Wild Kingdom (wildlife documentary, hosted by Marlin
Perkins)
(NBC Weekends, 1963 - 1971;
Syndicated, 1971)
[aka: "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom";
Mutual of Omaha insurance company was the longtime sponsor
of this long-running animal series hosted and narrated by
the former host of "Zoo Parade", Marlin Perkins; although
several other hosts or co-hosts appeared from time to time;
The most prominent of these was Jim Fowler, who took over
the role of host full-time following Marlin Perkins death
in 1986;
The series produced by Don Meier Productions, was a fixture
of the late Saturday Afternoon slot on NBC from 1963 - 1968;
when the FCC's "Prime Time Access" rule bounced it so that
more local programming could be aired, NBC sued to create a
legal test case which NBC then lost; the series went to NBC's
Sunday schedule for three more seasons; But eventually went
into syndication with a combination of new and re-run shows
for many more years]
Theme 1: "Wild Kingdom Theme"
[ASCAP alternate titles...
aka: "Wild Kingdom (M & E)";
BMI alternate titles...
aka: "Wild Kingdom Main Theme";
aka: "Wild Kingdom Main Title";
aka: "Wild Kingdom End Theme";
William G. "Bill" Loose was also the writer of THEMEs for
several other wildlife and travel shows including series
hosted by Jack Douglas, Bill Burrud and Lorne Greene]
Composer: William G. ("Bill") Loose (ASCAP/BMI)
1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of
Performed Compositions]
1986 Publisher: Ruthanne Music Co. (BMI)
of Half Moon Bay, CA
2002 Publishers: [for current Title, Publisher and Licensing
information regarding this THEME...
contact Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) and
the American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP)]
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Theme 2: "Wild Kingdom"
[Don Meier was the producer of the series, so
this may refer to one of the other THEMEs which
was originally a "work-for-hire" composition]
Composer: Donald T. Meier (BMI)
2001 Publisher: Don Meier Music (BMI)
of Winnetka, IL
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Theme 3: "Wild Kingdom"
Composer: Doc Severinsen (ASCAP)
[professional name of Carl H. Severinsen]
1978 Publishers: Hudwill Productions, Inc. (ASCAP) and
New Town Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publishers: Hudwill Productions, Inc. (ASCAP)
of Valley Cottage, NY; and
Croma Music Co. (ASCAP)
of New York, NY
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Theme 4: "Wild Kingdom Theme"
Composer: Albert S. Cobine (BMI)
2001 Publisher: [listed without publisher in the 2001
BMI Repertoire database]
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