Here's a great example of the original title theme tune - but does anybody have the longer versions of this theme, or perhaps the stings and beds that were played after titles and between segments?
1st theme composed by former Eurovision composer and conductor Ernie Dunstall who also did Christmas Morning with Noel / Presents: Link
2nd theme composed by Stephen Green.
I don't think there are longer versions - those clips are full and clean. However, that 1st clip is the full closing theme, there should be a full opening theme, stings and a bed for when Noel ran down the stairs at the start and of course his Grab-A-Grand music which are yet to be found. From 1996 they used 'House of Fun' by Madness (which was the theme music for the final two series) and 'We're Having a Party' by The Osmonds as beds.
Slightly odd request but was there ever a version of the NHP theme but Christmassy? Same as original but with the sleigh bell treatment? Sure I remember it on NHP over the festive season.
Why did they have all of those steps on the ground floor? As seen in that clip I remember Noel having to work his way around/leap across many times. Why was it not just one level?
Slightly odd request but was there ever a version of the NHP theme but Christmassy? Same as original but with the sleigh bell treatment? Sure I remember it on NHP over the festive season.
Why did they have all of those steps on the ground floor? As seen in that clip I remember Noel having to work his way around/leap across many times. Why was it not just one level?
To make him appear taller than he actually was? If you stop the clip of the Christmas theme version at 1.13 (above)- there may be a clue. His head and upper body are framed almost perfectly with the great house door frame.
I also think it just looks good - and buys him time to ride the wave of applause and shreking from the audience before he arrives at his 'T' standing spot on the set.
Suppose you could ask the same question about the clothing department of Grace Brothers in Are You Being Served? Why, was there a 10 step staircase, straight after stepping out of the lifts?
David Croft once answered that though. He said it was a piece of theatrical set design. Viewers (and studio audience) had time to react if someone was in a costume, and came out of the lifts.
Maybe used to help get cameras a bit closer as well for certain segments?
I remember watching this when I was younger, but more for the things that happened on the show rather than for Noel himself who I can't really have these days!
