Robert Cobert (October 26, 1924-) is a composer who has written extensively for television and movies. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated work for the TV mini-series "Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance." Together, the film score for these two movies constitute the longest film score ever written for a movie. Cobert is also known for his early work as the composer for the cult soap opera Dark Shadows. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Dark Shadows was a gothic television soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. ...

Aside from his most notable work, Cobert also composed many game show themes with most being associated with shows produced by Goodson-Todman Productions and Bob Stewart Productions. His most notable themes in that genre include the original themes for To Tell The Truth and Password, Blockbusters, The $25,000 Pyramid (1982 update) and Chain Reaction (itself a remake of the theme from Supertrain). A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Mark Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an American television producer born in Sacramento, California. ... Bob Stewart (1920 - ) is a former American television game show producer. ... To Tell the Truth is an American television game show that has been seen in various forms on and off since 1956. ... A password is a form of secret authentication data that is used to control access to a resource. ... For the large bomb used in World War II by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force, see Blockbuster bomb. ... The $100,000 Pyramid logo. ... Chain Reaction was an American game show seen on the NBC network in 1980, and the USA cable network in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Supertrain was a television drama/adventure series that ran on NBC from February 7, 1979, to May 5, 1979. ...