We had this football. We had it in 1955 when we lived on the plains in Oklahoma.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Nightfall from the Lone Ranger TV Series
Music early in life. Beside the William Tell Overture, there is a haunting piece of background music for the Lone Ranger television show that has been running through my head for at least sixty years. It is called "Nightfall". I recall laying facedown in my bed taking an afternoon nap one day when I was three or four. As I wake up, I hear this music from the Lone Ranger playing in the living room on our first television. Young children try to make sense of the world about them. I thought this piece of music was telling some kind of story or conveying some kind of important meaning that I would learn about when I was older. There is a moment of stealth and caution. The music also conveys the idea of a continuation of something in time, on and on.
We had this football. We had it in 1955 when we lived on the plains in Oklahoma.
We had this football. We had it in 1955 when we lived on the plains in Oklahoma.
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Hi Mr. Allison,
Thank you. I am 70 years old and grew up watching the Lone Ranger. I remember my Grandfather listening to the radio program when I was very young. For years I have been been searching for the music from the Lone Ranger TV Series and you have provided it for me. "NIghtfall" is my favorite song from the series; where did you find it? Also, do you know how to locate the other songs from the series?
Thanks,
E. Reed
Dear E Reed,
I've tried the web site where I found the music but it no longer seems to work. Now wish I had downloaded each and every piece. I'll keep looking.
There is an interesting book titled "Mystery of the Masked Man's Music : A Search for the Music Used on 'the Lone Ranger'" by Reginald M. Jones. It is available at Amazon. Turns out, that much of the music was rapidly composed and then performed and recorded in Mexico in order to get around copyright laws.
Hi Mr. Allison,
Thanks for the response. I believe I am familiar with that same site you are mentioning. I had download the site and had it on my "favorites." I lost the site when I had to take the computer into the shop (forgot to back up my files). I, also, have been looking for the site but to no avail. I did see the book but wonder if it will give an indication where to acquire the music. In hind sight I wish I had asked the person who had the music where they had found it.
E. Reed
Have found this:
https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/HFX1715/The-music-of-the-lone-ranger-New-and-original-recordings-from-the-classic-radio-series
Do you have any other clips of the other cues? Is there a CD or DVD of the original cues? I have looked for this clip for 65 years, and didn't even know the name of it!
Look what I found, Steve A! This is the original music! The cues I listen to everyday! If there were any nuances to the cues, I would hear them! Either that, or it is a perfect copy!
My Name is Larry B.
Type in this link and search. then type into Vind - The Music of The Lone Ranger. There are all the cues! You can listen to all of them!
https://www.muziekweb.nl/
Larry B,
Thanks so very much for this. Wonderful. Takes me back to when I was very little.
Steve
SteveA, I have searched 65 years to find this! I have The Old Adventurews of Superman cues also!
Thaanks for writing this
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