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DVD Release / The Lady In The Iron Mask

posted 9 years ago by captskidmarkgoatcabin
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Does anyone know why the William Tell Overture was replaced in the chase scene with some stupid ill suited generic music? It totally ruins the scene and makes little sense seeing that all the other classic music was retained. I would think the royalties for the WTO would be a lot less than say the many Motown classics used throughout the series.

[–] moosefeathers 9 years ago

You are right, it ruined the scene totally, and I remember it from the original run how funny it was. Probably some stupid copyright reason.

and here you go:

http://zvbxrpl.blogspot.com/2007/05/minor-moonlighting-mystery.html

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...

[–] DrZaat 9 years ago

Thanks! It didn't make sense that something as old as the "William Tell Overture" would present any rights difficulties.