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Microgramma72

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Inspector Rose Theme
« on: July 24, 2024, 05:11:24 AM »
I was wondering about the excellent theme music to the British 1960s TV series Mr Rose.  The series was broadcast in 1967 or thereabouts, but the recording doesn't appear until 1971 on DWLP 3181 Swivel in the track Inspector Rose Theme.
Where did recording originate in the 1960s?

Lord Thames

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Re: Inspector Rose Theme
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2024, 10:41:18 AM »
It was specially written for the series by Granada's resident musical director Derek Hilton under the name John Snow - some of Hilton's other scores for Granada shows were also released by de Wolfe, including Spindoe and Flower Of Gloster.

Presumably this was done under one of those arrangements where the library made the recordings for the show, and were given the rights once the show was over, but who knows?  Peter Taylor, who was one part of the Peter Reno writing partnership with Cliff Twemlow, worked for Granada so I wonder whether if he oiled the wheels there?

nidostar

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Re: Inspector Rose Theme
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2024, 12:30:03 PM »
Now this is the sort of "insider" knowledge I love to read about on LMT. Fascinating. Thank you Lord Thames.

Microgramma72

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Re: Inspector Rose Theme
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2024, 04:10:52 AM »
Indeed! Thanks so much for the information. It really is fascinating to be able to find out more about the music we love here, and that particular piece is excellent, no wonder there were two commercial cover version of it!