# That cliché 50's style film music
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cliche-50s-style-film-music/555687
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 1, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cliche-50s-style-film-music/555687 "2010-10-01T03:16:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cliche-50s-style-film-music/555687/1 "2010-10-01T03:16:13Z")
We’ve all seen them, either for real or as bad parodies. I’m talking about those pseudo-documentaries you see about idyllic 50’s living. They have that oddly saccharine soundtrack with no real hook or melody. If I knew how, I would compose music like that for a living. 😃
But who came up with this style? I know traditional heavy film scores, based on that leitmotivic feel, borrow on Richard Wagner et. al. Who came up with this type of music? The closest I can find on my Ipod is Eric Coates, but as a twenty-something here, I concede that I may need to call on the wisdom of my elders to figure this one out!
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### Author:  [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cliche-50s-style-film-music/555687/2 "2010-10-01T15:20:32Z")
The music comes from all over the place. More info and a download link can be found [here](http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2006/11/ren-stimpy-production-music.html).
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### Author:  [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cliche-50s-style-film-music/555687/3 "2010-10-02T20:48:19Z")
> [@Yumblie](#):
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> The music comes from all over the place. More info and a download link can be found [here](http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2006/11/ren-stimpy-production-music.html).
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-cliche-50s-style-film-music/555687/4 "2010-10-03T04:32:53Z")
**Yumblie** , words cannot describe what a lilt you’ve put in my step. Thank you. I study music for a living, but I haven’t been this excited over an aural phenomenon in TOO long!