Fanderson

[Drago]

Rummaging around today I found a box of CD's. Now, I was born a rocker and I'll die a rocker, but I do listen to other stuff if I think it's a worthy ditty.

Anyhoo, one of the CD's was a Gerry Anderson themes CD. You may not know, but a chap named Barry Gray penned and arranged most of the theme and incidental music for Anderson, right up until the first series of Space 1999, often using his own 70 piece orchestra. I whacked it in the player and was having a jolly old time listening to the Joe 90 theme.

But my absolute favourite has to be, of course, the Thunderbirds theme. I love it. And the "Zero-X theme", a piece of music accompanying the mechanical ballet of a Mars rocket readying for launch is an amazing piece of music, and predates the similar use of music in 2001 (the Zarathustra theme as the space ship docks with the station) by several years. It captures the sense of drama wonderfully. Here's the scene...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x8PR3QIwXHs&t=130s


Maybe I'm just reliving my yoof, but it was a pleasant 40 minutes or so of humming and foot tapping.

 

[Salty seadog]

and predates the similar use of music in 2001 (the Zarathustra theme as the space ship docks with the station) by several years.

The docking scene music was the Blue Danube waltz by Johann Strauss, wasn't the Zarathustra music the opening scenes?

I watched it again just a few days ago.

 

[classic33]

http://fanderson.org.uk/gerryandersonblog/tag/zero-x/

 

[Drago]

The docking scene music was the Blue Danube waltz by Johann Strauss, wasn't the Zarathustra music the opening scenes?

I watched it again just a few days ago.

It's been a while since I've seen it but....think you may be right.

 

[classic33]

The docking scene music was the Blue Danube waltz by Johann Strauss, wasn't the Zarathustra music the opening scenes?

I watched it again just a few days ago.

And how it should have been
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/strauss/music/also-sprach-zarathustra-2001-space-odyssey/

 

[Drago]

I didnt know that Lance O'Classic. I think Kubrick made the right choice, or maybe familiarity makes me think he did.

 

[Levo-Lon]

The Joe 90 theme made it onto the Northern Soul Niter playlist..

My spell checker changed niter to a very naughty word..

So glad I spotted that or I'd be Liam neeson

 

[Salty seadog]

And how it should have been
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/strauss/music/also-sprach-zarathustra-2001-space-odyssey/

Nope, that music is a bit to busy for the scene. Kubrick got it right.

 

[Salty seadog]

Have a go at this, It's a good few minutes.

 

[Drago]

The Joe 90 theme made it onto the Northern Soul Niter playlist..

My spell checker changed niter to a very naughty word..

So glad I spotted that or I'd be Liam neeson

The proper Barry Gray Orchestra version is better than the TV version though.

 

[Levo-Lon]

The proper Barry Gray Orchestra version is better than the TV version though.

Indeed, this is it..


https://www.google.com/search?q=the...d-lenovo-rev2&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[FishFright]

Sit back relax and relive - 62 Barry Gray and his Orchestra tracks including in episode themes

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BN8cxA2gME&list=PLYzjZXc6mYDE7WiceTUIiXw8wy6hbVzkM

ETA it's a youtube automated playlist so expect some wierd and less wonderful additions

 

[matiz]

Busted did a great version of the Thunderbird theme tune.

 

[raleighnut]

Have you ever heard the 'Starfleet Project', Brian May recorded it for his young lad and roped in a few of his mates to help out. He then decided it was too good not to be heard by fans so released it on an album with a couple of other songs that they'd just jammed together over a couple of days in the studio.

View: https://youtu.be/eL4QEsOJG0A


BTW the other guitarist is Eddie Van Halen

 

[roadrash]

The Joe 90 theme made it onto the Northern Soul Niter playlist..[/QUOTE





it sure did I have this on 12" red vinyl
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