman and Tom Scott]
[The Pilot episode Main/End Title by Lalo Schifrin became the series THEME; scoring of episodes were by Earle H. Hagen and Richard La Salle] Composers: Lalo Schifrin (BMI) [professional name of Boris Claudio Schifrin] 1974 Publisher: Twentieth Cent. Fox Music Corp. (BMI) 2001 Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Pub (Fox Special Acct.)(BMI) c/o Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: