Dear Tatia,
I know you are on assignment right now, but whenever you return, here are five (more or less) questions each for Mssrs. Hagen and Frankel. I hope they are not all dumb questions that have been asked and answered a million times before
Thanks so much for offering to do this and I am really looking forward to any replies you receive! ~ Becca
For Mr. Hagen:
1. Did you have any particular inspiration for the "I Spy" theme song? How much did you know about the series when you were asked to write the theme?
2. What is your favorite and least favorite TV theme song that you composed? Is there one theme song that you wish had a "do-over" on?
3. Do you ever get your own TV theme songs stuck in your head like the rest of us do? Is there a network show today that you wish you could have written the theme for?
4. What portion of the success of a TV series can be attributed to a really great theme song?
5. What countries do you wish "I Spy" had filmed in just so you could have written episode music for those countries?
For Mr. Frankel:
1. What were the best and worst things about writing for "I Spy"?
2. When you wrote an episode for "I Spy," were you always present for the filming as well?
3. How much trouble did you have with actors on "I Spy" rewriting scenes or going off-script with dialogue?
4. During the location scenes in "Turnabout for Traitors," it looks like the weather was extremely hot. Do you remember anything in particular about that filming?
5. Did you have ideas for other "I Spy" episodes that never made
it to production and if so, can you tell us what they were?
Thanks again!
Becca