Arrangement: The $64,000 Question (UK Theme)
"The $64,000 Question" is the title of an American game show that suffered from the quiz show scandals of the 1950s when all was revealed that even though it was supposed to be a quiz show, it was rigged, although not all people who won the jackpot did so because of rigging. (Dr. Joyce Brothers, for example, was an honest contestant who expertise on the subject of boxing won her the grand prize fair and square. Barbara Feldon, who later played Agent 99 on TV's "Get Smart," was a contestant who honestly won the jackpot; her subject was Shakespeare.)
The theme I've done a quickie for here, however, comes from the most recent British version of the show, which was by no means rigged; even though the jackpot in the UK was £6,400, and not £64,000, it was rather bizarrely known by the US title, "The $64,000 Question." Both countries wouldn't see any question worth 64,000 of their currency until the rise of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", which has since become the most successful game show in the whole wide world (and it deserves it; let's be honest about that).
In all versions of the show, contestants answer questions all on one topic, and the money doubles with every answer (hence why the first UK version of the show was titled "Double Your Money"). Contestants continue until they quit with their winnings, give a wrong answer and lose part or all of their winnings, or win the jackpot.
This is for alto saxophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, and piano. Note that my arrangement resembles the intro to the show, and not necessarily the theme in the link.
This arrangement © me and me alone
Original music for the UK theme composed by Ed Welch, who also wrote the theme to the UK version of "Blockbusters."
The $64,000 Question © CBS, Revlon, and everybody else who owns the rights; the UK version aired on ITV.
Theme (UK version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUI1TqHd7GI
Full episode (UK version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X8K2EcMEh8
The theme I've done a quickie for here, however, comes from the most recent British version of the show, which was by no means rigged; even though the jackpot in the UK was £6,400, and not £64,000, it was rather bizarrely known by the US title, "The $64,000 Question." Both countries wouldn't see any question worth 64,000 of their currency until the rise of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", which has since become the most successful game show in the whole wide world (and it deserves it; let's be honest about that).
In all versions of the show, contestants answer questions all on one topic, and the money doubles with every answer (hence why the first UK version of the show was titled "Double Your Money"). Contestants continue until they quit with their winnings, give a wrong answer and lose part or all of their winnings, or win the jackpot.
This is for alto saxophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, and piano. Note that my arrangement resembles the intro to the show, and not necessarily the theme in the link.
This arrangement © me and me alone
Original music for the UK theme composed by Ed Welch, who also wrote the theme to the UK version of "Blockbusters."
The $64,000 Question © CBS, Revlon, and everybody else who owns the rights; the UK version aired on ITV.
Theme (UK version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUI1TqHd7GI
Full episode (UK version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X8K2EcMEh8
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Better get busy and answer them within that time limit!!
There's no time limit, actually. Just don't get one wrong or you are done.
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