Everyone knows the enduring theme tune for “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air” proper? The monitor was one of many causes the favored 90s tv present was beloved by all who watched it.
However do you know that the tune nearly didn’t exist?
Within the newest episode of the new Vice docuseries “Black Comedy in America,” Will Smith shared how the unique opening of the tune was not fairly as beloved, particularly by the composer and govt producer of the present Quincy Jones.
Smith recalled on the docuseries that despite the fact that Jones was “one of many biggest theme songwriters ever,” the opening to “Contemporary Prince” was not one thing he may get behind.
“So he [Quincy] introduced a theme tune and I hated it,” stated Smith. “So I received to [DJ Jazzy] Jeff and go like, ‘Dude, that is the tune that Quincy needs…’ Jeff was like, ‘Yo, we must always report what it needs to be.’ So Jeff had his gear in his resort room and we labored it out and we made a demo that principally tells the story of the present.”
Clarifying that he was nervous about telling Jones that he didn’t like his model of the theme tune, Smith added, “I went to Quincy and I used to be like, ‘Hey Q… Can you’re taking a hearken to this?’ So I performed it for him and he listened. He stated, ‘That’s good. Mine’s a bit of shit.’”
Within the docuseries, Smith additionally shared that regardless of successful the first-ever rap Grammy in 1989, his leisure profession didn’t fairly take off like he thought it might, since he owed some huge cash to the IRS.
After promoting the few useful objects he had, Smith was left with solely $4,000. However the recommendation that he received from his then-girlfriend is what catapulted him to Hollywood stardom.
She suggested that he get to the “The Arsenio Corridor Present” and easily hang around backstage. Smith stated that he can be there “all day, each day,” which finally resulted in him assembly then-music exec Benny Medina who was creating the idea for “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air.”