Arrangement: You Know the Password (1963-71, 2022 Password Theme)
0A simplified arrangement I did of another game show theme; this comes from the original "Password," used from 1963 to 1971 during the peak of the show's popularity with Allen Ludden as host (and Betty White as a frequent celebrity guest), and is entitled "You Know the Password." A remake of this was written for the current revival on NBC hosted by Keke Palmer, and featuring Jimmy Fallon as a regular.
I used a modified big band template for this one, so the instrument lineup is:
Flute
Sax section (2 alto, 2 tenor, 1 baritone)
4 B-flat trumpets
4 trombones
Jazz guitar
Piano
Acoustic bass
Drum set
Vibraphone
This arrangement © me and me alone
Original music composed by Bob Cobert
Password © Fremantle and everybody else who owns the rights; it was originally a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production.
Theme I attempted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGNC3VRtPM (original, which my arrangement is based on)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu41kSrfRek (how it sounds in the current era)
Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiFoTfGBFvU (1963 episode, celebrities are Betty White and Jack Paar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwQZKr0utjc (Lucille Ball and Gary Morton)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdA9Ul6KyFk (full show from the Jimmy Fallon era; the other celebrities are Yvette Nicole Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Joel McHale)