Bob the Vid Tech (portrayed by Bob Heck) is a children's television personality and host of Maryland Public Television's Vid Kid Club from 1993 until 2009. In addition, twelve half-hour specials featuring him were produced in that timeframe and featured production music tracks sourced from Aircraft Music Library, Audio Action (Koka Media, Kosinus, Amphonic Music (Sound Stage/Jingle Pursuit), JW Media Music), Killer Tracks/Universal Production Music (Killer Tracks, Killer Edge, Chronic Trax, Atmosphere, Match Music, RCAL, Network Music), Megatrax, and Sound Ideas.
Tracks introduced/used[]
Holiday with Bob Heck (1993)[]
Field Trip to the National Aquarium (1995)[]
The Day the World Stayed in Bed (1996)[]
Lost in Maryland History (1997)[1][]
- Italian Overture by Bruno Bertoli [KOS 26]
- Charlotte Sampling by Laurent Thierry-Mieg and Thierry Durbet [KOK 2034]
- Data Waltz by Laurent Thierry-Mieg and Thierry Durbet [KOK 2034]
- Pizzicato Fantasy by Stéphane Joly [KOS 17]
- Der Sturm by Armand Frydman, Rolando Tambin, and Terry Lipton [KOK 2028]
- Le Manivelle by Jacques Mercier and Philippe Lhommet [KOK 2047]
- What’s Happenin’ by Tarquin Boyesen [JW 2063]
- Le Turc (a capella) by Teddy Lasry and Maurice Delaister [KOS 17]
- Ouverture Semiramis by Bruno Bertoli [KOS 17]
- Le Roi Soleil by Bruno Alexiu [KOK 2106]
- Les Corsaires by Bruno Alexiu [KOK 2106]
- Rule Britannia by R. Stewart [AVF 106]
- Baroque Harpsichord by Albert Alan Owen [AVF 006]
- Art & Kraft by Armand Frydman, Rolando Tambin, and Terry Lipton [KOK 2028]
- Bauhaus by Armand Frydman, Rolando Tambin, and Terry Lipton [KOK 2028]
- Honor and Glory by Christian Poulet [KOS 18]
- American Civil War by James Harrington [AVF 006]
- Margot by Jacques Mercier and Philippe Lhommet [KOK 2047]
- Shark Attack by Simon Benson [AVF 92/AVF 002]
- Louisiana Possum by Bobby Bruce, Jack Cookerly, and Peter Woodford [AVF 83/AVF 006]
- Emma by Bruno Alexiu [KOK 2064]
- Jack in the Box by Laurent Thierry-Mieg and Thierry Durbet [KOK 2034]
- Schuss by Laurent Thierry-Mieg and Thierry Durbet [KOK 2059]
Meeting the Challenge! (1998)[2][]
- X Y and Zee by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 77]
- Bluegrass Showdown by Al Capps [KT 24]
- Running Wild! by Steve Donnelly [JW 2025]
- Ten Gallon Hat by Al Capps [KT 3]
- Buffalo Gals by Allyn and Dan Ferguson [KT 73]
- Smoke That Biscuit by John Hobbs and Steve Stone [KT 88]
- Melody Ranch by Downs Thompson [KOK 2101]
- Let’s Get Started by Hans Molenaar [KOK 2044]
- Pickin’ and a Grinnin’ by Jonathan Merrill [KT 24]
- D.Day by Bruno Alexiu [KOK 2064]
- Munchies (rhythm mix) by Tim Bryson and Patrice Irving [MX 17]
- Bal des Oiseaux by Didier Malherbe and Loy Ehrlich [KOS 28]
- Loukoumotive by Didier Malherbe and Loy Ehrlich [KOS 28]
- Goofy Foot by Rudy Guess [KT 102]
- Bahamian Party by Danny Pelfrey, Rick Rhodes, and Terry Lester [KT 94]
- Hello Bob by Danny Pelfrey and Rick Rhodes [KT 94]
- Santiago Hurricane by Danny Pelfrey and Rick Rhodes [KT 94]
- Island Celebration by Danny Pelfrey and Rick Rhodes [KT 94]
- Tequila Gold (both the faster and normal versions) by John Dwyer and Ronald Mendelsohn [MX 1]
- Total Tidal Wave by Rudy Guess [KT 102]
- Jammin’ Mon by Tim Bryson and Patrice Irving [MX 17]
Added in mid-2000s rerelease[]
- Funny Business [#16] by John Kiehl [ACL 038]
- Flea Market (of Saint-Ouen) by Eric Gemsa [KOK 2213]
Blast Into Space! (2000)[]
Music to My Ears (2001)[]
Water, Water Everywhere (2002)[3][]
- Crime Busters by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 129]
- Too Many Cooks by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 121]
- Burnin' Boards by Chris Lang and Eric Cunninham [EDGE 60]
