Theme music for Mr. Bean

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Theme music for Mr. Bean is the distinctive choral and orchestral opening and closing theme of the British comedy series "Mr. Bean," composed by Howard Goodall.

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instanceOf musical composition
television theme music
associatedPeriod 1990s television
associatedWithActor Rowan Atkinson NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Mr. Bean NERFINISHED
closingThemeOf Mr. Bean (TV series) NERFINISHED
composer Howard Goodall NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
features a cappella choral sections
orchestral accompaniment
firstBroadcastIn 1990
genre choral music
orchestral music
hasArrangement closing title arrangement
opening title arrangement
hasComposerRole Howard Goodall as theme composer
hasInstrumentation choir
orchestra
organ (in some arrangements)
hasKey choral modal style (approximate)
hasLatinText Ecce homo qui est faba
Ecce homo qui est faba, Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini
hasMood comic
mock-solemn
hasRecognition widely recognized as signature of Mr. Bean character
hasTempo moderate
influencedBy Western sacred choral tradition
lyricLanguage Latin
mediaType television audio
networkContext ITV NERFINISHED
notableFor association with British television comedy
distinctive choral sound
use of mock-liturgical Latin text
openingThemeOf Mr. Bean (TV series) NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Latin
partOfFranchise Mr. Bean franchise NERFINISHED
partOfWork Mr. Bean title sequence score NERFINISHED
performer Choir of Southwark Cathedral NERFINISHED
The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford NERFINISHED
productionCompanyContext Thames Television NERFINISHED
Tiger Aspect Productions NERFINISHED
rightsHolderContext ITV Studios (catalogue owner for Mr. Bean) NERFINISHED
subjectOf Mr. Bean closing credits
Mr. Bean opening titles
textTranslation Behold the man who is a bean
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
usedIn Mr. Bean (TV series) NERFINISHED
vocalType boy treble choir

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Howard Goodall notableWork Theme music for Mr. Bean