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American composer Dick De Benedictis, who did the underscore for the film, has a wiki here.

The following CV can be found here:

Dick De Benedictis began his Broadway career as a dance-music arranger for such musicals as "Do I Hear A Waltz?", "Fade Out - Fade In", "Bajour" and the revivals of "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Showboat".

In the field of films, he created the dance music for "The Night They Raided Minsky's". He was Special Consultant on "Funny Lady" and wrote the score for William Holden's last film, "The Earthling".

In his work as a composer for television, Dick composed the themes and underscore for the long running Fred Silverman and Dean Hargrove/Viacom Productions series "Diagnosis Murder", "Matlock", "Father Dowling" and "Jake and The Fatman". He scored all 38 installments of the "Perry Mason" two-hour movies and continues to score all "Columbo" Movies of the Week. A sampling of his vast television credits includes "Matlock", "Murder She Wrote", "Quincy", "Hawaii Five-O" "Rockford Files" and many MTM comedies.

Dick De Benedictis has earned ten Emmy nominations for his work on "Diagnosis Murder", "Matlock", "Perry Mason", "Zeigfeld; The Man and His Women", "Dear Detective" and "Police Story".

In addition to his film and television credits, Dick has acted as music director and arranger for such stars as Chita Rivera, Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Bernadette Peters, Lily Tomlin, Bing Crosby Carol Burnett and many more. He recently completed work on "Disney On Ice", the worldwide traveling ice show.

(Below: Dick De Benedictis, in the last picture with the cast from the Damsel Dialogues, from left, Rena Pertrello, Dick De Benedictis, Michael Falcone and Catrina Quintanilla)

The show has a number of tunes scattered through it, including a theme song written by David Shire and Carol Connors.

Shire had another go at this theme on CD: CD Bay Cities (USA) BCD 3021 1991 DAVID SHIRE AT THE MOVIES

Track 13: “Halfway Home” from The Earthling (3'07") (Lyrics by Carol Connors and David Shire) Vocals: Maureen McGovern Recorded at Clinton Studios, NY (August 1, 1991), Engineer: Ed Rak

The lyrics are in the style of an uplifting wistful emotional ballad of the kind which litters American movies but is generally antithetical to the style of Australia films, as Ricky Schroder, after shedding a tear, and muttering about keeping away the evil spirits from William Holden's grave, heads away from the grave, past an aggregation of kangaroos. and off through the bush to civilisation. He is, the song assures us, Halfway Home.

After a few mournful sighs under Schroder putting rocks on Holden's grave, the main lyrics begin:

The road seems so long I hope I'll be strong Afraid on my own I think of you I'm half-way home

Tonight's worlds apart You reached for me And touched my heart And though how I've grown Alone again, but half-way home Who am I without you there Will my dream be worth a dream If you can't share it? I was lost until you came Now you're gone but like you said I'm not the same …

I'm not sure what will be But part of you I take with me Afraid but not alone 'Cause you're part of me I'm half-way home

I'm not sure what will be But part of you I take with me Afraid but not alone 'Cause you're part of me I'm half-way home …

The music fades out and bush sounds begin to intrude as a mournful harmonica and guitar pick over the melody, with a final flourish of strings.

Maureen McGovern, wiki here, is responsible for the rendition.

Composer David Shire, who co-wrote the song with Carol Connors, has a wiki here, reminding readers that he also wrote more interesting music, such as the score for the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Conversation and All the President's Men.

At time of writing, co-composer of the song, Carol Connors, had her own website here. Her other film work included Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Dressed to Kill, The Onion Field and The Rescuers.

(Below: David Shire and Carol Connors)