Tv's Biggest Hits: The Story of Television Themes from "Dragnet" to "Friends"

By Jon Burlingame

Book Overview

A tuneful trip down memory lane for the baby-boom generationFor the millions of people who have grown up with television, TV theme songs are a national folk music, instantly recognizable and fraught with personal memories. Now, TV's Biggest Hits gathers together for the first time all the information about the master composers -- including Henry Mancini (Peter Gunn), Duke Ellington (The Asphalt Jungle), and Mike Post (Hill Street Blues, E.R.) -- who created this music, how they work, and the trials and tribulations of creating music for a TV series.-- Organized by genre -- from sitcoms to hospital shows, detective dramas, sci-fi, and variety shows-- Includes stills from the original shows

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028703243
• ISBN13: 9780028703244
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Schirmer Reference
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"