(Syndicated, 1958; Syndicated, 1972) [as a young man, the once and future "James Bond", Roger Moore, starred as the romantic hero of this fictional adventure -- known as "Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe"; the series was produced by British Independent Television (ITC) with backing from the U.S. company Screen Gems, which distributed its release in syndication in the United States; It was based upon the hero of an 1819 Scottish novel by Walter Scott involving intrigues within the British court of Richard I; Ivanhoe was also the subject of several films -- including a 1952 MGM film with Robert Taylor in the lead role, which was scored by Miklos Rozsa; This TV series was re-released in 1972 during the years when "James Bond" films starring Moore hit the theatre screens. Another British-produced movie version of Ivanhoe was released in 1982 scored by Allyn Ferguson]
[aka: "Ivanhoe Theme"; aka: "Ivanhoe Tune"; Although a music credit in Craig Pattillo's book "TV Theme Soundtrack Directory" lists Edwin Thomas Astley as composer of this series THEME, contributor Jim Marshal dug a bit deeper and, after corresponding with ASCAP, verified the 1958 composer of the vocal THEME song was a relative unknown -- Ben Berenberg; So why was Astley credited in the book on TV themes? An opening horn fanfare spliced onto the song may have been an Edwin Astley cue, since he is given credit in ASCAP as composer of some "Ivanhoe Cues."] Composer: Ben Ross Berenberg (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music (ASCAP) 2018 Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music (ASCAP) c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY] U.S. Copyright Date: U.S. Renewal Date: Recording: