I’m presenting here my version of the soundtrack from a very popular Polish TV series “O7 zgłoś się” (Dispatch Calling 07), a crime story with 21 episodes shown at the beginning of 1980s on Polish TV. Originally composed by Włodzimierz Korcz, the tune was sung as a vocalise at the end of each episode; it was also played in the background at some points of the story.
From the musical point of view it’s interesting because the main melody line begins with an unusual interval of a b9 ( in this case F# to G in the next octave). It must be pretty difficult to sing 
Besides, it’s a rather graceful theme to play, with a beautiful chord progression.
I hope you’ll like it even though probably no-one here knows it.
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Tomasz, very nicely played, I enjoyed it. strangely enough I recognise it or think I do, even though I have never seen the series you mention. I am desperately trying to recall where I have heard a very similar melody before played in the same style.
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Thanks so much, Adrian, for the kind words. You may have indeed heard it or even seen some episodes of the series (I believe it was shown on TV in other countries as it is a captivating detective story, perhaps not the caliber of Dirty Harry, but still…). The tune has been recorded in various renditions, played on different instruments (orchestral, piano, sax). My version has been deliberately played at a slower tempo than the soundtrack to preserve the mood of a mystery.
Topmasz, it may not have been Dirty Harry’s theme, but hey, you still made my day. I heard what could be parts of the theme from the James Bond movie, Goldfinger in it. May be what Adrian heard as well? Well played, and a very nice, somewhat haunting theme song. Was it perhaps written in a Phrygian or Locrian mode of that particular key?
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Very well done Tomasz!!!
Lovely chord progression played beautifully! At first I thought that you had too much reverb but almost immediately got into the vibe & changed my mind… it was just right for the song!
On another note, I agree with Adrian @AJSki2fly that this feels really familiar & I don’t think I’ve ever heard it before. Jim’s @jvlynch suggestion “Goldfinger” doesn’t sound “right” though. I have been working on Brian Setzer’s version of that tune off & on for a while so I am very familiar with it. Still, it’s got that deja vu thing… I have been here before going on!!! 
Lastly, this is a very, very good listen & I really enjoyed your latest work immensely!!!
Thanks for another gem!!!
Tod
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@CATMAN62 @jvlynch Jim, Tod - I’m sooo glad you liked it, thank you, guys, very much for listening and commenting.
If you think it sounds familiar, I cannot rule it out that Korcz, composing the tune, was inspired by some well-known soundtracks from various thriller movies. Officially, he is the composer; as for my recording - I played the solo line following exactly the vocal. No improvisation here. I didn’t think of any specific scales or modes. It’s in the key of Bm, and the melody contains obvious references to the Bm natural, harmonic and melodic scales. The chords are very interesting, too, as there is that beautiful tritone substitution of a C7 chord for the dominant F#7 (the E - Bb tritone present in both chords) that follows right after.
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Tomasz, I think I now have what it reminds me of. I had to do a little bit of research but from a melodic and thematic point of view the 'Pink Panther" film theme is quite close. It is not easily obvious if you listen to it as played on the film, as it is Em(I think) played by orchestra and the main theme is on sax, but it you listen to the main theme on guitar I think you will get the closeness.
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This is soooo cool, Tomasz 
Wonderfully played, and what a tune!
Bravo & Encore! 
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I too was going to say it sounded somewhat like the Goldfinger theme song. I guess secret agents share a taste in music.
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Very well played, Tomasz.
I can completely understand why it was used for a TV series. To me, it has that classic detective/spy feel that’s so characteristic of films and television from that era. If you say the '80s, I certainly wouldn’t argue—my memory for timelines isn’t the best!
Whatever the case, you captured the atmosphere beautifully and played it fantastically. Well done.
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Gee Michael, wish you hadn’t exposed my secret agent identity on the site here. Now, well, oh, never mind. LOL. I still get snippets of the Goldfinger theme as well.
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Sure Michael, you got it. You do know she’s like 95 years old now, right?
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@brianlarsen @Willsie Brian, John: Thanks so much! Your comments are greatly appreciated.
To all of the guys posting here: thank you for sharing your impressions on the similarity of this tune to some other movie soundtracks. I acknowledged Mr. Korcz as the composer since that’s what the movie credits show, and that’s widely accepted as true here where I live. If the song isn’t entirely original (which I took for granted), well, at least I’m not the one to blame As I said, I reproduced the BT chords and the vocal line as faithfully as I was capable of doing. Of course I applied my own arrangement with respect to the instrumentation, effects and, most of all, the tempo which is much, much faster in the original version played in the key of Am IIRC, while mine is in Bm.
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This was very very nice, Tomasz!
Although here in the western part of Berlin, we sometimes watched the GDR tv and one or the other Czechoslovak series (like “The hospital at the edge of the town”), I didn’t know this.
Like Adrian and Tod, the music didn’t feel unfamiliar. But given the huge amount of music we heard in our live, it may come from so many sources and may also just use a rhythm we know with a chord progression or a close melody we heard somewhere. Reminds me a bit of film music of the 60s (like Mancini’s) and brazilian music.
Your recordings are always a treat for the ear! 
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Thanks, Dominique, you’re always so kind…
You’re right about the amount of music we hear on daily basis, and how it affects our perception. Even when a song creates a familiar mood we may have an impression that we’ve already heard it somewhere. The other guys are right, too, that the various crime story movies use soundtracks of a character implying mystery or even creating a feeling of foreboding… This one is no exception.
Thanks so much again, Dominique.
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This often leaves me puzzled and I can only guess how it works.
At times, I have moments where I remember exactly musical things from years ago (which I don’t think I’ve heard since), it’s crazy. But generally, I believe the brain mixes up quite a lot.
Just a few days ago I suddenly remembered an LP of my sisters ( from 1979 and I never forgot how the Lady looked a bit like a witch and sang a strange “Aaah-ee.aaa” ) and also rememebered the name out of nowhere and the image of the LP cover. Was so glad to find the music again, proabybly never heard it in between all these years because she wasn’t so well known here…
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That was terrific Tomasz. Totally evokes memories of 70s/80s tv, but like the others I can’t think what it reminds me of.
Super play and production. Well done.
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Gordon–thanks a million! Not only am I truly grateful, but also I feel honoured by all the positive reviews and vibes I get here… Very encouraging.
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