Sesame Closing Theme

The Sesame Closing Theme is the short instrumental piece that accompanied the underwriter credits for Sesame Street from 1972 to 1992 and, outside the series, was used for the underwriter credits of Shalom Sesame. The piece is known under a number of unofficial alternative titles, including "Funky Chimes""Sesame Closing March, AKA Funky Chimes." Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street credits and "Funky Bells."Nick Raposo, personal communication with User:Logological, 2022-05-12: "Fans do call it 'Funky Chimes' but I've also heard it referred to as 'Funky Bells.'" The end credits for Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street list it as "Sesame Closing March, AKA Funky Chimes", while a looped version was used for the documentary's opening credits.
The piece was composed by Joe Raposo and is registered with BMI under Work ID 5253313. The performers included Raposo on glockenspiel and Danny Epstein on drums.Nick Raposo, personal communication with User:Logological, 2022-05-12: "My father's friend and assistant Danny Epstein played the drums and my father played the glockenspiel. Usually, Danny played the glockenspiel, too, but he was needed on the drums. They did this version (of multiple closing theme cues) in one take." Other instruments prominently featured on the recording include saxophone and wah-wah electric guitar.
==Notes==
* The funding credits for Episode 1095 features one of the longest instances of this particular music.
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Category:Sesame Street Songs
Category:Theme Songs