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Hi All,
The "Rifleman" discussion touched on the topic of a Rifleman Soundtrack CD, which I'd buy in a heartbeat.
I have soundtracks from shows such as "The Adventures Of Superman", "The Outer Limits", "Star Trek", Many of the Irwin Allen programs..."Lost In Space", "Time Tunnel" etc. and the "Twilight Zone."
One show soundtrack I'd like to see released is "Timmy and Lassie." Always enjoyed the orchestration in this series.
I'm surprised that more TV show soundtracks aren't available...is there a lack of interest ??
What TV series soundtracks would you all like to have ?
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Re: TV Show Soundtracks
I would love to see the original B&W Perry Mason show scores released. With big name composers like Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Fred Steiner, Richard Shores and so on. There is some great music in this show.
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Yes, I would snatch up such a set in a flash. I just love to get lost in this series. The 'time-capsule' aspects of the show (and here, I'm speaking mostly visually rather than aurally) are magnificent. 
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I agree. 1950s Los Angeles, the cars, even the old Fox lot where this show was shot. And it truly was one of the best looking TV shows of its day, very much like a mini-movie. I take that back. I would say its one if the best looking TV shows of any day.
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I love the theme to Mission: Impossible (Schifrin). Here is yet another soundtrack that I ought to own one day.
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There was a release of music from the actual original recordings of mission impossible from the 60s show and the 80s revival. I downloaded it off of Itunes, but its also on Amazon.
Amazon.com: The Best Of Mission: Impossible Then And Now - Music From The Original Television Soundtracks: Lalo Schifrin, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave, Dale Dye, Marcel Iur
It has quite a few of the recognizable themes from the original show on it.
Lalo Schifrin's Mannix sound track is also available.
Amazon.com: Mannix (TV Soundtrack): Lalo Schifrin, Bill Bixby: Music
It is a re-recording....but hey its there.
As to Perry Mason, I'm also fascinated as I watch the shows over and over, I'm seeing parts of sets that are recycled in later shows. A particularly odd shaped door or window frame will pop up in a differently configured set.
I was also surprised to find out that the Court Room set was actually panted gray. I figured it would be brown wood paneling, but in the one color episode you can see that it is in fact gray with streaks in it to simulate wood grain in the B&W photography.
Doug
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Doug,
Many thanks for the links. I will have a peek at them tonight. 
I think that the cast of Perry Mason is top-notch as well. I was saddened (years later) to learn of William Hopper's passing. It would have been wonderful to see him in some of the Perry Mason television films. I also realized (again years later) that Hopper played Rhoda Pembroke's father in the original The Bad Seed (1956).
In any event, I should be grateful that we got to see Perry and Della as much as we did. And I really didn't mind the actor who played Drake's son, or Ken Melansky, either. 
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Hopper is also in 20 Million Miles to Earth which is on blu-ray now.
Also the actor who played Hopper's son in the Perry Mason movies was actually William Katt, Barbara Hale's son.
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I know i own the M:I soundtrack. The Best of new and old. I dont remember if its original, or a re-performance. I will have to pull it out and give it a spin.
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I believe they are the original recordings. They are all mono for one thing and if they had been re-recordings they would almost surely have been stereo.
Doug
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