Jerrold Immel (born 9 September 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States television music composer. He is perhaps most notable for composing the theme tunes for the hit primetime soap operas Dallas and Knots Landing.
Before moving into scoring, Immel worked as a music copyist at CBS, before getting his break into television scoring on Gunsmoke. Other programs which he has contributed music to include How the West Was Won, Hawaii Five-O, Logan's Run, Walker, Texas Ranger (through 1995 season) and Voyagers!. He has also composed music for films, including the scores to Matilda (1978), Death Hunt (1981), Sourdough (1981) and Megaforce (1982).
Television Scores (partial)
"Episode(s)" denotes the listing may be incomplete.
| Year | Title | Info | On CD? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1975 | Gunsmoke | 27 episodes (from season 18 to season 20) "Sarah" (first episode) "Manolo" (finale episode) |
NO |
| 1977 | Logan's Run | Two episodes: "The Innocent" "Half Lite" Complete episode scores to the series available on Film Score Monthly. |
YES |
| 1978-1991 1996 1998 |
Dallas | 55 episodes + 2 TV movies (all seasons) And theme music. |
NO |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | 12 episodes (some co-composed with Craig Huxley) (from season 1 to the season 14 finale) And theme music. |
NO |
| 1982 | King's Crossing | "Keepers of the Ring" (Pilot) | NO |
| 1982-1983 | Voyagers! | 2 episodes (Season 1) And theme music. |
NO |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | One Episode (Season 1): "If She Dies / Ye Gods" (segment one, "If She Dies") |
NO |
| 1988-1990 | Guns of Paradise | Episode(s): "The News from St. Louis" (pilot) "The Holstered Gun" "Founder's Day" "Ghost Dance" "The Promise" "Childhood's End" "A Private War" "Crossroads" "A Matter of Honor: Part 1" "Squaring Off" Season 2: "Common Good" "All the Pretty Little Horses" "Boomtown" "The Gates of Paradise" "Avenging Angel" "The Coward" Season 3: "Out of Ashes" "The Women" (final episode) And theme music. |
NO |
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | All Episodes (season 3): "Badge of Honor" "Silk Dreams" "Till Death Do Us Part" "The Road to Black Bayou" "Line of Fire" "Tiger's Eye" "Money Train" "War Zone" And Season 3 theme. |
NO |
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