(ABC Primetime, 1961 - 1966;
Syndicated)
[Most likely, this refers to the pretentious motto, stated by
the announcer at the beginning of every episode, which was...
"Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity";
Dan Matheson writes that the "quiet celestial" cue behind the
opening Billboard (which is either this or the one below credited
to David Raksin) was also recycled in the Capitol "Hi-Q" library
under the title "4-TC-19";
Since Gerald Fried was also a cue composer of music for the
series "Star Trek" perhaps this was a foreshadowing of other
"celestial" cues to come...:-)]
Composer: Gerald Fried (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Asco Music (ASCAP)
2000 Publisher: Asco Music (ASCAP),
c/o Bing Crosby Productions, Inc.
of Santa Monica, CA
2001 Publisher: Asco Music (ASCAP),
c/o Famous Music Corporation
of New York, NY
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
[ASCAP title variations...
aka: "Motto Theme";
aka: "Motto Theme & Sig"...
Most likely, this refers to the pretentious motto, stated by
the announcer at the beginning of every episode, which was...
"Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity";
It's possible that credit for this cue belongs to Gerald Fried;
but since Raksin wrote the Main Title confusion at the publisher
caused his name to get associated with it on ASCAP Cue Sheets,
or there should be a shared credit with both composers;
Dan Matheson writes that the "quiet celestial" cue behind the
opening Billboard (which is either this or the one above credited
to Gerald Fried) was also recycled in the Capitol "Hi-Q" library
under the title "4-TC-19"]
Composer: David Raksin (ASCAP)
1978 Publishers: Asco Music (ASCAP) and
Morley Music Co. (ASCAP)
1998 Publishers: Morley Music Co. (ASCAP)
c/o MPL Communications, Inc.
of New York, NY
2001 Publishers: Asco Music (ASCAP)
c/o Famous Music Corporation
of New York, NY
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
[aka: "Ben Casey Credits";
aka: "Ben Casey Symbol (Signature);
Verified also as the THEME in TV Guide article "Looking
For A Lost Chord?" April 28, 1962, pp. 12-13]
Composer: David Raksin (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Morley Music Co. (ASCAP)
1998 Publisher: Morley Music Co. (ASCAP)
c/o MPL Communications, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: August 3, 1961; EP 164 966.
Renewal Date: January 13, 1989; RE-428-296.
Recordings: