Billy Chinnock who's song "Somewhere in the Night" was used as the final 'Search for Tomorrow' theme has died of an apparent suicide after battling lime disease.

The 1st version of the final SFT opening....

The actual music video for 'Somewhere in the Night' featuring members of the cast of SFT...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8K6gH1ULM

NY Times Obitiuary (note that they mistakenly attribute 'Somewhere in the Night' to 'The Edge of Night'. also, I have no idea what theme they're talking about for GL)

Completely unpopular opinion. but I absolutely love this opening.

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/arts/music/09chinnock.html

Bill Chinnock, 59, a Founder of Early E Street Band, Is Dead

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: March 9, 2007

YARMOUTH, Maine, March 8 (AP) — Bill Chinnock, an instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who was a founding member of what later became Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, died Wednesday at his home here. He was 59.

Mr. Chinnock’s manager, Paul Pappas, told WCSH-TV in Portland that he had committed suicide after being afflicted with Lyme disease.

Mr. Chinnock was a blues and roots rock stylist who played guitar and keyboards as well as sang and composed music.

A Newark native, he was a founder of the Asbury Park, N.J., music scene that propelled Springsteen to stardom. He fronted a band that included many future Springsteen musicians, including Danny Federici on organ, Vini Lopez on drums and Garry Tallent on bass, according to the Web site Backstreets.com, which is dedicated to Bruce Springsteen and New Jersey music news.

Mr. Chinnock moved to Maine in the early 1970s, and the other musicians eventually connected with Mr. Springsteen.

Mr. Chinnock made 13 albums, on labels including Paramount, Atlantic and Backstreet, as well on as his own label.

In addition to performing in Maine and around the country, he wrote music for films and television. In 1987 he won an Emmy for musical direction and composition for his song “Somewhere in the Night,” used as theme music for the soap opera “Edge of Night.” A duet he later recorded with Roberta Flack became a theme song for the soap opera “Guiding Light.”

His albums include “Badlands,” “Alive at the Loft,” “Dime Store Heroes,” “Livin’ in the Promised Land” and “Out on the Borderline.”

Already posted, Scott-my-ster!

http://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=16984

Well, well, well....you beat me to it Dust-Mite....I'll just merge the two together then.

I loved the opening before they changed it, with the shot of the sky. The one currently on the PGP Soap Channel. That is one of the best soap tunes I've ever heard.

I hated the final one and the credits as well, but I am sorry to hear Chinnock is dead. May he rest in peace.