Snarky Oracle!
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Was this the best version of the theme?
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Sarah
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That ones not my favourite (although albeit it IS of course spectacular). There's something very naturally 'authenic' about the one you posted. It's faster, whereas in later years it's slowed down.
My fave is this one:
It's powerful and because it's slowed down without the 'twangy' bits I feel it resonates more. There's also the addition of what I like to call 'Steve and Susan's bit'.
How lovely that each YouTube clip freezes on Linda's face.:ribbon:
My fave is this one:
It's powerful and because it's slowed down without the 'twangy' bits I feel it resonates more. There's also the addition of what I like to call 'Steve and Susan's bit'.
How lovely that each YouTube clip freezes on Linda's face.:ribbon:
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Yes! I liked it even better before the left and right shots of each actor was paused with episode 5.
Season 10(9) DVD is probably my 2nd favorite, so Snarky and Sarah have it right. I also like that little musical extension with Susan Howard and Steve in the 10th season. It's funny how just that little touch added so much. It kind of coincided with the feel of the season. Dallas was back. If only for a year...
Seasons 1, 2, and 4 also deserve mention, but I liked the version of season 2 that was used up until Black Market Baby better. I never understood why they changed it, and so drastically.
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Snarky Oracle!
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Yeah, I liked that, too. I think Immel said they wanted something fuller, but it wasn't an improvement.
I also like the version from Season 5 (the choppers at Southern Cross year) because it has a basic solidness to it. And also Season 7 (the Bradford May year) although most of the Youtube copies of the Season 7 visuals have the Season 5 orchestration playing underneath.
bmasters9
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Why would the seventh-season opening have the fifth-season title track?
Snarky Oracle!
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Somebody did it. I think it was the French, but don't quote me on that.
bmasters9
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I recall it being Germany where that setup existed (I may be incorrect).
Snarky Oracle!
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You're right. But I always try and blame the French and I'm French on both sides of the family. So it's like blaming myself.
The correct one with 7 on 7 (per DVD count)..
bmasters9
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I've heard both, and both sound great (the German 7 and 5 [seventh-season opening with fifth-season track], and America's seven-straight [seventh-season opening, seventh-season track]).
And believe it or not, the German 7 and 5 has the Texas Stadium shot where the end zone is covered up (fifth-season original), rather than the expanded seventh-season shot where the whole end zone is shown.
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Rove
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I find the tempo from Season 3 too quick but I'm left wondering if this was a veiled attempt to keep up with Pam's magnificent buoys as she prances across the Southfork grounds. What I liked about the opening credits was the different versions as the years progressed. The producers were not just focused on the story but the intro as well. But oh, how I miss those days of opening credits. The intro was the signal to the household to pull up a chair and get ready for your favourite series.
Snarky Oracle!
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Oh, I know. Only then you have roughly 49 minutes of show. Today, it's maybe 39.
bmasters9
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Not just w/Dallas, but w/any show.
'V'
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My two favourite versions are the mini-series and the Season 2 (DVD) opening from Black Market Baby onwards. I always thought the one for "Reunion" to "Bypass" with the konga drums near the start sounds a bit weird, though that might be because I'd heard three other versions before seeing any of those four episodes.
bmasters9
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And (IIRC) were the best kind of TV guide there was, in absence of a printed one (because a well-trained ear or eye could hear the title track or see the titles and know exactly what show was coming on CBS or ABC or NBC, or even in syndie).
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
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This is my absolute favourite of the Dallas theme arrangements.
bmasters9
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Why do you hold that one in such high regard?
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
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I just love that arrangement of the signature tune.
I know it's from one of the later season's which aren't that well regarded because of the lacklustre writing.
However I absolutely love that version of the theme music.
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bmasters9
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I just love that arrangement of the signature tune.
I know it's from one of the later season's which aren't that well regarded because of the lacklustre writing.
However I absolutely love that version of the theme music.
If you like that arrangement of the title track (season content aside), that's good enough for me.