(NBC Primetime, 1965 - 1970;
Reruns and Syndicated)
[a fantasy sitcom about a U.S. astronaut who lives with a female
genie he found in an "Alladin's Lamp"-type bottle he found after
crash-landing on a deserted island...the first season the series
was filmed only in black and white; for the second series when
color was introduced a new THEME was written by Hugo Montenegro
which was a kind of samba that became well known; an animated
cartoon version was produced for Saturday Mornings 1973 - 1975]
[above is the title as filed for copyright; BMI title varation...
aka: "Jeannie";
this was a waltz theme by the songwriting team of Goffin & King]
Composers: Gerald ("Gerry") Goffin (BMI) and
Carole King (BMI)
[professional name of Carole Klein]
1978 Publishers: Screen Gems Music, Inc. (BMI)
2001 Publishers: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: Dec. 21, 1964; Eu 858 695.
Renewal Date: Nov. 20, 1992; RE-597-226.
Recordings:
[Above is the title as filed for copyright; The ASCAP database
title variations include:
aka: "I Dream Of Jeannie Theme";
aka: "Jeannie Theme";
aka: "Genie Theme"; BMI database title variations
aka: "I Dream Of Jeannie Main Title";
aka: "I Dream Of Jeannie End Credits"
ASCAP Credits only Buddy Kaye and Hugo Montenegro;
BMI Credits only Richard L. Wess and Hugo Montenegro
this was the perky little samba tune that become well-known]
Composers: music by Hugo Montenegro (ASCAP/BMI) and
Richard L. Wess (BMI); with
lyric by Buddy Kaye (ASCAP)
[professional name of Jules Leonard Kaye]
1978 Publishers: Colgems Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and
Screen Gems Music, Inc. (BMI)
2001 Publishers: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY; and
Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: Dec. 18, 1966; EP 232 762.
Renewal Date: Dec. 29, 1994; RE-686-111.
Recordings:
[Above is the title as filed for copyright;
A postscript...
20 years after the TV series first aired, a satirical version
of the TV THEME with new pop song lyrics was introduced, which
featured rapper "D. J. Jazzy Jeff" and Will Smith, an actor/singer
who had starred in the TV Series "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", who
went on to become a major motion picture star;
ASCAP lists all four names below as writers in its listing, and
a title variation aka: "All The Girls In The World Ain't..."
]
Composers: music by Hugo Montenegro (ASCAP/BMI),
lyric by Buddy Kaye (ASCAP)
[professional name of Jules Leonard Kaye],
adaptation by Willard ("Will"/"Fresh Prince") Smith (ASCAP),
and Jeffrey ("Jazzy Jeff") Townes (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY; and
Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ASCAP)
of New York, NY
Creation Date: 1986
Copyright Date: July 29, 1987; PA-338-781.
Recordings: