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Topic: Off Topic-TV Main Titles
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Aaron R. Brown
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I would like to know what are your favorite TV main titles?
I liked Jerry Goldsmith's Emmy Winning Star Trek Voyager. It is a beautiful main title that seems so befitting for space travel.[This message has been edited by Aaron R. Brown (edited 05-10-99).]
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posted 05-10-1999 03:24 PM PT (US) ip
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S Smith
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Definitely "Voyager;" and even though I never really cared for the show, "DS9."Then of course there's the obvious of "ER," especially the expanded version available on the soundtrack.
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posted 05-10-1999 03:28 PM PT (US) ip
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Ben Penserga
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Wow. There are so many I like. I hope you aren't asking for those themes just by famous composers like Goldsmith. Anyway:The Single Guy (good latin feel)
Twin Peaks (relaxed, jazzy feel)
Simpsons/Tales from the Crypt (Elfman)
Miami Vice (Jan Hammer; A throwback to those 80's synth days) NP-Out of Sight, Desperado
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posted 05-10-1999 03:44 PM PT (US) ip
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spunkyxl
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My favorite would have to be the Simpsons (Elfman). After almost a decade, I still cant get tired of that theme.
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posted 05-10-1999 04:09 PM PT (US) ip
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Mary
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I like M.A.S.H. and St. Elsewhere. And of the current ones--let's see...I like Friends best.....just kidding. Actually, I like DS9 best, I think.
Mary
n.p. Suite from Mulan[This message has been edited by Mary (edited 05-10-99).]
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posted 05-10-1999 05:21 PM PT (US) ip
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James
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Seaquest DSV (John Debney)
Psi Factor (Lou Natale)
Get Smart (????)
The Flash (Danny Elfman)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (????)and ALL the Star Treks...
James
NP - Wilde (Debbie Wiseman)
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posted 05-10-1999 07:52 PM PT (US) ip
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Audacity
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My favorite TV theme has always been Quantum Leap.Audacity
N.P. Krull (James Horner)
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posted 05-11-1999 05:19 AM PT (US) ip
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Ed Coleman
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My choice would have to be "Millennium", before that the theme to "Miami Vice" was great!NP - Phantom Menace
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posted 05-11-1999 05:46 AM PT (US) ip
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Magdi
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Somebody should mention the great TV stuff written in the 50s and 60s. For example:
Mission: Impossible (Schifrin)
Gunn (Mancini)
The Avengers (Johnson)
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posted 05-11-1999 12:07 PM PT (US) ip
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SFT
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Defineatly "The Simpsons" and "Tales from the Crypt" by Danny Elfman. They are superb!SFT NP: Batman, Danny Elfman
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posted 05-11-1999 12:31 PM PT (US) ip
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Aaron R. Brown
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I forgot to mention Mark Snow's The X-Files. (It's my favorite TV drama! Along with Star Trek DS9) Althrough it is mosty synth, the main title is a classic. I particularly liked the movie orchestral version on The X-Files: Fight The Future.
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posted 05-11-1999 12:54 PM PT (US) ip
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Kevin
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Let's go back a few years. I like "Time Tunnel" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.""Time Tunnel" was by John Williams, "Voyage..." was Jerry Goldsmith. Kevin
NP - Article 99 (Elfman)
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posted 05-11-1999 02:55 PM PT (US) ip
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Will
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The X-Files, Lois & Clark, Mission: Impossible, and Due South (main titles; without the singing).
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posted 05-11-1999 05:23 PM PT (US) ip
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Mary
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Ooohh! I forgot about Quantum Leap. That IS a great one. One of my favorites.
Mary
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posted 05-11-1999 08:33 PM PT (US) ip
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Sean Bires
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"Millenium" from Mark Snow is a great, great theme song. It's dark and moody, and has a touch of sorrow.
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posted 05-11-1999 08:54 PM PT (US) ip
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Wolfie
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Scaregrow and Mrs. King from Arthur B. RubinsteinVery exciting stuff he wrote for each episode and a rousing main title. Too bad this is nowhere to be found on any compilation CD except a very badly interprated one from one of those TV Super Starlight Orchestra-kinda thing... Wolfie
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posted 05-16-1999 01:38 AM PT (US) ip
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Mike
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Does anyone besides me think that the theme to "CHiPs"
has orchestral potential? I mean, I think that if it was
rearranged for a large orchestra, it might sound pretty
darn good. I'm not sure who wrote the theme, but I know that Alan Silvestri wrote the music for the episodes for seasons 2-7. Just some food for thought.
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posted 05-16-1999 11:03 AM PT (US) ip
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S Smith
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I don't know Mike. I was just going through it in my head, and I don't think it has the orchestra potential. If memory serves me correctly, it was mostly brass and rhythm with a little bit of string thrown in, so it's basically been orchestrated. The problem is that the theme is pretty much just a disco tune and there's not a lot to work with musically. It'd probably be like trying to score "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (I did a string quartet arrangement once). While it may be novel, I don't think it'd be too great musically.Just my opinion.
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posted 05-16-1999 06:15 PM PT (US) ip
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Will
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I almost forgot about Airwolf by Sylvester Levay. In fact Airwolf contains a lot of cool synth music of the 80's. I like the emotionally moving sad cue from the pilot episode after Hawke blows up the bad guy.NP Face/Off
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posted 05-17-1999 04:39 AM PT (US) ip
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Steph1
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My favorite tv. main themes are from Millenium, The Simpsons,ER and from the Canadian show Road to Avonlea...they had many changing main themes over the years (the same basic music just changed in different ways) and I loved every one of them.Too bad they never released a soundtrack to that show because they had some beautiful music by smaller composers.
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posted 06-06-1999 05:39 PM PT (US) ip
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Aaron Collins
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Here's a list of my favorite TV themes...The Simpsons
Star Trek: TNG
Star Trek: Voyager
Lost in Space
Mission Impossible
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posted 06-06-1999 08:00 PM PT (US) ip
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J. Peter Wolk-Laniewski
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One I always liked was High Incident by Zimmer. Pretty good show, too bad it got canceled. I don't know if it's really one of my favorite themes, but Homicide: Life on the Street had some unique music in it. Out of curiosity, is anyone else ticked off that this wonderful drama has been axed by NBC after seven years?
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posted 06-06-1999 08:46 PM PT (US) ip
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Vorlon
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I ahve to say that I think Goldsmith is one of the best creators of memorable themes in the Tv arena.He gave us the new Star Trek theme, Voyager, The Waltons, Dr Kildare etc and on and on. Not to mention QBVII. Ok its a while back, but when it comes to getting that melody for a show or a film, Goldsmith sees to be able to hit it. Debney I quite like too with Seaquest, and lets not forget Mr Franke for B5's theme, or Mark Snow for the X files, or going back even further to Barry Gray for all of the Thunderbirds/Gerry Anderson series. Yep definately some talents there!
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posted 06-08-1999 01:34 PM PT (US) ip
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Ted
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The Simpsons are great, but I also like the main theme to Amazing Stories by Williams.NP: Episode I (Williams) *****
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posted 06-08-1999 08:43 PM PT (US) ip
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Matthew
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Most of my fav's seem to be from 80's tv shows.They are: AIRWOLF (sylvester Levay)
AMAZING STORIES (John Williams)
THE A-TEAM (Mike Post)
MIAMI VICE (Jan Hammer)
SILK STALKINGS (Mike Post)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (Danny Elfman)
SEAQUEST DSV (John Debney)
RENEGADE (Mike Post) NP: K2 (Hans Zimmer) (***1/2)
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posted 06-09-1999 12:11 AM PT (US) ip
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Sean Bires
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Besides Mark Snow's beautiful theme song to "Millenium", The "Unsolved Mysteries" theme always gave me the creeps too...NP - The Phantom Menace - It really gets your heart pumping when you play "Duel of the Fates" while playing a computer game. Great score... 4 & 1/2 out of 5 stars.
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posted 06-13-1999 12:01 AM PT (US) ip
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BMUSTANG
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Rescue 77
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posted 06-14-1999 04:38 PM PT (US) ip
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Crono/Kyp
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Snow's "Millemmium" and "The X-Files"Also "Buffy" and "Angel" have good themes. --Crono/Kyp
Writer/Director/Producer
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posted 12-23-1999 12:01 AM PT (US) ip
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Scott
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Well, well,
let's not forget the news. The Mission theme for NBC news by Williams is a masterpiece and the fuller version of CBS news ain't too shaby either. I love the music to Dynasty and Falcon Crest and the short lived series the Colbys; all by Bill Conti.
All of Jerry Goldsmith's are great.
Chicago Hope (the first season), Amazing Stories, Picket Fences. Oh yes, let's not forget the great theme to the Practice probably the best show on television today. Scott This may be the wrong place but Williams' Olympic themes are masterpieces as well. Love those themes. [This message has been edited by Scott (edited 23 December 1999).]