- Humoresque by Pete Thomas [ATMOS 140]
- Surfin' & Spyin' by Chris Lang and Eric Cunningham [EDGE 60]
- Fox & Cox by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 140]
- Let's Shout by Chuck Kentis [KTP 004]
- Bucket Head by Rik Carter [ATMOS 133]
- Just In Time by Murray Munro [ATMOS 140]
- Just Me by Howard Pfeifer, Brad Colerik, and Dawn Fintor [KTP 004]
- Boogie All Night by David Cabrera and Phil McArthur [KOK 2188]
- Fingerticklin by Johan Wallner [MAT 188]
- Evil 2 by Mark Russell [ATMOS 76]
- Bug In A Jug by Kristin and Hans Engstrom [MAT 188]
- ? (short dramatic drone-type track)
- Electric Plains by Lindsay Tomasic and William Quinn [KT 130]
- Spooks by Murray Munro [ATMOS 121]
- Jungle Jive by Jeff Taylor [KOK 2188]
- Cooking Heat by Paul Guyver [ATMOS 155]
- Tout De Suite by Arch Bacon [MAT 169]
- Bad Guys by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 121]
- Gone Fishin' by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 121]
- Bamboo Joystick by Lindsay Tomasic and William Quinn [KT 130]
- Good Evening and Welcome by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 129]
Message in a Bottle (2004)[4][]
- Goofy Foot by Rudy Guess [KT 102]
- Sonata No2 In A Maj. (Andantino) by Gioachino Rossini [KLA 3042]
- Thriller by Anthony Edwin Philiips [ATMOS 61]
- Space, Music - Theme 1: Effect 01 from Sound Ideas's Series 4000 Hollywood Sound Effects Library
- Gloria in D Major for Soprano, Counter-tenor by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi [KLA 3046]
- William Tell (Overture) by Gioachino Rossini [KLA 3001]
- Galliard (11) by Thomas Simpson [KLA 3039]
- Corniche by Piero Piccioni [BPM 3005]
- Biergarten by Eric Gemsa [KOK 2117]
- Casbah by Hans Engstrom and Paul Osborne [MAT 115]
- ? (possibly track 17 from KUT 7001)
- Age of Elegance by Mark Thomas [ATMOS 161]
- Rustic Dance by Mark Thomas [ATMOS 161]
- Banjo Breakdown by Jean-Jacques Milteau [KOK 2022]
- Eskimo Lumber by James McConnel [ATMOS 163]
- Railroad Crossing by Jean-Jacques Milteau [RCM 01/KOK 2022]
- Gumbo by Jean-Jacques Milteau, Rolando Tambin, and Terry Lipton [RCM 11/KOK 2022]
- Electro Wow by Lee Groves and Peter George Marett [ATMOS 173]
- Indoor Fishing by Olivier Renoir [KOK 2148]
- Super Highway by Bruno Alexiu [KOK 2189]
- El Profesor by Simon Di [KOK 2173]
- Teamstream by Kevin Leavy [ATMOS 167]
- In Common Harmony by Olivier Renoir [KOK 2148]
- Cartoon Capers by Arch Bacon [MAT 158]
- Countdown 2000 by Rik Carter [ATMOS 120]
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (2006)[5][]
- Love At Sunrise by Andre Yuseff, Peter Slevin, and Svetoslav Lazarov [EDGE 10]
- Mephisto's Spell by Stanislaw Syrewicz [ATMOS 140]
- On A Mission by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 140]
- Harum Scarum by Pete Thomas [ATMOS 140]
- Twisted by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 168]
- Amuse Me by Anna Karin Klockar and Maurizio Abeni [RCAL 1021]
- Burlesque by Armando Trovailoi [RCAL 1021]
- Jelly Roll by Steve Martin [MAT 182]
- Rescue Me by Gianni Oddi [RCAL 1021]
- Gimme Some by Chris Bangs [ATMOS 168]
- Back To Life by Paul Shaw [ATMOS 142]
- Celebration by Andy Whitmore [ATMOS 126]
- Tough Defense [#37] by Chris Lang, Eric Cunningham, and Tom Caffey [EDGE 80]
- Fatso by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 168]
- Pick Me Up by Anna Karin Klockar and Maurizio Abeni [RCAL 1021]
- Hep Cat by Steve Martin [MAT 182]
- Whistle Stop [#18] by Giovanni Tommaso [RCAL 1021]
- Silence Is Gold by Anna Karin Klockar and Maurizio Abeni [RCAL 1021]
- Calamity by Franco Micalizzi [RCAL 1021]
- Attack by Brad Smith [KS 001]
- Il Crocodino by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 140]
- ?
