Mini-Ep #82: GGACP Theme Song Composers
Oct 20, 2016•35 min
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Summary
Gilbert Gottfried and Frank Santopadre welcome theme song composers John Murray and John Fotiades to discuss the origins and inspirations behind the mini-episode music. The composers share how they crafted unique themes like "Colossal Obsessions" and "Listener Mail," influenced by spy movies, Peter Sellers, and Burt Bacharach. The episode also features an amusing segment where Gilbert's off-key singing is transformed into a full song, and they all bond over their favorite classic TV theme songs, including "F Troop" and "All in the Family," capped by a rare Sammy Davis Jr. rendition.Episode description
Each week, comedian Gilbert Gottfried and comedy writer Frank Santopadre share their appreciation of lesser-known films, underrated TV shows and hopelessly obscure character actors -- discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried treasures. This week: "The 4:30 Movie"! "After the Fox" redux! Gilbert covers Soupy Sales! And bossa nova meets Bacharach!
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