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Take a trip down memory lane listening to 'Music for Prime Time'

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We revisit Jane Clayson’s conversation with Jon Burlingame, who teaches film scoring at the University of Southern California. Jon is the author of the book “Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring” and the two look back at some classic TV themes.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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