The second season of ''

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'' aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm (EST) on

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from September 30, 1960 to June 2, 1961. There are 29 episodes.

Intro

This season debuted the theme music by

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most often associated with ''The Twilight Zone'', replacing the first season music written by

Bernard Herrmann Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in film scoring. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarde ...

. The graphics used for the intro were a hybrid of the two sets of graphics used for the first season, with some slight modifications to

Rod Serling Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his Anthology series, anthology television series ''The Twilight Zone (1 ...

's narration. For the first three episodes Serling's narration went as follows: "You're traveling through another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop—''The Twilight Zone''." For the subsequent episodes some phrases were added, with the same set of graphics: "You're traveling through another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead. Your next stop—''The Twilight Zone''."TV.com episode list
/ref> This opening was added to some first season episodes that were aired as repeats during the summer of 1961. In most of these Herrmann's theme music continued to be played for the closing credits.

Episodes

References

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