Waterfront (adventure, starring Preston Foster)

     (Syndicated, produced 1953 - 1956)

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Open Theme 1: "Ahoy-Ahoy!" Intro, and "Magnanimous Arch" Main Title

    [confirmed in the composer's cue sheets and licensing agreements.]

    ["Ahoy-Ahoy! Arch" -- opening,
     Volume 26, #627 in the "Structural Music" library]

    ["Magnanimous Arch" -- theme, 
     Volume 26, #623 in the "Structural Music" library]

     Composer: Alexander Laszlo (ASCAP)
              [professional name of Sandor Totis]

     Original Publisher: Guild Publications of Calif., Inc. (ASCAP)

     1997 Publisher: The Regents of the University of Calif., 
                        o/b/o Alexander Publications (ASCAP)

     Copyright Date (Vol. 26:) April 23, 1954; Ep 79 806.
     Renewal Date ["Ahoy-Ahoy! Arch":]  Dec. 16, 1982; RE-148-491.
     Renewal Date ["Magnanimous Arch":] Dec. 16, 1982; RE-148-487.

     Recordings:

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Close Theme 2: "Arch of Light" and "Dome of Light" End Credits Theme

    [End Credits Theme made from splicing various measures from both;
     confirmed in the composer's cue sheets and licensing agreements.]

    [NOTE: This pair of cues was also used as an early Main & End 
     Credits Themes for "General Electric Theatre", which see.]

    ["Arch of Light" -- opening,
     Volume 16, #459 A-E in the "Structural Music" library]

    ["Dome of Light" -- closing, 
     Volume 16, #460 in the "Structural Music" library]

     Composer: Alexander Laszlo (ASCAP)
              [professional name of Sandor Totis]

     Original Publisher: Guild Publications of Calif., Inc. (ASCAP)

     1997 Publisher: The Regents of the University of Calif., 
                        o/b/o Alexander Publications (ASCAP)

     Copyright Date (Vol. 16:) July 10, 1952; Ep 63 675.
     Renewal Date ["Arch of Light":] Dec. 1, 1980; RE-78-018.
     Renewal Date ["Dome of Light":] Dec. 1, 1980; RE-78-023.

     Recordings:

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Theme 3: "Ahoy-Ahoy!" Intro, and "Ship Ahoy! (Dome)" Main & End Title Theme

    [confirmed in the composer's cue sheets and licensing agreements.]

    ["Ahoy-Ahoy! Arch" -- opening,
     Volume 26, #627 in the "Structural Music" library]

    ["Ship Ahoy! (Dome)" -- theme, 
     Volume 26, #633 in the "Structural Music" library]

    [This is probably the most well-known combination of
     cues, since both "Ahoy-Ahoy!" and "Ship Ahoy" are based
     upon the same motif.]

    [Related cues in the "Structural Music" library:
       "Ahoy in Fog",                   Vol. 26, #628
       "Ahoy at Sea",                   Vol. 26, #629
       "Enraged Ahoy--Quiet Down Ahoy", Vol. 26, #630
       "Brutal Ahoy",                   Vol. 26, #631
       "Windy Ahoy",                    Vol. 26, #632
       "Ahoy; Family Act End",          Vol. 26, #649
       "Ahoy; Dramatic Act End",        Vol. 26, #650
       "Ahoy; Comedy Act End",          Vol. 26, #651
       "Ahoy; Act Start",               Vol. 26, #652 A-B ]

     Composer: Alexander Laszlo (ASCAP)
              [professional name of Sandor Totis]

     Original Publisher: Guild Publications of Calif., Inc. (ASCAP)

     Current Publisher of cues: The Regents of the University of Calif., 
							o/b/o Alexander Publications (ASCAP)

     Copyright Date (Vol. 26:) April 23, 1954; Ep 79 806.
     Renewal Date ["Ahoy-Ahoy! Arch":]   Dec. 16, 1982; RE-148-491.
     Renewal Date ["Ship Ahoy! (Dome)":] Dec. 16, 1982; RE-148-496.

     Recordings: 
          LP: "Impact" (1959)
               RCA-Victor LPM/LSP 2042
               Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra
               [arranged by Ray Martin]

         CD Re-issue: "Impact" (1998)
               RCA/BMG (Spain) 74321 609942
               Buddy Morrow and his orchestra
               [arranged by Ray Martin]

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Open Theme 4: "S.O. of C. Identification" Main Title

    [this pretty melody, in a quasi-piano concerto style was
     used when "Waterfront" was sponsored by Standard Oil of 
     California -- known as Chevron outside of California...
     This same opener was used for "Chevron Theatre", a dramatic
     anthology show produced by Revue Productions, which see.]

    ["S.O. of C. Identification" -- opening,
     Volume 16, #452 in the "Structural Music" library]

    [a related cue is:
    "S.O. of C. Act End, Commercial" -- internal cue/ending for an act,
     Volume 16, #453 in the "Structural Music" library]

     Composer: Alexander Laszlo (ASCAP)
              [professional name of Sandor Totis]

     Original Publisher: Guild Publications of Calif., Inc. (ASCAP)

     1997 Publisher: The Regents of the University of Calif., 
                        o/b/o Alexander Publications (ASCAP)

     Copyright Date (Vol. 16:) July 10, 1952; Ep 63 675.
     Renewal Date ["...Identification":] Dec. 1, 1980; RE-78-028.
     Renewal Date ["...Act End...":]     Dec. 1, 1980; RE-78-027.

     Recordings:

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Close Theme 5: "Credit to S.O. of C." End Title

    [this pretty melody, in a quasi-piano concerto style was
     used when "Waterfront" was sponsored by Standard Oil of 
     California -- known as Chevron outside of California...
     This same closer was used for "Chevron Theatre", a dramatic
     anthology show produced by Revue Productions, which see.]

    ["Credit to S.O. of C." -- closing,
     Volume 16, #454 A-B in the "Structural Music" library]

     Composer: Alexander Laszlo (ASCAP)
              [professional name of Sandor Totis]

     Original Publisher: Guild Publications of Calif., Inc. (ASCAP)

     1997 Publisher: The Regents of the University of Calif., 
                        o/b/o Alexander Publications (ASCAP)

     Copyright Date (Vol. 16:) July 10, 1952; Ep 63 675.
     Renewal Date ["Credit to S.O. of C.":] Dec. 1, 1980; RE-78-022.

     Recordings:

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