This version was made in 1992 or 1993...when I was a senior-high student. The version of 1982...is still in my mind. I was about eight years old when I watched "Van der Valk" for the first time and I was happy.
Van Der Valk was revived as a mini-series in the early 1990s though Mr Van Der Valk's superior had been largely phased out in favour of Wim and other junior officers and Mr Van Der Valk was now a grandfather.
By the 90s long opening sequences and prolonged credits were becoming unfashionable so I imagine they sped the score up to make it fit. At least they kept the original theme unlike the latest reboot, which only has a tiny hint of the original score in the new music.
@@morgansifer This was before the days of the standard end credit duration we have today. So 90 second end creds on a two hour film were fine. The only difference in duration is there is one less repeat of the transition before the strings in the middle of the track. For the 1991 series, the opening music was used for the end credits. I quite like Alan Parker's version of the theme. It's far less twee than Trombey's and has more life to it. And the reinvention of the theme for 2020 is also great because it modernises, let's be honest, a totally inappropriate theme for a hard hitting cop drama.
Elmgate is producer Chris Burt's production company. I imagine the Euston Films of the 90s was very different to Lloyd Shirley's of the 70s. Van Der Valk was maybe a bit too staid... Who knows. Euston was also pretty much finished as an entity too by this time. I think Capital City was the final series made for Thames before the 1992 ITV franchise change. These final series of Van Der Valk are still spiritually Euston though, shot on 16mm and on location by a lot of the same directors who did the 1977 series.
Can anybody remember this being a theme tune to an American show back in the early 90s perhaps. I ve known this as a theme tune all my life but I've never seen Vandervalk I'm sure. I'd remember the name.
The track "Eye Level" wasn't written as the theme to Van der Valk. It was a library/stock music track on the De Wolfe label composed by Jack Trombey. As a piece of library music, it would have been easy to license for lots of other productions. It is usually used to accompany anything Dutch. Another commercial release along with the famous Simon Park Orchestra was Matt Munro's "And You Smiled" in 1973.
This version was made in 1992 or 1993...when I was a senior-high student. The version of 1982...is still in my mind. I was about eight years old when I watched "Van der Valk" for the first time and I was happy.
Theme by Dutch composer Jan Stoeckart (aka Jack Trombey). He also composed theme of Dutch serial Floris. Starring Rutger Hauer as Floris.
I personally preferred the credit sequence from the 1970s ones. Doesn’t feel as much as if Barry Foster was actually in Amsterdam.
Van Der Valk was revived as a mini-series in the early 1990s though Mr Van Der Valk's superior had been largely phased out in favour of Wim and other junior officers and Mr Van Der Valk was now a grandfather.
This is the title sequence of the 90s series.
To me, the opening credit describes The Netherlands and her beauty with music.
This version sounds a little 'rushed' and less grand than the earlier version... Something is missing....
By the 90s long opening sequences and prolonged credits were becoming unfashionable so I imagine they sped the score up to make it fit. At least they kept the original theme unlike the latest reboot, which only has a tiny hint of the original score in the new music.
@@morgansifer This was before the days of the standard end credit duration we have today. So 90 second end creds on a two hour film were fine.
The only difference in duration is there is one less repeat of the transition before the strings in the middle of the track.
For the 1991 series, the opening music was used for the end credits.
I quite like Alan Parker's version of the theme. It's far less twee than Trombey's and has more life to it.
And the reinvention of the theme for 2020 is also great because it modernises, let's be honest, a totally inappropriate theme for a hard hitting cop drama.
Elmgate is producer Chris Burt's production company. I imagine the Euston Films of the 90s was very different to Lloyd Shirley's of the 70s. Van Der Valk was maybe a bit too staid... Who knows.
Euston was also pretty much finished as an entity too by this time. I think Capital City was the final series made for Thames before the 1992 ITV franchise change.
These final series of Van Der Valk are still spiritually Euston though, shot on 16mm and on location by a lot of the same directors who did the 1977 series.
I was a child in those time, I remember this show broadcast by an Italian private broadcaster, this particular musical motif remained impressed on me
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Only ever saw the original series, those 1990 closing titles and music was excessive, did it no justice, at least it still had the late Barry Foster.
The most school orchestra thing in the WORLD.
Ooh Geoffrey Bayldon
Elmgate, whereas the others had been Euston Films. Wonder why the change.
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Always thought it was Keith Barron
Apparently Barry Foster and John Thaw were frequently confused. I can see Keith Barron, too.
Keith Barron himself has said that people have often asked him about playing Van Der Valk.
@@terrybaby6146 And Jon Pertwee when he was the Doctor…
I love it .
Can anybody remember this being a theme tune to an American show back in the early 90s perhaps. I ve known this as a theme tune all my life but I've never seen Vandervalk I'm sure. I'd remember the name.
The track "Eye Level" wasn't written as the theme to Van der Valk. It was a library/stock music track on the De Wolfe label composed by Jack Trombey. As a piece of library music, it would have been easy to license for lots of other productions. It is usually used to accompany anything Dutch.
Another commercial release along with the famous Simon Park Orchestra was Matt Munro's "And You Smiled" in 1973.
This theme song actually took the top spot in music in the uk from the Beatles, as far as i know
Not from the Beatles. The theme tune was released in 1973, the Beatles split in 1970.
It was actually Angel Fingers by Wizzard it toppled ;-)
Matt Monro put out a version, obviously with lyrics, with the words of "And you smiled, and you smiled, with laughter in your eyes"
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