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Chavo del Ocho - The lost tracks
« on: November 09, 2025, 12:23:06 AM »
Recently I led a project compiling and identifying sources of all (most) tracks and track sources used in the Brazilian dub of Chespirito's comedy shows: Chavo del Ocho and Chapulin Colorado.

In the 409 episodes analyzed, music was played in ~4500 moments resulting in 775 unique tracks. Still a reasonable number of tracks remain unidentified and I wanted to ask for your help:

Here are all the samples collected:

Unknown tracks used exclusively in the Brazilian dub:

https://vocaroo.com/11M6CVW8g61u - aka. "BGM pianinho" first used in 1984

https://vocaroo.com/1bWpvSLiTt1N - aka. "Fanfarra Chapolin" used in 1984

https://vocaroo.com/1fJk2l0naRJx  Vintage synth track. Used in 1984
https://vocaroo.com/1qlx9WIj17ei - Has the same synth as the track above. also 1984

https://vocaroo.com/1fJk2l0naRJx - Cartoon-style track used in 1990
https://vocaroo.com/1qlx9WIj17ei - Similar as above
https://vocaroo.com/1kro0078scPW - Similar as above
https://vocaroo.com/1e40vTAyzfqf - Similar as above

https://vocaroo.com/1apKoX1xX9oS - Can be either Bruton or KPM. Used in 1984

https://vocaroo.com/14pLhufAmKOu - Strings arrangement. Used in 1990.

https://vocaroo.com/15sSbpY0CzWy - Unknown fanfarre. 1990.

https://vocaroo.com/1fmxPTFFrjDz - Track used in the Hong Kong film First Love: Litter on the Breeze (1997). Appeared first in 1990.

https://vocaroo.com/1egLeNTJ6J77 - Suspense track (warning bad sound). 1990.
 
https://vocaroo.com/1Ms06qD6iYU5 - Tribal drums. 1990.

https://vocaroo.com/1gkEeFdAbR2l - It might be Sound Ideas as they used the Series 1000 CDs in 1992, but I couldn't locate this riff.

Tracks used in the original Mexican audio that often was also featured in the dub. They used mostly Media Music and Valentino tracks through the 1970s:

https://vocaroo.com/141jpY3dpibX - Bassoon phrase. Used in 1975.

https://vocaroo.com/1xIHurK1TglO - Barrel organ melody. Used in 1979.

https://vocaroo.com/16WYiEyGLeZW - Vibraphone sting. 1979.

https://vocaroo.com/1c0YWg6yPOEl - Country track. 1973.

https://vocaroo.com/1fIRCKadaCAX - Comical break. Probably Media Music. 1974.

https://vocaroo.com/1btx3SlDhDSD - Used in 1975.

https://vocaroo.com/19hRAL9cBG3L - Cartoonish theme. Used in 1978.

https://vocaroo.com/1fnBatEYpCr6 - Used in an American documentary about nuclear war. Here it was used in 1977.

https://vocaroo.com/11KPgI6fAUkb - Martial band. Used in 1975.

https://vocaroo.com/1mGrqqfRnQnj - Flute melody. Used in 1977.

https://vocaroo.com/141affDEJ8RT - Waltz. 1978.

https://vocaroo.com/13hcwdk8jpaE - Western sounding track. 1979.

https://vocaroo.com/1dKyuKQ3iRbb - Dramatic closure. 1975.

https://vocaroo.com/1htEWOqVT0Ex - Harp flourishes. 1975.

https://vocaroo.com/1c5DiYutGy0s - La Marseillaise. 1978.

https://vocaroo.com/1hnjKdlTn15s - Horror strings. 1975.

https://vocaroo.com/14vHafC4SzAx - Western track. Probably from some movie. 1978.

https://vocaroo.com/11A5XkXAtin4 - Horror theme. 1978.

https://vocaroo.com/1aiGoodGP6tr - Another horror theme.

https://vocaroo.com/1gcB2pFfHXYF - Orchestral arrangement. 1978.

https://vocaroo.com/1hebeKpSaqCY - Hypnotic horror theme. 1978.

https://vocaroo.com/1q0YjguOpkN5 - Suspense theme. 1978.