...A small world indeed!...I too had my heart tied by Dark Shadows or Speed Racer!! lol XD Running home...heck, I flew..but I also had a double reason
-the bullies! I am a bit skeptic to hear that Johnny Depp will be "trying" to portray Barnabus. I watched an interview where he stated he was trying for the original character feel & not to embellish much...but we all know Johnny's "flair" for embellishing characters creatively. I look forward to his rendition. tysvm for sharing with Us!! @;}~
This music was the scariest thing about the show! DS came on just as the school bus got to my house; I'd run in and turn it on, always annoyed if I missed the opening credits...
@Fersomling Extreme blueish/purpleish renderings were often used back in the 50's and 60's for seascape imagery...especially in paintings and books...kids stories.
I had the Dark Shadows LP from the 60s, till somebody ripped it off in 2002. By that time, however, the music had been safely downloaded into my computer and onto disk.
I would rush home from Little Creek Elementary School in Norfolk VA in 1966 to watch Dark Shadows, which at the time was still Barnabas-less.
@Fersomling Me too, in San Rafael California at Sun Valley School, but I remember much of the time I'd be "multi-tasking" Dark Shadows with either Speed Racer or Thunderbirds . Ahhhh yes...the pre VCR days. The tvs were transistor Sony B&W and a kitchen Sylvania 15 inch B&W.
@Vincek88 Yes, the creepy-looking hosue in Dark Shadows is called Carey House in Newport, Rhode Island...It's still standing after all these decades in spite of hurricanes and violent winter storms slamming the shoreline and nearby domiciles.
I hear people (even teens and kids) humming that theme whenever they see or hear something "spooky". I wonder how many even realize what that tune is from.
I'm still bitter that this was cut from the end of the House of Frankenstein Horror Wax museum in Lake George. Since the day it opened they played the Dark Shadows theme music as you leave and then abruptly someone decided the song was dated or something so now there's no spooky music to lead you out. I think it was a very stupid idea for them to cut it considering Burton's doing a new movie.
What a GREAT series ! We used to run home from the school bus so as to not miss 1 minute of it. Barnabas Collins was the ultimate bad boy, even better than Vincent Price at scaring the crap outta you. I saw that it went 884 epi's deep. I had NO earthly idea. I do remember it was black and white then color at the end. BTW, niklendimer, it apparently was THE SAME SERIES 50-70's. I saw #884 was the end.
@olhapful i also remember running from the bus stop after school to see DS, but sometimes (most of the time) missing the first 10 minutes..the '884' may have been the eposides starting with Barnabas' 'resurrection'-forward..there were actually 1,225 episodes (from June 27, 1966 - April 2, 1971)..i didn't see 'the early days' of DS (b4 Barnabas) until a few years ago, as syndication started at the point of his 'arrival'.......
@olhapful I agree!!! This was my absolute favorite thing to watch in the afternoon after school and the music makes me insane with happiness to this day! I always wanted to jump into the screen and live there! Had no idea it ran for so long either.. wow!
I remember this theme when my babysitter watched it. I was only 4 yrs old and I still get chills listening to it. Its great that YouTube can bring us these memories via its members.
Looking forward to another historic concert like last year's U2 in Pasadena Ca.
This opening remains awesome -- from the theme, to the title design, to the stormy beach, to the way the mist gives way to reveal the mansion. It was all just so amazing! And remember this was in the 60's! I was heart broken when the show last aired I believe on 04/02/71. It was just way too soon for me (only ran for 5 years) and in hindsight confusing, as I think their was a huge cult following which should have resulted in large Nielsen numbers. ??
@TimsDale4ever i was 16 when the last episode of DS aired (and yes, it was 4-2-71)..if you've ever seen the opening to 'Secret Storm', then you may understand how some see DS's opening as something of a rip-off of that..DS had then, and still has, a cult following; but 'back in the day', DS ran it's course and began repeating some storylines, and different affiliates started dropping the show..still in all, i kinda miss it myself..
Wasn't there a "Dark Shadows" series in the 1950s? An elderly friend recalls having seen it as a little-girl, but darned if I can find evidence of it.
@nickelindimer according to the IMDb, there was "Dark Shadows: A Crime Does Not Pay Subject", apparently a series of 21-minute shorts shown in movie theatres: "Early study of psychology and murder"..this is all the info i find..don't think it was a tv series, unless there were reruns on television at some time (like the Three Stooges)......
@disabled1955 It's pretty clear Nick's friend just got the date wrong for the 66 version, which is this show, but they started to use the colour opening in 67.
@TheBratKingJareth I guess she's her dates out of whack again... What should I suspect from a 65-y/o self-proclaimed "Hippie-lady" that consumed a fairly high amount of considerably strong "chemicals" for most of her life?
