Sonic Sci-Fi is a two-CD set collects together three classic and breathtaking Sci-fi scores; the first two composed by Bernard Herrmann and the third by the electronics pioneers Bebe and Louis Barron. Also included is a bonus track, “Bells Of Atlantis”, featuring Anaïs Nin reading her poetry against another of the Barrons’ surreal electronic creations.
TRACKLIST
DISC 1
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
1. PRELUDE – OUTER SPACE – RADAR
2. DANGER
3. KLAATU
4. GORT – THE VISOR – THE TELESCOPE
5. ESCAPE
6. SOLAR DIAMONDS
7. ARLINGTON
8. LINCOLN MEMORIAL
9. NOCTURNE – THE FLASHLIGHT – THE ROBOT – SPACE CONTROL
10. THE ELEVATOR – MAGNETIC PULL – THE STUDY – THE CONFERENCE
- THE JEWELRY STORE
11. PANIC
12. THE GLOWING – ALONE – GORT’S RAGE – NIKTO – THE CAPTIVE –
TERROR
13. THE PRISON
14. REBIRTH
15. DEPARTURE
16. FAREWELL
17. FINALE
OUTER SPACE SUITE (1957)
18. PRELUDE
19. SIGNALS
20. SPACE DRIFT
21. SPACE STATIONS
22. TIME SUSPENSE
23. STARLIGHT
24. DANGER
25. MOONSCAPE
26. AIRLOCK
27. TYCHO
28. THE EARTH
DISC 2
THE FORBIDDEN PLANET (1958)
1. MAIN TITLES – OVERTURE
2. DECELERATION
3. ONCE AROUND ALTAIR
4. THE LANDING
5. FLURRY OF DUST – A ROBOT APPROACHES
6. A SHANGRI-LA IN THE DESERT – GARDEN WITH CUDDLY TIGER
7. GRAVEYARD – A NIGHT WITH TWO MOONS
8. ROBBY, MAKE ME A GOWN
9. AN INVISIBLE MONSTER APPROACHES
10. ROBBY ARRANGES FLOWERS, ZAPS MONKEY
11. LOVE AT THE SWIMMING HOLE
12. MORBIUS’ STUDY
13. ANCIENT KRELL MUSIC
14. THE MIND BOOSTER – CREATION OF MATTER
15. KRELL SHUTTLE RIDE AND POWER STATION
16. GIANT FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
17. NOTHING LIKE THIS CLAW FOUND IN NATURE!
18. ROBBY, THE COOK, AND 60 GALLONS OF BOOZE
19. BATTLE WITH INVISIBLE MONSTER
20. COME BACK TO EARTH WITH ME
21. THE MONSTER PURSUES – MORBIUS IS OVERCOME
22. THE HOMECOMING
23. OVERTURE REPRISE
BONUS TRACK
24. BELLS OF ATLANTIS (1952)
