Welcome back to the podcast! In this episode I continue on to the next chapter of a multi-part deep dive, into the evolving music of Science Fiction cinema through the decades, with my focus today being the 1960’s. Thus far, we’ve journeyed through the 1950’s scores which were brimming with electric violins, theremins, Novachords, jarring stinger chords and harsh onslaughts of brass and percussion.
Now, as we advance into the 1960's, we'll hear sumptuous symphonic scores for THE TIME MACHINE (1960) and MASTER OF THE WORLD (1961), pop and jazz influences in PANIC IN YEAR ZERO! (1962) and BARBARELLA (1968) and avant garde concert techniques expressed in the music for FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966) and PLANET OF THE APES (1968). Composers featured here include Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Les Baxter, Russell Garcia, Akira Ifukube - plus vocal crooning by Frankie Avalon! I also include samples of Alex North's original, unused score for the Stanley Kubrick directed, game-changing 1968 classic 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
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Small correction: I mistakenly attribute the score for 1954's 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA to Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter, but it was composed by Paul J. Smith. Thanks to my attentive listeners!
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ASTS 015: Guest Stuart Balcomb, composer
ASTS 014: Guest David Das, composer
ASTS 013: Listening To... Hans Zimmer
ASTS 012: "Battlestar: Galactica" (TV, 1978)/Guest Mike Hagen (fan chat on TV music)
ASTS 011: Listening To... Maurice Jarre
ASTS 010: Guest Marshall Harvey, film & TV editor ("The Burbs", "Matinee")
ASTS 009: Listening To... Jerry Goldsmith in 1982
ASTS 008: Guest Ben Wise, composer and musician
ASTS 007: Listening To... Elmer Bernstein
ASTS 006: Guest Dan Goldwasser, soundtrack album producer and film music journalist
ASTS 005: "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988)/Guest George S. Nader
ASTS 004: Guest Edwin Wendler, composer
ASTS 003: Listening To... Bernard Herrmann
ASTS 002: Guest Neil Bulk, classic soundtrack album editor/producer (part 2)
ASTS 001: "Logan's Run" (1976)/Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album editor and producer
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