(NBC Primetime, 1968 - 1969;
ABC Primetime, 1969 - 1970)
[20th Century-Fox Television produced this series based
upon characters in the 1947 romantic fantasy movie of the
same name, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Gene
Tierney and Rex Harrison (with a memorable film score by
Bernard Herrmann);
The premise of both movie and TV series was that of a widow
who moves to a seaside cottage, and is befriended by the ghost
of its previous owner -- a crusty sea captain; the film
is set in 1900 in a cottage in Great Britain; the TV series
was set in contemporary 1960s in a in New England town; the
supporting cast included Edward Mulhare as the Captain and
comedic character actor Charles Nelson Reilly as his living
nephew; after the series was cancelled following a single
season on NBC, Fox Television got it picked up by ABC for
one more...]
Composer: Ralph Kessler (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Spectacular Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o NBC Television Network
of New York, NY
2001 Publisher: Spectacular Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI-April Music Co.
a div. of EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY
Copyright Date:
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[above is title in the BMI Repertoire database; Greeley's
listing in the 1980 ASCAP Biographical Dictionary includes
mention of the fact Greeley was the series' "Music Director"
so this may refer to the Kessler THEME above.]
Composer: George Henry Greeley (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [not found in the 1978 ASCAP Index of
performed compositions]
2001 Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing (Fox Sp. Acct)(BMI)
c/o Warner-Chappell Music Co.
of Los Angeles, CA
Copyright Date:
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Recordings:
[above is title as listed in the 1978 ASCAP Index of Performed
Compositions; BMI title variation in the 2001 Repertoire
database...aka: "Ghost & Mrs. Muir"]
Composer: Dave Grusin (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of David Robert Grusin]
1978 Publisher: Twentieth-Cent. Fox Mus. Corp. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: [Listed without publisher in the 2001 BMI
Repertoire database with the notation:
"additional publishers" (which usually means
ASCAP); Cues listed in the 2001 ASCAP database
by David Grusin were published by...]
Twentieth Century-Fox Music Corp. (ASCAP)
c/o WB Music Corp.
a div. of Warner-Chappell Music Co.
of Los Angeles, CA
Copyright Date: Feb. 3, 1969; EU 97 590.
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
[It is not known precisely when this THEME was used;
BMI also has a separate listing for "Ghost and Mrs. Muir BG-Cues"
by Geller, so indications are this is for a Main Theme.]
Composer: Harry Max Geller (ASCAP/BMI)
1978 Publisher:
2014 Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
of Los Angeles, CA
Copyright Date:
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