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* September 1968-1969: A majestic seven-note | * September 1968-1969: A majestic seven-note orchestral fanfare. Composed by Leith Stevens, who arranged it from the original "Paramount on Parade" theme. | ||
* September-November 1969: An eight-note, muted horn-driven jingle written by Dominic Frontiere. Notes 4-7 are louder. This ends with a quick glissando. | * September-November 1969: An eight-note, muted horn-driven jingle written by Dominic Frontiere. Notes 4-7 are louder. This ends with a quick glissando. A high-toned version of it also exists. | ||
* December 5, 1969-September 25, 1970: A louder | * December 5, 1969-September 25, 1970: A louder, brass-driven version of the theme from before. This one is noticeably slower with the first three notes and faster for the rest. | ||
* September 19, 1970-1974: An eight-note sped-up, tinkly | * September 19, 1970-1974: An eight-note sped-up, tinkly brass fanfare, composed by Lalo Schifrin. Known only as the "Color ID". | ||
* 1972-1975: A thick pounding drum rendition of the Schifrin fanfare. | * 1972-1975: A thick pounding drum rendition of the Schifrin fanfare. [In 1974, a more dramatic re-orchestrated version (sometimes referred to as the "Pound 'n Drop" version) was introduced.] This signature would eventually be redone for the then-upcoming "Blue Mountain" logo. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* On the first episode of ''The Magician'', it used a sped-up version of the 1972 music variation heard in the next logo. | * On the first episode of ''The Magician'', it used a sped-up version of the 1972 music variation heard in the next logo. | ||
* When TBS aired ''The Brady Bunch'' around the late 1980s or early 1990s, one Season 1 episode had the first version of the 1969 theme in low-tone. | * When TBS aired ''The Brady Bunch'' around the late 1980s or early 1990s, one Season 1 episode had the first version of the 1969 theme in low-tone. | ||