When “This Is Your Life” was originally broadcast, my brother and I found the percussions in the theme tune highly amusing. Now, I think that this was the greatest television theme tune ever !
Proper tv theme music. Back in the good old 70's & 80's when they never had announcers interrupting the end titles of tv shows with pointless information.
Totally love this theme. No updated theme compares. All the people I loved were alive and it just reminds me of being surrounded by them in the 1970s. *tear in each eye*
The Eamonn Andrews Show on ITV (ABC Weekend) in the 1960s had eventually to be recorded because of certain guests who resorted to double entendre on this late evening Sunday show. EA struggled to "keep it clean" and the watchdog ITA was on their case as it were. This Is Your Life had to be recorded as some guests and their friends and family kept swearing. Eamonn Andrews had to often change the subject as he himself was embarrassed by what he heard. Source Eamonn Andrews biography by Tom Brennand.
I can just imagine the orchestra playing this in the 1960s or 1970s. The part at 1:00 that shows the ladies playing the instruments reminds me of back in the 1970s when your aunts etc used to wear those types of fancy colourful frocks and 1950s cat eye horn rim glasses or something similar. The good old days. I had to look up the name of the glasses, i wasn't sure what they were called
At least back in the old days they had proper celebrities on the programme who were recognised by everybody and had done something worth while, not like the so called celebrity eyewash of nowadays that appear on the tv for the first time one week then appear on This Is Your Life the following week. One thing that used to irritate me a bit was when the guests used to appear from behind the screen and say how fantastic the person is who was being presented with the red book, i bet half the time they couldn't stand the sight of them
love it so remember watching as a kid in the 70's 80's so wish they would bring it back can you imagine them doing gaga, rhianna, or channing tatum or any of todays celebs would be brilliant!
If this show was revived by CBS in the 2000s in the USA and Canada: Michael Aspel: Tonight im here to say Regis Philbin, THIS IS YOUR LIFE!!!! crowd in the Live with Regis and Kelly studio screams standing ovation roll titles
Imagine what it would be like if it still aired now!!! WOAH! Like Justin beiber Taylor swift and other celebs could be on it.this was an awesome TV show
@Managuense1 You will find it on one of the Laurie Johnson CD's. Its sometimes credited as "Gala Performance" and sometimes "This is your life". He wrote lots of TV music including the Avengers theme.
As a child, I was always inspired by this theme. The composer was uncredited, as the theme was taken from a production library. It would be very hard to find production library music of this quality today. Massive sound, live musicians, and extremely well produced. Laurie Johnson (b. 1927) More info: www.imdb.com/name/nm0006145/
The tune is known as 'Gala Performance' and was composed by Laurie Johnson.
Thank you for that! ❤
this is a classic theme to this is your life. Eamonn Andrews was the perfect presenter for this great programme.. R.I.P legend...
When “This Is Your Life” was originally broadcast, my brother and I found the percussions in the theme tune highly amusing. Now, I think that this was the greatest television theme tune ever !
For those of you wondering what the original song is its called ''Gala Performance'' by Laurie Johnson
Proper tv theme music.
Back in the good old 70's & 80's when they never had announcers interrupting the end titles of tv shows with pointless information.
Totally love this theme. No updated theme compares. All the people I loved were alive and it just reminds me of being surrounded by them in the 1970s. *tear in each eye*
This, and the 'Are you being Served' theme!
Totally agree - magnificent theme - what memories it conjures up! 🥹
@@UTubeAngelique Agreed! I looked this up, because I’m currently watching the episode of Are You Being Served, where they did Young Mr Grace! 😂
Brilliant theme tune
One of the very few ITV shows not to have a commercial break.
This takes me back.. Eamon Andrews RIP 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Gemini M my grandfather was his best friend, through theatre in Ireland.⭐️
My childhood right here!
Eamonn Andrews was a perfect Ambasssador for Ireland, Hugely respected, well-loved and a family man,. Not like the utter filth on TV these days.
