Garry
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To be honest I enjoy all of Jerrold Immel's variations of his theme tune.
To be honest I enjoy all of Jerrold Immel's variations of his theme tune.
Well if you tied me up and tortured me I'd say my favorite arrangements are from (DVD Count) Seasons 4, 8, 11 and 14.Basically, the Dallas title track is a winner with you no matter the season, I take it.
It looks to me the entire budget was spent just blowing up the damn in the opening credits because gee whiz just watching anything with James and that blonde sheila (woman) was dire....just dire.This is my absolute favourite of the Dallas theme arrangements.
It looks to me the entire budget was spent just blowing up the damn in the opening credits because gee whiz just watching anything with James and that blonde sheila (woman) was dire....just dire.
Based purely on the theme and not the titles themselves, one of my favourites versions of the theme tune, and possibly my absolute favourite, is the one used for Dallas: War of The Ewings. I like the slightly faster tempo and the slightly more understated playing of the counter melody.
Dallas really got lucky with the “staring in alphabetical order.” I understand most of the stars were Ewings, but could you imagine Lucy being billed above JR? Lol
The Dallas theme comprises two tunes: the main melody which starts at the beginning and continues throughout the piece and the counter melody, a completely different tune which starts about a third the way in and is played under the main melody. The role of the counter melody is to compliment the main tune. In some variations of the Dallas theme the counter melody is quite dominant and completely takes over from the main melody and there's a really good version (I forget which season but it might be season 12 or 13) in which this happens and the counter melody is played so strongly by the string section that the main melody effectively becomes the counter melody. However, I prefer the balance between the two melodies in The War of The Ewings.What is a "counter melody"?