Soap Opera Background Music Thread

[yr9190]

LOL I'm like that too whenever they play a classic Y&R score or cue, I tune out the dialogue mostly because i'm either shocked or in awe (or both LOL) that they are actually playing a classic piece of Y&R music.

I really like the show's softer piano "ballad" music they use to play for quiet tender or heart wrenching scenes. These 2 clips feature two versions of one of my favorite piano pieces.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfORgdUcI-s# (This one begins at 3:51)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de_keWalg18 (This one at 3:12)

[Darn]

Thanks, Toups and Turner.

[alphanguy74]

Yikes is right. I knew this was going to happen. I guess now all that's left is to pray for cancellation so the vaulted material will have a chance of being made available in some form.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Looks like Mike Dobson and Bryan Harrison (Music Supervisors) were the ones fired, per Christian LeBlanc on Twitter. Jennifer Johns (thank god!) was also fired.

https://twitter.com/CJLeBlanc/status/286883721741742080

[Toups]

Music Supervisors = Music Directors? Still sad to see them go. I was always like their music direction (again, pre-JFP).

Speaking of music direction, what's up with Paul Glass playing Sonny/Brenda's theme for any couple now? That's just wrong.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Yes, essentially the same thing. They're the ones who take direction from the producers and tell the composers what to produce and how they want it produced. Y&R's had a number of music supervisors over the years (Jez Davidson being the longest serving one), but Mike Dobson's been there for over a decade at this point.

Dobson and Harrison talk about their process in this article on the Sony site.

I knew the moment they used Sonny and Brenda's theme for Starr and Michael something was very wrong.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Y&RWorldTurner

[allmc2008]

I don't even watch this show but I love the music! This pisses me off on so many levels!! This may sound odd but I think we should start a petition or something to her Ass fired!

[Toups]

"Y&R has long been known for its music. So much so that it's "often described as a character unto itself,"

It's not anymore.

I haven't liked much of Paul Glass' music direction at GH which is disappointing because I thought OLTL's music direction was pretty good.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I hated OLTL's music direction (which is strange, I think Glass did good work during the Gottlieb years but not after that), but so much of OLTL's music seemed be to weirdly edited, with very industrial and metallic sounds during Valentini's tenure.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Y&RWorldTurner

[Toups]

RC Cates and Paul F. Antonelli were listed as the new music supervisors. RC worked with JFP at GH and Paul worked with JFP at HH and SB.

[allmc2008]

Good GOD! I thought the FOJ's were only Actors and a few writers! Didn't realize she slept with music supervisors as well!

[SOAPSFOREVER]

This is a travesty. Y&R's music is legendary. JFP, as usual, is focusing on all the wrong things, while lying to Y&R fans initially that she was only going to tinker with the show. The woman is a disaster as an EP. Josh is no better as a head writer. Both should be gone yesterday. But Steve Kent from Sony cast his lot with them. He's not going to give them the ax, unless his own job is threatened. Incompetence reigns supreme!

[Sindacco]

I thought Paul F. Antonelli was still on DAYS as music director.

[Toups]

I guess JFP stole him away.   He and RC Cates have got to stop using this song for practically EVERY Avery/Dylan scene.

 

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There's also too many songs being played.  It's like they're scoring for a primetime show.   I think today's episode had about 4 songs. 

[Ryan Chamberlain]

That song is horrible.

I can't take it anymore.

Also, there's way too much music on Y&R now.