(NBC Daytime, 1980 - 1982) [After "Somerset" made television history as the first netework soap-opera spin-off -- derived from the NBC soap "Another World" (1964 - 1999), which see -- Proctor and Gamble took another gamble on an unusual concept -- a soap opera costume drama -- set in historical Texas in the ante-bellum era (pre-civil war days); it was also a loosely derived spin-off from "Another World"; A mid-run time change of producers, a plot course correction and a different THEME didn't help -- its ratings sank after two valiant years... Bob Israel was President of "Score Productions" in New York, who often made "work for hire" arrangements with composers.]
Composer: Robert ("Bob") Israel (BMI) [professional name of Robert Arnold Israel] 2001 Publisher: [not listed in BMI or ASCAP, but is probably... Score Productions, Inc. (BMI) of New York, NY] Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[The title as filed for copyright was: The "Texas" Theme; ...this THEME was also recycled as a background for several Citicorp commercials during the 1980s Rob Mounsey did this as a work-for-hire via a music production company owned by Elliott Lawrence Broza which supplied music for the series...] Composer: Rob Mounsey (ASCAP) [professional name of Robert Perry Mounsey] 2001 Publisher: The Elliott Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) of Purdys, NY Publication Date: Sep. 15, 1981; Creation Date: 1981; Copyright Date: July 1, 1982; PA-142-781. Renewal Date: Recordings: