In early 1988, the supermarket chain Acme Markets held a sweepstakes involving Wheel of Fortune-themed game pieces that could be acquired in-store. The 1984 version is the only rendition of 'Changing Keys' to have an official release, as it was included on Griffin's 1984 album Escape (which also includes the 1984 Jeopardy! theme) as well as Varѐse Sarabande's 1998 CD Classic TV Game Show Themes. As a result, the theme was now cued up from the beginning during the show's intro. A year after its introduction, 'Changing Keys' was given a 'cleaner' re-orchestration (albeit with mostly the same instruments) which also added a one-bar arpeggio to the beginning. Also on early episodes, the theme was cued up to just before the bridge during the intro. The original arrangement had a noticeably 'chirpy' sound to the instrumentation, particularly in the saxophone melody. Much like on sister show Jeopardy!, creator Merv Griffin composed the music himself. In 1983, the show introduced what is arguably its most famous theme song, 'Changing Keys'. 'Big Wheels' was officially released on Varѐse Sarabande's 2000 compilation The Best of TV Quiz & Game Show Themes.

While distinctly its own piece of music, 'Big Wheels' has some musical motifs that resemble 'Give It One', most notably in the use of piano. When Wheel of Fortune was picked up for series, the theme song became 'Big Wheels' by Alan Thicke. Portions of it were used throughout other parts of the game as well. Horn Two (which, incidentally, also features a rendition of 'Spinning Wheel'). The second and third pilots hosted by Edd Byrnes both used 'Give It One', composed by Canadian trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and featured on his 1972 album M.F. The only other music used on the show is Griffin's own 'A Time for Tony', which played during the Bonus Round.

It is unknown who performed these specific renditions. The only other cue used during the pilot was an instrumental version of Blood, Sweat & Tears' 1969 single 'Spinning Wheel'. Sherman for the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The first of the pilot episodes, Shopper's Bazaar, used an instrumental version of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', originally composed by Richard M. The show has used several opening and closing themes.

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