This show frightened Richard Thomas (Johnboy)! He quit the Waltons soon after David Selby (Quentin Collins) guested on the Waltons! Read the great bio All About Jeffrey Hunter at amazon to see how Hunter was afraid of another DS performer!
the b/w opening, to me, is a throwback to all the Universal monster movies of the 30s and 40s - something about b/w that does it!!..wish DS could have stayed in b/w - the atmosphere was pitch perfect...
...A small world indeed!...I too had my heart tied by Dark Shadows or Speed Racer!! lol XD Running home...heck, I flew..but I also had a double reason
-the bullies! I am a bit skeptic to hear that Johnny Depp will be "trying" to portray Barnabus. I watched an interview where he stated he was trying for the original character feel & not to embellish much...but we all know Johnny's "flair" for embellishing characters creatively. I look forward to his rendition. tysvm for sharing with Us!! @;}~
FleurdeRoz 5 months ago
so amazing
BikiniDeathSquad 6 months ago
This music was the scariest thing about the show! DS came on just as the school bus got to my house; I'd run in and turn it on, always annoyed if I missed the opening credits...
gomro 7 months ago 3
@gomro i remember, depending on where we were living, missing the first 10 MINUTES of nearly every episode when school was in session!..UGH!
disabled1955 7 months ago
@gomro DITTO !!!
1876alamo 4 weeks ago
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colormagicsky 7 months ago
Yeah same here just the music was creepy to me but the water waves and the mansion scenes added more suspense to it also!
Nakeiadragon 7 months ago
Ahhh.....childhood memories...I was first introduced to this hoot of a soap opera, when they showed the re-runs on SciFi back in the day
NickiML1 9 months ago
The song use to scare the crap out of you??? It still works on me.
HoustonCabbie 9 months ago
What colour? Neon light purple?
Fersomling 9 months ago
@Fersomling Extreme blueish/purpleish renderings were often used back in the 50's and 60's for seascape imagery...especially in paintings and books...kids stories.
NickDrake101 9 months ago
@NickDrake101 :
I had the Dark Shadows LP from the 60s, till somebody ripped it off in 2002. By that time, however, the music had been safely downloaded into my computer and onto disk.
I would rush home from Little Creek Elementary School in Norfolk VA in 1966 to watch Dark Shadows, which at the time was still Barnabas-less.
Fersomling 9 months ago
@Fersomling Me too, in San Rafael California at Sun Valley School, but I remember much of the time I'd be "multi-tasking" Dark Shadows with either Speed Racer or Thunderbirds . Ahhhh yes...the pre VCR days. The tvs were transistor Sony B&W and a kitchen Sylvania 15 inch B&W.
NickDrake101 9 months ago
Takes me back to my childhood. Rushing hone from grade school to watch with my Mother. This show was the best.
szqsk8 9 months ago
Is that an actual house in the opener? I thought I'd seen it in Mt. Desert Island in Maine, but if it was it was remodeled really garishly.
Vincek88 1 year ago
@Vincek88 Yes, the creepy-looking hosue in Dark Shadows is called Carey House in Newport, Rhode Island...It's still standing after all these decades in spite of hurricanes and violent winter storms slamming the shoreline and nearby domiciles.
brownies4you 11 months ago
@sherrymandalay.....this is undoubtedly the creepiest music I have ever heard
rooseguitar64 1 year ago
Like Barnabas Collins? Try Sebastian Vasilis: "Last Rites: The Return of Sebastian Vasilis"
kevgiv 1 year ago
MF DOOM- Hyssop
onemanarmyasonrip 1 year ago
Gangstarr sample a piece of this for the song (the malitia) but the theme is classic i got the soundtrack. Yo the music is creepy but hey i love it..
geeman856 1 year ago
i liked it alot i want to see the movie
robzored 1 year ago
I hear people (even teens and kids) humming that theme whenever they see or hear something "spooky". I wonder how many even realize what that tune is from.
pbanta62 1 year ago
I'm still bitter that this was cut from the end of the House of Frankenstein Horror Wax museum in Lake George. Since the day it opened they played the Dark Shadows theme music as you leave and then abruptly someone decided the song was dated or something so now there's no spooky music to lead you out. I think it was a very stupid idea for them to cut it considering Burton's doing a new movie.