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posted 12-23-1999 07:04 AM PT (US) ip
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Sean Bires
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All the Star Treks (except for that original 1960's series) have great theme songs.Also, the theme song to the childrens' show, "Gargoyles", had a powerful theme to it too...
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posted 01-05-2000 10:30 PM PT (US) ip
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Scott
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The West Wing has a great theme as well.
Scott
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posted 01-06-2000 07:42 AM PT (US) ip
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James
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Sean... be careful, I'm confused. Are you saying that you like the theme to the Star Trek animated series better than the theme to the original series?James
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posted 01-06-2000 12:44 PM PT (US) ip
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Sean Bires
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I never knew there was an animated series...I was talking about Next Generation, Voyager, and Deep Space 9. Plus some of the newer films
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posted 01-09-2000 12:11 AM PT (US) ip
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Matt
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NYPD Blue
Angel and Buffy 
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posted 01-09-2000 04:53 PM PT (US) ip
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J. Peter Wolk-Laniewski
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Matt:
The music for Buffy is good, but the main theme? That lame pseudo-punk that I always hit the mute button for? Angel is cool.
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posted 01-09-2000 09:44 PM PT (US) ip
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Ron Pulliam
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I'm very partial to Shirley Walker's scoring for "Space: Above and Beyond." That series boasted some of the most muscular dramatic music of any series. Several episodes were simply stunning, including the Emmy-nominated (for score) "River of Stars."Then there was "The Visitor." Although David Arnold wrote the (okay) main theme, Kevin Kiner's scoring was exceptional. Some of the scoring in this show -- especially in scenes when Adam exhibited his abilities -- was breathtaking. Ron
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posted 01-19-2000 11:44 AM PT (US) ip
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SBD
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Here are some of my favorite TV themes:Murder, She Wrote(Addison)
The Equalizer(Copeland)
Fantasy Island(Ottman -- I MISS that show!)
Sliders(Danny Lux)
Dilbert(Elfman)
The Critic(Zimmer)
Seinfeld(Jonathan Wolff)
Room 222, The Waltons & Barnaby Jones(all
Goldsmith)
everything by Mike Post
Streets of San Francisco(Pat Williams)
The Rookies(Bernstein)
S.W.A.T. & Simon and Simon(Barry DeVorzon)
anything by Lalo Schifrin
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posted 01-24-2000 09:06 AM PT (US) ip
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dantoris
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Off the top of my head (in no order):"L.A. Heat" (great saxophone job; check it out Mon.-Fri. on TNT @ 4:00)
"The Pretender" (the first two by John Debeny)
"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (still waiting for a soundtrack release)
"Becker"
"ER"
"Wild Wild West"
"The A-Team"
"Magnumn P.I."
"Simon & Simon"
"Walker, Texas Ranger" (the first season had a score opening, not the cool song that plays now)
"Nash Bridges" (same as "Walker" - first season had a cool opening score)
"Homicide"
"Millennium"
"Mission: Impossible"
"PSI Factor" (much better than "X-Files")
"The X-Files" (but it's now grown extremely tiresome)
"Star Trek: The Next Generation"
"ALF"
"Miami Vice"
and who could possibly forget....
"Sledge Hammer" "Trust me. I know what I'm doing." David Rasche gets me every time. I'm sure I forgot some. [This message has been edited by dantoris (edited 24 January 2000).]
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posted 01-24-2000 08:28 PM PT (US) ip
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SBD
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Also:Welcome Back, Kotter
Cheers
Barney Miller
Sanford & Son
The Jeffersons
Kojak
The Mod Squad
Get Smart
Route 66
Sea Hunt
Boy Meets World(1st season theme only)
All of the songs used on The Drew Carey Show
Wings
Ned and Stacey
Almost Perfect
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posted 01-25-2000 08:17 AM PT (US) ip
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H Rocco
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I tend to think Mike Post has composed the most NUMEROUS great main themes.ROCKFORD FILES
HILL STREET BLUES
NYPD BLUE
TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY well, there are too many to list off the top of my head, but I'm typing this in to stick up for my VERY FAVORITE of his themes: the gorgeous, melancholy BAY CITY BLUES. Circa 1983 or so, about the travails of a minor-league baseball team. With early roles for Dennis Franz and Sharon Stone. Another Steven Bochco production, and -- people forget this -- the first network TV show to flaunt its use of bare butts, a full ten years before Bochco pulled the same (publicity) stunt with NYPD BLUE. As far as I can tell, BAY CITY BLUES hasn't been collected ANYWHERE, and it's driving me nuts. It wasn't a great show, but it had SUCH a great theme.
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posted 01-29-2000 12:06 PM PT (US) ip
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