Episode 013

This week’s vintage production music tracks include music by Mike Ratledge and Karl Jenkins, members of pioneering prog rock band Soft Machine, and the Firstcom track “The Killer,” which is the end title track to FX's hit animated comedy Archer. Plus lots more!

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TRACK LISTING

01. Orion, Roger Webb; 00:24 (De Wolfe)

02. Children of the Sun, Robert Lueben; 04:26 (APM)

03. Game Day, Leslie Searle; 07:43 (APM)

04. Penny-Farthing, Karl Jenkins & Mike Ratledge; 10:33 (De Wolfe)

05. The Killer, Mel Young; 14:09 (Firstcom)

06. On A Spring Note, Robert Farnon; 18:14 (Firstcom)

07. The Superficial Smile, Syd Dale; 21:08 (APM)

08. Modern Madrigal, Reg Tilsley; 22:27 (De Wolfe)

09. Playing at the Lake, Ernst August Quelle; 25:59 (Megatrax)

10. Love Is Everywhere, Gert Wilden; 31:28 (Megatrax)

Episode 012

This week’s vintage production music tracks include the song “Warlock” by Reg Tilsley, a song that has been sampled numerous times by hip hop producers, including usages in Drake’s “We Made It"

and KRS-One's "AZTECHNICAL"

As is often the case on our program, we also feature music by German composer Ernst August Quelle. Here is a link to a recent German interview of Quelle. (Non-German speakers like me can use the auto-translate subtitle option on YouTube, which does a… somewhat decent job). 

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TRACK LISTING

01. Sportsday, Larry Ashmore; 00:23 (APM)

02. Anyone Home?, Simon Haseley; 04:02 (De Wolfe)

03. It’s Grooving Time, Gert Wilden; 06:41 (Megatrax)  

04. Visit to Florida, Jack Arel & Jean-Claude Petit; 10:00 (Firstcom)

05. Mirrors, Peter Milray; 12:50 (De Wolfe)

06. Javache, Henri Betti & Paul Bonneau; 15:50 (Firstcom)

07. In Danger, Brian Bennett; 17:46 (APM)

08. The Gambler, Ernst August Quelle; 19:56 (Megatrax)

09. Warlock, Reg Tilsley; 23:50 (De Wolfe)

10. Floating, Roger Roger; 28:09 (Firstcom)

Episode 011

Among this week’s vintage production music tracks, we feature “Heavy Action” by Johnny Pearson, which is best known as the theme song to Monday Night Football. Check out this article for more on the history of MNF theme songs.

We also feature a track by Jim Lawless, who performed on Paul McCartney’s Thrillington album — an instrumental cover version of his own classic album Ram, created under the pen name "Percy Thrillington.” Hear some of Lawless’s percussion work on the album:

This week's track “West Coast Surf Ride” was featured in the “Calendar Geeks” episode of The IT Crowd. See how the song was placed here:

The IT Crowd - S3 - E06-Calendar Geeks by The-IT-Crowd

Finally, in this episode I discuss Fuzz Track City, a film I scored which also makes ample use of vintage production music tracks, including “Fly Away” by Barbara Moore. That film can be seen on iTunes and Amazon, among other places.

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TRACK LISTING

01. Keeping Pace, Jim Lawless; 00:23 (APM)

02. Flowers Lane, Gary Bellington; 05:12 (Firstcom)

03. Through the Town, Roger Roger; 07:23 (Firstcom) 

04. Crazy Ballerina, Gert Wilden; 11:17 (Megatrax)

05. West Coast Surf Ride, Keith Mansfield; 14:55 (APM)

06. Whiskey and Coda, Graham Preskett; 18:36 (De Wolfe)

07. Oriental Spy, Gert Wilden; 20:13 (Megatrax)

08. Heavy Action, Johnny Pearson; 21:09 (APM)

09. The King and the Clown, Simon Haseley; 24:23 (De Wolfe)

10. Fly Away, Barbara Moore; 30:34 (De Wolfe)

Episode 010

This week’s vintage production music tracks include the song “Hammerhead” by Simon Haseley, which was sampled by Beyoncé for her hit “A Woman Like Me,” written for the 2006 Steve Martin/Shawn Levy film “The Pink Panther” (also starring Beyoncé). Here’s how the library track was used:

We also feature “Safari,” a song by Jack Dieval, who is known for composing Cher’s hit “The Way of Love” off of her album “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves.” Hear that song here.

This episode also features a song by founding member and lead guitarist for Genesis, Anthony Phillips. It's interesting to note that Phillips's track doesn't have any guitar at all, but is comprised purely of synths. After leaving Genesis in 1970, Phillips embarked on a long and diverse solo career, part of which includes this fantastic album of 1980s-era synth music created for the De Wolfe library.

