@shrinefilms1 I completely agree! The characters were so REAL and the actors were so committed to the roles/characters, that the outlandish stories worked. The main storyline on OLTL during the 85-91 period was generally a villian vs. the Buchanans. It varied but was generally that. (Hence OLTL not being the critics choice during those years) The actors and the characters made the show so damn addictive and watchable. The show knew how to write suspense and cliffhangers. Extremely good cast.
@shrinefilms1 - You are right. It was "Score Productions" aand the main composer for OLTL was Michel Camilo. He even has a website and I have been meaning to write him and thank him for all that amazing music.
@upontheventura This is my theory on those OLTL 81-84 years. Yeah, they sucked but the characters were so developed and set in the viewers mind that by the the time 84-90 came around it was like watching REAL PEOPLE(ish) in outrageous situations. That's what made it all so intense.
@CarlD2 Yeah, Gabrielle passed out by a vent. I think she fell off of like a two step ladder and then there was like this white Anthrax (talk about ahead of it's time!) powder wafting onto her face. I just remember I could hear loud scrapes. It's like since when does powder gas scrape?!? lol
@CarlD2 - yes! Y&R! After I typed that I realized I forgot Y&R's amazing themes from 73-02. OLTL's music was very contemporary yet lush (I have always agreed with reviewers who felt that OLTL was always very contemporary show- with the exception of the 81-84 period where the show appears to me extremely stodgy/old fashioned (I was 3 years old but the clips here are pretty plentiful) Y&R's music was lush and orchestral, it really put Y&R on a completely different level along with its production
@upontheventura Yeah, I've only really ever seen focus on OLTL's and on Y&R's. It shows how much care used to be put into these soaps. It also reminds of the power of music.
I'm very glad that OLTL didn't go overboard with using pop songs as a theme for a couple...
The music at 2:32 always plays in my head when something dramatic happens in real life hahaha!
akbad806 1 year ago
@shrinefilms1 I completely agree! The characters were so REAL and the actors were so committed to the roles/characters, that the outlandish stories worked. The main storyline on OLTL during the 85-91 period was generally a villian vs. the Buchanans. It varied but was generally that. (Hence OLTL not being the critics choice during those years) The actors and the characters made the show so damn addictive and watchable. The show knew how to write suspense and cliffhangers. Extremely good cast.
upontheventura 1 year ago
@shrinefilms1 - You are right. It was "Score Productions" aand the main composer for OLTL was Michel Camilo. He even has a website and I have been meaning to write him and thank him for all that amazing music.
upontheventura 1 year ago
@upontheventura This is my theory on those OLTL 81-84 years. Yeah, they sucked but the characters were so developed and set in the viewers mind that by the the time 84-90 came around it was like watching REAL PEOPLE(ish) in outrageous situations. That's what made it all so intense.
shrinefilms1 1 year ago
@upontheventura I read that Paul Rausch hired a music production company to do the OLTL musical compositions.
shrinefilms1 1 year ago
@dpodsful Yeah, having this music back is awesome!
shrinefilms1 1 year ago
@CarlD2 Yeah, Gabrielle passed out by a vent. I think she fell off of like a two step ladder and then there was like this white Anthrax (talk about ahead of it's time!) powder wafting onto her face. I just remember I could hear loud scrapes. It's like since when does powder gas scrape?!? lol
shrinefilms1 1 year ago
@CarlD2 - yes! Y&R! After I typed that I realized I forgot Y&R's amazing themes from 73-02. OLTL's music was very contemporary yet lush (I have always agreed with reviewers who felt that OLTL was always very contemporary show- with the exception of the 81-84 period where the show appears to me extremely stodgy/old fashioned (I was 3 years old but the clips here are pretty plentiful) Y&R's music was lush and orchestral, it really put Y&R on a completely different level along with its production
upontheventura 1 year ago
@upontheventura Yeah, I've only really ever seen focus on OLTL's and on Y&R's. It shows how much care used to be put into these soaps. It also reminds of the power of music.
I'm very glad that OLTL didn't go overboard with using pop songs as a theme for a couple...
CarlD2 1 year ago
@CarlD2 Agree with you Carl. Well said.
upontheventura 1 year ago