[This Goodson-Todman game show changed its title over the years, but the format remained very much the same -- two teams of three people each -- containing a celebrity and two non-celebrities contestants -- compete for prizes... while filling in the blanks of a sentence on the game board; In the 1983 version, the winners from "The Match Game" went on to play "Hollywood Squares" in the second half of the hour; During 1990 - 1991, ABC tried to revive the show on its Daytime schedule with M.C. Ross Shafer] (NBC Daytime, 1962 - 1969 as "The Match Game"; CBS Daytime, 1973 - 1979 as "Match Game '73/'74/etc."; Syndicated, 1975 - 1982 as "Match Game P.M."; NBC Primetime, 1983 - 1984 as "The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour"; ABC Daytime, 1990 - 1991 as "The Match Game")
[Legal title, as per BMI... aka: "Bailando En El Safari"; Bert Kaempfert was a German-born orchestra leader who often used African Kwela music influences in his arrangements and compositions; this pop instrumental had been on worldwide pop charts ; Curiously, the version used on the air was not the Kaempfert original, but was one recorded by American Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra which had reached #13 in 1962 on the American Top-40 charts] Composer: Bert Kaempfert (German GEMA/BMI) 1978 Publisher: 2001 Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI) c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY U.S. Copyright Date: June 12, 1962; Eu 724 791. U.S. Renewal Date: Aug. 3, 1990; RE-488-633. Recordings: CD: TV Quiz and Game Show Themes (2000) [a production of "The Game Show Network"] Varèse Sarabande Records 302 066 159 2
Composer: Morrie ("M.") Krantz (BMI) 1978 Publisher: Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) 2000 Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music Inc. (ASCAP) c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[BMI alternate titles... aka: "Match Game Open"; aka: "Match Game Opening"; aka: "Match Game Opening Theme"; aka: "Match Game Closing"; aka: "Match Game Closing Theme" Bob Israel is president of the New York music production company "Score Productions", so it is not known who actually wrote the piece as a work for hire. It may have been Edd Kalehoff who is also credited with writing THEME 4 below.] Composer: Robert ("Bob") Israel (BMI) [professional name of Robert Arnold Israel] 2001 Publishers: Togo Music (BMI) c/o Sojourn Productions a div. of Mark Goodson Productions, L.L.C. of Santa Monica, CA; and Keep Music Co. (BMI) c/o Sojourn Productions a div. of Mark Goodson Productions, L.L.C. of Santa Monica, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: CD: TV Classic Game Show Themes (1998) [a production of "The Game Show Network"] Varèse Sarabande Records VSD-5881
[above is title as filed for copyright; BMI title variations... aka: "The Match Game Theme"; Edd Kalehoff also worked for Score Productions at one point; so it's possible this THEME was written as a work for hire for Robert Israel's "Score Productions" and is the same as #3 above] Composer: Edd Kalehoff (BMI) [professional name of Edward Woodley Kalehoff] 2001 Publisher: Maxrex Productions (BMI) c/o Edd Kalehoff Productions, Inc. of New York, NY Copyright Date: Nov. 2, 1983; PAu-559-476. Recordings: