One of my favorite web sites is a labour of love by Timothy Madison, who has elaborately put together everything you ever wanted to know about his favorite late seventies cop-on-the-edge drama, the one, the only, Nick Kresky. Episode and character guides, interviews, FAQs, etc.
The only thing missing? No copy of the theme song! What good is a cop show (especially a mid-to-late seventies one) without its own Funktion 500 theme song?
Well, I'm here to tell you, I found a copy while cleaning out the attic - and boy howdy, if it's not as funky as you can ever get - dancefloor bass, powerhouse drums, wah-wah rhythm, good old electric pianos and analog string synth!
And since this a full-length version of the theme tune, they've added a couple of fuzzy, edgy guitar solos. They don't record them like that anymore!
So, I've gone and put it up on the Soundclick site - be sure to check it out.
You can also find this track here!
And don't forget to check out the Kresky page too !
(all kidding aside, I had a lot of fun doing this track, and remembering all the great cop show themes from the sixties and seventies of my youth. It's actually an extension of a track I did back in December for the Music Cafe TV Theme Song Contest, and I felt it had too much potential to throw out).
host - Cubase SE on Power Mac G4 MDD
drums - Groove Agent 2
electric piano - NI FM7
string synth - The Cheeze Machine
bass - Hentor Dreibelbass through Johnson J-Station
wah guitar - Peavey Predator Plus through Tech 21 Killer Wail wah and into J-Station
first solo - Peavey Wolfgang Special ST (neck pickup) into J-Station.
second solo - Wolfgang through NI PlexiCombo plug-in
weird intro wah line - Peavey Falcon massaged with E-Bow into J-Station and processed with Luxtronix multi-effects plug in.
As always, I'd like to hear feedback. Thanks again!
A KVR Contest Entry Fleshed Out - "Theme From Kresky"
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 289 posts since 6 Jan, 2003 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Ooo, look at me, I'm making people HAPPY! I'm the Magical Man from Happyland! In a gumdrop house on Lollypop Laaaaaaane!" - Homer Simpson
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- KVRAF
- 2861 posts since 3 May, 2003 from Germany
Time to bump this 
Hey, I already liked this at the past contest!
Nice tune, well composed
The only "complaint" I have: For my taste the solo guitar later on is too loud (too much hifrequencies?) in the mix.
Good work
Hey, I already liked this at the past contest!
Nice tune, well composed
The only "complaint" I have: For my taste the solo guitar later on is too loud (too much hifrequencies?) in the mix.
Good work
Symphony Nr.1
Meet the Cities Repair Team Unimportant laughter
music has become meaningless...we just keep doing it
Meet the Cities Repair Team Unimportant laughter
music has become meaningless...we just keep doing it
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- KVRist
- 462 posts since 4 Jul, 2005 from Berlin, Germany
Nicely done track. I would agree that the guitar is too dominant and busy on the solo (but I can tell you enjoyed yourself 
). Also, the drums are not "present" enough. They sound too GM-like in contrast to the real guitar.
). Also, the drums are not "present" enough. They sound too GM-like in contrast to the real guitar.-
- KVRAF
- 7153 posts since 4 Apr, 2005 from here and there
Hi Dreibel
This version is excellent, even better than the contest track, (which I voted in the better positions) it was really good although shorter and a bit less inspired IMO.
Very nice guitar solo, good rhythmic section, great arrangements, and top-class production.
I really enjoyed this one
Cheers
This version is excellent, even better than the contest track, (which I voted in the better positions) it was really good although shorter and a bit less inspired IMO.
Very nice guitar solo, good rhythmic section, great arrangements, and top-class production.
I really enjoyed this one
Cheers
