MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, PART ONE
A Chronology of Music For Space Travel and Other Worlds
By Scott Bettencourt
Titles with quotation marks denote television programs.
1916
THE PLANETS - Gustav Holst
Throw a stick at a record store and you'll hit ten versions of it
1936
THINGS TO COME - Arthur Bliss
31:58 of Bliss's score featured on the Chandos CD The Film Music
of Sir Arthur Bliss, conducted by Ramon Gamba
1950
DESTINATION MOON - Leith Stevens
Score Album on Citadel
ROCKETSHIP X-M - Ferde Groefe
Score album on Starlog Records, unreleased on CD
1951
FLIGHT TO MARS - Marlin Skiles
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE - Leith Stevens
8:28 on the Silva CD Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond 2
1953
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS - Henry Mancini, Herman Stein (uncredited)
CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON - Elmer Bernstein
DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24TH 1/2 CENTURY - Carl Stalling
Excerpt from the score featured in the "Anxiety Montage" on the WB
CD The Carl Stalling Project
PROJECT MOONBASE - Herschel Burke Gilbert
1954
THIS ISLAND EARTH - Herman Stein
4:01 on the Varese CD Themes From Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy
and Horror Films
1955
CONQUEST OF SPACE - Nathan Van Cleave
KING DINOSAUR - Louis Palance, Michael Terr
1956
FORBIDDEN PLANET - Louis & Bebe Barron
Score Album on Small Planet/GNP Crescendo
PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE
Library music used as the film's score compiled on the soundtrack CD
released by Retrosonic
WORLD WITHOUT END - Leith Stevens
1958
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON - Louis Forbes
IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE - Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter
QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE - Marlin Skiles
1959
"MEN INTO SPACE" - David Rose
2:45 on the RCA CD Double Impact
MISSILE TO THE MOON - Nicholas Carras
THE MYSTERIANS - Akira Ifukube
Score album on the Japanese import Monster Music label
"THE TWILIGHT ZONE"
Music from interstellar themed episodes on Twilight Zone: The 40th
Anniversary Collection (Silva):
AND WHEN THE SKY WAS OPENED - Leonard Rosenman
ELEGY - Nathan Van Cleave
THE INVADERS - Jerry Goldsmith
THE LONELY - Bernard Herrmann
(also available on Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone; Varese,
conducted by Joel McNeely)
1960
BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE - Akira Ifukube
Score album on the Japanese import Monster Music label
12 TO THE MOON - Michael Andersen
1961
THE PHANTOM PLANET - Hayes Pagel
1962
"FIREBALL XL5" - Barry Gary
33:10 on the Fanderson CD Supercar/Fireball XL5
FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS - Andrzej Markowski
"THE JETSONS" - Hoyt Curtin
12:59 on the Kid Rhino CD Pic-A-Nic Basket of Cartoon Classics vol.
2: More Hanna-Barbera Classics
1963
"DR. WHO" - theme by Ron Grainer
There is so much incidental music available from so many episodes on
so many CDs that it would take a separate column to cover it all. If there
are enough requests, I will write that column.
THE MOUSE ON THE MOON - Ron Grainer
A cover version of the theme is featured on the EMI CD John Barry:
The EMI Years vol. 3
"THE OUTER LIMITS" - Dominic Frontiere
Interstellar themed episodes:
A FEASIBILITY STUDY
FUN AND GAMES
THE INVISIBLE ENEMY
THE MICE
THE MUTANT
SECOND CHANCE
1964
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON - Laurie Johnson
Score album on Cloud Nine records
ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS - Nathan Van Cleave
SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS - Milton Delugg
1965
"LOST IN SPACE"
Individual episode scores featured on the following GNP Crescendo CDs:
Lost in Space Vol. One
THE HUNGRY SEA - John Williams
ISLAND IN THE SKY - John Williams
THE RELUCTANT STOWAWAY - John Williams
Lost in Space Vol. Two
THE GREAT VEGETABLE REBELLION - Alexander Courage
THE HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE - Joseph Mullendore
WILD ADVENTURE - Alexander Courage
Lost in Space Vol. Three
THE DERELICT - Hans J. Salter, Herman Stein, Richard LaSalle
MY FRIEND MR. NOBODY - John Williams
PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES - Gino Marinuzzi, Jr.
11:00 is featured on the DRG CD Horror Films Collection
VOYAGE TO THE PREHISTORIC PLANET - Ronald Stein
WAR BETWEEN THE PLANETS - Angleo Francesco Lavagnino
16:01 featured on the Italian RCA CD Science-Fiction
WAR OF THE PLANETS - Angelo Franesco Lavagnino
17:39 featured on the Italian RCA CD Science-Fiction
WILD WILD PLANET - Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
24:49 featured on the Italian RCA CD Science-Fiction
1966
MONSTER ZERO - Akira Ifukube
Score album on the Japanese import Futureland label
"SPACE PATROL" - Peter Thomas
Score album Raumpartouille on the Bungalow label
"STAR TREK"
Individual episode scores featured on the following CDs:
The Best of Star Trek (GNP Crescendo)
THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES - Jerry Fielding
The Best of Star Trek Volume Two (GNP Crescendo)
BALANCE OF TERROR - Fred Steiner
THE CORBOMITE MANEUVER - Fred Steiner
WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF? - Fred Steiner
Star Trek (GNP Crescendo)
THE MENAGERIE - Alexander Courage
WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE - Alexander Courage
Star Trek Volume Two (GNP Crescendo)
AMOK TIME - Sol Kaplan
THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE - Gerald Fried
Star Trek Volume Three (GNP Crescendo)
THE NAKED TIME - Alexander Courage
SHORE LEAVE - Gerald Fried
Star Trek (Varese, conducted by Fred Steiner)
CHARLIE X - Fred Steiner
THE CORBOMITE MANEUVER - Fred Steiner
THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE - Sol Kaplan
MUDD'S WOMEN - Fred Steiner
Star Trek Volume Two (Varese, conducted by Fred Steiner)
BY ANY OTHER NAME - Fred Steiner
THE EMPATH - George Duning
MIRROR, MIRROR - Fred Steiner
THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES - Jerry Fielding
Star Trek Vol. 1 (Label X, conducted by Tony Bremner)
IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY? - George Duning
THE PARADISE SYNDROME - Gerald Freid
Star Trek vol. 2 (Label X, conducted by Tony Bremner)
THE CONSCIENCE OF THE KING - Joseph Mullendore
THE ENEMY WITHIN - Sol Kaplan
I, MUDD - Samuel Matlovsky
SPECTRE OF THE GUN - Jerry Fielding
"THE 13TH GATE" - Vic Mizzy
1:09 on the Percepto CD Vic Mizzy: Suites and Themes
"THUNDERBIRDS" - Barry Gray
30:02 of music on the Silva CD FAB: Music From the TV Shows by Barry
Gray
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO - Barry Gray
Score album on Silva
1967
"CAPTAIN SCARLET" - Barry Gray
5:07 on the Silva CD The Cult Files: Reopened
IN LIKE FLINT - Jerry Goldsmith
Score featured on the Varese CD In Like Flint/Our Man Flint
MISSION STARDUST - Anton Garcia Abril, Marcello Giombini
Score album 4, 3, 2, 1, Morte on the GDM label
THE RELUCTANT ASTRONAUT - Vic Mizzy
6:18 on the Percepto CD Vic Mizzy: Suites and Themes
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - John Barry
Score album on EMI
1968
BARBARELLA - Charles Fox, Bob Crewe
Score album on Harkit
COUNTDOWN - Leonard Rosenman
1:30 on the Edel CD Best of Science-Fiction
"JOE 90" - Barry Gray
9:53 featured on the Silva CD The Man From UNCLE: Cult TV
"LAND OF THE GIANTS"
Episode scores featured on the GNP Crescendo CD Land of the Giants:
THE CRASH - John Williams
THE CRASH (rejected score) - Alexander Courage
PLANET OF THE APES - Jerry Goldsmith
Complete score album on Varese, paired with Escape From the Planet
of the Apes
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - Alex North, classical
Alex North's rejected score available on Varese, conducted by Jerry
Goldsmith. Classical music featured in the final film available on Rhino/TCM
1969
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN - Jerry Goldsmith
Score
album on FSM Records
JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN Barry Gray
5:57 rerecorded for the Silva CD Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier
MOON ZERO TWO - Don Ellis
Theme song featured on the GDI CD The Hammer Film Music Collection
vol. 1
1970
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES Leonard Rosenman
Score
album on FSM Records
1971
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - John Barry
Score album on EMI
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES - Jerry Goldsmith
16:27 of score on the Varese CD Planet of the Apes
1972
FLESH GORDON - Ralph Ferraro
SILENT RUNNING Peter Schickele
Score LP released on Varese, unavailable on CD; 4:09 rerecorded for
the Silva CD Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier
SOLARIS - Edward Artemyev
Score on the Torso Kino CD Solaris/The Mirror/Stalker
1973
FANTASTIC PLANET Alain Goraguer
Score on the DC Recordings CD La Planete Sauvage
"STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES" - Jeff Michael, Yvette Blais
1974
DARK STAR - John Carpenter
Music and dialogue album on the German Varese Sarabande label
"PLANET OF THE APES" - Lalo Schifrin
1:13 featured on the FSM CD Conquest of the Planet of the Apes/Battle
For the Planet of the Apes
"SPACE: 1999"
The following first season episode scores were featured on the Fanderson
CD Space: 1999 Year One:
ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE - Barry Gray
THE BLACK SUN - Barry Gray
BREAKAWAY - Barry Gray
MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH - Barry Gray
RING AROUND THE MOON - Vic Elms, Alan Wills
These second season episode scores were featured on the Fanderson CD
Space: 1999 Year Two:
THE EXILES - Derek Wadsworth
THE METAMORPH - Derek Wadsworth
ONE MOMENT OF HUMANITY - Derek Wadsworth
SPACE WARP - Derek Wadsworth
THE TAYBOR - Derek Wadsworth
1977
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND - John Williams
Expanded score on Arista
STAR WARS - John Williams
Complete score on RCA/BMG
STARSHIP INVASIONS - Gil Melle
1978
"BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" - Stu Phillips
Philips rerecorded the score to the pilot episode for a Varese CD.
Music from the following episodes was released on a 4-disc composer promo:
THE GUN ON ICE PLANET ZERO
THE HAND OF GOD
THE LIVING LEGEND
THE LONG PATROL
LOST PLANET OF THE GODS
THE LOST WARRIOR
THE MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS
SAGA OF A STAR WORLD [pilot]
WAR OF THE GODS
THE YOUNG LORD
CAPRICORN ONE - Jerry Goldsmith
Score available on the GNP Crescendo CD Outland/Capricorn One
"QUARK" - Perry Botkin Jr.
SUPERMAN - John Williams
Complete 2-disc score album on Warner Archives/Rhino
1979
ALIEN - Jerry Goldsmith
Score album on Silva
"BATTLE OF THE PLANETS" - Hoyt Curtin
Score album on Super Tracks
THE BLACK HOLE - John Barry
Score LP released on Disney Records, unavailable on CD; 4:55 rerecorded
for the Silva CD Space and Beyond
BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY - Stu Phillips
Score LP released on MCA; unavailable on CD
"BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY" - Stu Phillips, Bruce Broughton,
others
THE HUMANOID - Ennio Morricone
Score available on the Italian RCA CD L'Umanoide/Amanti D'Oltretomba
"THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES" - Stanley Myers
METEOR - Laurence Rosenthal
Score released as a promotional CD by the composer
MOONRAKER - John Barry
Score album on EMI
STAR CRASH - John Barry
Score available on the Silva CD Until September/Star Crash
STAR TREK--THE MOTION PICTURE - Jerry Goldsmith
Expanded score album on Columbia/Legacy
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