Love Of Life (soap opera)
(CBS Daytime, 1951 - 1980)
[the second daily TV soap opera, following "Search For Tomorrow"
which preceded "Love Of Life" by three weeks. It was created by
John Hess who later sold the show to CBS, Inc.]
[Some theme information after 1965 courtesy Soap Opera music expert
David R. Jackson, who has several screen shots of the various
"Love Of Life" openings over the years on his web page
at http://drjtv.fortunecity.ws/lol.html]
Theme 1 (1951 - 1967): "Love Of Life"
[Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "It Seems To Me
I've Heard That Theme Before" July 28, 1956, pp. 12-13]
Composer: John Marion Gart (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Emil Ascher, Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Emil Ascher, Inc. (ASCAP),
of New York, NY
Copyright Date:
Recordings:
Theme 2 (1967 - 1973): "And Then It Happened"
[after 1970, the Main Title may have included
the Sub-Theme "Waiting" below, whose copyright
filing number is only one number different,
indicating they were filed together.]
Composer: Charles F. Paul (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Dore Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Dore Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: July 24, 1970; Eu 195 866.
Recordings:
Sub-Theme 3 (1970 - 1973): "Waiting"
[this may have been also used as a mid-program
break theme as well as incorporated as a "B"
theme into the Main Title above, whose copyright
filing number is only one number different,
indicating they were filed together.]
Composer: Charles F. Paul (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Dore Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Dore Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: July 24, 1970; Eu 195 865.
Recordings:
Theme 4 (1973 - 1974): "Love of Life Theme (and
Cues)"
Composer: Edward ("Eddie") Layton (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Aspenfair Music (ASCAP)
c/o CBS, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date:
Recordings:
Theme 5 (1974 - 1977): "The Life That You
Live"
[aka: "The Life That You Love"]
Composer: Carey B. Gold (ASCAP/BMI)
1978 Publisher: [not found in ASCAP Index of Performed
Compositions, 1978]
2001 Publisher: [not listed in ASCAP Repertoire Database
nor listed the BMI Repertoire Database]
Copyright Date:
Recordings:
Theme 6 (1977): "Love of Life Theme"
[the title as filed for copyright was:
"Love of Life: Theme (Piano)" which might indicate
it was a commissioned piano arrangement of a theme.
No author was listed in the copyright, just the
publisher who presumably commissioned it...
Since it was filed for copyright in the same year
as the Hagood Hardy THEME and he was a pianist, it
suggests this may be the same as Theme #7 below,
although that is a BMI composition. But April Music
originated as the ASCAP CBS Publisher, and Blackwood
originated as the BMI CBS Publisher, before both
were sold to EMI. So it's possible that this is
the same.]
Composer: under investigation
1978 Publisher: April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
1999 Publisher: Aspenfair Music (ASCAP)
c/o CBS, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: November 7, 1977; Eu 839 298.
Recordings:
Theme 7 (1977 - 1980): "Love of Life"
Composer: Hagood Hardy (BMI)
Orig. Publishers: Hagood Hardy Music (BMI), and
Blackwood Music (BMI)
1999 Publishers: Big Bay Music (BMI)
of New York, NY;
EMI-Blackwood (BMI)
EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York
Copyright Date: Dec. 7, 1977; EU 859 408.
Recordings:
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