The Eamonn Andrews Show on ITV (ABC Weekend) in the 1960s had eventually to be recorded because of certain guests who resorted to double entendre on this late evening Sunday show. EA struggled to "keep it clean" and the watchdog ITA was on their case as it were.
This Is Your Life had to be recorded as some guests and their friends and family kept swearing. Eamonn Andrews had to often change the subject as he himself was embarrassed by what he heard.
Source Eamonn Andrews biography by Tom Brennand.
A theme from my childhood.
Thank you.
Eamon Andrews he genuinely loved this program
What a fantastic theme, great chords and counter melodies...loved the bongos at the beginning.
As they deeply penetrate you
Superb theme tune.. the stuff of my childhood! 💖
Eamonn Andrews. What an absolute legend.
superb title, takes you back to good old days, Eamonn Andrews a true pro. I also like the opening footage. Thanks.
tonight,Ronnie and Reggie Kray,this is your life.
Another fantasic show made by Thames, television at is very best unlike the ITV of today.
Neil Robinson
Totally agree it was a fabulous show and I wish more existed.
The highlight of my Wednesday night.
Now this is a fuckin intro!!
Loved these bongos as a kid.
I'm 55 and I still love those fuckin bongos
grouchomarxmusic eamon andrews the host
LWT were known for a good bongo or two as well
When stars were stars
it's beautiful.
fantastic theme..great programme. Very special for the subjects. Can't help welling up at the end on most of them.
When true Hollywood greats were honoured .
Top tune. I'd love to hear a modern recording of that arrangement
Lol @ 'WITH BONGOS" - True too! I love this theme music, it's so nostalgic! :)
Takes me back...... seems like a different lifetime ago...whatever happened to living a more relaxed carefree life.
They should play this kind of music in cinemas in the run-up to a film and during intermissions.
This is the proper This Is Your Life theme music - WITH BONGOS!
Not like that watered down rubbish on the Michael Aspel version!
Utterly brilliant. Cliché alert but they really don't make them like this anymore.
This piece of music Is known as gala performance.
We are British but moved to the USA in 1976. It's my sister's 50th birthday next month and guess what we're doing?!
Amazing music
I can just imagine the orchestra playing this in the 1960s or 1970s. The part at 1:00 that shows the ladies playing the instruments reminds me of back in the 1970s when your aunts etc used to wear those types of fancy colourful frocks and 1950s cat eye horn rim glasses or something similar. The good old days. I had to look up the name of the glasses, i wasn't sure what they were called
Sounds like something you'd hear in a James Bond movie
I always liked the way Eamonn Andrews always said This is yuuure life.
Bloody marvelous.
Mr Arthur ‘Tiger’ Pringle, This is Your Life
At least back in the old days they had proper celebrities on the programme who were recognised by everybody and had done something worth while, not like the so called celebrity eyewash of nowadays that appear on the tv for the first time one week then appear on This Is Your Life the following week. One thing that used to irritate me a bit was when the guests used to appear from behind the screen and say how fantastic the person is who was being presented with the red book, i bet half the time they couldn't stand the sight of them
love it so remember watching as a kid in the 70's 80's so wish they would bring it back can you imagine them doing gaga, rhianna, or channing tatum or any of todays celebs would be brilliant!
You get the feeling that Eammon Andrews wouldve presented this programme for nothing
I think so too!
Smashing music. Wonderful!
Happy days
i remember this show when i was young, must admit didnt appreciate it at the time, but boy what a theme song for avery popular show
Fantastic piece of '70's musak.
Thanks for uploading! Such a tune - great brass stabs. I've got the chords as something like (?):
Am7 C7#9/A
Dm9 Edim
C6/G D9#11/A
Gm7 - G13 C13
and there here tonight it's the cast from The Bill!
been looking for this version in full for ages...excellent!
i've used this as an ending theme to my radio shows....will do again.
