Yes I’ve posted it before: one of the most incredible theme songs ever. From the 1960s short-lived ABC Show (done by the same people who did the 1960s version of Batman on TV) the Green Hornet theme. It’s a take off of the Flight of the Bumble Bee piece — but this time done on trumpet by the amazing Al Hirt. The theme was used extensively in “Kill Bill” and became all the rage — even on ringtones.
Here are two versions of the piece. First, here is Al Hirt’s original recording.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXgjzHSVDEANow watch this AMAZING video of Rex Merriweather doing a SUPER JOB in duplicating Hirt’s rendition — even hitting some higher notes. A+:
You can still get Al Hirt’s music HERE.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.