Presentation
The Mystery Movie theme music was composed by Henry Mancini.
The opening credits consisted of a mysterious figure carrying a flashlight slowly walking towards the camera in a desert landscape under dramatic clouds, as images representing the various rotating series appeared sequentially on the screen; at the end, an announcer (Hank Sims) presented that night's main actors and series (example: "Tonight, starring Peter Falk as Columbo"). Some syndicated episodes of Columbo retain this opening credit sequence, though slowed towards the end to avoid showing the title caption which includes "NBC" and (after the first season), a day of the week.
The Wednesday Mystery Movie theme was composed by Quincy Jones for its first season and had an animated open to show the lineup. The tune was very uptempo and the open did not look at all like that of the Sunday Mystery Movie.
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