Wehrenberg Theaters Opening (bah, bah, bah, bah)

[daisynumberone]

Worked for Wehrenberg right out of college as a Full Time Manager at the Sunset Hills 4 (my GM and I were the ones who closed it the final day Wehrenberg ran it) and the old Shady Oak and ultimately as he General Manager of the Eureka 6. A long time ago. When I heard this again, I felt the urge to close a set of theatre doors!

[Maisy5]

OMG! This brings back to many memories of living in St. Louis and going to the movies in the 70s, 80s and 90s! Love it!!

[InBetweenAreDoors]

There's a few of tear theaters in Minnesota

[ruffnerr]

There was also the version that opened the curtains near the end and then displayed the logo

[niks4adam]

If you go to their website, there's a "scrolling" section on the top right...a bit down the list look for "Download Wehrenberg Theatres Theme Songs"...they have 3 different versions of their theme song you can download or stream.

[1BiggyDoggy]

lol. I worked at the Greentree in Flagstaff 96'-99'. Great times. Midnight "private" screenings on Thursday's, Rooftop parties.. Great stuff.

[CutbertLeKoo]

I'm from Flagstaff and that brings back so many memories! I never realized it was a St. Louis chain -- wonder why they decided FLAGSTAFF was the perfect place to expand? It's like right next door to Missouri and everything!

[1BiggyDoggy]

@CutbertLeKoo So all the VP's could have a place to vacation to and write it off as "work".

[noneskull1]

Believe it or not, Wehrenberg actually operated a theater in Flagstaff, Arizona, in the 80s and 90s, The Greentree 3 Cine on South Milton Ave. I worked there in '91.

[ProjectEpiphany]

@noneskull1 did they use this theme in '91?

[educatedlime]

@noneskull1 I think they had one at the mall to. Right?

[JohnathanPozzi]

No one outside of St. Louis or Illinois has even heard of Wherenberg.

[ProjectEpiphany]

@JohnathanPozzi not true. I just learned that Wehrenberg had at least one theater in Flagstaff! Then there is Cedar Rapids Iowa as well.

[billysings]

When the Creve Coeur Cine' opened, and for many many years after, Wherenberg played an upbeat songlist through the speakers until the movie started. CAN ANYONE tell me how to get that list?

[longfootbuddy]

babababababababababababababa



[rayajazz]

Woo-hoo! This theme was integral the movie theater experience! It's so grand & catchy. Makes me happy just to hear it again. Ahhh...this is what makes YouTube golden. Thank you so much for posting."

[MrScott997]

I like the old one too.I got sick of hearing the other one.When you have heard it over and over.It gets old real fast.Even when you had to work their for 10 years or more.Which i

did.

[dariachu]

That's awesome. I miss the old theme. The new whisper kinda sucks. Then again nevermind, I don't live in St. Louis anymore. :(

[DarkRider69]

I'd love to have the original 70mm version from the 70s, that had the tinted stills from movies and the silly titles like "IMPORTANT FILMS" sliding past.

[Firedan1176]

The only part I remember in the theaters is at 1:01 and does anyone know how to get the intro (legally) that goes like this: I'ts the perfect destination! Made for every generation! Wehrenberg! Wehrenberg theaters!

[ProjectEpiphany]

@Firedan1176

That's the new one. Go to any theater and watch a movie :)

[acirluster]

Great piece of music...I was bummed when Wehrenberg finally dropped this as their theme song in the mid-90s. I've always been curious about it's origins. Where did it come from and when did Wehrenberg start using it as their theme song? Anyone have any info on it?

[weathered79]

i think it's cool you can hear the film reel in the background just now caught that

[ProjectEpiphany]

@weathered79

Glad you like it. It's just all part of the wonderful memory that is going to the movies. If I could put the smell of over-buttered popcorn in there, I would.

[BreezyLotus]

I haven't heard this song in years! Thanks so much for posting it!!!!

[DailyBrusher]

Wait... do you mean that you re-recorded the entire song? However you did this, I really appreciate it... actually one of my favorite pieces of music from my childhood! Thanks!

[ProjectEpiphany]

@DailyBrusher

No, when they went to the silly whisper theme in the 90's they sold a cassette tape of the old theme. 

[SSJKuhan]

Hey, the Whisper theme is awesome! That's what I grew up with :( How dare you spit on my childhood :p

[weathered79]

oh man this always made my neck hairs stand up from the excitement of the movie

[Masowai]

@weathered79 lol. As a child, I used to get so excited myself. This theme prologued a hundred classic movies for me.

[RandomChimpDotNet]

Fan-dang-tastic! I worked at Westport Cine then Northwest Plaza during the late '80s... Baaa-ba-ba-baaa baa ba ba baa ba ba baaaa...

[CousinToGeorgeBailey]

Now if you could figure out a way to make it sound like it's coming from 1,500 individual speakers on posts spread at regular intervals across a five-acre asphalt parking lot, the effect would be perfect.

[lowpass1]

Fantastic!!! Thanks so much!! I miss this intro, especially with the opening curtains. I remember when Halls Ferry 14 was only HF 8.

[DirkStryker84]

Halls Ferry 14 was practically the only theater I ever went to until high school.

[stinkrock]

Awesome. Awesome! This brings back so many memories. Probably one of my favorite songs of all time, haha.

[utzworld]

Shoutout to the Halls Ferry 6/8/14, Airway Drive In, Rock Road Drive In, Cypress Village Twin, North Twin Drive In, South Twin Drive In, Kenrick 8, Cinema 4 Center, Stadium 1 & 2, Westport Twin, Ronnie's Drive In and any other St Louis area theatre or drive in whose projectors played this lovely song before its movies. You are gone but not forgotten!

[SKM980]

Nice work, ProjectEpiphany!

[BLKnUSA1]

omg! projectepiphany you rock!

[SteevDragon67]

I remember this very well! As a kid who went to Wehrenberg Drive- Ins, we would know the movie was starting when this came up on that huge screen, along with the bah bah bah bah, bah bah bah, bah bah bahs! We'd rush from the play ground back to our car! Very fond memories!

[fthetm]

I've been looking for this for YEARS. This theme has been permanently burned into my brain since childhood. Thank you so much.

[mrsgarrettrocks]

Yay! Thanks so much for posting this. Anyone who grew up in St Louis will appreciate it-good memories.

[utzworld]

Nice re-creation of a St. Louis legend! Still hope to find the real thing online one day.

[SteevDragon67]

@utzworld Yep! surely a clip of the original Wehrenberg theme on film still exists somewhere! I'd love to see that! There are also those goofy films you would see at intermissions here on youtube!

[Mackatron]

This is why Youtube rules and you've become my personal hero.

[ProjectEpiphany]

just passing on the joy of my childhood. Tell your friends. I stream it to my TV before I watch movies. Goofy, yes, but nostaglia rocks!

[nicejenny83]

Thanks for posting...love the song. If anyone out there has the original introduction clip with the crowned "W" that would be so cool to see again.

[ProjectEpiphany]

Yeah, the original W had less detail. I couldn't find it anywhere. One day...