Notionally, this episode dealt with the struggle of animals to establish homes – but there was a lot of footage (wildebeest takedowns, mountain goats leaping) incidental to this theme.
They rapidly discovered that they were "probably variations of the same person", according to Hodgson, with a shared passion for vintage 70s and 80s TV (not just the programmes but their incidental music and theme tunes).
I particularly loved how, despite the wartime setting, that really wasn't the point of the book, seeming more incidental to the themes of love and hope in the face of danger.
The theme and incidental music were composed by David Arnold and Michael Price.
The opening and ending theme and incidental music of Joe 90 composed by Barry Gray, who was responsible for music on other Anderson series.
One of Manne's most adventurous 1960s collaborations was with Jack Marshall, the guitarist and arranger celebrated for composing the theme and incidental music for The Munsters TV show in that period.
Directed by Mark Waldrop; sets by James Youmans; costumes by Theresa Squire; lighting by Jeffrey S. Koger; sound by One Dream Sound, Kurt B. Kellenberger; production manager, Kai Brothers; production stage manager, Brian Rardin; theme song and incidental music, Mr. Walton; video system, Scharff Weisberg Inc. Presented by Jeffrey Finn Productions.
The theme tune and incidental music were written and performed by Howard Goodall, with the distinctive vocals on the closing theme tune by Jenna Russell.
Captain Scarlet's motif, heard in both versions of the end credits theme and the incidental music, is a melodic variation on the Mysteron theme, emphasising Scarlet's history as an ex-Mysteron.
Even for films like "The Decline and Fall of the American Empire" and "Jesus of Montreal" -- both in French -- the language was incidental, in service of broader themes.
