Anyone know why in the 1st episode of season 2, Jonah And The Whale, the theme music changed to the weird horrid music then changed back to the regular one in episode 2 or 3?

Cuz it was a weird horrid episode...Watching that was like death.lol
Did you see all the boo boos? Count the windows....

Steve

Anyone know why in the 1st episode of season 2, Jonah And The Whale, the theme music changed to the weird horrid music then changed back to the regular one in episode 2 or 3?

Funny you should ask. Just watched that episode on the American Life Channel and my reaction to that music was WTF!? - why on earth would they jettison the classic theme for that? Glad to know it was only temporary - although it's not nearly as horrid as the Frankie Avalon theme from the original movie :drunk:.

"Come with meeee...on our Voyage...to the Bottom...of the sea..." :p

Cuz it was a weird horrid episode...Watching that was like death.lol
Did you see all the boo boos? Count the windows....

Steve

Funny how they never mentioned the refit. It would have been good to. Also Chief Sharky just showed up.

For season two, Allen commisioned Jerry Goldsmith to do a new theme, but it was used only once. It was never explained why it was not used again, but the prevailing theory has always been that the essentially downbeat nature of Goldsmith's music,versus the heroic approach of Sawtell's theme,led to the reinstatement of the original.

This is stated in the booklet that came in the GNP/Crescendo's CD of VTTBOTS TV soundtrack.

For season two, Allen commisioned Jerry Goldsmith to do a new theme, but it was used only once. It was never explained why it was not used again, but the prevailing theory has always been that the essentially downbeat nature of Goldsmith's music,versus the heroic approach of Sawtell's theme,led to the reinstatement of the original.

This is stated in the booklet that came in the GNP/Crescendo's CD of VTTBOTS TV soundtrack.

Allen made a mistake. The Voyage theme is classic and fit in perfectly. Ever notice how Basehart looks pissed in the intro footage? Must have been hungover.

Have you watched Levithan yet?....oooh, boy

Steve

I noticed that as well. I thought it was a mistake on the dvds. Another thing to note is that one time opening music was used at the end credits on the next ep.

Cuz it was a weird horrid episode...Watching that was like death.lol
Did you see all the boo boos? Count the windows....

Steve

But ya' gotta' admit, that whale did have one very well-lit gullet.:p

"Come with meeee...on our Voyage...to the Bottom...of the sea..." :p

Hey "Frankie"....there's Annette! Go get her! :tongue:

Cuz it was a weird horrid episode...Watching that was like death.lol
Did you see all the boo boos? Count the windows....

Steve

If you notice, just like TOS, the 8 window pops up all the time in seasons 2 and 3. When you have stock footage, why waste it.

I guess time was running out on the refit and not enough footage of the 4 window was shot before they had to film and get it on TV for season 2.

For season two, Allen commisioned Jerry Goldsmith to do a new theme, but it was used only once. It was never explained why it was not used again, but the prevailing theory has always been that the essentially downbeat nature of Goldsmith's music,versus the heroic approach of Sawtell's theme,led to the reinstatement of the original.

This is stated in the booklet that came in the GNP/Crescendo's CD of VTTBOTS TV soundtrack.


You are CORRECT Sir!!!!:thumbsup:

For season two, Allen commisioned Jerry Goldsmith to do a new theme, but it was used only once. It was never explained why it was not used again, but the prevailing theory has always been that the essentially downbeat nature of Goldsmith's music,versus the heroic approach of Sawtell's theme,led to the reinstatement of the original.

This is stated in the booklet that came in the GNP/Crescendo's CD of VTTBOTS TV soundtrack.

It did get used later, just as background music, not as the main theme. It does work as background music.

David.

Of course I prefer Sawtell's TV theme but I love Goldsmith's background score and that is tracked in a LOT of later episodes--in fact the music for the end of the episode almost became the signature ending music for the series. Goldsmith's motifs were VERY useful for the actual underscore--which, interestingly, Sawtell's wasn't--it was rarely used that way and was not very effective when it was. That's something it has in common with Alexander Courage's Star Trek theme--the main melody of that was almost never used in the actual Star Trek episodes.