Edward Woodley Kalehoff Jr. (born September 1, 1945) is an American television

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who specializes in compositions for television, known for his work on the

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. Kalehoff composed the musical themes to the game shows ''

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'' and '' Double Dare'', as well as for ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Kalehoff was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. His father, Edward Woodley "Woody" Kalehoff Sr., played piano in the

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Career

Notable pieces

Kalehoff composed many television themes and musical cues using the Moog synthesizer, alone or in combination with a band of musicians. He composed ''

'' main theme, and the theme for the

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game show '' Double Dare''. He wrote a music package for

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that updated and expanded the ''

'' theme; the 1991 theme song for ''Labatt Blue Jays/Expos Baseball on TSN'' in Canada; music for

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's famous 1992 promotional campaign "We're 4 New York"; and many

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music and

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image packages used on stations such as

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, and

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and

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. The ''NBC Stations'' package composed in 1995 for WNBC was used by the station until 2003; during that time, the package would also be used by two other NBC affiliates in the state of New York ( WNYT in the Albany/Schenectady/Troy market and

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in the Syracuse market). Due to its long run as the music package for both WNBC and WNYT, it is widely known in the New York tri-state area.Edd Kalehoff on IMDb
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'' as part of a new on-air look launched on July 20, 2015. The main theme of ''The Price Is Right'' is officially credited to Sheila Cole, even though it was composed and performed by Kalehoff. At the time, Kalehoff was working for

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, under composer Bob Israel. Israel assigned the theme's

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publishing rights to

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, the producer of ''The Price Is Right'', so that Goodson would benefit monetarily. Israel assigned the composer credit to Sheila Cole Israel, his wife, explaining this fiction to Kalehoff as a "technicality." Israel assured Kalehoff that there would be future work with Goodson. This arrangement diverted millions of dollars of residual away from Kalehoff. Kalehoff was named as composer in the closing credits of the television show but he did not appear on the official BMI credits for the song.

As a keyboard player and record producer

Kalehoff is a noted synthesist, being a featured performer in the documentary film '' Moog'' and keyboardist for several albums by

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. He was prominently featured in a 1973 television commercial for

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as "Edd Kalehoff at the MOOG synthesizer" playing his rendition of the company's jingle. As a

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, he produced several albums including '' Another World'' (1985) for

, and

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's ''On Broadway'' (1996) and ''Family Christmas'' (2003).

Personal life

Kalehoff was married to

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actress and singer

, and their daughter, actress Alexis Kalehoff, has appeared in many

productions. The couple divorced in August 2011. Kalehoff has two sons, Max and Rex, from his first marriage to songwriter Beverly Kalehoff.

Selected filmography

*''

'' *''

'' (1993 closing sequence) *''

'' *'' Wide World of Sports'' (also a showcase cue on ''TPIR'') *''

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'' *''

'', including all the show cues and the updated ''The New Price Is Right'' theme in 1994 *''

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'' (1973) *''

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'' (1974) *''

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'' (1974) for Don Lipp-Ron Greenburg Productions *'' Double Dare/

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''(Same piece used on two shows. A different Kalehoff composition was used for the 1986–1989 version of ''

''.) *''

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'' (currently used as a prize/car cue on ''

'') *''

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'' (1994 US and 2020 ''

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'', three cues of which are used as car/showcase prize cues on ''

'' (1972 and 1994 versions), as well as the intro to Grand Game) *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Double Dare'' (Nickelodeon version, 1986–1993, 2018-2019) *''

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'' *'' Think Fast'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' The View'' *''

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'' (1998-2001) *''

'' (new theme music introduced in 2015) *other projects for

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(introductory music, known as ''Victory Road'', used before telecasts, as well as theme for individual sports)

News music packages composed by Edd Kalehoff

*Dayna (

) *Eyewitness Primetime (WJBK, after switch to Fox) *Good Day (

, ''

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) *Grandeur (

; now used as a showcase cue on ''

'') *Groove News (

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) *Industrial Strength (

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) *Major Theme (WJBK) *NBC Stations (

) *Nightcast (WCBS) *Straight Talk (WJBK) *Today's 4 (

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) *We're 4 New York (WNBC package/campaign) *Live on 5 (

) *Evening News (

) *CNBC Music Package 2000-2003

References

External links

Edd Kalehoff on Soundcloud
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