- Have a Banana by Albert Marlowe [SM 202]
- ?
- Shark by Chris Lang, Eric Cunningham, and Chuck Wright [EDGE 6]
- Land Of Opportunity by James McConnel [ATMOS 163]
- Sunny Sidewalk by Gino Peguri and Pasquale Tassone [BPM 3009]
- Just In Time by Murray Munro [ATMOS 140]
- Summer Struttin’ by Andy Britton and David Goldsmith [ATMOS 166]
- Breakfast Mania by Steve Martin [MAT 182]
- Clav Mania by Any Whitmore [ATMOS 126]
The Mystery of the Missing Pizza (2008)[6][]
- Gonna Have Fun by Johan Folke [MAT 203]
- Hillbilly Stomp by Richard Boisson [KOK 2277]
- Sand Dune by Michael Jan Levine [KT 150]
- Demented Spirits by L.K. Minelli [KT 194]
- ? (original name and composer unknown, track known to be reissued illegally as "Acoustic Sun" - 休閒輕搖滾 (休閒輕搖滾19))
- Flider & The Spy by Henrik Lars Wikstrom and Denny Savage [MAT 203]
- Jack Hardy by Terry Lipton [RCM 01/KOK 2022]
- Boston Girls by Rolando Tambin [RCM 01/KOK 2022]
- ?
- Kansas Special by Daniel Darras, Christian Leroux, Rolando Tambin, and Terry Lipton [KOK 2022]
- Summer On The Farm by Jonathan Merrill [KT 70]
- Song for Emmylou by Pierre Fanen [RCM 01/KOK 2022]
- Curious Creatures by Armando Trovaioli [BPM 3020]
- Bonden Och Kråkan by Jan Sjonneby [BPM 2009]
- Train Wreck Ahead by Steve Allen and Jim Frangipane [KT 148]
- Fingerticklin by Johan Wallner [MAT 188]
- Walton Mountain by Arch Bacon [MAT 128/MAT 007 CD]
- Elena's Tale by Antonio Di Pofi [BPM 3025]
- Cowboy Special by Pete Thomas [ATMOS 150]
- Rag & Bone by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 168]
- Mousetrap by Michael Ellgren [MAT 207]
- Yeah Baby by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 168]
- Home Stretch by James Studer [NM 256]
- Banjovi by John Hobbs [KT 43]
- Restless Soul by Al Capps [KT 43]
- Potty Time by Jeremy Abbott and Louise Bernadette Dowd [ATMOS 187]
- That's All Folks by Craig Palmer [NM 033]
- Hail The Contenders! by Larry Wolff [KT 50]
- Funky Farm by Carsten Wegener and Timo Hohnholz [MAT 203]
Big City Adventure (2009)[7][]
- Film Noir Gumshoe by Rick Rhodes and Ron Komie [KT 131]
- Swooping & Hovering by Andrew James Blaney [ATMOS 148]
- The Sleuth by Teddy Lasry and Michel Deroiun [KOK 2136]
- Louisiana Bound by Teddy Lasry [KOK 46/KOK 2007]
- He's in the Jailhouse Now by Cyril Lefebvre [RCM 01/KOK 2007]
- Buccaneer by Patrick Wilson [MAT 208]
- The Star Spangled Banner by Gilbert Sigrist [KOK 2260]
- Looney by Kevin Riley [ATMOS 218]
- The Gang by Matthew Harris [ATMOS 237]
- Jay Bee by Rick Kenton [ATMOS 168]
- Turkey In The Straw by Gilbert Sigrist [KOK 2260]
- Happy Go Round by Laurent Thierry-Mieg and Thierry Durbet [KOK 2240]
- Funky Stuff by Chris Bangs [ATMOS 168]
- Scat Cat by Billy Conrad and Sam Keaton [ATMOS 241]
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight by John Cacavas [KT 74]
- Earth On Fire by Captain [KOK 2126]
- Mystery Man by Pete Thomas [ATMOS 226]
- Big City by Andy Whitmore [ATMOS 18]
- Turn It Up by Calvin Odom, James Bernard, and Steve Stone [CM 045]
- Blowout by Lee Groves and Peter George Marett [ATMOS 247]
- Time to Feel It by Chris Lang, Eric Cunningham, and Judith Martin [CM 022]
- Cool Kids by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 99]
- Jack Spratt by Andrew Blythe and Marten Joustra [ATMOS 168]
References[]
- ↑ https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-49t1gcxb
- ↑ https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-08v9s9w2
- ↑ https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-13zs7q2p
- ↑ https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-3331znh6
- ↑ https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-05s7h8sw
- ↑ https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-7634v244
- ↑ https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-558czkkj