The Computer Chronicles Soundtrack on Vinyl

[@LGRBlerbs]

For reference here's my Computer Chronicles Christmas episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGLMeohni9qcaK8 And yes, this blerb has been hit with four copyright matches and counting. WHATEVER - _enjoy the music!_

[@djassassinuk]

I reckon the "R" stands for remix

[@it4hoomanz]

Definitely joining the Patreon to do my part to balance this out.

[@EriolGaurhoth]

Is there a limit until KZbin forcibly takes it down? I defnitely need to get my hands on this album.

[@nimeq]

As a yurpian, it's just elevator level noise :P

[@codyisrude]

Is this already archived on the archive site?

[@ComputerChroniclesRevisited]

Clint, I'm the writer of the "Computer Chronicles Revisited" blog you referenced on your Christmas video. This was a great find! I've never taken the time to look into the theme music myself as I have enough to do researching the content of the show. But I should've known you'd be the one to track this down. 🙂

[@LGRBlerbs]

Ah you’re a legend, thanks so much for all your work! If you ever choose to, I hope you can find a copy of this record yourself :)

[@hamspray999]

This is an off topic segue but you might be the best person to ask. I know a fella who's really into Cheifet and the Chronicles and is always looking for any of the newsletters that are mentioned at the end of episodes. Do you know if any of them exist online anywhere?

[@ComputerChroniclesRevisited]

@hamspray999 I've never seen one, either online or offline. If anyone has them, it would probably be Stewart himself, or maybe his old producer, Sara O'Brien.

[@hamspray999]

​​@@ComputerChroniclesRevisited Yeah, I've been looking for them on and off for years so I figured they were unavailable. Think that's it for the search so... When I saw your name here I figured there was no better person to ask! Cheers for the reply

[@tsalikaki]

Your blog is so thoroughly researched so contextual to the eras, it's my favorite thing to read. Cheers from Greece!

[@hammondeggsmusic]

I haven't seen that Network Music logo in years. Worked in a small tv studio that had the whole library on CD, only then I realized that was what the Weather Network was using for their music (early/mid 90's and for quite some time afterwards) - and yes, this very song was used for forecasts too.. reminds me of cold winter days checking the weather before everything was on your phone.

[@LGRBlerbs]

Nice! Weather albums are now _on my radar._

[@CasualSpud]

Also used in Radio.. recognized the logo as well

[@jbmcb]

The original weather channel music was done by Trammel Starks, a 3-CD set called Music for Local Forecasts that IIRC came with the Weatherstar machines. It's available online if you look in the right places. My son has one of the tracks as his ringtone and nearly everyone says "Hey that sounds familiar.."

[@E5rael]

Trammel Starks's tracks have been used quite a bit in analog horror.

[@jbmcb]

@@E5rael LOL Local58? :)

[@poppybasers]

Thanks for showing me Computer Chronicles in your Christmas video!

[@LGRBlerbs]

My pleasure, the more people know about it the better!

[@Quake120]

@@LGRBlerbs When I first discovered Computer Chronicles, I went on one hell of a binge watch session and learned an absolute truckload of computer history! RIP Gary Kildall, your contributions to the computer industry are shamefully lesser known.

[@Eyetrauma]

5:13 “And you’re here to demonstrate ‘night core’ to us today?” “That’s right Stewart.” “Great.”

[@BradTheProducer]

Welcome to the endlessly deep rabbit hole of production music! There’s a shocking amount of this stuff that’s actually available on streaming sites like Spotify (including Byte By Byte!) I like having it play stations based on songs and seeing what familiar stuff I find. Then it’s a series of Google searches to find where I remember songs from.

[@OM19_MO79]

Back when the Internet was still the Wild West, I found some interesting uploads, like one that was from the agency that made some Atari ads but couldn’t recognize anything from it. These apparently were made for internal use, just in case they needed to re-record something or use it for something else, like local ads. it seems they weren’t even made for archiving purposes.

[@justindumlao]

So many good themes on library music collections. “Interlude” for the Joy of Painting especially.

[@BradTheProducer]

@@justindumlao My personal favorite is Deadlines by Network Music Ensemble, which is the Big Bill Hell's Cars song. [edit] OH, and also Lubricator from DeWolfe Music, which is the Blood Debts end credits music.

[@LatitudeSky]

They've been publishing these tracks to KZbin to get them into the content match system so they can enforce copyrights or monetize videos that use the songs. Previously, they had to rely upon producers being honest and paying for needle drops. The new era of online videos largely didn't follow those rules but got away with it because these songs were generally not in the content databases. So there's an effort to fix that now.

[@Dorelaxen]

That's awesome. The CC song reminds me of Sunday afternoons watching PBS with my mom as a kid. Computer Chronicles, This Old House, The Woodwright's Shop, Julia Child, and the New Yankee Workshop,. then later in the evening, Are You Being Served, Monty Python and Dr. Who. Better days, man.

[@CTFlyer7]

I must commend you on rebuilding without ever letting us know too much about how hard it must be. Strong man.

[@thepirategamerboy12]

5:16 you do get to hear in a CC episode about Japanese computers, the credits go on a bit longer in that one to mention hotel accommodations and such.

[@LGRBlerbs]

Ahh you're right! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJPLYouGadB2ipY

[@T.E.S.S.]

I love Blerbs!

[@LGRBlerbs]

I’m glad! Thank you

[@kefkafloyd]

If you're interested in the second opening theme (introduced with the 1990 opening sequence) check out Zenith by John Manchester. It's on the Omnimusic volume "Fusion." OM 9 on CD, OM 152 on vinyl.

[@LGRBlerbs]

I will, thank you!

[@kefkafloyd]

@@LGRBlerbs It's also available on KZbin as well, in case anyone in the comments is looking for it!

[@mhmrules]

@@kefkafloyd kzbin.info/www/bejne/anOxlntng7iibdksi=YeSNGSFIJ_iTXvI6

[@JimLeonard]

Good lord, I checked this record out of my local library and used it on-air (high school radio station). Can't believe you found it.

[@LGRBlerbs]

Of course you did, Jim. This does not surprise 😁 I’m so glad to have searched for it at exactly the right time, apparently!

[@JimLeonard]

@LGRBlerbs More surprisingly: I did *not* pick the computer chronicles theme music for playing on air! It sounded too much like a newsroom, and that wasn't what I was doing on air.

[@PXAbstraction]

That is the most delicious late 70s/early 80s synths ever!

[@integerofdoom69]

Giving me a synthgasm.

[@jonothanthrace1530]

I'm a huge sucker for pure synth music from before the days of trackers and digital sampling, so thank you for this video, Clint.

[@Controllerhead]

On some episodes in the credits you could hear the entire arrangement, rarely, and usually the videos cut off before that. Great find!

[@v3g374]

I am not from the US so I had no chance of watching it live but I have discovered Computer Chronicles late, maybe 10-15 years ago? It was instant love for me. It have this positive energy that is almost gone from the world by now. And this tune is so nostalgic for me even if I wasn't there originally when the show aired. Thank you Sir! 🤘

[@ShadowTheHedgehog85]

Well now you made me blast the whole corporate music repertoire from C. Palmer on my commute. It's so nostalgic, positive and just makes me smile.

[@farshing]

3:58 the startup sound for the turntable is the JR station announcement jingle

[@ranseus]

The music sounds like it was inspired by the TRON soundtrack, and I appreciate that very much.

[@CantankerousDave]

Kinda reminds me of the solar sailer segment.

[@benanderson89]

I've listened to a fair number of library tracks (especially sonoton, where I even mimicked the album/single covers for my own work). The "other arrangement" you hear isn't really another arrangement and is quite common on library compilations; many instruments are simply removed so that you can continue the song without the bombastic hooks interfering with a presenter's speech. You synchronise the tracks and then fade or jump between them in post if I recall correctly so you can keep the song going whilst keeping the speaker legible. Perfect example I can think of off the top of my head is the Hay's Travel theme.

[@umblapag]

That's exactly what I thought about the second version! It felt like someone was just about to start reading a news digest

[@j0hnf_uk]

Production music is a whole genre of music that's largely overlooked, and yet, some of it is probably some of the widest known via television, as a lot of it is used as either theme tunes to shows, or is used as incidental music. It's a particular hobby of mine to collect this stuff. Electronica being one of the sub-genres. If anyone's interested they could always visit the Library Music Themes forum and discover a whole new world of music. This particular album is from 1983 and is composed by Craig Palmer.

[@virtuserable]

4:22 - Ahhhhhhhhh the memories of such wonder and hope for the future... also combovers

[@LGRBlerbs]

The most _breathtaking_ of combovers.

[@Tamhvm]

4:00 What the heck... A Japan Railway chime as the power-on sound? Someone's going to have soooome trouble. Anyway, awesome video, I didn't know you could still get these soundtrack records!

[@trevorlane]

I immediately thought of the Yamanote Line when I heard that chime lol

[@423tech]

That threw me off too. Mamonaku!

[@richardthunderbay8364]

I'm so happy that the Computer Chronicles is on KZbin. What a time capsule.

[@stevethepocket]

I really wish PBS had their own i-Player style site with professionally-digitized archives of every show they've ever aired. I'd donate to fund that.

[@TastyBusiness]

【Ｃｈｅｉｆｅｔｗａｖｅ】哀ラ奥

[@toasTr0n]

Wow. Thanks so much for showing this. I've now found C. Palmer's other works and just enjoying them so much. It's just all kinds of late 70s to mid 80s themed instrumental music. I also recognize "Ponderosa" from the _Pioneer Spirit_ EP as being used by United Artists Theatres for one of their on-screen policy trailers!

[@aapoetik]

Ok now we need the NIN remix cover

[@Aaron.Newman]

So awesome, I never knew that theme song had a longer version.

[@md-1988]

Neat! I used to comfort-watch old Computer Chronicles episodes all the time about 10-15 years ago, I love that tune

[@toyfreaks]

I love finding out where stuff like this comes from! My grandpa was a doctor and would get promotional casette tapes from pharmacutical and mecial device companies. I discovered them when I was working in the production studio of my college radio station. So commercial musical intros, outros and whips would pop up regularly on those commercial tapes. I would record them to half-inch loop carts and get them all cued up like Laurie Anderson. I'm so happy I got to experience this all before digital

[@kairon156]

This was really chill to listen to. Many of these give me old school TV vibes.

[@GenmaKragoth]

This was the perfect way to brighten up my day. Thanks for sharing Clint.

[@Gent82]

I've found so many amazing albums like this on YT, used for musical interludes, background music and whatever else TV and video producers need music for.

[@Syllacrostics]

This put a huge smile on my face! I love my fellow nerds who geek out over these types of things. And this music friggin slaps!

[@Sedan57Chevy]

There was so much amazing instrumental music written and recorded that has unfortunately been lost and forgotten. From synth to muzak, these deliciously retro tracks are one of the best ways to disconnect from the modern world and put yourself in the mindscape of a different time and place. Good music can bring you to a different world.

[@Autistic_Pixel]

I want that LGR CD Coaster. If you ever do a storefront again I'm for sure buying merch from you Clint

[@larrywilliams8010]

AOL used to give them away :)

[@drgribb]

This is so cool. Didn't know this exists. Surprisingly affordable on discogs, but no one's selling it :'( . Wish there was one for the similar Swedish TV show, Bit För Bit!

[@LGRBlerbs]

Yeah I was surprised to see it costing so little for how few seem to be available

[@drgribb]

​@LGRBlerbs Thanks, this video actually convinced me to just go look up the music for Bit för Bit, to see where I could find it! ...Turns out it's from a very famous French ambient/electronic composer, so not a lot of difficulty finding those albums 😅

[@ar_xiv]

I was about to say, that’s just mr jarre, one of the most successful electronic producers ever

[@drgribb]

@ar_xiv You are so correct! And I had no idea all this time who Jean Michel Jarre was ^_^'. I'm excited to check out the rest of his music. But I also was able to find that the other memorable music they used for theme and interstitial music in the show was from the KPM series of library music, by someone named Graham de Wilde, so perhaps that one's a bit more obscure haha.

[@ar_xiv]

@@drgribb now we’re talking! Kpm is great and exactly of the same caliber/market as this network release.

