cHiPs Television Soundtrack
Vol 1 CD
CHiPs Television Soundtrack Volume One.
1978-79, MGM.
Alan Silvestri/John Parker.
FSM, CD, 2006, FSM VOL 9, NO 10.
Rating: 
This American cop show about the California Highway Patrol was struggling to make the ratings before new producer Cy Chermak turned it into Baywatch for cycle cops, slapping on the gloss and giving John Parker’s main theme a disco spin; in fact this is essentially a disco album, depending on how purist you are about the genre, with cues including ‘Ponch’s Disco’ being one of many obvious examples. This first volume of the score covers season two to coincide with the show’s reboot, which also contains a single episode (only one of two eps assigned to composers other than Silvestri in five seasons) scored by Bruce Broughton, hired for his ability to write dramatic scores; after seeing the episode however, Broughton decided that disco was still the only way to go, which pretty much sums up this enjoyable album. Excellent liner notes include interviews with Cy Chermak and Silvestri.
CHiPs Television Soundtrack Volume One. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. Main Title (John Parker).
2. Peaks & Valleys.
3. Family Crisis.
4. Disaster Squad.
5. Neighborhood Watch.
6. High Flyer.
7. Trick Or Treat (Bruce Broughton).
8. The Grudge.
9. The Sheik.
10. Return Of The Turks.
11. Supercycle.
12. High Explosive.
13. Down Time.
14. Repo Man.
15. Mait Team.
16. Pressure Point.
17. Rally ‘Round The Bank.
18. Matchmakers.
19. Ponch’s Disco (From ‘Peaks & Valleys’).
20. End Credits (Parker, arr. Silvestri).
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