Melody from the cartoon "The Kid and Carlson": history of creation, appearance on Soviet screens

Behind every tune is a different history. Many different compositions, sounds and title songs were created for the shows and cartoons that began to gain popularity with the advent of television, but how did they become . part entertainment programmes?

Today we're going to find out where in the famous Soviet cartoon "The Kid and Carlson." the ghost chase song appeared and who started the TV show "Field of Miracles".

Merv Griffin is the author of the famous tune and... the inspiration for Field of Miracles

Merv Griffin - a man who should rightly be considered the creator of America's best entertainment shows. He began his career as a big band singer on radio, occasionally appearing in films from the company's Warner Bros.. After working for a few years and later buying out his contract, Griffin began to develop in the television direction. Then the former actor was hired leading into several shows, and by the early '60s Merv was savvy enough for the profession.

In 1965, Griffin launched his own television programme "The Merv Griffin Show"where the host invited artists, poets, politicians and other famous people. This format of the show brought Griffin a lot of popularity by discussing acute the more. "The Merv Griffin Show" has existed for twenty years.

In the late 1960s, Merv became the leading nocturnal show on CBS, where he also invited guests to discuss the situation in the country. Despite Griffin's excellent work on his own show, the channel was not happy about discussing the Vietnam War on live television. After a while, Merv was. dismissedbut almost immediately got a job at Metromedia.

The show's history begins in 1964 "Jeopardy?"which Merv created and produced. It ran until it was banned by NBC, but was followed by a sequel called "Wheel of Fortune."which has become prototype of the Russian programme "Field of Miracles". The show had high ratings throughout its history, but it was closed in the late 80s. The programme became a phenomenon again when a nightly version of the show appeared in 1983, at which time Griffin wrote the recognisable tune "Changing Keys".

Afterwards. official cancellations of the NBC show have been produced two revivals: in 1978 and 1984. Currently being released syndicated versions of "Jeopardy?" and "Wheel of Fortune."

Merv sold his company in early 1986 Merv Griffin Enterprises for $250 million. After that, the magazine Forbes named Griffin the richest Hollywood performer in history. Among other things, he retained the title. creator TV shows.

In the following years, Griffin appeared on television as a creative editorand in 2007 the showman was again involved in the production of the programme "Merv Griffin's Crosswords", which was broadcast by NBC.

Merv was a versatile and creative person, and apart from creating shows he never forgot his passion for music. He often wrote for his shows songsthat more than one generation who watched "Jeopardy?" and "Wheel of Fortune" knows. It was he who wrote the famous melody for the animated film "The Kid and Carlson."which was released in 1968.

What does a funeral march have to do with it, and who's making all those "funny" noises

In 1962, for one of his projects, Merv recorded a song called "House Of Horrors"which is a mixture of bits of songs from Camille Saint-Saëns' Dance of Death and Chopin's Funeral March.

Only in the recording Merv did not participate as a vocalist. Griffin makes all the sounds that the simultaneously amusing and frightening "motorised ghost" in the cartoon makes myself. The record company tried to take the last shreds of the genre's success with the help of Merv Griffin's surging popularity "twist". Only the recorded song, released by the Mercury label, did not make it into the full version of the legendary Soviet cartoon.

How Griffin's tune made it into a Soviet cartoon

The music for the iconic "Little Boy and Carlson" was written by composer Gennady Gladkov. It was only at the moment of chasing the crooks that Merv Griffin's recording was incorporated into the cartoon. In 1968. Boris Filchikovformerly a sound engineer for Soyuzmultfilm, has isolated House Of Horrors. several pieces and put them into the cartoon music.

A tune now known to every person who grew up on Soviet cartoons, unspecified in the credits, so it's unclear how a Soviet film studio bought the rights to such a unusual composition.