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18 Mar 07 - 02:36 PM (#2000375) Subject: Tune Req: UK TV theme - Apollo / moon landings From: Doug Chadwick Can anyone tell me the name of the music used as a theme tune to introduce the UK TV coverage of the Apollo space missions/moon landings? It used kettle drums and went sort of: DA DA da-DA boom-boom boom-boom boom-boom boom-boom G /c /g f# / hi-lo hi-lo hi-lo hi-lo Everyone I ask, can sing it instantly but no-one knows the name. Doug |
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18 Mar 07 - 02:59 PM (#2000400) Subject: RE: Tune Req: UK TV theme - Apollo / moon landings From: GUEST,Allan Well that looks like Also Sprach Zarathustra written by Richard Strauss. It was also used in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. |
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18 Mar 07 - 03:11 PM (#2000410) Subject: RE: Tune Req: UK TV theme - Apollo / moon landings From: Doug Chadwick Now you mention '2001: A space Odyssey', I think you're right Thanks, I'll check it out DC |
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18 Mar 07 - 03:19 PM (#2000420) Subject: RE: Tune Req: UK TV theme - Apollo / moon landings From: Doug Chadwick That's the one. Ta! DC |
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18 Mar 07 - 05:56 PM (#2000551) Subject: RE: Tune Req: UK TV theme - Apollo / moon landings From: Murray MacLeod Sorry to nitpick, but that isn't quite how "Also Sprach Zarathusthra" goes, is it ? Isn't it more like C /G /C/ E-Eb ? |
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19 Mar 07 - 02:11 AM (#2000782) Subject: RE: Tune Req: UK TV theme - Apollo / moon landings From: Doug Chadwick Maybe so, but it's still the tune that I meant. DC |
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19 Mar 07 - 02:15 AM (#2000784) Subject: RE: Tune Req: UK TV theme - Apollo / moon landings From: Doug Chadwick I did say " .......and went sort of:" DC |