Music
The music for the original French version of Fort Boyard was composed by Paul Koulak, a French music composer. He composed the main themes for the show as well as the incidental music and game music that is used throughout the show. His music has been used for every version of Fort Boyard around the world, except the German version, where they composed their own music for the show and games.
Up to 2011, six different opening theme songs have been used on the show; the first was used until 1994, the second in 1995, the third from 1996–2000, the fourth in 2001 and 2002 (used by the UK in 2003 during the Treasure Room), the "Dance Version" (used by France during the end credits of the night editions in 1996 and the UK from 1999 to 2001) and the current theme song which was introduced in the 2003 French version. Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge uses a different opening theme and game music but does use the recent French opening credits and logo.
Some of the original music for Fort Boyard was released on CD in France, both on CD single and CD album form, in 1999. Tracks that featured on these CDs include:
- Fort Boyard Main Title Theme
- Fort Boyard Main Theme, Dance Version
- March of the Tigers
- The Cable Cycle
- From One Point in the Course to Another
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