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tdf4077 · 01-21-2007, 06:14 PM

Ok...so while hosting my own little Season 1 Marathon today, I noticed that several episodes on my DVD (Sticky Wicket and Major Fred C. Dobbs in particular) started with a super-jazzy version of S.P. -- kinda like a closing credits version.

I've noticed throughout the seasons, there have been a variety of S.P. versions played...

What do you guys think about this?

Jaina · 01-22-2007, 11:01 AM

I've wondered about that too. Almost every season has a slightly different version of the song. My favourite is the military drum version in GFA when they're bugging out. I guess it keeps it different and interesting.

M*A*R*G*A*R*E*T · 01-22-2007, 09:13 PM

I noticed that too! I prefer the earlier version of the song, near the end it got really fast-paced..But if you notice on the special episodes like when someone leaves, or something else important happens they'll slow it down and jazzy-like

treky · 01-24-2007, 02:05 AM

I knew they did that on a couple episodes in the first season, and sometimes in THE ALAN ALDA SHOW (a.k.a. the later episodes) but I didn't know they did it in all the seasons, just about. Guess I'll have to stop skipping the opening of the show whenever I watch my DVDs-which are just the first 3 seasons, and that's all I intend to ever buy, for the reason stated above.

AKA · 01-25-2007, 12:35 AM

There are different recordings of the theme that were used over the years. I'm not really sure how many.

The down-tempo music that M*A*R*G*A*R*E*T is referring to was used during the end freeze-frame for more somber episodes ("Goodbye Radar," "Dreams"), not during the actual opening credits.

01-21-2007, 06:14 PM	#1
tdf4077 JaJa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,678	Suicide is Painless Ok...so while hosting my own little Season 1 Marathon today, I noticed that several episodes on my DVD (Sticky Wicket and Major Fred C. Dobbs in particular) started with a super-jazzy version of S.P. -- kinda like a closing credits version. I've noticed throughout the seasons, there have been a variety of S.P. versions played... What do you guys think about this?
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01-22-2007, 11:01 AM	#2
Jaina Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 13, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 66	I've wondered about that too. Almost every season has a slightly different version of the song. My favourite is the military drum version in GFA when they're bugging out. I guess it keeps it different and interesting.
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01-22-2007, 09:13 PM	#3
MARGARET Margaret Frequent Poster* Join Date: Jun 16, 2006 Location: Cullman , AL Posts: 133	I noticed that too! I prefer the earlier version of the song, near the end it got really fast-paced..But if you notice on the special episodes like when someone leaves, or something else important happens they'll slow it down and jazzy-like
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01-24-2007, 02:05 AM	#4
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I knew they did that on a couple episodes in the first season, and sometimes in THE ALAN ALDA SHOW (a.k.a. the later episodes) but I didn't know they did it in all the seasons, just about. Guess I'll have to stop skipping the opening of the show whenever I watch my DVDs-which are just the first 3 seasons, and that's all I intend to ever buy, for the reason stated above.
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01-25-2007, 12:35 AM	#5
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	There are different recordings of the theme that were used over the years. I'm not really sure how many. The down-tempo music that MARGARE*T is referring to was used during the end freeze-frame for more somber episodes ("Goodbye Radar," "Dreams"), not during the actual opening credits.