Grateful Dead Family Discography: Hitchcock Theme

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Theme (Funeral March Of A Marionette)

Composer: Charles Gounod

The theme music used for the TV programme Alfred Hitchcock Presents was "noodled" by the Grateful Dead during tuning.

The Hitchcock theme music is an extract from Funeral March Of A Marionette by Charles Gounod. This piece was written in 1872 and was originally intended to be part of a larger composition which was not completed. Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a series of TV dramas and mysteries presented by Alfred Hitchcock. The show ran between 1955 and 1965.

Recordings

The recordings listed below are those that refer to Alfred Hitchcock Presents. This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Alfred Hitchcock's Music To Be Murdered By, Jeff Alexander Orchestra, 1958
no info Music for a Private Eye, Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra, 1959
no info TV Themes, Various Artists, 1959
no info Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1986
Chiller, Erich Kunzel and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, 1989
Hitchcock: Master Of Mayhem, Lalo Schifrin and San Diego Symphony Pops, 1990
Psycho: Great Hitchcock Movie Thrillers, London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1992
no info TV Classics, Various Artists, 1994
Master Of Mayhem, Lalo Schifrin and San Diego Symphony Pops, 1997
no info Classical Terror, Vol. 2, London Symphony Orchestra, 1998
no info Psycho: Essential Alfred Hitchcock, City of Pargue Philharmonic Orchestra, 1999
no info Alfred Hitchcock Presents Signatures in Suspense, Various Artists, 1999
no info Halloween, Mannheim Steamroller, 2003
no info A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock, The Hit Crew, 2003
no info AMC Presents: Listen to the Movies Monsterfest, Various Artists, 2004
no info Signature Series: Fright Night, Various Artists, 2004
no info Greatest Science Fiction Hits V, Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra, 2006
no info Great TV Themes: The Golden Years, Vol. 1, Glen Soulis, 2006
no info Music from Films, Tom Ball, 2007
no info Fright Flicks, The Hit Crew, 2008