Face the Music (U.S. game show)
| Face the Music | |
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Onstage logo of Face the Music
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| Developed by | Buddy Piper |
| Presented by | Ron Ely |
| Narrated by | Dave Williams (January–September, 1980) John Harlan (season two) Art James (substitute, season two) |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Producer(s) | Sandy Frank |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sandy Frank Productions |
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| Original network | Syndicated |
| Original release | January 14, 1980 – September, 1981 |
Face the Music was an American television game show that aired daily in syndication from January 14, 1980 to September 1981. The show was hosted by actor Ron Ely, with Dave Williams as announcer for the first season and John Harlan the second with Art James as a substitute. The Tommy Oliver Orchestra, with Lisa Donovan as vocalist, was also featured. Face the Music was produced and distributed by Sandy Frank Productions.
The basic premise of Face the Music was a musical guessing game in the same vein as Name That Tune, which Sandy Frank was also distributing when Face the Music premiered and for whom Tommy Oliver had been the orchestra director during the mid-1970s. The twist, however, was that in addition to identifying the songs that the orchestra played, the contestants had to link the song titles to famous people, places, and things.
On each episode three new contestants compete for the right to face a returning champion in the end game. The first part of the game was played in three rounds.
The contestants were shown six pictures, mostly faces of famous people, although places and even fictional characters were shown at times. The band played a song, and the first contestant to buzz-in, give its title, and identify the face associated with it scored 10 points. The idea was to link the title with something closely linked to the famous face, such as "Happy Talk" for talk show host Johnny Carson. In another example, an actor (such as Rob Reiner or Carroll O'Connor) who appeared on a certain television series would be linked to the theme song from that series (in this case, All in the Family).
An incorrect guess carried no point penalty. However, a contestant who failed to correctly identify a song after buzzing-in was locked out of the next one. The round ended after one song had been played for each of the six famous faces.
In the second round, each song served as a clue to the identity of a subject. The subject category was given to the contestants (person, place, thing, fictional character, etc.), after which the band (or on some occasions, Donovan) played/sung the first song. A contestant buzzed-in and attempted to correctly name the song. Doing so gave the contestant the opportunity to name the subject to which the song applied. If the contestant was wrong or did not guess the subject, another song was played and the process repeated. As in round 1, if the contestant failed to identify the correct song, they would be locked out of the next tune. Up to four musical clues were played for each subject, and correctly identifying the subject earned the contestant 20 points.
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