TheBratKingJareth 1 year ago
What a GREAT series ! We used to run home from the school bus so as to not miss 1 minute of it. Barnabas Collins was the ultimate bad boy, even better than Vincent Price at scaring the crap outta you. I saw that it went 884 epi's deep. I had NO earthly idea. I do remember it was black and white then color at the end. BTW, niklendimer, it apparently was THE SAME SERIES 50-70's. I saw #884 was the end.
olhapful 1 year ago 5
@olhapful i also remember running from the bus stop after school to see DS, but sometimes (most of the time) missing the first 10 minutes..the '884' may have been the eposides starting with Barnabas' 'resurrection'-forward..there were actually 1,225 episodes (from June 27, 1966 - April 2, 1971)..i didn't see 'the early days' of DS (b4 Barnabas) until a few years ago, as syndication started at the point of his 'arrival'.......
disabled1955 1 year ago
@olhapful We ran home from school too! We were obsessed with this show. I'll never forget the intros in B/W as well as color.
dryerventstarlings 1 year ago
@olhapful I agree!!! This was my absolute favorite thing to watch in the afternoon after school and the music makes me insane with happiness to this day! I always wanted to jump into the screen and live there! Had no idea it ran for so long either.. wow!
SukaStyle 4 months ago
I remember this theme when my babysitter watched it. I was only 4 yrs old and I still get chills listening to it. Its great that YouTube can bring us these memories via its members.
Looking forward to another historic concert like last year's U2 in Pasadena Ca.
lp32862 1 year ago
Clasic.
D4rkSh4d0wZ 1 year ago
This opening remains awesome -- from the theme, to the title design, to the stormy beach, to the way the mist gives way to reveal the mansion. It was all just so amazing! And remember this was in the 60's! I was heart broken when the show last aired I believe on 04/02/71. It was just way too soon for me (only ran for 5 years) and in hindsight confusing, as I think their was a huge cult following which should have resulted in large Nielsen numbers. ??
TimsDale4ever 1 year ago
@TimsDale4ever i was 16 when the last episode of DS aired (and yes, it was 4-2-71)..if you've ever seen the opening to 'Secret Storm', then you may understand how some see DS's opening as something of a rip-off of that..DS had then, and still has, a cult following; but 'back in the day', DS ran it's course and began repeating some storylines, and different affiliates started dropping the show..still in all, i kinda miss it myself..
disabled1955 1 year ago
Nothing but cool
MrReinhardt1 1 year ago
Wasn't there a "Dark Shadows" series in the 1950s? An elderly friend recalls having seen it as a little-girl, but darned if I can find evidence of it.
nickelindimer 1 year ago
@nickelindimer according to the IMDb, there was "Dark Shadows: A Crime Does Not Pay Subject", apparently a series of 21-minute shorts shown in movie theatres: "Early study of psychology and murder"..this is all the info i find..don't think it was a tv series, unless there were reruns on television at some time (like the Three Stooges)......
disabled1955 1 year ago
@disabled1955 It's pretty clear Nick's friend just got the date wrong for the 66 version, which is this show, but they started to use the colour opening in 67.
TheBratKingJareth 1 year ago
@nickelindimer Dark Shadows, the soap began 66. And there was a 91 remake.
TheBratKingJareth 1 year ago
@TheBratKingJareth I guess she's her dates out of whack again... What should I suspect from a 65-y/o self-proclaimed "Hippie-lady" that consumed a fairly high amount of considerably strong "chemicals" for most of her life?
nickelindimer 1 year ago
I remember watching this with my mom when I was a little kid! :D
Lumenesca 1 year ago
@Lumenesca Ohhh my gosh!!!! Same!!! haha
ppescidavid 1 year ago
I love the opening,it's so cool
i close my eyes and i imageine
i'm a ghost and floating over
a big open field!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thedarkshadow66 1 year ago
This show frightened Richard Thomas (Johnboy)! He quit the Waltons soon after David Selby (Quentin Collins) guested on the Waltons! Read the great bio All About Jeffrey Hunter at amazon to see how Hunter was afraid of another DS performer!
Bestmanme08 1 year ago
this song used to scare the crap out of me when i was little.
sherrymandalay 2 years ago 3
If anyone can do this show justice with a remake, it's Burton and Depp. So far, recent remakes of my favorite shows have cornered the market on SUCK!
kurtb8474 2 years ago
the music alone still sends a chill up my spine!
kurtb8474 2 years ago
I just got back from Acadia National Park and saw this very house!
WJobsessed 2 years ago
The house is in Newport Rhode island
its salve regina college.
I stood right up at the front door.
was there another mansion used too?
rickylee93274 2 years ago
I used to play on those very rocks (in the opening title) as a kid ... spooky!
4uncleash 2 years ago
The B/W opening is more errier and the color is just cooler looking!!
flowersintheatticboy 2 years ago 3
the b/w opening, to me, is a throwback to all the Universal monster movies of the 30s and 40s - something about b/w that does it!!..wish DS could have stayed in b/w - the atmosphere was pitch perfect...
disabled1955 2 years ago
i think the black and white 1 is more errie but the color 1 is kooler
kazooga1234 2 years ago
One of the best opening TV theme songs EVER.
SellawEvets 2 years ago 2