Which 60's series had the best music...
Which show from the 1960's had the best dramatic underscoring?
Not the main theme. I'm not talking about the themes to Andy of Mayberry, Dick Van Dyke theme, the Munsters theme, etc.
I mean the underscoring.
One of my faves is Combat. All the music for that show, the theme and underscoring was done by Leonard Rosenman. It is highly original music, all written just for that series.
Unlike some other shows of the era, the Irwin Allen shows like Lost in Space, which had terrific original music by Johnny Williams, but also used stock cues from the Fox library. Cues from films like The Day The Earth Stood Still and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
A few of my other favorites:
Mission: Impossible - Lalo Schifrin
Thriller - Jerry Goldsmith
The Untouchables - Nelson Riddle
Twilight Zone - Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Nathan Van Cleave,
Both The Wild, Wild, West and Man From UNCLE had many episodes scored by Morton Stevens.
Ironside - Quincy Jones
The Name of the Game - Dave Grusin