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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarky Oracle!" data-source="post: 364824" data-attributes="member: 57984">DALLAS had their great scores. Usually. The scores of DALLAS were often more distinctive than most other shows.Bruce Broughton and Richard Lewis Warren were probably best, IMHO.Jerrold Immel, the theme composer, was also perfect for the series (but he kept getting fired!)Lance Rubin's dirges (the composer of "Swan Song") and those of Angela Morley were pretty good, but eventually became over-used and sometimes dragged badly (which is probably why they were often hired for DYNASTY which prided itself in wall-to-wall, rising and falling music).Although John Parker could be a brilliant scorist (he'd won awards for it) and early compositions for episodes like "Barbecue" and "Black Market Baby" reflect that, his jazzy work became increasingly unhinged and sometimes inappropriate; reportedly, he was Leonard Katzman's best friend.I'm glad Parker wasn't there for the 1982-1986 period.</blockquote>