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TRACK LISTING

01. Industrial Power, Keith Mansfield; 00:20 (APM)

02. Auto Stop, Stanley Myers; 04:03 (De Wolfe)

03. Sweden Beat Polka, Ernst August Quelle; 06:22 (Megatrax)

04. Activator, Anthony Phillips; 09:29 (De Wolfe)

05. Safari, Jack Dieval; 12:00 (Firstcom)

06. Sand Yachting, Alan Hawkshaw; 15:05 (APM)

07. Seven Dwarfs, Gert Wilden; 16:15 (Megatrax)

08. Swell Girl, Jack Arel; 17:38 (Firstcom)

09. Hammerhead, Simon Haseley; 21:13 (De Wolfe)

10. Moogy Boogy, Jean-Jacques Perrey; 27:18 (APM)

Episode 009

One of our tracks this week, Top Rally, comes from composers Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour. Jack Arel is also responsible for the theme song to the French television show “30 Millions D’amis,” a program about the lives of pets. 

This song was famously covered by the band Air, as featured on the band’s deluxe release of their album Moon Safari.

We also feature our first track from the NFL Films Music Library and Sam Spence, which you can learn more about in this Studio 360 story from PRI. Like a lot of NFL Music cues, the track we feature here, “Big City Sidewalks,” was also placed in a couple episodes of Spongebob Squarepants (Fiasco! and Demolition Doofus).

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TRACK LISTING

01. Top Rally, Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour; 00:14 (Firstcom)

02. Free As The Wind, Steve Gray; 03:18 (APM)

03. Derby, Gert Wilden; 05:53 (Megatrax) 

04. Kids, Jack Trombey; 09:17 (De Wolfe)

05. Question and Answer, Gert Wilden; 11:44 (Megatrax)

06. Blue Shadow, Alan Parker; 14:47 (De Wolfe)

07. Boss Boogaloo, Russ Savakus; 17:59 (Firstcom)

08. Big City Sidewalks, Sam Spence; 19:01 (APM)

09. Power Games, Malcolm Ironton & Francis Monkman; 21:22 (APM)

10. Corinne, Paul Bonneau & Yves Lamand; 26:59 (Firstcom)

Episode 008

This week’s vintage production music tracks include pieces by composers who have worked with Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, and more. 

This week, we also feature a track by legendary songwriter and arranger Barbara Moore, whose album “Vocal Shades and Tones” is a classic of the genre. Here’s a video of Barbara Moore playing the piano recently at Brighton Station.

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TRACK LISTING

01. Coast to Coast, Ray Cameron, Alan Parker, Alan Hawkshaw; 00:14 (APM)

02. International Event, Keith Mansfield; 04:48 (APM)

03. Blue on Blue, Roger Jackson; 06:51 (De Wolfe) 

04. Touch of Warmth, Barbara Moore; 11:26 (De Wolfe)

05. Banana Split, Roger Webb; 14:03 (Firstcom)

06. I Like Italy, Gert Wilden; 17:03 (Megatrax)

07. Leslie, Paul Bonneau & Yves Lamand; 19:31 (Firstcom)

08. Time and a Half, Johnny Dankworth; 21:05 (APM)

09. Great Day, Simon Haseley; 23:47 (De Wolfe)

10. Scotch Wedding Waltz, Gert Wilden; 28:36 (Megatrax)

Episode 007

This week’s tracks include a piece by Mike Vickers, who (in addition to playing guitar and winds for Manfred Mann) conducted the legendary “Our World” broadcast of the Beatles classic “All You Need Is Love.” Check out that recording here. 

We also have a fun track by Nick Ingman, who has conducted and arranged music for countless films, as well as for popular acts including Radiohead (“Exit Music (For a Film)”), Portishead (their self-titled album), Morcheeba, Dido, Elton John, and more. 

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01. Finale Finale, Ernst August Quelle; 00:14 (Megatrax)

02. Kaleidoscope, Mike Vickers; 04:56 (APM)

03. Blue Eyes, Reg Tilsley; 06:58 (De Wolfe) 

04. Grandpa In A Funny Mood, Gert Wilden; 10:11 (Megatrax)

05. Quarry (version 2), Simon Haseley & Walter Warren; 12:26 (De Wolfe)

06. Peek Around the Corner, Peter Yorke; 15:58 (Firstcom)

07. Fever Point, David Perian; 17:37 (Firstcom)

08. Half Time, Nick Ingman; 21:09 (De Wolfe)

09. One Step Ahead, Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker; 23:34 (APM)

10. Old Chelsea, Alan Hawkshaw; 27:37 (Firstcom)

Episode 006

This week’s vintage library tracks include songs by arrangers & musicians who have worked with Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Hanson, and Black Sabbath. Our final track, “The Big Guitar,” was popularized by guitarist Bert Weedon as the theme song to the 1950s BBC series “Stranger Than Fiction.”

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01. Grand Slam, Reg Tilsley; 00:14 (De Wolfe)

02. Reflections, John Renbourn; 03:38 (APM)

03. Soul Sounds, Lee Mason; 05:31 (Firstcom) 

04. Kittenish Day, Hans Posegga; 09:23 (Megatrax)

05. The Big Day, Nigel Hess; 12:09 (De Wolfe)

06. Speed Speed Speed, Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker; 15:40 (APM)

07. Nara, Beda Folten; 16:52 (Megatrax)

08. Make It Simple, Laurence Cottle; 18:46 (APM)

09. Three Lovers, Ernst August Quelle; 20:39 (Megatrax)

10. The Big Guitar, Howard Shaw; 27:20 (Firstcom)