(CBS Primetime, 1975 - 1976)
[the sitcom -- based upon the life of a gentle family doctor --
lasted for just 1 1/2 seasons and was produced by Mary Tyler
Moore's production company MTM; In 1976, most of the cast
was replaced; The change of cast apparently had no effect
on its eventual fate.]
[Stan Daniels composer credit in the Internet Movie database;
above is listing in 2001 ASCAP ACE online database;
In the FoxMusic online database, the title variation was
aka: "Doc - Theme";
Although Richard DeBenedictis and Patrick Williams did episode
scoring of the series, this THEME tune was composed by
Daniels, who was also a co-producer for MTM Enterprises
and also affiliated with SOCAN, a Canadian performance rights
clearance organization.]
Composer: Stanley Edwin ("Stan") Daniels (Canadian SOCAN/ASCAP)
[co-producer]
1978 Publisher: MTM Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: MTM Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o TCF Music Publishing, Inc.
a div. of Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corp.
of Beverly Hills, CA
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[above is title in the BMI Repertoire Database;
CLOSE THEME credit verified in Craig Pattillo's book
"TV Theme Soundtrack Directory"]
Composer: Pat Williams (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of Patrick Moody Williams]
1978 Publisher: [unknown]
2001 Publisher: Worker's Union Music (BMI)
a div. of Larry Shayne Enterprises
c/o Largo Cargo Music
of New York, NY
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[Stan Daniels composer credit in the Internet Movie database;
above is listing in 1978 ASCAP Index of Performed Compositions;
1976 THEME titles in Craig Pattillo's "TV Theme Soundtrack
Directory are: "Doc Opening Theme" and "Doc Closing Theme";
Although Richard DeBenedictis and Patrick Williams did episode
scoring of the series, this THEME tune was composed by
Daniels, who was also a co-producer for MTM Enterprises
and also affiliated with SOCAN, a Canadian copyright
clearance organization.]
Composer: Stanley Edwin ("Stan") Daniels (Canadian SOCAN/ASCAP)
[co-producer]
1978 Publishers: Frank Music Corp. (ASCAP), and
MTM Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publishers: Frank Music Corp. (ASCAP)
of New York, NY; and
MTM Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o TCF Music Publishing, Inc.
a div. of Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corp.
of Beverly Hills, CA
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings: