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I'd forgotten that Lalo Schifrin's music for the "tar road" sequence in Cool Hand Luke, which came out on DVD on 9.9, was used by WABC's "Eyewitness News" during the '70s and '80s. Here it is on the film's soundtrack -- dialogue, shovels and all.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 21, 2008 at 12:03 AM

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pm123 says ...

It must have been bought by ABC network, because it was also used by WLS in Chicago for many years. Probably paid for several vacation homes for Schifrin...

Posted by pm123 at September 21, 2008 7:14 AM

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George Prager says ...

I saw COOL HAND LUKE for the first time in my high school English class. Everyone said the same thing "Hey! That's the Eyewitness News theme!"

Posted by George Prager at September 21, 2008 10:42 AM

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JoeGreenia says ...

Yep. ABC in Detroit used it for their "Action News" theme as well.

Posted by JoeGreenia at September 21, 2008 11:03 AM

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O.G. says ...

Channel 9 in Australia still use it I think (haven't watched their tabloid nightly news for some time)

Posted by O.G. at September 21, 2008 4:46 PM

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