Edd Kalehoff

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American television music composer

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Edward Woodley Kalehoff Jr. (born September 1, 1945) is an American television composer who specializes in compositions for television, known for his work on the Moog synthesizer. Kalehoff is best known for composing the musical packages for game shows, most notably the Goodson Todman produced shows The Price Is Right, Tattletales, Card Sharks and the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare, as well as for ABC World News Tonight, Monday Night Football, Nightly Business Report, and PBS News Hour.

Early life

Kalehoff was born in Washington, D.C. His father, Edward Woodley "Woody" Kalehoff Sr., played piano at the White House for president Harry S. Truman. He attended the University of the Arts (then known as the Philadelphia Musical Academy), graduating in 1967 with a Bachelor of Music degree.

Career

Notable pieces

Kalehoff composed many television themes and musical cues using the Moog synthesizer, alone or in combination with a band of musicians. He composed The Price Is Right main theme, His most recent work is the new theme for the PBS NewsHour as part of a new on-air look launched on July 20, 2015.

The main theme of The Price Is Right is officially credited to Sheila Cole, even though it was composed and performed by Kalehoff. At the time, Kalehoff was working for Score Productions, under composer Bob Israel. Israel assigned the theme's Broadcast Music, Inc. publishing rights to Mark Goodson, the producer of The Price Is Right, so that Goodson would benefit monetarily. Israel assigned the composer credit to Sheila Cole Israel, his wife, explaining this fiction to Kalehoff as a "technicality." Israel assured Kalehoff that there would be future work with Goodson. This arrangement diverted millions of dollars of residual away from Kalehoff. Kalehoff was named as composer in the closing credits of the television show but he did not appear on the official BMI credits for the song.

As a keyboard player and record producer

Kalehoff is a noted synthesist, being a featured performer in the documentary film Moog and keyboardist for several albums by the Roches. He was prominently featured in a 1973 television commercial for Schaefer Beer as "Edd Kalehoff at the MOOG synthesizer" playing his rendition of the company's jingle.

As a record producer, he produced several albums including Another World (1985) for the Roches, and Andrea McArdle's On Broadway (1996) and Family Christmas (2003).

Personal life

Kalehoff was married to Broadway theatre actress and singer Andrea McArdle, and their daughter, actress Alexis Kalehoff, has appeared in many Broadway theatre productions. The couple divorced in August 2011. Kalehoff has two sons, Max and Rex, from his first marriage to songwriter Beverly Kalehoff.

Selected filmography

News music packages composed by Edd Kalehoff

  • Dayna (WJBK)
  • Eyewitness Primetime (WJBK, after switch to Fox)
  • Good Day (WNYW, Good Day New York)
  • Grandeur (WCBS-TV; now used as a showcase cue on The Price Is Right)
  • Groove News (KNSD)
  • Industrial Strength (WTTG)
  • Major Theme (WJBK)
  • NBC Stations (WNBC)
  • Nightcast (WCBS)
  • Straight Talk (WJBK)
  • Today's 4 (WBZ-TV)
  • We're 4 New York (WNBC package/campaign)
  • Live on 5 (WEWS-TV)
  • Evening News (WJBK)
  • CNBC Music Package 2000-2003

References

References

  1. "Edd Kalehoff: National Archives of Game Show History".
  2. (22 November 2018). "Harvey experience inspires jazz musician to compose 'Houston Strong'". [[Houston Chronicle]].
  3. "Edd Kalehoff | Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack".
  4. Segal, Corinne. (July 20, 2015). "The NewsHour has a new theme song, and we assume you'll want to talk about it". PBS NewsHour.
  5. "Ascap search".
  6. Fu, Eddie. (October 15, 2019). "How 'The Price Is Right' Theme Song Composer Lost Out On Millions In Royalties".
  7. (14 October 2019). "The Price is Right (Yeah, Yeah!)".
  8. Andrew Burke. (2013). "The Music Documentary: Acid Rock to Electropop". Routledge.
  9. Timothy D. Taylor. (2012). "The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies". Oxford University Press.
  10. "Edd Kalehoff | Credits".
  11. Lundy, Katia. (August 19, 1996). "McArdle's Daughter Follows in Mommy's Footsteps".
  12. Rizzo, Frank. (23 September 2021). "Andrea McArdle Still Feisty After All These Years". [[Hartford Courant]].

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