[3] Contributing to this early acclaim was Gari's unique rich voice blending with carefully selected melodic instrumentation and backup singers, all of which created a deep sense of magic, ethereal perfection, sincerity and emotion.
With songwriting partner Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, they wrote the song "Beach Ball" while working with singer Bobby Darin.
Glass surprised the fan with other markets' variants - dashing his belief that the song had been exclusive to his hometown.
While the lead female vocalist for many renditions was Florence Warner, markets also used local performers including KUTV in Salt Lake City, which aired a version recorded by The Osmonds.
He also composed the early 1990s theme for RTL in Germany called "News Line", which was later adopted by Maryland Public Television in the United States, and in the Philippines it was adapted for the primetime newscast TV Patrol on ABS-CBN.
Other international television networks that used Gari's music include MBC 1, Pro TV, Markíza, MTV (Lebanon) and Channel 7 (Thailand).