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The Album that never was! 2006-01-13
This is the album that never was! Bullwinkles Greatest Hits and Misses. It was to be the beginning of a long line of albums to follow. Unfortunately, all the music, recordings et al, still sits on a shelf in my office.
Bill Scott and June Foray, the voice-over stars both thought this was some of the best stuff they ever had the pleasure of doing. Bill, for sure, told me so several times and June made me promise that I would never give up in trying to get it released.
As the story goes, Bill S. even went to Jay Ward and begged him to issue the license for selling the merchandise, but the plane fact of the matter was that Mr. Ward did not like the product at all.
Bill died unexpectedly at the age of 63 just after we completed the production of all the scripts (about 120 of those) and the original music as well as the needle-drop stuff that we used as well.
Jay Ward died a few years later and about 12 years after I completed the project I contacted his daughter, Tiffany Ward, through Universal Studios to see whether or not she would be interested. My promise to June was not forgotten and I kept, through the years, trying to find ways to have this music released.
Ms. Ward suggested I come see her after sending the tapes to her. At last! Unfortunately, long story short, she said she didn't like it either and didn't think it would sell. At the time June and I had just met two producers doing a documentary on Jay Ward, Bullwinkle the whole team. These producers found in there research a market of over 5 million people that they felt would be anxious to buy any Bullwinkle stuff, even if it was not from the original show.
This music was all original and Bill Scott had written all the lyrics and I had written all the music and produced the whole package.
So here it sits! Original scores, parts, tapes...all of it as a wonderful memory to a most remarkable time in my life.
All that I can say, is that if I had it to do all over again? I would. Without hesitation. It was a great production, I got to work with some of the most talented voice-over stars in the business, I learned to write comedy, I learned to direct, produce and made friends and aquired memories that are worth remembering every time I even look at this part of my website.
For those who have read this far I shall finish this with the list of songs that are on Bullwinkles Greates Hits and Misses the Album that never was!
1. Bullwinkle Theme: a new theme written just for this production not the one written by Fred Steiner.
2. Bullwinkles Butyful Ballad: Bullwinkle singing his own personal version a la I Did It My Way
3. Statehood for Mossylvania: It's time America started playing with a full deck. Moosylvania for the 52nd State.
4. The Big and Small of It: Rocky and Bullwinkle do their own version of tomaaytoe, tomaahtoe!
5. Whistlers Brother: Though his pucker was all out of puck Bullwinkle gets it back long enought to trade fours with the sax player!
6. Give Me Some Men: Dudley Do-Right sings his own version a la Stout-hearted Men!
7. Wossamatta U: The Wossamatta U Fight Song sung before every game; Wossamattu U, Wossamatta U, Notta thing, Notta thing, Wossamattu U. Oh those memorable words!
8. Mantle of Fame: Bullwinkle sings his heart out in his inimitable fashion as Rocky tries to bring him a but down to a more realistic size.
9. Boris Dances: Yessir! Boris Dances and you can hear him do so, from tap, to soft shoe. What? Soft shoe! Soft shoe! Gazoontite! Ha!
10. Dudley's Vacation: Dudley does his own song a la South of the Boarder but for Dudley, his south is Hibbing, Minnesota and Fargo North Dakota!
11. Be Happy: A nice finish to a happy album. Be happy no one likes anyone crabby. The whole cast sings come on, be happy!
Well that's the list of songs and I hope you enjoy at least the title. There were only two people who didn't like this album but they happened to own the licensing. Truly, everyone else who ever heard this album, and there were lots of age groups, loved it but you can at least enjoy the titles. Back to Memories of Bullwinkle the Moose
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