The Music of Laurie Johnson Volume 2: The Professionals Tracks 1-5

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  • Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2024

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  • @andyhowlett2231
    @andyhowlett2231 Год назад +9

    The Professionals, still one of the best thick ear/espionage/undercover series ever. Laurie Johnson's music was a major factor in its success.

  • @jamesparsons9022
    @jamesparsons9022 Год назад +4

    Some of these tracks were used on “New” (2002) Top Gear in the early days, and the nostalgia hit me hard 😅

    • @MASTERJJ1995
      @MASTERJJ1995 Год назад

      That was my first experience of this song lol. The Police Car Challenge on Top Gear I believe it was.

    • @jamesparsons9022
      @jamesparsons9022 Год назад +1

      @@MASTERJJ1995 yes! I loved that episode. The Golden Years of Top Year. 🙂

    • @MASTERJJ1995
      @MASTERJJ1995 Год назад +2

      @@jamesparsons9022 Indeed mate aha. Miss the good times.

  • @JasonThomasurl
    @JasonThomasurl 9 лет назад +24

    those days. l love the professionals. still watch it on itv4

    • @Albrecht777
      @Albrecht777 6 лет назад +1

      @@gadgetman36 Indeed... and uncensored!

  • @GreenerHill
    @GreenerHill 6 лет назад +6

    Sleuthing always reminds me of deer, probably because of the scenes in the Scottish Highlands. Thank you!

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  6 лет назад +1

      GreenerHill You mean from the episode "Everest was also conquered"? Yes, I like that one

    • @GreenerHill
      @GreenerHill 6 лет назад +2

      Yes, that's the one! Thanks. The Scotsman in tweed has the broadest shoulders in human history. Glad you like that one as well. Cheers. :)

  • @JuanBautistaMadriz
    @JuanBautistaMadriz 9 лет назад +5

    Great series!!! I used to see it as a lad growing up in Venezuela. I believe it was not aired much in the US. Like Formula 1. Probably not too interesting for the north american media.

  • @paulh.4270
    @paulh.4270 5 лет назад +6

    Edward, I'm inordinately grateful you took the time to upload these almost unobtanium tracks! ;-)

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  5 лет назад +1

      No worries, I understand the CD may have gone out of print since it came out in 2008.

    • @ianwylie9064
      @ianwylie9064 2 года назад

      @@GeriatricFan1963 there's a good Sweeney on RUclips. much variety

  • @willlucv1
    @willlucv1 5 лет назад +4

    The one at 5.00, so funkeh, all the others are awesome too, thanks for uploading

  • @rbennett2739
    @rbennett2739 2 года назад +2

    Wow, the bass tab(s) would be amazing..

  • @Wally-H
    @Wally-H 4 года назад +3

    if you like this, search for 'Laurie Johnson Chunky.' Laurie made some great music of his own but it's almost completely unknown. Chunky is a great track but it's had hardly any views since someone uploaded it years ago.

  • @kezadrone
    @kezadrone 9 лет назад +8

    This Laurie Johnson must be a fan of Roy Budd.

    • @Wally-H
      @Wally-H 4 года назад +4

      Roy Budd was probably a fan of Laurie Johnson.

    • @culttelevision
      @culttelevision Месяц назад

      Johnson definitely influenced Budd.

  • @endy.polakova
    @endy.polakova 4 года назад +3

    Best 😆

  • @inversion66
    @inversion66 7 лет назад +11

    I swear the only thing they didn't use wah wah on at some point for The Professionals soundtrack was the drums.

    • @culttelevision
      @culttelevision 3 года назад +3

      So true. The main melody was actually a violin through a wah pedal. Took me a long time to work that out until I spoke to the composer in 1991 but once you know you can hear the violin string artefacts and slides which are different from a guitar playing through wah pedal. Pete Drummond's virtuoso wah guitar on the main theme has never been equalled or matched - it was so tight. Very few folks can get this full wah sound anymore. Combination of the vintage pedal, production techniques and just music fashion I guess.

    • @quillianpiffkitt8284
      @quillianpiffkitt8284 2 года назад

      @@culttelevision Any idea who the drummer was on this recording

    • @culttelevision
      @culttelevision 2 года назад +1

      @@quillianpiffkitt8284 Almost certainly Barry Morgan who played on the main and end title themes . This tape used for this CD was from Laurie Johnson and is at the wrong speed and has phasing on it . The Network Video cleaned up version used on the Blurays is the correct version and tempo .

    • @quillianpiffkitt8284
      @quillianpiffkitt8284 2 года назад

      @@culttelevision The tempo is spot on though i love it

    • @culttelevision
      @culttelevision 2 года назад

      @@quillianpiffkitt8284 The actual master recording is considerably quicker. I got this CD set when it came out and it was the first thing I noticed.

  • @arnaudfauchere1769
    @arnaudfauchere1769 12 лет назад +5

    SO BRITISH I LOVE !!!

