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1. The lone ranger theme song movie#
2. The lone ranger theme song serial#
3. The lone ranger theme song free#

That a man should make the most of what equipment he has. In being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for what is right. That God put the firewood there, but that every man must gather and light it himself. That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world.

That to have a friend, a man must be one. As a young fan of westerns, Glen likely would have also been familiar with the official creed of the Lone Ranger:

The lone ranger theme song movie#

Glen possibly first heard the Lone Ranger theme on the radio in the early to mid-1940s and then later at his local movie house in Delight, Arkansas. Now Glen Campbell enters this story of the Lone Ranger. While numerous actors portrayed the Lone Ranger and Tonto during the era of radio through the last television program that aired, the two actors most closely associated with the roles are Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The characters of the Lone Ranger and his faithful friend, Tonto, became enduring icons of American culture. With the long popularity of both the radio program and the television series, the Ranger's theme song based on the William Tell Overture became one of the most recognizable pieces in the history of classical music. At the conclusion of each story, having righted wrongs and restored order, the Lone Ranger would gallop off the screen on his white stallion named Silver to the triumphant finale of Rossini's William Tell Overture, shouting "Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!"ĭuring the 1950s and '60s, the Lone Ranger became compulsive television viewing for children and adults.

The lone ranger theme song serial#

This same theme later carried over to Lone Ranger serial movies and television shows.

The lone ranger theme song free#

Music was adapted from Rossini's composition (by then, royalty free and available in the public domain) and used for the Lone Ranger's theme music. By the late thirties, the radio program had become increasingly popular. The serial's story was about a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who devoted his life to seeking truth and pursuing justice by fighting outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto. Many, many years after its first premiere, an American serial radio program, "Lone Ranger", debuted in 1933. Your post presents an opportunity to talk about Glen Campbell's "William Tell Overture" (aka the theme music to the "Lone Ranger")!īrief background: The William Tell Overture was written by composer Gioachino Rossini for the finale of his last opera, "William Tell", that premiered in Paris, France in 1829. Thank you for your post under "All Things Glen", David Brooks from Austin.