Peter Gunn
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"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Gunn canonical | 7 |
| Peter Gunn Theme | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
ⓘ
television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duane Eddy
ⓘ
Henry Mancini ⓘ Art of Noise ⓘ
surface form:
The Art of Noise
television detective genre ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (for "The Music from Peter Gunn") ⓘ |
| basedOn | television series "Peter Gunn" ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Mancini ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
numerous jazz ensembles
ⓘ
orchestras ⓘ rock bands ⓘ |
| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | television series "Peter Gunn" ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| influenced |
later television theme music
ⓘ
spy and detective genre soundtracks ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| notableArrangementBy |
Duane Eddy
ⓘ
surface form:
Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy ⓘ Emerson, Lake & Palmer ⓘ Ray Anthony ⓘ Art of Noise ⓘ
surface form:
The Art of Noise
The Blues Brothers Band ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brass-heavy orchestration
ⓘ
jazz combo with orchestra ⓘ prominent repeated two-note bass motif ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy version
ⓘ
Duane Eddy 1959 version ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television series "Peter Gunn" ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC
ⓘ
NBC ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Music from Peter Gunn
ⓘ
surface form:
album "The Music from Peter Gunn"
|
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor ⓘ |
| style |
big band arrangement
ⓘ
blues-influenced harmony ⓘ ostinato bass line ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-fast ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
commercial jingle music
ⓘ
film soundtrack music ⓘ television theme ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Peter Gunn Theme