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Woooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
If you really wanna hear something awesome check out the audio sample for track number 12 that one will blow your socks off
Ford A. Thaxton
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Mar 12, 2025 - 11:38 PM
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Rollin Hand
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STARSHIP INVASIONS - Original Score From The Motion Picture by Gil Mellé
https://buysoundtrax.myshopify.com/products/starship-invasions-original-score-from-the-motion-picture-by-gil-melle
CD Includes Digital Booklet and Presentation Pack
Dragon’s Domain Records presents STARSHIP INVASIONS, featuring the premiere release of the score on compact disc, composed by Gil Mellé (NIGHT GALLERY, THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, THE DELIBERATE STRANGER) for the 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Ed Hunt, starring Robert Vaughn (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, BULLITT, HUSTLE), Christopher Lee (THE WICKER MAN, THE THREE MUSKETEERS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, HORROR OF DRACULA), Daniel Pilon, Tiiu Leek, Helen Shaver, Henry Ramer and Victoria Johnson.
STARSHIP INVASIONS is a Canadian science-fiction film written, directed and produced by Ed Hunt, it was originally titled WAR OF THE ALIENS, then ALIEN ENCOUNTER to avoid confusion with other similar-themed movies released that same year (and eventually again retitled as PROJECT GENOCIDE for home video). Hunt based many of the spacecraft and costume designs on actual alien encounter cases.
Released in 1977, the plot revolves around The Legion Of The Winged Serpent, a rogue alien group lead by Captain Rameses (Lee). The Legion must colonize the Earth before their home planet, Alpha, is destroyed by a supernova. Rameses plans to use a device that broadcasts a signal causing humans to commit mass suicide. Opposing them is The Intergalactic League Of Races, an alliance of advanced aliens from Zeta Reticuli who have been observing humans from a secret underwater base.
Pretending to be fellow members upholding The Galactic Treaty, which prohibits human contact, Rameses and his crew attack their base and sabotage most of the League’s Earthbound saucers. One surviving League ship contacts Professor Allan Duncan (Vaughn) for help. Duncan is a world-renowned ufologist.
The score composed by Gil Mellé stands out for its innovative use of synthesizers combined with jazz elements, creating a unique sound for a genre movie. Notably, many sequences have minimal dialogue, as the alien characters communicate telepathically, which benefited Mellé in his composition.
For nearly five decades, composer Gil Mellé innovated in mixing electronic and orchestral music when he wasn’t playing the nuances of modern jazz or enjoying his collection of unique microscopes at home. Mellé had made a mark in the world of jazz as an outstanding baritone saxophonist and composer who was also noted as a painter. In film and television, his music has been extraordinarily notable, if not well preserved, on records and CDs. His TV-movie music in the early ’70s included a trio of high-profile films for television: MY SWEET CHARLIE, THAT CERTAIN SUMMER, and FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY. His most well-known film score was THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, but as an innovator in the use of electronic music in movies of the 1970s and ’80s, Mellé contributed to a many science fiction, fantasy, and horror television and feature film scores, including NIGHT GALLERY (theme and episodes), THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN (original TV-movie), A COLD NIGHT’S DEATH, THE QUESTOR TAPES, KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, WORLD WAR III, and many others. Mellé’s efforts preceded almost everyone else’s experiments in electronic film music and resulted in the first true electronic film score for the TV movie PERILOUS VOYAGE.
Dragon’s Domain Records presents STARSHIP INVASIONS, featuring the premiere release of music composed by Gil Mellé for this project on compact disc. The music has been newly mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by author G.B. Kemner.
STARSHIP INVASIONS is a limited edition release of 500 units. STARSHIP INVASIONS is expected to begin shipping the week of March 24th, 2025.
01. Main Title (2:25)
02. Abduction Of The Farmer (3:46)
03. Abduction Of The Family (3:27)
04. Suicides / Underwater Alien Base (5:08)
05. Rameses Seizes Control (8:01)
06. Allan’s Close Encounter (3:45)
07. Data Control Center (2:47)
08. New Allies Pursued Past The Moon (5:37)
09. Suicide Epidemic (2:46)
10. Outer Space War (4:24)
11. Betty’s Suicide Attempt (2:58)
12. Android Durbel Destroys Rameses’ Fleet (5:21)
13. Resolution and End Titles (4:59)
14. Alternate Cue Suite (2:22)
Time: 58:21
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Yeah man! I kind of had an idea that this might be coming - just not so soon. The film might be even worse than GOLD OF THE AMAZON WOMEN, but the score's every bit as great, if not even "better"!
Oh my funkin' wallet!
So glad you got it wrong, totally wrong  . As I was saying earlier to Ford - take my money, take it!
While the labels are releasing fantastic scores, the Silver Age was woefully absent. Ford and associates are filling the gap and then some. Kudos. And Kudos for preserving the works of the talented Mr. Melle.
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Good god I was talking about this bizarre Score two days ago with Monsieur Watt. I know this is a cheap question but I'm wondering if this new version will be on Spotify in the future. Luckily a great many of the titles from DDR are available to stream in this way. I know it's cheeky to ask so if I'm pissing anybody off I apologise.
I've loved this film ever since I saw it at the SUNSET DRIVE-IN in Tumwater,WA back in 1978.
It's such a non-STAR WARS score, but that's the charm.
Ford A. Thaxton
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There is a version on Spotify, but not this one. But the more I compared the samples to Spotify, and given my love for Gil M (five years ago there's no question that I would snap this up) - well, I had to purchase this sweet goofy baby!
Sound is much better, the arrangement of the cues will be more musical, and it's a Gil Melle sci fi album! And jazzy!
It's my favorite terrible sci fi film (and I'm not too found of terrible sci fi films, though I've seen so damn many). And in no small part b/c of this anti-Star Wars score. (And boy am I NOT anti Star Wars!).
Bring on more Melle (as I bet you will!) DDR! I'm especially hopeful for WWIII.
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I think the tracks on Spotify are the same as the ones on YouTube (from the Welly, I imagine). I agree, Sean, I'm sure the new release will play better as an overall listen. But one can't help but wonder what all those "unused" tracks are on the illegitemate version. The whole thing totals over 70 minutes, whereas the DDR comes in at less than an hour.
Whatever, superb news that we're getting this (and all the other Mellés).
Those "Extra" tracks are pretty much a demo reel that Gil had on the tape that contained the score to STARSHIP INVASIONS from other projects. I know that at least a couple of them are from a TV movie he did in 1976 called DYNASTY (Not related to the TV Show of the same name).
Ford A. Thaxton
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Another Mille!!! Instant purchase and very happy to have the instantaneous ability to listen before the hard copy arrives. BSX has been knocking these awesome releases out of the park!!
Thank you, guys!!
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This new Gil Mellé release is one of the best in years and the sound is really excellent.
Thank you so much Dragon's Domain team for this holy grail.
Can't wait for the next Gil Mellé albums...
I'm glad you are enjoying it, this one is a personal favorite of mine.
Another very personal favorite is in the works, keep your fingers crossed.
Ford A. Thaxton
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