  • @Yuggy3665
    @Yuggy3665 Год назад +1

    Can someone answer this question please? For me as a drummer watching this at 13, sealed my destiny-drums it is as a career, & a successful one at that, but this has been pivotal inspirational moment since then. I've asked Harald Fisher and he says it wasn't him; I was always convinced it was!! Can anyone help me?? Maybe Alf Bigden? Huge thanks in advance 🙏

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  Год назад +1

      All of the score for The Professionals was recorded by an orchestra in London that Laurie would conduct. Paul Clay was Laurie's music editor on The Professionals and The New Avengers; if anyone would know who did the drums, it'd be him.

    • @culttelevision
      @culttelevision Год назад +1

      It was Barry Morgan on Drums . I asked the composer and also Alan Parker who worked with Barry on Dempsey and Makepeace.

    • @Yuggy3665
      @Yuggy3665 Год назад +1

      @@culttelevision Thank you so much!! That's years of wondering over!!

    • @culttelevision
      @culttelevision Месяц назад +1

      @@Yuggy3665 I have got the session musician list somewhere. If you ever listen to the isolated drum track you'll recognise Morgans energetic style and slight swing he always used. Same on "Dempsey and Makepeace. "

  • @salvadormarley
    @salvadormarley 10 лет назад +1

    Great writer.

  • @ottomahrskrouceny3162
    @ottomahrskrouceny3162 9 лет назад +1

    good vály do káry i když sem si své období granad užil dost...měl sem 5 kusů....

  • @positionnormal
    @positionnormal 6 лет назад +2

    ”BOXES!!!!”..........”Sorry love”

  • @espi126able
    @espi126able 10 лет назад +4

    70s cop music

  • @acetrainer95
    @acetrainer95 10 лет назад +6

    Gavlan wheel, Gavlan deal.

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  10 лет назад +1

      acetrainer95 speak, me no listen ;)

    • @vinikabrito
      @vinikabrito 8 лет назад

      +acetrainer95 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

    • @soulsbro9670
      @soulsbro9670 6 лет назад

      You? Go Home ?

  • @ivorharden
    @ivorharden 2 года назад

    To think this guy done the music to Animal Magic

  • @mediocremason
    @mediocremason 9 лет назад +3

    gavlan wheel gavlan deal

  • @dukespook4288
    @dukespook4288 7 лет назад +1

    Bonehead see that puddle over there ? ROLL THROUGH IT NOW, GO GO GO

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  7 лет назад

      "Oh well done Foyle, you've broken the gearbox!"
      "Well it'd be fine if you weren't telling me to do handbrake turns all the time!"

  • @GeriatricFan1963
    @GeriatricFan1963  14 лет назад

    @simes44 No, it is the first track off the album. The sound quality is okay, but some of the tracks picked are from dire episodes, like "The Gun".
    When you say left off, are you talking about the lack of ones I've been uploading lately, or the ones the makers of the album left off?

  • @120.V
    @120.V 5 месяцев назад

    🕶

  • @jrmetmoi
    @jrmetmoi 11 лет назад +2

    This is more 70s than Linda Lovelace

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  11 лет назад

      It sure is, especially considering that I highly doubt Lovelace's 'deep throat' antics would have made it anywhere near British Television, unlike the Professionals. (Although, she obviously wasn't just a sex symbol)
      By the way, very sad news; Lewis Collins (Bodie) died of Cancer yesterday. An underrated actor and a nice chap. He was 67. I was actually listening to this yesterday just by chance, for the first time in ages; I had no idea he'd died.

  • @GlamTelevision
    @GlamTelevision 4 года назад

    How much of the soundtrack was in mono or stereo?

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  4 года назад +1

      I think it's mostly mono, but the Blu-rays of the show do use stereo though.

  • @SkellaTore
    @SkellaTore 6 лет назад

    any chance i could get a dl link for this!!?!? looked for the cd and its £199 on amazon MENTAL!!

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  6 лет назад +1

      Skella Tore My Dad got it for me as a birthday present 9 years ago and I swear it didn't cost anything like that much. Try another shopping site like Hive. If push comes to shove I think you can get this cheap on iTunes.

    • @SkellaTore
      @SkellaTore 6 лет назад +2

      oh shit!! good call man ahahah i couldnt find it any cheaper so just dloaded from youtube sampled treacks and made some ofi beats hahah!!! i actually used some footage from your review of the professionals!! excellent review btw!!! do the other seasons aswell yo!!! and please check out the track i made!! just uploaded it!! much love

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  6 лет назад +1

      I have got a video ready for series 2 but I'm not fully happy with it yet.

    • @SkellaTore
      @SkellaTore 6 лет назад

      Edward Hunter can't wait for that man!!! You should cover every episode... Even if it i a lot 3 parter I woukd5def5be watch and support yo fully addicted to ci5 atm hahah

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963  6 лет назад +1

      Nice video by the way; pleased you liked the Trump part...Quite topical as it happens. Infact in the review video I was gonna include the part right after where Cowley describes the US politician visiting the UK to "visit the place of his ancestors" before being murdered by terrorists, but I felt that would have been too long and a bit too on the nose.