Themes For TV Drama: The Music of Robert Earley
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| # | Track | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Man at the Top Main titles | ||
| 2. | Man at the Top Commercial break in | ||
| 3. | Man at the Top Commercial break out | ||
| 4. | Man at the Top End title short | ||
| 5. | Man at the Top End title medium | ||
| 6. | Man at the Top End title long | ||
| 7. | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Main title | ||
| 8. | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Commercial break in | ||
| 9. | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Alternate | ||
| 10. | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes End title reduction | ||
| 11. | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes End title long | ||
| 12. | Public Eye |
| # | Track | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Special Branch (1969) Opening reduction 1 | ||
| 2. | Special Branch (1969) Opening reduction 2 | ||
| 3. | Special Branch (1969) Commercial break in | ||
| 4. | Special Branch (1969) Commercial break out | ||
| 5. | Special Branch (1969) End title reduction | ||
| 6. | Special Branch (1973) Main title | ||
| 7. | Special Branch (1973) Incidental 1 | ||
| 8. | Special Branch (1973) Commercial break in | ||
| 9. | Special Branch (1973) Incidental 2 10 | ||
| 10. | Special Branch (1973) Commercial break out | ||
| 11. | Special Branch (1973) Incidental 3 | ||
| 12. | Special Branch (1973) End titles |
Lancashire-born Robert Sharples is probably best remembered as the musical director of prototype TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, where he was frequently name checked on screen by host Hughie Green, but it was under the pseudonym Robert Earley that he provided memorable themes and incidental cues for a range of ITV drama series during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.
Themes for TV Drama brings together some of Earley's best-known compositions, ranging from the smokey, jazz-tinged Public Eye (perfectly encapsulating the down-at-heel milieu of investigator Frank Marker) to the brassy, urgent aggression of Special Branch.
This EP is presented on 80g virgin vinyl featuring new transfers from original analogue tape elements. Mastering engineers Ray Staff and John Webber at Sir George Martin’s legendary AIR studios mastered the audio for this and cut the lacquers. The high quality pressing was done by the renowned Pallas pressing plant in Germany.
Themes for TV Drama brings together some of Earley's best-known compositions, ranging from the smokey, jazz-tinged Public Eye (perfectly encapsulating the down-at-heel milieu of investigator Frank Marker) to the brassy, urgent aggression of Special Branch.
This EP is presented on 80g virgin vinyl featuring new transfers from original analogue tape elements. Mastering engineers Ray Staff and John Webber at Sir George Martin’s legendary AIR studios mastered the audio for this and cut the lacquers. The high quality pressing was done by the renowned Pallas pressing plant in Germany.