Patrick Williams has scored more than 200 films, including Breaking Away, which received a 1978 Oscar nomination; All of Me, Swing Shift, Cuba, Casey's Shadow, and The Grass Harp. For television, his music has accompanied shows such as Columbo, Lou Grant, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, The Streets of San Francisco, and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. His jazz-funk arrangement of The Beatles' "Get Back" was used as the original theme music for Sale of the Century from 1969 to 1971, as well as the longtime theme for the 1970s sports quiz show Sports Challenge, emceed by Dick Enberg.
Here, from his Verve album "Shades Of Today", please enjoy the tune "Shades".
What happened to the clip? Was looking forward to hearing it.
Posted by: CJ | November 20, 2011 at 06:58 AM
Seems the clip was removed from YouTube. It was not on my YouTube channel so a bit beyond my control. I'll try to see if there's another clip. Thanks for pointing this out.
Posted by: Crossed Combs | November 21, 2011 at 08:21 AM