I may be working late in the studio and no one knows if I got that little detail of music right, but it will be heard by 50 million people and I’ll know if it’s right,” he says. “I have a persistent fear of mediocrity and of not being the best. He can also be seen in the documentary, â€œ Moog.â€Įdd’s perennial pursuit of perfection is as key to his success as his talent.

Edd is known as one of the greatest musical innovators for merging new technologies, like the Moog synthesizer in the 1970s, with ensembles of live musicians and bigger orchestras. In addition to his Emmy-award-winning theme for ABC’s Monday Night Football, his work includes themes for The Price is Right, ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Nightline, Nightly Business Report, The View, four Super bowls, 48 Hours, Double Dare, NBC’s promotional campaign “We’re 4 New York” and commercials from panty hose to Porsche. It’s an approach that’s served him well in writing over 1,000 thematic compositions that give voice to a show or filmâ€™s true essence.

“I envision the finished piece and ask myself,Â (What would I have written if I had heard it and said) â€œGee, I wish I had written that!â€Â Then I just listen to the imaginary music and write it. Yet the legendary composer still poses the same question before he writes a score. Edd Kalehoff has spent years crafting television themes such as The Price is Right, that stay with viewers long after the credits roll.

Price is right theme song