GAME SHOW THEME SONGS
These are the themes I currently have. They are all clean - announcer and audience-free themes. All are complete, except where noted. All are the main theme, except where noted.
Got any to trade that I don't have? I'm always looking for more:
ALL STAR BLITZ (1985)
-opening
-full closing
BEAT THE CLOCK (1955)
BETTER SEX (1978)
BLANK CHECK (1975)
BLANKETY BLANKS (1975)
BLOCKBUSTERS (1980-82)
-main theme
-alternate theme
-unused version
BLOCKBUSTERS (1987)
BLOCKBUSTERS (UK)
BODY LANGUAGE (1984-86)
BREAK THE BANK (1976-77)
BULLSEYE (1980-82)
-opening
-car cue
-win cue
-closing (incomplete, but includes ending)
CARD SHARKS (1978-81)
-opening
-closing
CARD SHARKS (1986-89)
CELEBRITY CHARADES (1979)
CHAIN REACTION (1980, 1986-91)
CHALLENGERS (1990)
CHILD'S PLAY (1982-83)
-opening
-alternate closing
CLASSIC CONCENTRATION (1987-93)
-opening
-closing
-alternate version with piano
CONCENTRATION (1973-78)
-opening vamp
-unused car cue
-main theme
DATING GAME
-complete original theme (1965-72)
-opening (1978-80)
-closing (1972-80)
-alternate original version (1960s)
DEFINITION (1974-85)
-this Canadian show's first theme, used until the 1985-86 season
DIAMOND HEAD GAME (1975)
DON'T FORGET YOUR TOOTHBRUSH (2000-01)
DOUBLE DARE (1976-77)
-same theme as “Card Sharks” 1978
DOUBLE DARE (1988)
-Nickelodeon version
DOUBLE TALK (1986)
-same theme as "Blankety Blanks"
FAMILY FEUD
-two 1976 faceoff cues (both fade out, occasionaly longer versions were heard on the show)
-another complete 1976 faceoff cue
-complete opening music from 1988
-main theme (1976-85)
-main theme (1988-94)
-main theme (1994-95)
-main theme (1999-2005)
FUN HOUSE
GAMBIT (1972-76)
-opening (short)
-full closing
G.E. COLLEGE BOWL (1959-70)
GO (1983-84)
GONG SHOW (1976-80)
GREED (1999-2000)
-main theme and many cues
HIGH ROLLERS
-opening (1987-88)
-closing (1987-88)
HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION (1977-78)
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
-main theme (edited version used around 1976-77)
-opening (1979-81)
-closing (1979-81)
-opening (1986-88)
-ticket plug cue (1986-88)
-closing (1986-88)
-"remix" closing (1988-89)
-commercial cue (1997-present)
-a portion of the main theme (1997-2000)
HOT POTATO (1984)
HEADLINE CHASERS (1985-86)
I’VE GOT A SECRET (1953-65)
IT TAKES TWO (1997)
JACKPOT
-main theme (1974-75)
-main theme (1985-90)
JEOPARDY
-"think" music (1964-75)
-main theme (1984-91)
-main theme (1997-present)
JOKER’S WILD
-main theme (1972-74)
-closing theme (1977-78) - (slightly longer version used on CBS '74-75)
-whistle theme/opening (1978-86)
-several contestant and prize cues (1978-86)
-closing theme (1978-86)
-main theme (1990-91)
KNOCKOUT (1977-78)
LAS VEGAS GAMBIT (1980-81)
-opening
LET’S MAKE A DEAL
-main theme (1971-77)
-main theme (1984-86)
LOVE EXPERTS (1978)
MATCH GAME
-main theme (1962-69)
-main theme (1973-82)
-alternate version (1973-82)
-prize/ticket plug music (1973-82)
-two "think" cues (1973-82)
-main theme (1990-91)
MATCH GAME/HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOUR (1983-84)
-fee plug
-ticket cue
-closing theme
MINDREADERS (1979)
-main theme (although a longer version was used on the show)
MONOPOLY (1990)
NEW PRICE IS RIGHT (1994-95)
NEWLYWED GAME
-main theme (1978-80)
-some prize music (from Barris CD)
-alternate original version (1960s)
NEW NEWLYWED GAME (1985-88)
NOW YOU SEE IT (1974-75, 1989)
PARENT GAME (1972-73)
PARTY GAME (1969-78)
-long-running Canadian charades show
PASSWORD
-closing - on-air version (1963-67)
-full closing (1963-67)
-opening (1971-74)
PASSWORD ALL-STARS (1974-75)
PASSWORD PLUS (1979-82)
PLAY THE PERCENTAGES (1980)
-non-vocal version
PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT (UK)
PRESS YOUR LUCK (1983-86)
-2 "board" sounds
-short version of main theme
PRICE IS RIGHT
-main theme (1961-66)
-main theme (1972-present)
-lots of prize music and showcase music
ROCK N ROLL JEOPARDY (1998-2001)
SALE OF THE CENTURY (1983-89)
-opening
SALE OF THE CENTURY (UK)
SCORE PRODUCTIONS
-an album of themes from Score Productions including game show and non-game show themes
SCRABBLE (1984-90)
SECOND CHANCE (1977)
SHOPPING SPREE (1994-95?)
