Intrada Soundtrack Forum

Fanderson's new Fireball XL5 soundtrack CD is now available to order through the club website!

News of the specially expanded release was recently revealed to members in the pages of FAB in August. Since then members have been able to pre-order their copies and it's fair to say that some people have been waiting for this release for some time! Fanderson's first ever soundtrack CD combined music from Fireball XL5 and Supercar, but this is the first time that the former series has had a more extensive release of its own.

Fittingly, the album marks the show's 50th anniversary and now includes over 80 minutes of music from legendary composer Barry Gray. It also comes with a 20-page colour booklet containing track notes and details of recording session dates and musicians.

As is now traditional in Fanderson soundtracks, the music has been painstakingly arranged in episodic suites where possible, and includes music from:
Planet 46, Space Vacation, Hypnotic Sphere, A Day In The Life Of A Space General, Space Magnet, Space City Special, 1875, Flying Zodiac, Flight To Danger, The Doomed Planet, Ghosts of Space, Drama At Space City, Space Monster, Prisoner On The Lost Planet, XL5 To H20, The Granatoid Tanks, Planet of Platonia and Plant Man From Outer Space.

http://www.fanderson.org.uk/news/Fireball-XL5-CD.html

I've already pre-ordered my copy!

I also have from Fanderson:

FOUR FEATHER FALLS
STINGRAY
UFO
TERRAHAWKS

BARRY GRAY, is my favourite British T.V. Composer EVER!

I did hear Fanderson were looking into releasing Space Precinct on CD, but no word yet. One score I would love to have is Derek Wadsworth's music to Into Infinity, but we all know the story behind that.

Fanderson also want to release at some point:

THUNDERBIRD 6 - unlike the previous MGM release, this will be in STEREO

DOPPELGANGER (a.k.a.: JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN) - Fanderson have about 30 minutes worth of decent material in their possession

Fanderson is thrilled to report that we have reached agreement with ITV to release a soundtrack album CD of Thunderbirds, enabling club members to fill a large gap in their soundtrack collection!

As with previous club releases, the album will be as complete as possible, using Barry Gray’s original master recordings. These recordings will be professionally remastered and, where possible, stereo tracks will be included, although many tracks will only be available in mono. The album will come with a full-colour booklet containing track notes, trivia, and musician and recording session information.

Release date and prices have not yet been set, but we intend for Thunderbirds fans to have their album later this year!

Live action fans will also be pleased to hear that a 40th Anniversary edition of the club’s long out-of-print Space:1999 Year One album is also in the works.

http://fanderson.org.uk/gerryandersonne ... undtracks/

Mark Burgess writes a thorough love letter to famed UK television composer Barry Gray (UFO, THUNDERBIRDS, SPACE 1999) in this career overview:

http://celluloidtunes.no/barry-gray-sup ... lidocious/