- Devil's Gallop
"Devil's Gallop", composed by Charles Williams, was the theme tune to the radio serial "
Dick Barton ".It has since been used in a number of productions, often to give a sense of dramatic urgency to a chase scene. As well as being the theme for the BBC Light Programme's serial "
Dick Barton ", other appearances include "Dad's Army ", "The Goodies " the "Goon Show " (the original theme music for which is called 'Goons Gallop' and is reminiscent of Devil's Gallop), "The Spanish Inquisition" sketch byMonty Python , Mitchell and Webb's "The Surprising Adventures of Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar" sketches [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/thatmitchellandwebbsite/downloads/digby_theme.shtml Sir Digby Chicken Caesar Tune] ] , and the "30 Rock " episode "Tracy Does Conan ". The song was also used in the CITV children's show "ZZZap! " and was the theme song of the character 'Tricky Dicky'.This music was an inspiration for
Rob Hubbard while he was composing a soundtrack for "Monty On the Run "C64 game (source: STIL database ofHVSC ). Fact|date=April 2007References
External links
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g6unc-/devilsga.mid MIDI file]
* [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/comedy/mitchellandwebb/sirdigby.mp3 Sir Digby Chicken Caesar Tune - Full MP3 file]
* [http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/samples/Devils_Gallop.mp3 30 Second MP3 preview]
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