The Goldsmith Odyssey

Episode 25 - The Legend That Walks Like a Man - General Electric Theater (1961)

David, Yavar, and Clark Season 3 Episode 3

The Goldsmith Odysseys of this world don't come back. Comebacks are for ordinary podcasts. I don't know, maybe there never was a Goldsmith Odyssey. Maybe it's just the eternal fresh carnation, the eternal grin, the eternal hope. It's a legend. A legend that plays like a podcast. Well, here's to both of 'em: the legend... and the podcast. Within that podcast, your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark examine the General Electric Theater episode "The Legend That Walks Like a Man," and the alternately playful and tender Goldsmith score that accompanies it. Enjoy!

Cues from "The Legend That Walks Like a Man":

  • 0:00:00 - "That’s a Wrap" (prologue version)
  • 0:19:50 - "My Town" (film version)
  •  0:28:19 - "My Town" (most music-only version possible)
  • 0:40:52 - "The Comeback"
  • 0:43:56 - "Here You Are"
  • 0:48:30 - "The Convincer"
  • 0:50:45 - "Practically Done" 
  • 0:52:58 - "Image of Desire" 
  • 0:57:54 - "That’s a Wrap" (main storyline version)
  • 0:59:57 - "The Legend 
  • 1:34:10 - "End Credits" (source for music-only section of "My Town")

Other Sources:

  • 0:02:38 - Themes from The General Electric Theater - Emblem (Opening Theme) (Elmer Bernstein)
  • 0:13:31 - Thriller - "Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook" - Abduction pt. 1 (Jerry Goldsmith)
  •  0:17:12 - Studs Lonigan - Out Of Work (Jerry Goldsmith) 
  • 0:24:01 - The General With The Cockeyed Id - Suite (Jerry Goldsmith) 
  • 0:25:19 - 8 ½ - 8 ½ Theme (Nino Rota)
  • 0:42:07 - Raggedy Man - Main Title (Jerry Goldsmith) 
  • 0:42:10 - Raggedy Man - Runaways (Jerry Goldsmith) 
  • 0:42:36 - Raggedy Man - The Kite (Jerry Goldsmith)
  • 0:45:28 - Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (Ron Goodwin)
  • 0:47:23 - Fanfare For The Common Man (Aaron Copland) 
  • 0:51:23 - The Puzzle (Franco Micalizzi)
  • 1:14:41 - Poltergeist - The Neighborhood—Day (Jerry Goldsmith)
  • 1:18:48 - House: After Five Years of Living - Living Room (Elmer Bernstein)
  • 1:19:48 - Themes from The General Electric Theater - David's Love Song (Elmer Bernstein) 

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