Fred Steiner, who wrote the theme music for Perry Mason (and much else) has died.
The Perry Mason theme sent my brother and me into a frenzy in early childhood. The four-note phrases became a lyric: “The mum - my PRAYERS! The mum - my PRAYERS!” (Repeat until delirious.) The theme’s title, as I just learned, is “Park Avenue Beat,” which doesn’t seem to have anything to do with mummies.
(Via Sounds & Fury via Musical Assumptions.)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Fred Steiner (1923–2011)
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I love that song as well. It's just so... so... over-the-top brassy. It makes me visualize a Mae West-type woman, moving sensually through a room full of men who keel over at the sight of her.
I always thought it was the best TV Theme and I didn't grow up in that era. Route 66 isn't bad either. There's a couple by Goldsmith and Mancini that aren't bad either.
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