MONSTROUS
MOVIE MUSIC contains a 27-minute suite from one of the greatest
giant monster movies, Warner Brothers THEM! Bronislau Kaper's
landmark 1954 score ranks among the composer's greatest works,
full of suspense, mystery, and thrills. As if the sixteen cues
that recapture the film’s drama aren't enough, also included
as a bonus is Kaper's “Ant Fugue” a brilliant composition
that was completely dropped from the released version of Them!
Also on MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC is a 20-minute suite from IT CAME
FROM OUTER SPACE, Universal-International's classic and intelligent
science fiction 1953 production. The memorable score was a collaborative
effort by Henry Mancini, Herman Stein, and Irving Gertz, and the
fourteen cues beautifully recapture the atmosphere of the film.
This music was such classic sci-fi writing that the studio re-used
it in Revenge Of The Creature, Monster On The Campus, and countless
other pictures.
Adding to the ‘50s excitement is the inclusion of that unique
electronic instrument, the Theremin, whose “ooo-wooo-ooo”
characterizes the mysterious aliens who have landed on Earth.
And unlike other record labels who try to simulate Theremin sounds
by fiddling with their synthesizers or having women make high-pitched
sounds, the hard-working folks at Monstrous Movie Music proudly
present a real Theremin! And as yet another bonus, you'll also
hear the cues without the Theremin added to the mix, since this
was how the music was originally recorded on Universal's scoring
stage over 45 years ago! It Came From Outer Spac’s out-of-this-world
score continues to influence after all these years, as in Danny
Elfman's music for Mars Attacks!
Also included on the CD are three cues from Universal-International's
silly-but-beloved THE MOLE PEOPLE, a 1956 movie about burrowing
critters from a long-lost civilization. The next time you’re
in the mood to watch a picture about underground Sumerian albinos,
this film should be right at the top of your list! The music by
Herman Stein and Heinz Roemheld perfectly sets the tone for The
Mole People, with the “Main Title” being one of the
most electrifying of its type.
Finally, MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC includes a 9-minute suite from
Columbia’s 1955 giant octopus flick, IT CAME FROM BENEATH
THE SEA, featuring Ray Harryhausen’s astonishing special
effects. The music by Mischa Bakaleinkoff includes cues written
specifically for the picture, as well as ones originally composed
for Wyoming Renegades and Women's Prison that were re-used in
Ray's stop-motion spectacular. The explosive music for It Came
From Beneath The Sea was subsequently re-used in Harryhausen's
Earth vs. The Flying Saucers and 20 Million Miles To Earth, as
well as in other Columbia films like The Giant Claw and the Three
Stooges’ Have Rocket, Will Travel.
The 32-page liner book features exciting cover art by Robert Aragon,
14,000 words of information about the films, their scores, and
the composers who wrote them. The book also contains 19 photos
(some in color), including never-before seen-copies of the music
manuscripts.
The liner
book text includes timings that match the digital read-out on
your CD player -- so you can follow along with the music while
you read.
The Mole People
Music by Herman Stein, Heinz Roemheld
1. Trademark (Stein) (:25)
2. Prologue (Stein) (:52)
3. Main Title (Stein, Roemheld) (1:26)
Them! (1954)
Music by Bronislau Kaper
4. Main Title (1:00)
5. Lost Girl (1:59)
6. Wreck/Intercommunication (3:14)
7. Little Girl Wakens (:40)
8. Ant Hole/Burning The Ant Hole (3:27)
9. The Descent/Ant Chamber (4:11)
10. Conference Table/The Wall Map (3:08)
11. Interior Of Morgue (1:39)
12. Military Takes Over/Through The Tunnels (3:04)
13. Ant Hole #2/End Of The Monsters (1:22)
14. Ant Fugue (3:29)
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Music by Herman Stein, Irving Gertz, Henry Mancini
15. Main Title (Stein) (:27)
16. Sand Rock (Stein) (:51)
17. Star Gazing (Gertz) (1:37)
18. Visitors From Space (Stein) (2:37)
19. The Thing Follows (Stein) (1:31)
20. Mysterious Desert (Gertz) (1:48)
21. Globs Give Instructions (Stein) (1:55)
22. Prospector Globbed (Stein, Mancini) (1:45)
23. Dr. Snell Disappears (Gertz) (:46)
24. Kidnapping Ellen (Gertz) 1:31)
25. Glob Frank Killed (Gertz) (2:15)
26. Killing Glob Ellen (Gertz) (1:10)
27. End Title (Mancini) (:56)
28. End Cast (Stein) (1:02)
It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955)
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
29. Atom-Powered Submarine (:21)
30. Main Title (1:28)
31. Love By The Sea (:49)
32. Mister Monster #2 (:43)
33. Tentacle/It vs. Golden Gate Bridge (1:04)
34. Mister Monster (1:14)
35. Suckers In The Streets! (:51)
36. Monster Beneath The Sea/Destroying The Beast (2:31)
37. Bakaleinikoda (:15)
38 - 42. "Bonus Tracks"
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE
Without theremin overdubs
38. Main Title (Stein) (0:29)
39. Visitors From Space (Stein) (2:37)
40. The Thing Follows (Stein) (1:31)
41. Prospector Globbed (Stein, Mancini) (1:45)
42. Kidnapping Ellen (Gertz) 1:31)
sound
samples in MP3 format
