Without it, the original intro was merely very good with it, it became iconic.
Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.īasehart’s voiceover was the final piece of the puzzle. Knight Rider – a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Halfway through season one, the intro was revamped with new visuals reflecting KITT’s redesign and also including a new voiceover narration by actor Richard Basehart (who had featured in the pilot episode): He also produced songs for a variety of recording artists, including Nina Simone. The heavily electronic theme tune was composed by Stu Phillips, whose work also includes the opening music for The Six Million Dollar Man, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and the original Battlestar Galactica. Topped and tailed with shots of KITT driving through a purple-hued desert landscape, the intro features clips of the show’s stars (Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare and Patricia McPherson) and action sequences from the show with shots of KITT’s exterior (a customised 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am) and futuristic-looking interior.
Or, as creator Glen A Larson once described it, “ The Lone Ranger with a car”. Michael Knight ( David Hasselhoff) fights crime with the help of KITT, an artificially intelligent computer coupled to a virtually indestructible supercar, usually saving a damsel in distress or two along the way.
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