-main theme and all cues
SHOWOFFS (1975)
SPLIT SECOND (1972-75)
SPORTS CHALLENGE (1971-79)
STRIKE IT RICH (1986-87)
SUPER PASSWORD (1984-89)
-opening
-short closing
-full closing
TATTLETALES
-"vamp"; half-time commercial cue (1974-78)
-main theme (1977-78)
-main theme (1982-84)
THREE ON A MATCH
-first theme
TIC TAC DOUGH (1978-86)
TREASURE HUNT
-main theme/cover (1950s)
-opening (1973-81)
-"klunk" music
-closing (1973-77)
TO TELL THE TRUTH
-main theme (1962-67)
-main theme (1969-78, with vocal)
-main theme (1980-81)
-main theme (1990-91)
-main theme (2000-02)
$10,000 PYRAMID (1973-81)
-main theme - on-air edited version
-main theme - full version
$25,000 PYRAMID (1982-92)
TRIVIA TRAP (1984-85)
TRUMP CARD (1990-91)
-main theme (although a longer version was used on the show)
WHAT’S MY LINE
-closing (1950-67)
-main theme (1968-74)
-"remix" version (1974-75)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
-1974 pilot
-"vamp" of main theme (1975-83)
-main theme (1975-83)
-Susan Stafford's entrance (1975-83)
-several "shopping" cues (1983-89)
-prize cue (1983-89)
-main theme (1983-89)
-main theme (1989-92)
-main theme (1992-94)
-main theme (1997-2000)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE (UK)
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?
WHEW
--opening (1979-80)
--"Villians" theme
(these are originally from MIDI files and are VERY CLOSE)
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
-complete package of 72 cues used on the show
WINKY DINK AND YOU (1950s)
-not really a game show, but including it due to Jack Barry connection
WIZARD OF ODDS (1973-74)
WORDPLAY (1987)
YOU DON'T SAY (1975)
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I also have the following themes available for trade, but most of these were recorded off-air from the original broadcasts onto reel-to-reel tape. They were later transferred to cassette. Most have applause and announcer voice-over. There are more that I'll be posting when I go through my stuff and figure out exactly what else I've got.
All-New Dating Game - 1986 complete opening, commercial intro and closing (closing runs over 2 min.)
All-New Dating Game - 1987 version, much of it without applause - runs about 1:40
All-Star Anything Goes (vocal theme) - complete
All-Star Secrets - runs around 1 min, 30 sec.
Blank Check - show opening from 1975 (runs about 25 seconds)
Dream House - 1983 opening and closing
Guinness Game - complete, and mostly without applause. Short and long versions
He Knows, She Knows (Canadian show - great theme) - runs 1:20
Hit Man - complete
Hollywood Squares - full unedited original version - theme is complete
Jeopardy - 1978 version, recorded from a "Wheel of Fortune" prize description. Theme is complete
Love Experts - 1978 opening
Sale of the Century - 1983 closing, without applause. Runs about 45 sec.
Trump Card - an applause-free closing which is longer than the version in the trade curcuit
Whew! - opening and closing (closing runs about 1:45)
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