[@Dannykm]

Great stuff, imagine how great it will sound on your normal setup!

[@LGRBlerbs]

Seriously can't wait to get that going again!

[@MayaPosch]

@@LGRBlerbs I hope you can avoid using this cheap record player with this record as much as possible. As TechMoan Matt found while reviewing a few of these cheap mechanisms, they tend to have pretty high downforce, which can damage records. Best to preserve it for the good setup :)

[@craigj2966]

I've watched every episode of Computer Chronicles, most of them multiple times. But I'm still hoping you are going to do some more videos featuring it. Maybe a video that just features some highlights from the Random Access File to track the computer news over the years. Or maybe some of the predictions that were made and how close or far they ended up being from what really happened.

[@MattTester]

I'm always a fan of these old music library albums, I was lucky to find a CD with some tracks that were used in 80s VHS tapes I had when I was growing up.

[@acousticpsychosis]

So glad youre back!

[@camerascanfly]

Great finding, great stuff! Time to binge watch through all CC episodes

[@Destroyah5000]

Of all the Synth I've heard that's been featured on channels like #NewRetroWave, it doesn't beat the real deal. Thank you so much for featuring this vinyl. The bleeps and bloops of Robotronics was something I really needed this morning.

[@datassetteuser356]

I love everything about this! CC was such a great show. I really miss that style today, but then again, I'm so very nerdy :D

[@TorontoJon]

That's a great find, Clint. About 20 or more years ago, I was lucky enough to buy 12 to 15 Network records from a Canadian eBay seller as a single bulk lot (which worked out to maybe $3 to $5 per record) and one of the volumes had an exciting intro theme as heard during the 80's on the Super Channel network before a movie would premiere on TV. That record had other variations of the same theme. All of the records I bought were pristine and whisper-quiet with no snaps, crackles, or pops. :)

[@themaritimegirl]

Craig Palmer also wrote Power To Spare, another Network Music track which was used in the Commodore 64 training video starring Jim Butterfield.

[@horrorthroughhereyespod]

Reminds me of like old Epcot Communicore music back when Epcot used to be really cool. Love it! ❤. But best is how it's actually making Clint giddy lol. His enthusiasm is infectious😊

[@twocvbloke]

It's fun getting to listen to full versions of TV themes, particularly the ones that get stuck in our minds for decades, for me it's Blockbusters theme (UK version, theme was called "Quiz Wizard", composed by Ed Welch), when done right, music really sticks with us, even if it's just for a TV show... :)

[@ncot_tech]

The Tomorrow's World theme tunes from the 90s...

[@SenileOtaku]

The theme for "U.F.O." or "Joe 90" are late 60's classics. "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers. Then there's "Tank" by The Seatbelts (from 'Cowboy Bebop'). Heck, I think at least 2/3 of any GARNiDELiA album is theme songs.

[@excrono]

The Price is Right has a monster production music library that is a genre in of itself. What was heard on air only scratches the surface.

[@colinstu]

Stewart Cheifet interview when? I think we need a biography. or documentary.

[@jgood005]

THIS!!! I believe he's still alive, but very elderly. LGR getting an interview with him would be awesome!

[@Sangueffusor]

Around 1999-2000, when I was a sophomore in high school helping out in the AV department, they had a set of records from "The Aircraft Music Collection". Nearly all of the albums had about half a dozen tracks, with multiple different length cuts for each one, just like the album you showed here. I took nearly all of the records home and digitized the longest cuts of almost all the tracks. I still have the MP3s.

[@Markimark151]

Love the Computer Chronicles music, lot of those songs on the album were used in network promos, I think I’ve heard them from Disney channel or those VHS educational programs that we watched in school!

[@Evmoy15]

i was NOT expecting to hear a JR train chime when you powered up the record player...

[@breakitbreakit9765]

What a great piece of music history that also involves our love for the dawn of the future to be, thanks for showing this!

[@cgraham6]

I loved CC back in the day. I wish there was a hardware-focused show like that today. Of course, we have it even better today with the plethora of tech tube, but you always tuned into CC because it was one of the few places you could get any computer news.

