OldGit Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I get to half watch/listen to quite a bit of kids' telly .. I've noticed there's some really good bass playing on some of it. Arthur the Aardvark has Ziggy Marley doing the really good theme tune and some sparkling bass oriented incidental music. No idea who it is, of course, as the credits go too fast to read Everyone Hates Chris has a sound track by Marcus Miller... Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 The band taht recorded 'Mr Benn' has some top notch players in it, including Kenny Wheeler. To the Producers credit, the musicians are listed on the end credits. I once saw Alphonso Johnson's name on a US kid programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 [quote name='bilbo230763' post='196940' date='May 12 2008, 09:54 AM']The band taht recorded 'Mr Benn' has some top notch players in it, including Kenny Wheeler. To the Producers credit, the musicians are listed on the end credits. I once saw Alphonso Johnson's name on a US kid programme.[/quote] Abe Laboriel ended up writing all the incidental music for the final season of CHiPs. Apparently the producers dumped the orchestra and just left him in the studio to get on with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombboy Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Dora The Explorer... When The Map makes his entrance, he does so over a great walking bass line! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILrwQG5Typ8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILrwQG5Typ8[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 A big eyebrow raiser was when ITV's kids program Five O’clock Club used the Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated as the live band. Cliff Burton was on bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 (edited) Space 1999 - John McCoy of Gillan / Mammoth fame provides the bottom 4 for the title music. On acid. [url="http://www.planetbass.fsnet.co.uk/johnmccoy.html"]Interview.[/url] Edited May 13, 2008 by johnnylager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Not really TV, but I used to want to play the bassline on "The Generation Gap" kids game theme on Jamie Theakston's Heart FM breakfast show. The current version is simpler, but the previous version they used up until last year was great. Big walking thing that was really fast. I am assuming it was a parody of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Deal or no Deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Here's Arthur The Ardvark's theme .. Ziggy Marley [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Im6t_08OE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Im6t_08OE[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) Hider in the house features snippets of unexpected records - this morning a touch of Iron Butterfly's Inagadadavida Edited May 13, 2008 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_In_Yer_Face Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) [quote name='johnnylager' post='196961' date='May 12 2008, 10:30 AM']Space 1999 - John McCoy of Gillan / Mammoth fame provides the bottom 4 for the title music. [url="http://www.planetbass.fsnet.co.uk/johnmccoy.html"]Interview.[/url] [/quote] You couldn't make this stuff up could you ? I love this theme music...takes me back to 1976 Edited May 13, 2008 by Bass_In_Yer_Face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misrule Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 There's some good stuff on Me Too! -- the daft show by the Balamory team about what parents get up to while their kids are with a child minder. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I've always loved the bass parts in a lot of the Disney films music! Lion King and Little Mermaid has some great lines! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah5string Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I was seriously impressed when 'Carrie and Davids Popshop' on cbeebies featured David showing kids how to play a bass and create a bassline... full respect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanbish Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 [quote name='misrule' post='197703' date='May 13 2008, 09:10 AM']There's some good stuff on Me Too! -- the daft show by the Balamory team about what parents get up to while their kids are with a child minder. Cheers Mark[/quote] I remember catching an episode of Ballamory (that my son was watching, I hasten to add) that featured one of the grooviest, funkiest slap lines ever. I very much doubt it was him, but it really sounded like Mark King - style, tone etc. Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misrule Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 [quote name='bassmanbish' post='198079' date='May 13 2008, 04:14 PM']I remember catching an episode of Ballamory (that my son was watching, I hasten to add) that featured one of the grooviest, funkiest slap lines ever. I very much doubt it was him, but it really sounded like Mark King - style, tone etc. Cheers Matt[/quote] There's a very fast slap line on Me Too! as well, while some woman cleans a bus. Since it's the same production company, it may be the same bassist. I had a rummage around the internet but I can't find out who it was. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 (edited) LOL, you guys need to get out more. Saying that, ive got the theme from the bloody Wonder pets in my head at the moment. ahhhhhh Edited May 16, 2008 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanbish Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='200173' date='May 16 2008, 09:33 AM']LOL, you guys need to get out more. Saying that, ive got the theme from the bloody Wonder pets in my head at the moment. ahhhhhh[/quote] "What's gonna work? Teamwork!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='200173' date='May 16 2008, 09:33 AM']LOL, you guys need to get out more.[/quote] Well if that's you in your avatar you probably know all these shows and the bass lines the Dallas theme has some funky "flat wounds with pick" sounds .. Chris Evans keeps playing it as a jingle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='200549' date='May 16 2008, 04:43 PM']Well if that's you in your avatar you probably know all these shows and the bass lines the Dallas theme has some funky "flat wounds with pick" sounds .. Chris Evans keeps playing it as a jingle[/quote] Yeah, thats me. got my dad to take it. Had to drag him away from Ben 10. Agreed though, kids programs do have some great tunes and do seem quite rhythm and bass based. Make me want to go home and watch CBBC now (or even Cbeebies) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Dill Katz used to play on [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Away"]Play Away[/url]. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cant"]Brian Cant[/url]? Genius. With a risky name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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