Yes this is true. I have recognised one of the more sinister-sounding pieces in bits of Prisoner, and even A Country Practice.Morgan Jones wrote:It may have been mentioned above but a lot of the music used on the Famous Five was also used in Australian productions of the 70s and 80s. There are a few channels on YouTube dedicated to these tracks, some good examples are:
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I have to thank everyone in here for the tracks they've IDd and uploaded; hopefully the channels linked to may plug some gaps!
I quite vividly recall a scene in A Country Practice where Molly (played by Anne Tilley) stares frustratingly at a faulty lightbulb that is blinking, due to power problems. It was quite early in the series, probably around 1984 or something, I am not sure. But if you can find that particular scene, you'll hear the music.
The piece has a spooky slow drum beat (*boom-boom-boom, boom-boom-boom*) with an eerie piano part that sounds like a murderer is creeping up towards their victim, then attacks, then some creepy synths fade in and out. There's also an extended version too, which builds in intensity, to the final crescendo 'synthy' part.
I don't know what part of Famous Five it appears in specifically, but often when they're about to get into trouble or something, usually a dark moment.
)- the eerie ghostly tune, basically a flute solo, is from 2:02 to 3:18.
