r/NameThatSong • u/Apprehensive_War_861 • 2h ago

Electronic/EDM Help identifying the undocumented synth track from the 1991 CECU General Kitchen & Service tape?

Hi everyone,

I am trying to track down a specific, upbeat stock production track used in the 1991 Chuck E. Cheese's University: General Kitchen and Service training video.

  • The Video: CECU - General Kitchen & Service (Full video)
  • The Timestamps: The song first kicks in right at 0:55 during the general service expectations. In the full tape, it actually runs from 0:55 down to 8:00 (running in reverse order due to the video's editing structure/countdown).
  • Audio Description: It features bright synthesizers, synth leads, and distinctive metal drums / percussion elements. A key identifier is the sharp percussion-like sounds that hit a very quick, driving '1-2-3-4' count.

I have already cross-referenced and ruled out the entire David Arkenstone & Andrew White Island album (it is not Nantucket, Caravan, Desert Ride, Rhinos and Elephants, or The Island Road). It is also not Dave Grusin's "New Hampshire Hornpipe" (which belongs on the Birthdays tape).

None of the tracks on the standard public Spotify playlists match this song. It seems to be an unindexed buyout library track from a company like Network Music, FirstCom, or De Wolfe that corporate ShowBiz Pizza Time used back in '91.

Does anyone who collects or archives the old production library discs recognize this specific cue or the library it belongs to? Any leads would be amazing!

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