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Title: "The Prisoner"...
Post by: Miles on March 10, 2002, 11:58:12 PM

Here's one for all you hard-core 60's TV buffs:

I was watching Patrick McGoohan's out-of-control 1960's cult TV series, "The Prisoner" (episode: 'Dance of the Dead') and one of the characters was followed around by the tune from Josette's music box.  I'm aware that the melody is an actual piece of music so it could just be coincidence, but I though it was interesting  as "The Prisoner" aired during DS's run (summer of '68 i think.)

Title: Re: "The Prisoner"...
Post by: VAM on March 11, 2002, 12:54:41 AM

Yes, It is an actual piece of music titled appropriately "Josette's Music Box" and written by Robert Ccbert for Dark Shadows. Hopefully, there was no infringement on copyright here.

Title: Re: "The Prisoner"...
Post by: Luciaphile on March 11, 2002, 02:55:52 AM

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Here's one for all you hard-core 60's TV buffs:

I was watching Patrick McGoohan's out-of-control 1960's cult TV series, "The Prisoner" (episode: 'Dance of the Dead') and one of the characters was followed around by the tune from Josette's music box.  I'm aware that the melody is an actual piece of music so it could just be coincidence, but I though it was interesting  as "The Prisoner" aired during DS's run (summer of '68 i think.)

Incredible show, wasn't it?

I believe that this is what happened.  The melody from aired in the "The Prisoner" episode preceded DS--the show aired in 1967.  The folks at DS "borrowed" the tune, but then promptly created their own composition.  That's why there are two versions of Josette's theme.

Luciaphil

Title: Re: "The Prisoner"...
Post by: Linda on March 11, 2002, 03:15:28 AM

>>Luciaphil wrote:

>>I believe that this is what happened.  The melody
>>from aired in the "The Prisoner" episode preceded
>>DS--the show aired in 1967.  The folks at DS
>>"borrowed" the tune, but then promptly created
>>their own composition.  That's why there are two
>> versions of Josette's theme.

LOL!  So essentially, Cobert is the one guilty of copyright infringement?

Cheers,

Linda

Title: Re: "The Prisoner"...
Post by: Stuart on March 11, 2002, 12:23:59 PM

The first Josette theme (heard on "The Prisioner") is a stock track composed by Robert Farnham -- canned music was available to productions on common compilation records.  

Presumably Cobert wasn't available to compose a melody for the box at the time -- it was required about the same time he was working on Dan Curtis' "Jekyll and Hyde" TV minseries -- so the production team turned to existing stock tracks.

Title: Re: "The Prisoner"...
Post by: Bob_the_Bartender on March 12, 2002, 04:39:32 AM

Dear Miles-24,

"Be seeing, you!!!"

Bob the Bartender, who is number 45 (After Colt 45)