CourtTV Theme Songs (1995-2000)

I wrote music for a number of shows on this network (now called TruTV) from 1996-2000 including Crime Stories, The Greatest Trials of All Time, Legal Cafe, Snap Judgment, Justice Factory, and Your Turn, mostly with talented producers Lynne Kirby and Lori Siegel.   I got to write a couple of fun pieces in my true medium,  TV theme songs.

The Greatest Trials Of All Time – Theme Song 

Legal Cafe – Theme Song 

Dora The Explorer Theme Song – Demo

I was the original music director and theme song composer for Nickelodeon’s Mega-hit show for preschoolers,  Dora the Explorer.  It was quite an experience.  In someways it was like winning the lottery,  in other ways it was like Manchurian Kindergarten.   Kinda corporate.  Anyhoo…I left the show in June 2000, actually a few months before it premiered in September 2000 (the initial episodes were produced in the year and a half leading up to that date).  I gave up a pretty cushy spot to follow my bliss,  and who knew…it became an international hit (4 billion in merchandise?!), which now pays for me to do more creative stuff.  YES!….I got creative freedom.  I didn’t get 4 billion.  :)

 

Here is an early theme song demo track from early 2000, with yours truly singing.  Notice the vegas-style transition into the chorus. 

Under The Rainbow – Documentary Film Score

Under The Rainbow (2000) is the original Hasid-meets-Hippie documentary, made by Ryan Lifchitz.  In composing the underscore, I was aiming for a Grateful Dead-on the road-Americana-meets-Jewish-Jewish-Jewish.  Let me know what you think.

BTW, despite having diametrically opposed  beliefs on religion and politics, Ryan is one of by best friends.  It’s proof that love exists, I think.  :)  

LISTEN: Cues from Under The Rainbow soundtrack:

Opening Theme

Create A Vessel

On the Road

Welcome Home

Sh’ma

Theme (reprise)

G_d’s Table

 

WATCH:  Documentary