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THESE
MASTERFUL RECORDINGS ARE ONLY
AVAILABLE THROUGH
MONSTROUS
MOVIE MUSIC!
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (and other Ray
Harryhausen animation classics)
is our latest spectacular release
(MMM-1953), following on the
heels of our first three
acclaimed CDs, and it features
the first recordings from movies
whose characters were brought to
life by stop-motion special
effects genius Ray Harryhausen.
The CD begins with a long suite
from the wonderful 1949 fantasy,
Mighty Joe Young, with a rousing
score by Roy Webb. Filled with
exotic African underscore,
fanfares galore, nightclub music,
and outrageous orchestration,
this amazing music will have you
thumping your chest like a
gigantic irate ape! As a bonus,
this suite contains a
“special musical guest
appearance” by Harryhausen
himself!
Next comes a suite from
Harryhausen’s renowned 1957
monster-from-space film 20
Million Miles to Earth, scored
from the Columbia music library
circa 1957. In addition to
lovely and atmospheric cues
written especially for the
picture by Mischa Bakaleinikoff,
this recording contains famous
library cues re-used in dozens of
Columbia films. Composers
like Max Steiner, David Raksin,
Daniele Amfitheatrof, George
Duning, David Diamond, Frederick
Hollander, and Werner Heymann are
represented in this varied score
that evokes a wide range of
dramatic situations and memorable
films.
Finally, there’s a
four-minute suite from the Holy
Grail of Harryhausen films: The
Animal World! This 1956
documentary by Irwin Allen
featured animated dinosaurs by
Ray, and Paul Sawtell’s
pulse-pounding music recreates
the prehistoric thrills! Click on
Mighty Joe to go right to the
website!
Our second new CD release, THIS
ISLAND EARTH (and other alien
invasion films) (MMM-1954),
contains never-before-released
music from four outer space films
of the 1950s and ’60s.
This Island Earth was
Universal-International’s
only big-budget color sci-fi
thriller of the fifties, and
it’s one of the classics of
the genre. This recording
features the entire unforgettable
score by Herman Stein, with minor
assistance from Henry Mancini and
Hans Salter, and it includes
music cut from the film and heard
for the first time since the
original scoring sessions. The
music ranges from
beautifully-evocative passages to
mysteriously atmospheric cues,
not to mention some amazingly
inventive musical sound effects
sequences and cues of pure action
and terror.
Next is a lengthy suite from Ron
Goodwin’s masterful The Day
of the Triffids, a 1962 British
film about killer plants who
attack when a meteor shower
renders most of humanity
blind. Goodwin’s music
includes lovely pastoral cues,
shock hits, and one of the most
powerful Main Titles in all of
monsterdom! This unique score
stands apart from most monster
movie soundtracks.
Closing out the album are two
Main Titles of note. 1958’s
War of the Satellites is a
breakneck excursion into
low-budget film scoring, so
evocative of the era. And
then there’s the opening
from Ray Harryhausen’s 1956
classic Earth vs. the Flying
Saucers, which perfectly sets the
stage for the alien menace that
will follow.
Each CD includes 40-page liner
books, complete with
never-before-released photos,
music scores, and approximately
20,000 words of text!
Lovers of science fiction,
fantasy, and horror films and
their music will not want to miss
these two classic releases.
Our breathtaking performances
have been vividly recorded
through close-miking techniques
to recapture the dynamic
full-orchestral sound heard at
the original Hollywood scoring
sessions. They’re so
authentic, don’t be
surprised if a giant scorpion
leaps out from behind your
speakers! Get yours
now at www.mmmrecordings.com.
Video Clips
from Hell on Earth!
 (You will
need QuickTime to view these
clips. Click here for a free
copy)
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