[@thescrewfly]

Hi Clint! Now I have to go watch an episode of Computer Chronicles. (I'm gradually working my way through them all) So, thank you.

[@truth333seeker]

i love the love for computer chronicles lately on here.

[@cromulence]

The world of stock music is an interesting one. There's a lot of stuff in the UK under the KPM, Bruton, and Music House, just to name a few, which I'm sure has songs that travelled across the pond to shows in the states. Do check out Bardoni and Warr's many albums too - they actually coined the term 'music bed'!

[@realzneo]

Clint!! I know things are not normal for you!! But I'm so happy you keep going!! Great music!! It just gave me an idea.. Maybe you could do your own Computer Chronicles episode? With guest and old tech? Maybe with some guests and you being to host.. Or the other way around.. Or maybe you play all of the parts? Just a crazy idea!! Loved your Christmas Computer Chronicles episode btw!! More of that kind would be nice too!! Anyways, take care, and do what makes you happy!!

[@aliendave]

I kinda went down a rabbit hole on library music after watching The Library Music Film that came out a few years ago. So much unexpectedly amazing music.

[@mogwaay]

Some serious vibes there, thanks for sharing!

[@POLO9999]

I have a bunch of early Production CD (80's & early 90's) from different European studios + i have a couple other ones i found in the wild. I don't have much Production LP in my collection (because of being too worn out in general). They're a genuine way to have those beeps & blerbs that we often hear on the wild but never thought it were specific tools. Usually the tracks does pre-edit for a 60, 30 & 15 seconds lenght (for Adverts, TV idents, etc).

[@RTDOSboi]

This is so awesome! LGR and the CC archive got me into retro computing a few years ago.

[@compu85]

If you've ever seen the Xerox Star intro film, it has a very catchy tune when they're doing the comparison with the "manual way" vs. the Xerox software. The name of the track is "Handmade by Robots". Makes for good driving music :)

[@BravaCentauri]

I love this. I know that company's music was used somewhere, maybe Epcot back in the 80s, and I wish I could remember where.

[@MisterSofty]

Production music + LGR = Bliss

[@exzisd]

Love all your CC coverage recently. Would love another LGR channel or Blerb reaction to a random episode. I watched your Christmas episode like 4 times just because it was simultaneously calming and fascinating and then fumbled around with random Computer Chronicles episodes since you ran that. Great stuff to put on to unwind. That Computer Chronicles After Hours with a glass of scotch bit killed me. I was picturing a belligerently drunk Stuart Cheifet after a particularly weak episode saying "all these laptops suck and will be obsolete by the next episode, next to some random sales rep who was hanging out with Kildall at their secret CC cocktail lounge.

[@jonathankleinow2073]

5:25 And today, 3M is a vibrant company. Combining innovation, effective risk management, and marketing…

[@808v1]

Super cool, thanks for sharing this!!

[@wraithcadmus]

Speaking of "the song is longer than the intro", long-running UK police drama/soap "The Bill" used Overkill by Andy Pask and Charlie Morgan. Everyone knows the first part they use for the show, but then it goes into a synth vortex which was almost never played.

[@StormWaltz73]

I so needed this today. Thanks Clint, now I think I'm going to go watch some episodes of TCC and pretend I'm staying home from school sick. *cough* *cough*

[@Petertronic]

Mmm love this stuff, getting Yamaha CS-80 vibes from it. The BBC used music like this for documentary and educational programmes back in the day, it's a very nostalgic sound.

[@Starchface]

I never dreamed we would hear the full Computer Chronicles theme on LP! Looks like C. Palmer will be collecting the revenues, which i would call fair in this case. Nice gem you found.

[@NeilRoy]

My favourite, from the same people and same time period was Bits and Bytes and the music for it when it ended. I absolutely loved that the most! And of course, they were Canadian programs available via antennae on UHF TV Ontario at the time, and I am Canadian.

[@RebrandSoon0000]

Great find Clint, this is perfect. Never knew themes would be on Vinyl until today.

[@ErynTzun]

Cheap woodgrain player, on brand if not as nice. Hopefully you'll get back to your regular set up soon!

