To Tell The Truth (game show)

    (CBS Primetime, 1956 - 1967 -- with Bud Collyer, M.C.;
     CBS Daytime,   1962 - 1968 -- with Bud Collyer, M.C.;

     Syndicated vers. #1, 1969 - 1977 w/Garry Moore and Joe Garagiola;
     Syndicated vers. #2, 1980 - 1981 with Robin Ward)

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Theme 1 (1956 - 62): "Peter Pan"

    [Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "When The
     Melody Lingers On..." May 17, 1958, pp. 22-23;

     Also verified by: Craig Patillo's book "TV Theme Soundtrack 
     Recordings", credited as the THEME during the first six seasons.]

     Composer: Dolf van der Linden (ASCAP)
              [professional name of David Gijsbert van der Linden]

     1978 Publisher: W. Paxton & Co., Ltd. (ASCAP)

     1998 Publisher: Novello Special Account
                        c/o G. Schirmer, Inc.
                        of New York, NY

     Copyright Date: (unknown)

     Recording: 
          78rpm - (unknown number)
               by Dolf van der Linden and his Metropole Orchestra
               in the W. Paxton and Co., Ltd. Mood Music Library

     Re-released on:
          CD - "Showtime" (1996)
                Atmosphere archive (private label) AACD-6
                by Dolf van der Linden and his Metropole Orchestra
                available from The Robert Farnon Society

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Theme 2 (1962 - 68): "To Tell The Truth"

     Composer: Robert W. ("Bob") Cobert (ASCAP/BMI)

     1978 Publisher: [not listed in ASCAP or BMI]

     2000 Publisher: [not listed in ASCAP or BMI]

     Creation Date: 1962

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date:

     Recording:
          CD - "The Best of TV Quiz and Game Show Themes" (2000)
                produced by The Sony Game Show Network,
                Varese-Sarabande Records 302 066 159 2

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Syndicated Theme 1 (1969 - 1977): "To Tell The Truth Sig Theme"

    [aka: "To Tell The Truth Fanfare"...this logo melody
     may have been the origin of the collaboration with
     Robert A. Israel below...
     
     Paul Alter was also TV director of the series.]

     Composers: Susan Otto (ASCAP), and
                Paul Alter (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Goodson-Todman Associates, Inc.(ASCAP)

     1998 Publisher: Mark Goodson Productions, LLC  (ASCAP)
                        c/o All-American Communications, Inc.
                        of Santa Monica, CA

     Copyright Date: (unknown)
     Renewal   Date:

     Recording:

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Syndicated Theme 2 (1969 - 1977): "To Tell The Truth Opening and Closing"

    [aka: "To Tell The Truth";

     Paul Alter was also TV director of the series. Robert Israel
     was the president of the "Score Productions" music production
     company who often hired composers on a "work for hire" basis.]

     Composers: Paul Alter (ASCAP), and
                Robert ("Bob") Israel (BMI)
               [professional name of Robert Arnold Israel]

     1998 Publisher: Goodson-Todman Enterprises, Ltd. (BMI)
                        of New York, NY

     Copyright Date:
     Renewal   Date:

     Recording:
          CD: "Classic TV Game Show Themes"
              produced by the Game Show Network
              Varese-Sarabande VSD-5881 (1998)

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