Merv Griffin & Bleeding Fingers Music now credited for music

The manner in which the credits are listed is ambiguous, so I wonder who is actually responsible for what. Obviously Merv wrote the melody for the main theme music so that is one we know. There is no indication that John Hoke belongs to the Bleeding Fingers Music collective, so my guess is that he is solely responsible for the theme's arrangement. Bleeding Fingers is credited with "original production music" though, if my ears aren't fooling me, the mid-show cues (coming from commercial breaks, during merchandise promos, etc.) are the same as previous seasons. That means they either weren't credited in the past or are responsible for some composition this season for which they are only now being recognized.

One observation I have noticed is that the bonus round win cue is more faithful to Merv's original composition than the actual theme music, the latter of which essentially recycles the primary melody. The BR music is actually closer to how the original modulated between keys throughout the song. Bleeding Fingers did the same for the 2021 celebrity theme. It makes me wonder if one or few of their musicians wrote some of the in-game music.

I was suspecting that John Hoke was initially only credited for the music until January 24 because the Express & Final Spin cues were carried over, and the cues for the Mystery round and featured prize have also remained the same since 2017. And I imagine Bleeding Fingers Music actually did compose the new "Changing Keys" theme as well as the new music cues.

On Wednesday's third $100,000 consecutive win episode, there was a full credit roll and said the following: Music by Bleeding Fingers Music and John Hoke. Merv Griffin name's was not credited in the music category.