Thankful for ... ADVENTURE!

Yup, on this Thanksgiving Day, the Super Blog and the Record Round-Up are helping you be thankful by reminding you of all the thrills that keep yer ole heart pumpin' ...

This project began in the late 1970s when I held the condenser mic of my cassette recorder up to the speaker of our TV and recorded the audio of the opening credits of Jonny Quest and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..

Earlier attempts at this grouping were shared as MA-06 - Science Fiction & Fantasy Cassette.

Here's what we got:

01 - Star Wars Suite - John Williams - 1977  (12:39)

02 - The Martian Chronicles Theme - Stanley Myers - 1980  (2:03)

03 - Battlestar Galactica - Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - 1984  (3:26)

04 - The Wild Wild West (4th season edit) - Richard Markowitz - 1968  (1:24)

05 - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (edit) - Stu Phillips - 1979  (1:24)

06 - Prelude - Outer Space - The Day the Earth Stood Still - Bernard Herrmann - 1951  (1:49)

07 - Doctor Who - Ron Grainer - 1980  (2:43)

08 - Tales of the Gold Monkey - Mike Post & Pete Carpenter - 1982  (1:02)

09 - Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Jerry Goldsmith - arr Fried - 1983  (1:19)

10 - Scarecrow and Mrs King - Arthur B Rubinstein - 1983  (1:16)

11 - Star Trek II and III Suite - James Horner - 1982  (13:44)

12 - Mission Impossible ’88 - Main Title - Lalo Schifrin - 1988  (1:04)

13 - Also Sprach Zarathustra (excerpt) - Richard Strauss - 1968  (1:39)

14 - The Greatest American Hero - Joey Scarsbury - 1981  (1:47)

15 - Themes from ET - Walter Murphy - 1982  (3:53)

16 - Alien - End Titles - Howard Hanson - 1979  (2:50)

17 - Twilight Zone the Movie - Theme and Overture (edit) - Marius Constant and Jerry Goldsmith - 1983  (5:55)

18 - Jonny Quest (edit - no FX) - Hoyt Curtin - 1964  (2:27)

19 - The Flash (no FX) - Danny Elfman - 1990  (1:33)

20 - Star Trek the Motion Picture - Main and End titles (edit) - Jerry Goldsmith - 1979  (3:25)

21 - System 9 - Mark  Alfred - markssuperblog.blogspot.com - 2024  (8:30)

Full Space Ahead, Junior Spacers!

Beside the tracks marked “edit,” the “Star Wars Suite” and “Star Trek II and III Suite” are also blended by me from the soundtrack releases.

The final track, my space de resistance, is a montage of SF excerpts from film and TV from the last seventy-some years.  (A PDF of the sources is enclosed.)  These dialogue excerpts are laid upon a bed of background fx which contains sounds from Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Star Wars, The Jetsons, The Bionic Man, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Space Ghost, and perhaps some others.  Underlaying it all is the haunting sound of NASA’s Voyager Recordings, which may be found here. --- Symphonies of the Planets  -- 

You might say this is my sci-fi answer to the Beatles’ “Revolution 9.”  What do you think?

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See you on Monday for the beginning of SPOCKY CHRISTMAS 2024!

  

An Interesting Product of Its Time

This is the 1982 OST of the animated film.

Like many children's adaptations of classics, it has its weaknesses but still wields much power for those who surrender to the spell.

01. The Last Unicorn - America (3:11)

02. Man's Road - America (3:25)

03. In the Sea - America (3:20)

04. Now That I'm a Woman - Katie Irving (2:45)

05. That's All I've Got to Say - Jeff Bridges, Katie Irving (2:48)

06. The Last Unicorn, Part 2 - America (3:10)

07. Forest Awakens: The Unicorn Forest / The Hunters - London Symphony Orchestra (2:13)

08. Red Soup - London Symphony Orchestra (0:35)

09. Red Bull Attacks - London Symphony Orchestra (3:37)

10. The Cat - London Symphony Orchestra (1:43)

11. The Tree - London Symphony Orchestra (1:23)

12. Haggard's Unicorns - London Symphony Orchestra (2:15)

13. Bull-Unicorn-Woman - London Symphony Orchestra (2:50)

14. Unicorns in the Sea - London Symphony Orchestra (1:55)

15. Unicorn and Lír - London Symphony Orchestra, America (3:30)

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See you on Thursday!

  

Umm-hmm. What Are Your Other Fantasies?

This is a 1977 cassette.

01 - Prelude in C Minor - Bach

02 - Bourée from Suite in E Minor - Bach

03 - Sarabande from Suite in E Minor - Bach

04 - Preludio from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

05 - Courante from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

06 - Menuet from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

07 - Bourée from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

08 - Giga from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

09 - Fantasy in E Minor - Weiss

10 - Sonata in E Minor - Scarlatti

11 - Españoletas from the Suite Española - Sanz

12 - Danza de las Hachas from the Suite Española - Sanz

13 - Canarios from the Suite Española - Sanz

14 - Allegro Spiritoso from Sonata in C Major - Giuliani

15 - Variations on the Theme "Malborough" - Sor

It's lilting, sometimes stirring, a wunnerful time.

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See you on Monday, fellow fantasists!

  

I Remember, I Remember!

That's a sly aspersion to Track #2 of this 2006 release.

01 - In Dulce Jubilo - Traditional

02 - Remember O Thou Man - Traditional

03 - Gently the Fragrance - Traditional

04 - Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Traditional

05 - Veni Salvator Hominum - Böddecker

06 - Quatrième Symphonie en Quatuor - Corrette

07 - Jauchzet dem Herren, alla Welt - Bruhns

08 - Musettes - Les Fêtes d’Hébé - Rameau

09 - Vous qui Désirez sans Fin - Traditional

10 - Rigaudons - Les Fêtes d’Hébé - Rameau

11 - Chrétiens qui Suivez l’Église - Traditional

12 - Musette - Troiséme Concert Royal - Couperin

13 - Gráce soit Renduë - Traditional

14 - Bereitet die Wege, Bereitet die Bahn - Bach

15 - Mit Zarten und Vergnügten Trieben - Bach

16 - Noël Provençal - Corrette

... As in, "Remember, O man, that thou art dust."  I take that to mean you shouldn't get too puffed up about your achievements.

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As far as I'm concerned, these performances are not all that impressive.  What do you think?

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See you on Thursday.

  

Don't Get TOO Mad

It's a 1996 release.

01. Miss Ann-Margret - Thirteen Men (2:44)

02. Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce (Guacha Guaro) (2:27)

03. Walter Wanderley - The Girl from Ipanema (2:29)

04. Nancy Wilson - Call Me (2:16)

05. Harold Johnson Sextet - Sorry ‘Bout That, Part 1 (2:11)

06. Mel Tormé - Comin’ Home Baby (2:45)

07. René Touzet - Baby Elephant Walk (2:36)

08. Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova (2:48)

09. Connie Francis - Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa Isso Pra La) (2:09)

10. Les Elgart & His Orchestra - Frenesi-Twist (1:47)

11. Pérez Prado & His Orchestra - Why Wait (2:23)

12. Earl Grant - House of Bamboo (2:41)

13. Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Cantaloupe Island (3:47)

14. “Brother” Jack McDuff - Hot Barbecue (2:59)

15. Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 - Mas que nada (2:41)

16. Dick Hyman & His Orchestra - Washington Square (2:32)

17. Trudy Pitts - Take Five (4:31)

18. Mose Allison - I’m Not Talking (2:33)

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IMO it’s trying too hard to beat the Ultra-Lounge series’ packaging at its own game.  The “insert” is a sheet of semi-card stock about two inches square, evidently intended to entice consumers to buy all the volumes so as to have the complete saga of Doris and Rex.  This is way too cynical and dismissive of the craftsmanship (dare we say “art”?) in the originals, and makes fun of the historical period.

But the music ain’t bad.

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See you on Monday!

  

No More Fighting

I guess I'm a wimp, but it really bugs me when disagreements and arguing go so far as to lead to physical violence.  Some causes are worth fighting for, like the War Between the States.

This is an interesting 1998 release.

01. Leroy Troy - Cumberland Gap (3:28)

02. Simon and Verity Grace - When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1:49)

03. Benny Martin - Home Sweet Home (2:20)

04. Simon and Verity Grace - Two Little Boys (3:23)

05. Grandpa Jones - Grandfather's Clock (2:41)

06. Johnny Gimble - Darling Nellie Gray (2:53)

07. Arthur Smith - Goober Peas (1:55)

08. Simon and Verity Grace - Aura Lee (3:16)

09. Leroy Troy - Brother Green (2:29)

10. The Eddie Adcock Band - Go Down Yonder Moses (2:32)

11. Hoot Hester and Sam Levine - Marching Through Georgia (2:44)

12. Leroy Troy - Write a Letter to My Mother (3:24)

13. Laura Weber - Faded Coat of Blue (4:37)

14. Benny Martin and Arthur Smith - Dixie (2:21)

15. Grandpa Jones - My Pretty Quadroon (3:28)

16. Tommy Faile - Yellow Rose of Texas (2:10)

17. Dick and Jacquie Schuyler - Maryland, My Maryland (2:04)

18. Paul Warren - Listen to the Mockingbird (3:27)

19. Don Ange - Lorena (3:40)

20. Rhonda Renee - Battle Hymn of the Republic (2:24)

These songs were popular across the USA at the time of the conflict.  Many on each side thought they were in the right.  Lots more just got dragged into things.

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See you on Thursday, fellow citizens of the world!

  

Don't Stop Boopin'!

Sometimes ya just gotta have some fun.

And it's hard to have more fun than when listening to this 2009 release.

01. That's My Weakness Now (3:36)

02. Don't Be Like That (3:07)

03. Me and the Man in the Moon (2:53)

04. Button Up Your Overcoat (2:59)

05. I Want to Be Bad (3:07)

06. Do Something (2:43)

07. He's So Unusual (3:04)

08. Thank Your Father (2:50)

09. Readin', Ritin', Rhythm (2:38)

10. If I Knew You Better (3:05)

11. I Wanna Be Loved by You (2:08)

12. Get Out and Get Under the Moon (3:31)

13. Is There Anything Wrong in That? (3:06)

14. That's Why I'm Happy (2:23)

15. I'd Do Anything for You (3:03)

16. Ain'tcha? (3:02)

17. I Have to Have You (2:51)

18. I'd Go Barefoot All Winter Long (If You'd Fall for Me in the Spring) (3:22)

19. Dangerous Nan McGrew (2:28)

20. I Owe You (3:07)

21. I've Got 'It' - But It Don't Do Me No Good (2:27)

22. My Man Is on the Make (2:38)

23. I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat (3:02)

24. Hug Me! Kiss Me! Love Me! (2:19)

25. Aba Daba Honeymoon (3:01)

26. The Beanbag Song (2:11)

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Corny, maybe.  Charming, definitely!  See you Monday.

  

It Says So Right on the Label

This album is from 1966, part of the era during which TV shows actually HAD themes.  And, these themes are so amazing, they were covered dozens of times!

01. King Kong (2:26)

02. It's About Time (2:14)

03. Alice Is Coming to Tea (3:03)

04. Theme from "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1:45)

05. Batman (3:00)

06. Tarzan (3:06)

07. Flipper (2:17)

08. The Mystery Theme (3:16)

09. Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion (2:23)

10. Green Hornet Theme (2:09)

Pretty competent, more so than I expected considering the plethora of cash-in albums around this date.  All vocals are OK.

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“Batman” is kinda disappointing because of the slow tempo.  “Tarzan” has several inserts of the Tarzan yell.  The “Special Mystery Theme” is just the Lone Ranger Overture.  The singer of “Clarence” does a pretty good Roger Miller imitation.  Sadly, the last track has folks chanting “Green Hornet” a la “Batman.”

See you Thursday, Bat-Fans!