(ABC, 1961 - present)
[At least two other THEMEs preceded the well-known Charles Fox
THEME composed in 1966, but their titles and composers are
unknown at this time...]
Composers: under investigation
1978 Publisher:
Copyright Date:
Recording:
[Above is the title as filed for copyright;
aka: BMI alternate titles: "W.W.O.S. Theme";
aka: "A B C's Wide World of Sports";
aka: "Wide World Of Sports Theme"]
[Oddly enough, on the CD "Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 2", composer
credit is given to Irving Robbin and Jack Shaindlin, neither of
which actually wrote the music. Sometimes on demo tapes writing
credit is given to producer and president of Score Productions,
Robert Israel. But the real composer of this dramatic descriptive
THEME was actually Charles Fox, writing on commission for "Score
Productions" of New York. Shaindlin may have been the orchestrator.
This is substantiated in an interview with Irving Robbin in
February, 2000 (at the age of 82) where he discusses his role in
selecting cues and producing music for series on radio and TV.
Mr. Robbin admitted, "Although...I am indeed registered in BMI as
composer of the 'Wide World Of Sports' THEME, I in fact served as
music producer and recording director for it. Charlie Fox, who
composed it, and I went to London where I directed the recording
and editing sessions..."
-- from an interview at the URL (December 8, 2000):
http://www.slick-net.com/space/interviews/robbin.phtml
Credited writers on registration application:
Charles Fox (BMI), and
Irving Robbin (BMI)
[pseudonym of Irving Rabinowitz]
Credited writer in BMI database: Irving Robbin (BMI)
[pseudonym of Irving Rabinowitz]
]
Composers: music by Charles Fox (BMI),
addtl. writing credit by Irving Robbin (BMI)
[pseudonym of Irving Rabinowitz], and
orchestration by Jack Shaindlin (BMI)
1978 Publisher: [unknown]
2000 Publisher: Script Music Co. (BMI),
c/o Score Productions, Inc.,
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: Oct. 4, 1967; EU 17 851.
Renewal Date: Apr. 19, 1995; RE-701-806.
Recordings:
CD - "Television's Greatest Hits (Vol. II) (1986)
TVT Records TVT 1200 CD
[above is title as filed for copyright;
BMI title: "Wide World Of Sports"
In copyright records, this is credited to Kalehoff as "a
work for hire", on commission from A B C Circle Music, Inc.]
Composer: Edd Kalehoff (BMI)
[professional name of Edward Woodley Kalehoff]
2000 Publisher: A B C Circle Music, Inc. (BMI),
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: June 26, 1989; PAu-1-258-557.
Recording: