Barry Gray, Gerry Anderson - Thunderbirds
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About Barry Gray, Gerry Anderson - Thunderbirds
By bringing his ambitious, action-packed sci-fi visions to life via detailed, miniature props and puppets (a process he dubbed "Supermarionation") UK producer Gerry Anderson carved out one of TV's most unique bodies of work. The genre arguably reached its zenith with the 1965 debut of Thunderbirds, the spectacular saga of the Tracy family their air-sea-land-space spanning organization, International Rescue. This collection marks the debut soundtrack release of music by series composer--and longtime Anderson collaborator--Barry Gray. Culled from a treasure trove of long-neglected original recordings, the music here is book-ended by the show's signature, energetic theme march, and encompasses everything from Gray's trademark, '60s-urgent action cues to cocktail jazz and exotica--though few as kitschy as an undercover Lady Penelope's Dietrich-esque vocal turn on "Dangerous Game." The producers have carefully utilized the nine episodes for which Gray wrote complete scores (the remainder of the show's music was largely edited from those sessions) as their source material here, producing a loving, remarkably pristine-sounding collection supplemented by colorful, well-annotated notes. --Jerry McCulley Amazon.com
Tracks
- Main Titles
- Sun Probe
- Tracy Island And International Rescue
- Monorail To Disaster From 'The Perils Of Penelope'
- Thunderbirds Are Go!
- Dangerous Game-Latin Rhythm Instrumental From 'The Cham Cham'
- Suite From 'Vault Of Death'
- The Man From MI.5
- Suite From 'Desperate Intruder'
- Commercial Break
- Dangerous Game From 'The Cham Cham'
- Let's Play Ad Lib From 'The Cham Cham'
- Lady Penelope On The Move/Suite From 'Pit Of Peril'
- The Fate Of The Sidewinder
- Pit Of Peril
- Rescue!
- Jeremiah And Lady Penelope From 'The Imposters'-From 'Trapped In The Sky'
- Deadly Plot-The Hood And The Fireflash
- Fireflash Landing
- FAB I Pursuit
- The Tracy Lounge Piano
- End Titles
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User Reviews
Average user review: 
(7 reviews)
Use a little caution with this CD. It has difficulty playing in older CD Players. The format is not totally compatible I couldn't play it on my CD Player even after a replacement, but I could play it on my computer. The second CD Thunderbirds 2 worked fine on both. The Music is fine, the mechanics of the CD are iffy.
January 5, 2007Serait-il possible de trouvé les soundtrack mais en français.
Etant jeune j'écoutais la TV mais c'est introuvable .
Merci a vous tous !!!!!!!! June 9, 2004
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Quality recordings, well organized, this CD is mandatory for any fan of the 'Thunderbirds' series. I would have bought this if only to get the first 15 seconds of track 3 ("Tracy Island and International Rescue"). Also a pleasure to have the full length recording of the piano music played at the end of "Trapped in the Sky". Super!
April 4, 2004I only heard the first song and the next minute I was 5 years old!!!
I could remember things about my chilhood like the toys I used to play, the clothes and of course all my favorite chapters of THUNDERBIRDS... If you want to make a trip on time, please just lisent this C.D. and you'll remember like me a lot of things of your infancy.
July 12, 2003This CD takes the idea of a soundtrack to a whole new level. It is designed as a true labor of love with wonderful selection and attention to detail. The product succeeds on two levels - it is a triumph of presenting music like this in the best possible format and also reveals just how great something like this can be when people really invest their whole hearts in a project. If you love Thunderbirds you OWE it to YOURSELF to buy this CD. Buy it now!... This CD honors all the people involved with the series and it is a just and fitting tribute to Barry Gray.
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