[This Goodson-Todman game show changed its title over the
years, but the format remained very much the same -- two
teams of three people each -- containing a celebrity and
two non-celebrities contestants -- compete for prizes...
while filling in the blanks of a sentence on the game board;
In the 1983 version, the winners from "The Match Game"
went on to play "Hollywood Squares" in the second half
of the hour;
During 1990 - 1991, ABC tried to revive the show on its
Daytime schedule with M.C. Ross Shafer]
(NBC Daytime, 1962 - 1969 as "The Match Game";
CBS Daytime, 1973 - 1979 as "Match Game '73/'74/etc.";
Syndicated, 1975 - 1982 as "Match Game P.M.";
NBC Primetime, 1983 - 1984
as "The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour";
ABC Daytime, 1990 - 1991 as "The Match Game")
[Legal title, as per BMI...
aka: "Bailando En El Safari";
Bert Kaempfert was a German-born orchestra leader
who often used African Kwela music influences in his
arrangements and compositions; this pop instrumental
had been on worldwide pop charts ;
Curiously, the version used on the air was not the
Kaempfert original, but was one recorded by American
Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra which had reached #13
in 1962 on the American Top-40 charts]
Composer: Bert Kaempfert (German GEMA/BMI)
1978 Publisher:
2001 Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
U.S. Copyright Date: June 12, 1962; Eu 724 791.
U.S. Renewal Date: Aug. 3, 1990; RE-488-633.
Recordings:
CD: TV Quiz and Game Show Themes (2000)
[a production of "The Game Show Network"]
Varèse Sarabande Records 302 066 159 2
Composer: Morrie ("M.") Krantz (BMI)
1978 Publisher: Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)
2000 Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
[BMI alternate titles...
aka: "Match Game Open";
aka: "Match Game Opening";
aka: "Match Game Opening Theme";
aka: "Match Game Closing";
aka: "Match Game Closing Theme"
Bob Israel is president of the New York music production
company "Score Productions", so it is not known who actually
wrote the piece as a work for hire. It may have been Edd
Kalehoff who is also credited with writing THEME 4 below.]
Composer: Robert ("Bob") Israel (BMI)
[professional name of Robert Arnold Israel]
2001 Publishers: Togo Music (BMI)
c/o Sojourn Productions
a div. of Mark Goodson Productions, L.L.C.
of Santa Monica, CA; and
Keep Music Co. (BMI)
c/o Sojourn Productions
a div. of Mark Goodson Productions, L.L.C.
of Santa Monica, CA
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
CD: TV Classic Game Show Themes (1998)
[a production of "The Game Show Network"]
Varèse Sarabande Records VSD-5881
[above is title as filed for copyright; BMI title variations...
aka: "The Match Game Theme";
Edd Kalehoff also worked for Score Productions at one
point; so it's possible this THEME was written as a work
for hire for Robert Israel's "Score Productions" and is
the same as #3 above]
Composer: Edd Kalehoff (BMI)
[professional name of Edward Woodley Kalehoff]
2001 Publisher: Maxrex Productions (BMI)
c/o Edd Kalehoff Productions, Inc.
of New York, NY
Copyright Date: Nov. 2, 1983; PAu-559-476.
Recordings: