When Robert Aldrich directed the pilot of Hotel de Paree for CBS in 1959 he called on Tiomkin for the music. For Hotel de Paree Tiomkin provided the series theme and underscore for the pilot episode, “Sundance Returns,” also known as “Sundance Comes Home,” that aired on October 2, 1959.

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