The Penthouse Suite
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The Penthouse Suite is a library music theme by the English composer Syd Dale
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Written in the 1960s, and very redolent of that era, it is an upbeat, cosmopolitan theme featuring brass, wordless vocals and percussion over a string section. It has had a variety of uses, but became better known in the 1990s as the theme tune for the ITV
show Tarrant on TV. It was also featured in the Channel Four series Eurotrash
, the 1997 film Twin Town
, and was milkman Pat Mustard's theme on the comedy series Father Ted
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Syd Dale
Syd Dale was born in York, England. He was a self taught composer and arranger of funk, easy listening and library music. His music played an important role on TV, radio and advertising media of the 1960s and 1970s. It is still extensively used today.Syd Dale started as an apprentice engineer at...
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Written in the 1960s, and very redolent of that era, it is an upbeat, cosmopolitan theme featuring brass, wordless vocals and percussion over a string section. It has had a variety of uses, but became better known in the 1990s as the theme tune for the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
show Tarrant on TV. It was also featured in the Channel Four series Eurotrash
Eurotrash (TV series)
Eurotrash is a 30-minute magazine-format programme in English produced by Rapido Television. It was shown in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 from 1993 and was a late-night comical review of weird and wonderful topics from around the world...
, the 1997 film Twin Town
Twin Town
Twin Town is a 1997 revenge comedy film made and set in South West Wales. It was directed by Kevin Allen and had a working title of Hot Dog; a hot dog van features in a number of scenes in the film. It stars real-life brothers Rhys Ifans and Llŷr Ifans and also features Dougray Scott...
, and was milkman Pat Mustard's theme on the comedy series Father Ted
Father Ted
Father Ted is a comedy series set in Ireland that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May...
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