The Guiding Light 70's end credits (Complete)

[fxcamera1]

Hey guys, I found and Audio recording of 3 days worth of the 1971 version of the Mi-Viox GL theme scored on piano/organ. Go to "Soapluvva's Channel" and search for> Audio Recording of Three Days' Worth of "The Guiding Light" Themes Being Played by Charlie Paul

[OceanKingNY]

I see the Headwriter at this time was James Lipton, who now hosts "Inside the Actors Studio." Lipton had also been an actor on GL in the 1950s.

[DarthSnoopy96]

Very cool, even though I never saw this originally (I was born in 1978). Yet somehow I must have heard this somewhere, because it is familiar...

Anyway, what was the official name/title of this theme, and who is the composer?

[blozier2006]

@DarthSnoopy96 The song is "La Lumiere", and it's by Charles Paul (Doing Business As "Mi-Voix")

[fanotv]

I'm guessing this theme actually started when all of the music on the show was played on the organ.

[skingerskanger]

Wow this guy's voice is so soothing.:)

[gymnastix]

@skingerskanger Yes, and life in this era was also more soothing.

Imagine today a TV talk show taking a leisurely 90 minutes, and a guest appearing not merely just to plug her/his latest project, but to actually have a dialogue with the host, to be entertaining, intelligent and witty without a rehearsed response?

[gymnastix]

@skingerskanger The closest we have to that today is "Charlie Rose" on PBS, or maybe the first 20 minutes of "Live With Regis." But daytime (and late night) talk shows were all 90 minutes in the 1950s through '70s. Instead of Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah, Rachel Ray, and Jerry Springer, it was Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Dinah Shore, Dick Cavett and Jack Paar, later Johnny Carson, and Tom Snyder.

[gymnastix]

@skingerskanger TV sitcoms were 25-27 minutes long in the 1950s through '70s, only 3-5 minutes of commercials, as opposed to 23-25 minutes long today, with 5-7 minutes of commercials.

Also, whereas network sitcoms once filmed 30-35 episodes per October-May or June season, now there are only 20-25 episodes filmed, seasons ending in March or April.

Everything is faster and less of it.

[BauerBro]

I notice there is still a "Created by Irna Phillips" credit here (Irna had died the year before). At what point was this credit dropped from Irna's soaps? And why didn't her estate fight to keep her name on the shows she created?

[antonzap]

Wondered the same thing. Agnes Nixon, Bill Bell, etc. still get a credit on their shows, why not Irna?

[gymnastix]

Of course the acting and storylines were the best part. But when even the production elements such as this stir such fond memories, and also evoke the respect of viewers not yet born when these soaps were at their peak, this makes one realize just how much the soaps today have deteriorated; with their bland, action-bent titles & themes, and their predominantly young mannequins cast mostly out of modeling careers instead of for acting abilities.

[JeterSwisherFan88]

@gymnastix I feel the same way. I was born in 1983 but I have tons more respect for the way soaps were up through the early 90s, than for the way the surviving ones have become since the turn of the millennium.

[professor0526]

@JeterSwisherFan88 I was actually born the same year and yeah you're right... i don't want many soaps outside of Y&R and an occasional episode of B&B, but when i heard about the creepy storylines GL was resorting to such as a "clone" storyline, i saw why they were in trouble. I don't believe that shows should have to go into the fantastic to garner ratings

[gymnastix]

You know, I' never cease to be amazed at just how much people seem to like and remember these shows' opening & closing title sequences and their music themes!

[sexymama1966]

oh yes..didn't remember the show itself but opening/closing credits..brings back memories:O)

[BauerBro]

Thanks for posting. Wow, this sure conjures up memories from my childhood! (This was the first theme music that I remember from GL.)

[jnnfrjnnty]

I love this!! Could you find opening and closing credits from 1968-1974 before these credits. Thanks!!

[sexymama1966]

i would love to see that too!

[TheWhatsinaname]

I'd be interested to see the opening and closing credits (and opening sequences) from the first few months of the show being in color in 1967. I've read on the on-line review of the openings of the soaps that those openings are a very significant & important thing to watch (although they might be missing, unless someone has them somewhere) -- that was the opening that dissolved into a scene for that day's episode & the music & the color was suppose to match the mood of the particular scene.

[earlfarrar]

thanks for the history nothing but memories !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GL fan

[sexymama1966]

oh this is the sh:)t thanks:)

[disabled1955]

if you have a cast credit roll from the same ers (and, dare I ask, with Charles Paul's organ), would also appreciate a post..thx!!!

[joninindiana]

I wish I could find a long version of "Rue d'Or," that piano track is one of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard.

[jollygiant79]

Wow.....that was awesome! I have been waiting to see a rolling cast from this era! Now if only someone can find one with the entire cast, that would be awesome! Thank you sayno for posting this rare jewel!