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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Irwin Allen's
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
Music Composed By Paul Sawtell and Burt Shefter

This is a 3000 unit limited collectors edition of the original soundtrack recording by Paul Sawtell and Bert Sherfter for the 1961 Science Fiction classic VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA directed by Irwin Allen (The Towering Inferno, The Swarm) and Starring Walter Pidgeon (Forbidden Planet), Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jennie), Peter Lorre (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), Michael Ansara (Batman Beyond-The Movie) and Frankie Avalon (Beach Blanket Bingo). This 3000 unit limited collectors edtion CD is a deluxe presentation of this complex orchestral film score with extensive notes and many rare photos. The CD also features the film's title song performed by Frankie Avalon and an early demo version, both of which have never appeared on CD. Sawtell and Shefter's score for this motion picture would influence such composers as Danny Elfman, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Christopher Young.


1. Main Title/The Super Sub 2:46
2. Dive
3. Lucky Man/Under the Ice
4. Ice Block Collision/The Red Sea/The Survivor
5. Rising Heat/Catastrophe
6. To New York/Nelson's Decision
7. Raw Nerves
8. Brave Volunteers/Cable Search/Dangerous Grounds/The Squid Attacks 8:35
9. Alvarez's Resignation / Minefield Explosions/All Back -- Dead Slow
10. Fire in Red/Fresh Air/The Ghost Ship
11. Lunatic Action/The Burnout Point
12. Enemy Torpedoes/The Monster Attacks
13. Fatal Dose/Alvarez Acts/Successful Mission


Bonus Material
14. Main Title (temporary)
15. Alternate Main Title (demo)
16. Nervous Hysteria (damaged)
Total Time: 55:56

sound samples in RealAudio™ format




VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA: Original Film Soundtrack: FSM V4N10$20.95