Gilligan's Island Original Music

[@hawkmaster381]

The incidental music of Season 1 was very haunting and had an ethereal aspect of being lonesome and lost. It was spooky. The episodes Goodnight Sweet Skipper and Wrongway Fieldman had a lot of it. The scene where Gilligan is in the lagoon watching Skipper sleepwalk back into the hut is probably the most lonesome of all.

[@Spec279]

Most agreed !

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

​@@Spec279Gilligan's Island was the best sitcom in television history.

[@jptaylor]

Musical talent like this doesn’t exist anymore, or at least isn’t in the public eye. What a lost art. Simply brilliant skill and imagination! Genius.

[@Spec279]

Yep and John Williams did music in season 1- then known as Johnny Williams

[@Funtasaurus]

I worked for Sherwood Schwartz a number of years ago and, among other things, pitched an idea to do something with this music, written mostly as you know by the great Gerald Fried (a wonderful guy). There's a lot of red tape that makes anything with Gilligan an uphill battle but I think Mr. Fried is the unsung hero of the show. Bless you for putting this together.

[@turboredcart]

SS seemed talented

[@DevilDogDen1775]

I'm 63, and Gilligan's island was definitely one of my favorite shows... And listening to this soundtrack brings back some wonderful memories.... ❤

[@stevebailey3827]

Decades ago, my best friend and I were standing in a line in Disney World one weekend. We'd both grown up watching Gilligan. To pass the time, we recalled and "sung" all of our favorite Gilligan musical cues. Man, does this bring back memories!

[@wellesradio]

Sounds like something I would have done, but it’s been so long since I’ve watched it, I don’t think I could do it now - except the robotic theme.

[@ralphfiligenzi8714]

This show still frickin' rocks to this day and I'm 57 years old!

[@scottmiller6495]

Superb music from an interesting television show that became immensely popular back in the great 1960s!!!!!

[@heavenatsbeha9418]

I loved this show, its fantastic and i miss watching this show, its very nostalgic to me!! I loved the songs!!! I always will love this show!!!💜 i started to revisit this show, its been years!!!

[@tzzlite]

Gilligan's Island has the coolest show music EVER!

[@jimlassiter749]

i will say it is #-2 and put lost in space & star trek TOS tied for 1st place...

[@eeddieedwards3890]

Absolutely fantastic! Classic timeless music (thank you John Williams & Gerald Fried). When you watch the 4th of July beach scenes in the original JAWS you can hear a bit of a nautical "Gilligan's Island" vibe. My favorite cues are from; 0:00-1:14, 3:02-3:19, 5:00-5:30, 5:32-5:52, 5:53-6:17, 6:37-6:53, 7:11-7:25 and 9:52-10:05. My absolute favorite is cue 6:37-6:53. Thank you for posting (and thank you Ridgie Style for compiling these great cues).

[@isletime77]

So many sounds, tones and instruments used in this music by John Williams shows up in ‘Lost in Space’ and other shows that he did music for.

[@kangalic]

I wish these were available on vinyl or CD

[@chriswhite2151]

So glad I found this! I might listen to it all night on repeat.

[@RWSCOTT]

thanks for sharing! 6:43- oh man, this one is drilled into my brain (along w/many others), reminiscent of Robert Drasnin. Still can't find the dream (or fantasy) sequence intro music.. flute melody paraphrasing the Ballad of the Minnow theme w/this whirly background motif.. loved that.

[@deadmanrunning6670]

Can't recall any other show which had so many nuance themes

[@eeddieedwards3890]

John Williams and Gerald Fried among others. Amazing talent. Such memorable music.

[@jjsc4396]

Amazing themes, that they're are so intensely evocative of the scenes and moods they represent. And the instrumental arrangements are perfect. The composer(s) and players, and perhaps now their children, should be very proud.

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Couldn't agree with you more! Well written.

[@toddpayne923]

The composer of these incidental pieces is John Williams of Star Wars fame!

[@georgeshelton6281]

I still like the classic black and white Gilligan's Island episode where Willie Gilligan was having this dream of being a king one day. Never catching butterflies again. 🦋 🤧 😪 😔 😢 😤 🦋

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

I like the episode where Mrs. Howell dreamed that she was Cinderella. Ginger and Mary Ann were her evil stepsisters. The Skipper was the mean stepmother. Gilligan was the fairy godfather and Mr Howell was Prince Charming.

[@towringer]

That signature tune at 9:16 used to get me emotionally. It was used in the last act of most Season 1 episodes and had a sad, mournful quality. They're still on the island after what happened today. IMHO, the music at 5:09 was the scariest in the series.

[@Carthaginian60]

Especially reminds me of Dawn Wells now that she's gone.

[@chriswhite2151]

True about both!

[@hawkmaster381]

I agree. The incidental music of Season 1 was very haunting and had an ethereal aspect of being lonesome and lost. It was spooky. The episodes Goodnight Sweet Skipper and Wrongway Fieldman had a lot of it.

[@stiggiestigwood3310]

Plenty of greatness here but you can go ahead and jump right to 6:43. That’s the stuff.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

Right on!

[@fredhurst2528]

For those of us who grew up on this show, these themes are engrained into our souls. Missing the whimsical butterfly theme I was hoping to hear.

[@mojavebrennan1375]

A total blending of EXOTICA-meets-baroque! Echoes of Eden Abhez, Robert Drasnin, Les Baxter, and Martin Denny. So many golden childhood memories. Brilliant!

[@rockyvines8045]

I always loved the background music to this show, and to think, someone has compiled it! WHAT A TREASURE!!! Thanks.

[@arexec1]

The music at 3:30 was always used for a scene to build some suspense or that required a more serious tone. For example, Jonathan Kincaid announcing that he planned to hunt one of the castaways.

[@dariowiter3078]

That character was played by actor Rory Calhoun, who appeared in the 1954 Marilyn Monroe-Robert Mitchum western River Of No Return. He played the main villain in that film. 🙂

[@brucep9729]

11:22 back from commercial &6:20 Gilligan's walking around theme! Amazing how many there are, and we know all of them

[@bigbass3]

10:05 reminds me of the scenes whenever The Skipper is frantically looking for Gilligan and saying "Gilligan little buddy!"

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

I came to this video looking for that exact piece of music... it was stuck in my head for some reason!

[@greggsmith8936]

At 13:37.... When I awoke in my beachside hut in Samoa at dawn many years ago, this is what I whistled.... looking out over the rustling coconuts...

[@normkirk65]

Although the music of Gilligan's Island is brilliant, fun, exciting, funny and fondly remembered, there were some "ominous" cues I remember even to this day ( 50 years later !!) that always gives me the creeps, such as in the episode "Meet the Meteor" the professor, Gilligan and the skipper are starting to walk back to the huts in their silvery, lead lined "radiation" suits, after putting up the lead lined cosmic ray screening, the professor comments "there is something funny/strange going on back there" and says " come on !" then that ominous bass violins, horns and some woodwinds depict a telltale sign of doom and gloom. I guess you had to be there lol !

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Yes, the presence of the Meteor spawned a lot of great thriller music.

[@sammee6602]

Whimsical listening fun. Love it.

[@fredsmith9788]

Gilligan's Island and Star Trek had the best music. It would be interesting to redo an episode or two of each show with the other's music just to see how freaky it would be.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

Great idea! Gerald Fried composed music for Star Trek, Gilligan's Island and Lost in Space (several of his 3rd season Lost in Space cues sound just like they were lifted from Gilligan's Island).

[@michaelweigel8253]

Wow natural jungle sounds in the track! Cool!

[@DJ-kq4pz]

The music arrangement starting at 7:10 thru 7:27 is my favorite

[@rebeccagutierrez1401]

Starting at 4:25 in the video.. I could imagine Gilligan tiptoeing into some dark cave and getting into trouble. Very mysterious.

[@gabeking9444]

1:59-2:17 I wish these type of songs had names, cause these where my favorite tunes of Gilligan's island

[@ClassicAustralianTV]

That piece is entitled Captial V from Voodoo by Gerald Fried

[@keithlewis4250]

John Williams composed alot of this music. Alaxander courage as well.

[@bobmartin5464]

I watched this show every weekday afternoon during the 2016-17 season, and now 2 back to back episodes seven days a week! Season 1 had 36 episodes, Season 2 had 32 episodes, and Season 3 had 30 episodes! The most watched afterschool show!

[@eeddieedwards3890]

Wow, that's close to 100 episodes and the show was only on prime time TV for three seasons (1964-1967). In 2023 most network TV shows run approximately 22 episodes per season. It's as if Gilligan's Island was on the air for 5 seasons! Lucky us.

[@mikejessup9304]

I'm trying to figure out why this music makes me feel good! Especially the little ditty at 7:11. I always loved the show. Maybe it's the nostalgia!

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Just may be the nostalgia? It works for me.

[@andrewpetik2034]

It is nostalgic for me....

[@chriswhite2151]

10:09 I swear I hear this in my head sometimes when I am in a tense situation!

[@rrrayrrray]

Such greatness! Thank you for posting!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

How old were you when you realized Mr. Howell was the voice of Mr. Magoo?

[@HinesRiley]

Great! (Even more Bravo, for your access to these Gems...)

[@addellopez8900]

0:38 favorite music part.

[@rillloudmother]

i need to get these setup on my phone so i can play them on demand. it would be very useful around the home and office.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

10:06 Finally found it! That music pops into my head at odd times.

[@kangalic]

Omg!!!! Me too

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@kangalic That's so awesome!

[@andrewpetik2034]

I thought that I was the only one....I don't understand it..

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@andrewpetik2034 It would play whenever someone was sneaking around. I think it happens whenever I'm trying to be quiet at night and not wake people up.

[@odielee9456]

The best times of my life 60's and 70's

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

The music at 2:00 is my favorite. I call that the "headhunter music".

[@snowpawwolf1123]

My childhood.

[@5950155]

wish i could by the score to gilligans island

[@DevilFish69]

This is great I've been looking for musical cues from this show forever.

[@ralviar100]

John Williams wrote some of this music.

[@panowa8319]

I think this all John Williams.

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

@@panowa8319 Saw a Gerald Fried interview recently. Between himself & John Williams, they composed most of the music for the show.

[@tuttt99]

@@LANESxNOWONLYx 14:22 sounds very John Williams -ish. If I were listing to it in isolation, I would think it was from the original "Lost in Space"

[@jedijones]

@@tuttt99 9:25 sounds a lot like Williams' theme for Lex Luthor from Superman.

[@brucep9729]

11:22 back from commercial

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

I LOVE THIS!

[@markkalfahs1047]

GILLIGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@allirogorilla]

"Quiet up there, you birds!"

[@livinginthepacific]

Can any of this music be used royalty free?

[@SpongeBobNumber1Fan2003]

6:43 Is My Favorite And 7:11

[@jjerel1953]

all it set itself in Right 🌿

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Alright! 6:43 - 6:55 is my most favorite music segment from the show also! From a musical standpoint, this 12 seconds of music is my emotional bond to the show, keeping the flames of nostalgia alive. Have an urge to carefully watch all of the episodes of S2 & S3 to count how many times this particular music score was used on the show, while documenting which episode & scene for each instance. Sitting here, can recall 3 instances: When Mr. Howell was standing outside one of the huts with the Skipper's binoculars in "Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho". When Gilligan sat down on his punching bag contraption lever to tie his shoe & knocked himself into a radio again in "Hi-Fi Gilligan". And when Gilligan said "It's a blue moon, Skipper, it's a blue moon" in "Ship Ahoax".

[@rrvtjd]

This is great!

[@PrivateOGITH]

There are 2 Musics That you Left OUT' at Least i Saved Mine...

[@philipmyers8890]

Awesome!

[@cougarramses6917]

You have EVERYTHING except that classic Sad Tuba Tune like when the Skipper was lacking vitamin C & couldn't lift the log... Everything else was very memorable..

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Yes, there was a lot of great music from that particular episode!

[@rvpstudiosstudios1028]

You forgot the music when Ginger entered..in one episode..the drums were beating every time she walked.

[@martymcfly5434]

There was also a softer melody used only in season 3 only also mostly when she'd enter scene...

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

See Gilligan's Island Original Music #2 by the same person that posted this video. It may be on there? Of course, there was so much music on all 98 episodes that more videos would need to be added to this original music series to cover all the music from the entire run of the show.

[@lilah5064]

You are so talented ! Oh my gosh keep up the amazing stuff! :)

[@martymcfly5434]

What about Ginger's theme which was used in season 3 only!! A very soft underscore heard when she'd enter a scene, soft horns and clarinets very different to any of the other cues heard in the entire series!!

