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An album titled Roots: The Saga of an American Family, featuring music from and inspired by the program and re-arranged and conducted by Jones, became a hit for A&M in 1977. The original soundtrack was released the following year.
Aricles relating to the television miniseries Roots and its spin-offs. It is based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.
Gerald Fried (February 13, 1928 – February 17, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, and oboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 1970s, including Mission: Impossible, Gilligan's Island, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Shotgun Slade, Roots, and Star Trek [1].
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"Roots Mural Theme / Many Rains Ago (Oluwa)" was written by Caiphus Semenya, Gerald Fried and Quincy Jones. It recorded by Weapons of Peace and released on Playboy in 1977. It was their version of the TV series, Roots theme. [1] The A side was produced by Bill Traut and Finis Henderson Jr., and the strings were arranged by Richard Evans. [2]
Slater in the television mini series was third mate and NOT first mate. Slater may have been a first mate in the BOOK, he was not first mate in the mini series. Please review the citation, if you dispute this FACT. Please leave the edit alone and discuss on the talk page to properly dispute this fact. When answering please cite your source that ...
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His greatest success came with the 1977 miniseries Roots. Adapting the 1976 novel by Alex Haley, Lee wrote four of the series' twelve episodes, and co-wrote four others. [2] He and William Blinn received a 1977 Humanitas Prize for writing "Part IV" of Roots, [2] and Lee was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Part V".