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The two theme tunes to the Kojak TV series. The first, by Billy Goldenberg, is the most familiar version and was used on seasons one to four (1973-1977). It has the opening titles most people associate with Kojak. The second theme is by Jon Cacavas (below) and was only used on the final fifth season (1977-1978 and not counting any later revivals or TV movies). Both good but I prefer the Cacavas theme. I find it more dynamic and would have made me want to keep watching.
Rhoda (Full TV Series) 1974 - 1978
An American sitcom television series starring Valerie Harper that originally aired on CBS for five long seasons from September 9, 1974, to December 9, 1978. The first spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Harper reprised her role as Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky and flamboyantly fashioned young woman seen as unconventional by the standards of her Jewish family from New York City. Rhoda begins as the character decides to return to New York City from Minneapolis, where she soon meets and marries Joe Gerard (David Groh). Julie Kavner co-starred as Rhoda's sister Brenda, alongside Nancy Walker as their mother Ida Morgenstern. The series was the recipient of two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. The series opens with the pilot episode featuring Rhoda Morgenstern traveling from her home in Minneapolis to New York City, where she was born and raised, for a two-week vacation, staying with her younger sister, Brenda. While there, she meets Joe Gerard, a handsome divorcé who owns a wrecking company and has a ten-year-old son, Donny, whom Brenda babysits. Following Brenda's prompting, Rhoda and Joe meet and develop an instant attraction to each other which leads to their dating nightly for the duration of her vacation. After an argument about their feelings for each other, Joe asks Rhoda to stay in New York City, which she does, initially moving in with Brenda. Brenda, a bank teller, is an insecure person with low self-esteem with dating problems, similar to how Rhoda herself had experienced difficulty in dating in Minneapolis in the early years of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The first episode of Season 1, entitled "Joe", aired on CBS on Monday, September 9, 1974 at 9:30 PM. and immediately set a record by being the first and only television series ever to achieve a number-one Nielsen rating for its premiere pilot episode, defeating the ABC ratings juggernaut, Monday Night Football in the process. This record continues to stand after over 40 years. Rhoda and Brenda soon realize that the small studio apartment can't hold them both, so Rhoda moves in with their parents Ida and Martin (Harold Gould) at their apartment in The Bronx. Ida and Martin are the stereotypical Jewish parents. Ida is overbearing, overprotective, benevolently manipulative, and desperate to ensure her daughters find good husbands. Martin is her dutiful, mild-mannered husband. Ida initially goes to great lengths to baby her daughter. When it becomes apparent Rhoda is sliding into a rut by occupying her childhood bedroom, Ida forces her to move out for her own good. As the weeks go by, the relationship between Joe and Rhoda quickly blossoms. By the sixth episode, "Pop Goes the Question", an insecure Rhoda asks Joe where their relationship is heading. His response is to invite Rhoda to move in with him. After some careful thought, and consultation with her sister and father, Rhoda accepts Joe's invitation, but within minutes of moving in decides that rather than living together out of wedlock she prefers to be married. Rhoda attempts to convince Joe that they are very compatible and would be a happily married couple. After some hesitation, Joe agrees and a wedding is planned. Theme music composer - Billy Goldenberg
Billy Goldenberg, the Emmy-winning composer and songwriter, died Monday night at his home in New York City. He was 84. Goldenberg wrote the themes for such 1970s TV series as “Kojak,” &…
Film composer Billy Goldenberg wrote a masterful score for "Duel" (Steven Spielberg-.
Screenwriter Richard Matheson (in)famously asked him: "Is this noise or music, Billy?"
Billy Goldenberg's tubular bells in the soundtrack led the writer Richard Matheson to ask the composer: "Is this music or noise, Billy?".
As good as the tubular bells were in Mike Oldfield's music for "The Exorcist" (1973), they were not new.
Two years earlier, Billy Goldenberg had used the tubular bells in another horror movie - Steven Spielberg's first movie "Duel".
Billy Goldenberg's soundtrack for "Duel" (Steven Spielberg) is a masterpiece.
Billy Goldenberg, TV, Movie and Stage Composer, Dies at 84 https://ift.tt/2FlqZUZ
