THE PRISONER 2nd rejected theme.

After Robert Farnons ill fated "Big country" theme comes Wilfred Joseph's composition as he interpreted it by Mcgoohans guidelines and suggestions.

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• prisoner
• mcgoohan
• theme
• intro
• wilfred
• joseph
• farnon

[siempra78]

this is better than the 1st rejected theme, but may be better suited to a 20 - 30 second snippet or piece of action...its sounds a bit repetitive over 2minutes. I have to say Ron Grainer did a great job: 60's sound, optimistic, over bearing drums and a mischievous guitar a little bit like the over bearing Village and the runaway agent!

[LordZontar]

Snatches of Josephs' music, remixed, is used in the episodes "Arrival", "The Chimes Of Big Ben" and "Checkmate". While his theme was rejected as the main title music, Wilfred did leave his tonal signature upon parts of the series.

[Rintin07]

@shivercanada Indeed. Although one should bear in mind that Joseph did write the title music for I, Claudius and The Great War, which are I think more memorable pieces than even The Prisoner's. The one that The Prisoner eventually used had the trashy 60s spy feel though, which helped set up its Avengers-through-a-mirror-dark­ly angle. Obv they should've used "Dem Bones" though. ;)

[SomethingSea1]

@SomethingSea1

we see a jokester devious character having one hell of a blast slyly rebelling, and with a taste of danger, too, because at any moment he could be snagged up and destroyed, and yet he isn't. So he sly's on.

This best tells the story of the rebel, which is essentially what this story is about. Mocks the entire thing, and yet knows that he is bound to their actions, just as must as they are on his.

[SomethingSea1]

A disconcerted audience, who is watching the execution of a man, with twisted stomach feel each punch of his resignation. Their hero is lost, now to fight against them.

That's what this music sounds like.

We go from the first one, of a pompous ass, over-occupying the hero black and white role, to the second one, a dumbfounded and idiotic audience who do not comprehend the meaning of what is going on.

The third one, the one actually used, watch?v=PhnTMxHOWlY

[supash3]

this is a prisoner song. i swear.

[princeofdaftness]

the tune just sounded lost, suitable for today in London without a sat nav

[Gail940]

bog standard intermediate 60s spy film music, nothing uplifting, Indistinguishable from the rest it would have bumed, and dragged the programe down with it

[CaptainBuckRogers]

Thank heavens they used the 2nd. Very spyish, British and even Spy Hunter worthy.

[delwatts]

Way to dependant on the timpani IMO as said before much too busy, I wonder what would have happened if say Led Zepplin had taken a stab at it?

[Atominey]

starts at 2:08

[kurtb8474]

This has more of a spy movie feel, which the Prisoner was about spies and international intrigue. However, it would be the same without the series' signature electric guitar plinking.