Danger Men Mavericks Thrillers & Twilight / O.S.T. Danger Men Mavericks Thrillers & Twilight / O.S.T. CD

(2017/Jasmine) 40 Tracks - Something of a follow-up to Jasmine's earlier collection of TV and movie themes, Watching The Detectives (JASMCD2615), this generous, 40-track compilation concentrates on TV themes from 'The Golden Age' of television. Around a third of the tracks are from popular TV Westerns, notably Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp, Cheyenne, Bronco, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, The Rifleman, Rawhide, Bonanza!, Laramie and Zorro! Crime and Detective series were very nearly as popular as Westerns, as depicted here by M Squad, The Untouchables, Naked City, 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, Johnny Staccato, Peter Gunn and a trio of UK-originated shows, Ghost Squad, Maigret and No Hiding Place. Elsewhere, Spies are covered by Danger Man and The Saint (the former, titled Secret Agent is the US), while Fantasy & Sci-Fi encompass Quatermass & The Pit, One Step Beyond, The Twilight Zone, Boris Karloff's Thriller and Out Of This World. Shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, Route 66, Adventures In Paradise, Philadelphia Story, Dr Kildare and Ben Casey all perhaps fall under the heading of General Drama, while the Dinah Shore Chevy Show and the mighty American Bandstand both come under a musical remit. Finally, America's favourite - and most successful - Comedy show was, by far, I Love Lucy. Many of these tracks are taken from the actual soundbeds of their original TV series, and have never been commercially released before.

1. Adventures in Paradise: Theme from Adventures in Paradise - Jerry Byrd 2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Funeral March of a Marionette 3. American Bandstand: Bandstand Boogie - Les ;?Larry Elgart 4. Ben Casey: Theme from Ben Casey - Valjean 5. Bonanza: Original TV Theme Music 6. Boris Karloff's Thriller: Thriller Theme - Pete Rugolo 7. Bronco: Original TV Theme Music 8. Cheyenne: Original TV Theme Music 9. Danger Man: Original TV Theme Music 10. Dinah?Shore Chevy Show: Original TV Theme Music 11. Dr Kildare: Three Stars Will Shine Tonight - Richard Chamberlain 12. Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Man of Mystery - the Shadows 13. Ghost Squad: Ghost Squad Theme - Tony Hatch 14. Gunsmoke: Original TV Theme Music 15. Have Gun Will Travel: The Ballad of Paladin - Johnny Western 16. Hawaiian Eye: Original TV Theme Music (Intro Theme) 17. I Love Lucy: Original TV Theme Music (Closing Theme) 18. Johnny Staccato: Staccato's Theme - Elmer Bernstein 19. Laramie: Original TV Theme Music (Intro Theme) 20. The Life and?Legend of Wyatt Earp: The Legend of Wyatt Earp - Hugh O'Brian 21. M?Squad: M?Squad Theme - Stanley Wilson ;?His Orchestra 22. Maigret: Original TV Theme Music 23. Maverick: Original TV Theme Music 24. Naked City: Original TV Theme Music (Closing Theme) 25. No Hiding Place: No Hiding Place - Ken MacKintosh 26. One Step Beyond: Fear (Opening Theme) - Harry Lubin 27. Out of This World: Out of This World - Tony Hatch 28. Peter Gunn: Peter Gunn Gunn Theme - Henry Mancini 29. Philadelphia Story: Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross 30. Quatermass and the Pit: Original TV Theme Music (Opening Theme) 31. Rawhide: Rawhide - Frankie Laine 32. The Rifleman: Original TV Theme Music 33. Route 66: Original TV Theme Music (Closing Theme) - Nelson Riddle ; Ray Sherman 34. The Saint: Theme from the Saint - Edwin Astley 35. 77 Sunset Strip: Original TV Theme Music - Don Ralke 36. Twilight Zone: Original TV Theme Music 37. The Untouchables: Original TV Theme Music 38. Wagon Train: Original TV Theme Music 39. Wagon Train: Wagon Train - Johnny O'Neill 40. Zorro: Original TV Theme Music (Opening Title Theme)