[@rogero8443]

HOLY CRAP I absolutely HATE when Clint unlocks my brain to items I never knew I had to get.

[@OM19_MO79]

I think you should seek help. Before you know it, you’ll be buried beneath old expensive and dusty stuff.

[@HybridDivide]

Very, VERY cool! Hope you can get your main setup back up and running soon!

[@DrumminDoc]

I think the computer chronicles theme songs benefitted from a visual cue, but these songs are great. Thanks for bringing attention to it. I'll go check it out.

[@gunmetal2445]

Thanks for sharing. I managed to find something called The Technology Age EP on Apple Music. The Byte By Byte track does sound similar...maybe it has been remixed on digital...but this is good enough for me!

[@natewheatshelf]

Haha this is great! The arranged version has a Dawn of the Dead atmosphere, weird 70s, 80s forefront of technology blasting off into the future fanfare

[@docsnavely1010]

When you turn on your cheap record player at 3:54, the sound it plays is a platform sound for JR East train stations in Japan. I know that jingle can’t be licensed for that thing.

[@PrankZabba]

Byte totally made me think of the jingle to the SCTV News with Floyd Robertson & Earl Camembert.

[@BingusTron]

Thanks for mentioning KMFDM

[@frozenbean]

The thing that REALLY sent me for a loop was hearing the JR station announcement jingle play when you started your turntable?!?

[@The_Magic_of_Zelda]

Computer Chronicles is classic! Fun fact: The US Air Force also used the same soundtrack in their B-1B Lancer bomber promotional film in the 1980s.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

"I remember when the KZbin Music Library came on Vinyl". Sure Grandma, let's get you to bed.

[@RetroFett]

I watched Computer Chronicles throughout the 80s to keep up with home and business computing advancements! This song is burned into my brain. And it’s amazing how it illicits EPCOT Communicore vibes from the 80s as well! At 14:00 I know Disney used this

[@JaggoLee]

Great video, Clint. Hope you're doing well and the rebuild of your house goes along smoothly.

[@DoctorQuarex]

One of my favorite random unexpected joys is a similar album, Andy Clarke's "Communications," including some of the loveliest synth jams I have ever heard. Particularly "Tristar," so good I feel like it should have been a hit single of the era, despite undoubtedly being composed as a backing track for something wildly uninteresting

[@DoctorQuarex]

Oops Andy Clark. Somehow I doubt that will be a necessary correction but I would feel bad misspelling a musical genius' name

[@vicmiller7191]

That is a fantastic album. Thanks for the listening 🎶. Sounds pretty cool.

[@DarKnightKilla13]

I feel like it's childhood mixed with Saki Kaskas doing synth and such. Love it!

[@TheRealVulle]

This is so awesome. Love the tracks :D

[@hattree]

I saw on Woot a Corsair gaming computer with a wood grain front and instantly thought of you.

[@grinderkenny]

I am definitely a nerd of the 70s and 80s. I This is great. Man bring back some memories of computer chronicles.

[@jbmcb]

Check out "Energy" by the same company, off album 006 "Corporate Class." I swear I've heard it dozens of times in various corporate promos, ads, and commercials in the 80's and 90's. The newer theme is from OmniMedia (Zenith I think?) and that album is great, too. Sounds right off of your MIDI mountain :)

[@MusicFromAnotherTime]

The Cheifetwave music era now begins...

[@Jabjabs]

"Music is all the rage these days, especially those that can be accessed via the home computer. In this episode we will take a look at all the different and exciting style and techniques of music that you can enjoy in the home. All this week on the computer chronicals" - Mr Sheifet

[@thelaughingmanofficial]

NIN and KMFDM are so late-90's I love them. Still listen to them too.

[@TKFTGuillotine]

While I cannot say that I recognize the other tunes on this particular album, I do know that this same Network Music group did the theme song (Awesome) for the original Dutch version of the game show Lingo, which is what (probably) inspired Wordle and is among the best known game shows in the country.

[@germanlowrider]

Man, I love these production music albums

[@printereagle]

From a different record by Network, was the song “Energy” that a news station in Savannah, Ga. used as their theme in the 80s and I remember when Mr. Wizard’s World used the same song in a video about plane aerodynamics.