"The Prisoner"...

[Miles]

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.)

[VAM]

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.

[Luciaphile]

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

[Linda]

>>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

[Stuart]

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.

[Bob_the_Bartender]

Dear Miles-24,

"Be seeing, you!!!"

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