Starter of this subject: Linda Thuringer
Last post in this subject: 11/22/2001
Messages in this subject: 3
| Linda Thuringer | 11/22/2001 3 replies |
| I'm trying to locate information on the YTJD theme. I've been able to find out that "Richard Aurandt" is listed as the composer. He doesn't seem to exist, however, except as the composer of a few other mystery series and as a photograph as a member of the Tesla Society. Paul Harvey (The Rest of the Story) is actually Paul Harvey AURANDT, but that seems to be a dead end, also. It's been suggested that "Aurandt" is a pseudomym. Is there any info re: 1) Aurandt and 2) the actual source music that may have inspired (been stolen) the YTJD theme? |
| John Barker | 11/23/2001 0 replies |
| Richard D. Aurandt's listing on the Internet Movie Database credits him with scoring two films: "Gang Busters" (1954) and "The Silent Call" (1961). |
| Stewart Wright | 11/23/2001 1 replies |
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The only music that Richard Aurandt produced for Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was the unaired Dick Powell audition show "Mildred Brooks, III" that was recorded on 12/07/1948. Audrant's music was only used for this audition. He had no other association with the series.
There were at least 3 other "Theme" pieces of music used for Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar during its run. Maybe you are thinking of one of these? Richard Aurandt definitely existed. He was born in California in 1905 and died in North Hollywood, California 91601 in July, 1984 He wrote, directed and/or played music for many radio series including: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Dreft Star Playhouse, The Green Lama, Jeff Regan Investigator, Masquerade, Richard Aurandt Organ Music, Rocky Jordan, The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen, Wild Bill Hickok Aurandt was also the creator and musical director for the radio show - A Song Is Born. |
| Linda Thuringer | 11/29/2001 0 replies |
| Thanks for the answers. The theme I'm talking about is the one that's used for the Bob Bailey YTJD series. Aurandt is credited with the theme in at least one of the OTR reference books I found, and there's no other composer listed. Perhaps the theme IS a symphonic exerpt, after all. Can anyone help to identify it? (I listen on the Internet to KNX |