Theme from 'Ospedale Municipale' - Greeny for Imaginary TV Theme Fest

[Greeny]

This is the theme from an obscure (and now forgotten) Italian TV hospital drama called 'Ospedale Municipale' (Municipal Hospital) from 1980. There are nuns - and illicit love interests between them and the consultant doctors. Plus life and death decisions. The kind of cheap, badly-acted soap that used to fill afternoon schedules for the unemployed. Maybe they still have them - I haven't watched daytime TV for a very long time.

All done on the MBR. Epiphone Casino (with some phaser), more Casino, bass, MiniMoog synth (for a proper retro sound), plus Garageband piano, drums & extra synths.

I enjoyed this challenge - a totally different world.

I even made a little title film to bring it to life (I don't have proper film-making gear, so forgive the quality). Footage from some random film.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNKPNVEbvfE

[Pete C]

Brilliant - you've absolutely nailed that crappy TV drama theme tune sound with this and a great video to go with it !  So authentic that it almost sounds familiar. Great start to the fest.

Pete

[StephenM]

the music is grand... I suppose this is a good fest in that it coaxed this from you.  It sounds great but I couldn't guess it was you if I hadn't known...
good stuff.

[thetworegs]

This sets the scene beautifully well done

[Zoltan]

This is wonderful! Awe inspiring.
You're capturing that "Stelvio Cipriani" sound circa 77-80.
If it was up to me... Music like this would be your future!

And if you could turn back time... That would make you a rich man. But as it's not possible you'd at least be worshipped by soundtrack nerds 😁

[cuthbert]

Absolutely brilliant. Period-authentic arrangement and instrumentation, and a very catchy theme it is! And the video would make a great pitch reel - I'd watch this show.

Loved it!

[DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee]

Yeah I can actually believe this is from a 70's foreign tv show or something..great use of music and style. Like the vid too.

[Ray Brookes]

An excellent piece to suit the fest, Tim. This shows your outstanding versatility and your ability to produce whatever is called for. Great instrumentation and you've nailed that cheesey vibe that the 70's daytime soap shows were renowned for. 

[kenny mac]

You seem to have an obsession with nuns greeny lol.
Cool tune ,your on a roll this weather with the fests ,im finding it hard to catch up with everyone.
This captures exactly what your describing.
Nice one.

[BerryPatch]

Even without vocals, you have a knack for writing great melodies. The synths sound so frigging cool, very retro sounding indeed (is that a real mini moog you have by the way?). I love the bridge too, gives off a totally different vibe but really fits so well with the first section. Bravo!