Composed by Laurie Johnson, hence its similarity to the "Avengers" theme. This tune's actual name is "Gala Performance". And how good it is. Classy.
This theme was not used on the original BBC series of 1955-64.
If this show was revived by CBS in the 2000s in the USA and Canada:
Michael Aspel: Tonight im here to say Regis Philbin, THIS IS YOUR LIFE!!!!
crowd in the Live with Regis and Kelly studio screams standing ovation
roll titles
A splendid composition. Is it by the same composer as The Avengers.??
Yes it is
Classy easy listening....
....i remember this prog well!
@Managuense1 9:20am here on Sunday morning. I am in Scotland.
Eamonn Andrews is like a 1970´s version Dara Ó Briain
@Managuense1 The composer is Laurie Johnson and its original title is "Gala Performance".
@Managuense1 Look on Amazon for Laurie Johnson Cult TV Themes. Its on there and credited under both titles.
Shame that Australia/New Zealand is the only countries of this This Is Your Life franchise that is still going strong today
They should bring it back, as a cover for Operation Yewtree.
Imagine what it would be like if it still aired now!!! WOAH! Like Justin beiber Taylor swift and other celebs could be on it.this was an awesome TV show
We're doing it for my mum's 80th next month!
Madrababy-the music is by Laurie Johnson the the music title is called Gala entertainment available from Amazon.uk
theres a real swing to this song.
This song will be playing at my funeral as I enter the furnace.
Being cremated in Barrow, are you? ;-)
@@tarklevision921 Furnace.
That was cool, thanks. Though there's something about that melody I always found a little creepy.
Whoah. What happened to the house?
I agree
Just came here to say
WHAT A FOOKIN TUNE MON!!!!
Kindy funky,,,,, tune but seriously Eamonn Andrews was great
@Managuense1 You will find it on one of the Laurie Johnson CD's. Its sometimes credited as "Gala Performance" and sometimes "This is your life". He wrote lots of TV music including the Avengers theme.
As a child, I was always inspired by this theme.
The composer was uncredited, as the theme was taken from a production library. It would be very hard to find production library music of this quality today. Massive sound, live musicians, and extremely well produced.
Laurie Johnson (b. 1927)
More info: www.imdb.com/name/nm0006145/
Composed by Laurie Johnson, hence its similarity to the "Avengers" theme. This tune's actual name is "Gala Performance". And how good it is. Classy
I used to find this tune scary when I was very young!
There were several version of the theme music for This is Your Life - for more information visit - bigredbook.info
KPM library disk composed by Laurie Johnson.
You can take that the right way
Alan that's a menu
the man with the red book
top lounge music: mint
"..and here I am , disguised as the usher..." then peels off the wig , moustache, and the star goes "WTF! " :) Loved this a kid.
sounds like a John Barry / Phil Spector collaboration... nice
Will they play this when am dead abs say this was your life
So so true!!
I want a clip of the brief intro music you got when every guest came thru the slidy doors!
This is very 60s!
First heard in 1969 on the Thames ITV revival of TIYL, so its only just made it before 1970 .
Bring back the bongos!
It has a 60s spacey sci fi theme to it I think.
Bring on the childhood horror, wat's next, Crossroads?!😱
Only boomers would luv those bongos!!😨😱💀😆
I remember telling my mum that Eamonn Andrews gave up boxing because he beat a man to death in the ring once and she believed me.
I think you should now post all the play-ons for the guests - there were between three or four if I remember rightly?
This is your stag
CAPITAL CARNAGE
Oh TV May be better made in some ways but it’s lost it’s soul.
Takes you back a bit don't it, not arff
What is The Is Your Life theme tune called would like to know please
+Richard Sharpe It is called "Gala Premiere" and was written by Laurie Johnson.
Very John Barry.....
Parpy
The names bond 😀
Jimmy Bond ;)
loved this programme trevor McDonald was by far the worst presenter then again never rated him anyway