[@melissalamphere6134]

Exactly, how could they leave that out?! It was a different one from the first season.

[@dariowiter3078]

What about The Mosquitoes' "Don't Bug Me" and "He's A Loser"? Why wasn't it included on this video?!? 😲😲😲😲😲

[@organjoe]

AWESOME - I wonder - do these tracks exist without the laugh track or sound effects?

[@ClassicAustralianTV]

Yes, they most of the original music tapes exist, sadly they have yet to be released to the public

[@batmanfoster5711]

My favorite show

[@greggsmith8936]

Did I miss the really scary music when Giĺligan turned into Mr. Hyde..and the vampire?

[@Godmadegav]

18 years old and I grew up with this show🔥

[@AntionetteWilliams-bp7lu]

Know you didn't. You may have seeing on DVDs but not growing up. I did and I am 58 years old go somewhere and sit down

[@DevilDogDen1775]

GODMADEGAV: 18, and you "grew up with this show" ???... Um, nope... I was born in 1960, and I grew up watching this show during it's original broadcast....

[@chicagoam1]

My favorite started at 7:11.... After school memories...

[@tuttt99]

16:04 was recycled and used in "It's About Time"

[@flatbaroque]

Yes to 14:21 and 6:43 still have not heard the 'coconut-dropping-on-the-head-of-skipper-staggering-walk' cue

[@shoomadeknutsen7196]

Yes, 6:43 is the greatest!

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

@@shoomadeknutsen7196 My sentiment exactly! Thank You!

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

It's mighty difficult to stuff 98 episodes of collective music into a 16:40 time segment. There is a Part #2 complementing this video. Perhaps the Skipper/coconut music you're referring to may be in Part #2?

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Fantastic! Where is the spider song?

[@christopherhildebrand7951]

Oh! Hell yeah!

[@TTJH1967]

The music that starts at 7:10 is my favorite!

[@dusterdude238]

was the picture in the video a promo or publicity picture that was taken before the show started? because the radio is different from the one used on the show. it had a white plastic case

[@towringer]

Yes, it was a promo photo before things were finalized.

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

Goes to show that Mr. Howell was indeed wealthy enough to own "2" different portable transistor radios!

[@carriejohnson4521]

12:24 sounds like My Three Sons is going to start.

[@sebring1960]

Very cool, Thanks!

[@Emily-ob4iw]

I love 3:19

[@vincevega0]

00:17 Merry Old Land of Oz from The Wizard of Oz. 01:59 My favourite.

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

12:15. Japanese sailor. “ Good rooking”

[@toborobo]

5:10 Are you a good ghost or a bad ghost?

[@txbeargreg]

Did John Williams write these incidental pieces?

[@toddpayne923]

I believe he did!!

[@cobaltbovine]

10:15 or so ...........priceless!!

[@cougarramses6917]

Randolph Blake

[@charlesh946]

That erie sound got me as a kid and still does. yikes

[@blackkabnet]

To me 6:42 and 16:14 my favorites

[@LANESxNOWONLYx]

I'm with you on that 6:42! Thank You!

[@vidivanburen9614]

I don't like this video. I *love* it!

[@5950155]

Ridgie Style +++

[@panowa8319]

What about the Shark Attack theme?

[@bachrocktheamericahatersan5799]

10:06

[@cougarramses6917]

Randolph Blake

[@michaelcunis8329]

Cougar Ramses also when the telephone cables washed up on shore. The professor was walking back and forth examining them and this music was playing.

[@rebeccagutierrez1401]

Hey skipper

[@jjgreek1]

Thurston is holding the wrong radio!

[@5950155]

they never had a radio

[@LeathanL]

6:43.😊

[@bingrim]

7:11

[@jbspore]

6:43

[@cobaltbovine]

11:25.....................13:20........16:07

[@michaelweigel8253]

5 thumbs down are headhunts

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

Or the hundreds of people who left them on the island

[@Sam53148]

6:16; 3:21

[@Lost_omen]

5.00

[@Lost_omen]

5:00

[@CamiciNera-17m]

6:43. 🥰

[@PubicGore]

0:17

[@SmoothCriminal69]

7:11, 9:16

[@sidelio532]

6:20