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What is the Jeopardy music called?

What is the Jeopardy music called?

Think!
The best known theme song is “Think!”. It has served as the countdown music for the Final Jeopardy! round since 1964. Between 1964 and 1975, a jazz tune called “Take Ten”, composed by Julian Griffin, served as the main theme.

How long is the jeopardy thinking music?

30 seconds
“Think!” music is exactly 30 seconds long. It’s perfectly timed so that contestants know when the song is over, their 30-seconds is up to answer the final question.

What instrument is used in the Jeopardy theme song?

electric guitars
Since about a few weeks into the season, electric guitars have been used for the entirety of the theme song.

Who wrote the Jeopardy theme music?

Merv Griffin
Julann Wright
Jeopardy!/Music composed by

How much money has the Jeopardy theme song made?

Each time that theme song is played, Griffin’s estate gets royalties. (He died in 2007.) “That little 30 seconds has made me a fortune, millions,” he told the New York Times in 2005. “Probably close to $70-80 million.” Since then, that figure is estimated to have surpassed $100 million.

How old is the Jeopardy theme song?

Titled “Think!,” the theme song was written by late media mogul Merv Griffin, who created the show in the ’60s and went on to produce the current incarnation, which debuted in 1984. He composed it as a lullaby for his son, but it made him some serious cash.

Who wrote the Jeopardy Think music?

Merv Griffin
Think/Composers
The theme song, called “Think,” was originally a lullaby that “Jeopardy!” creator Merv Griffin wrote for his son, the Deseret News reported. Griffin received royalties every time the song aired, which earned him close to $80 million before his death.

How old is MERV?

82 years (1925–2007)
Merv Griffin/Age at death

12 — Merv Griffin, a big-band singer who became one of television’s longest running talk-show hosts and formidable innovators, creating some of the medium’s most popular game shows before becoming a major figure in the hotel and gambling businesses, died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here. He was 82.

Who wrote the Jeopardy think music?

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Ruth Doyle