The great American composer Ferde Grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like “Grand Canyon Suite” and “Mississippi Suite,” but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film Rocketship X-M is one of his major accomplishments. The score was the first fifties science fiction film to use the Theremin, an electronic instrument that helped define the sound of space that decade. cturctur
The composer’s Americana soundtrack is like no other score in the genre, ranging from beautifully evocative passages heard in space to riveting action music on Mars. This singular creation is one of the high points in the history of science fiction film music and is an essential part of soundtrack history. Besides containing the complete soundtrack, this Monstrous Movie Music release contains a 16-page liner book discussing all aspects of the score, as well as containing copies of some of the written scores. The cover art is by celebrated space illustrator Vincent DiFate.
トラックリスト
1. Main Title 1:21 2. Good Luck 1:53 3. Stand by to Turn :50 4. The Motors Conk Out 2:55 5. Palomar Observatory 1:11 6. Floyd Whispers 1:57 7. Floyd and Lisa at Window 2:56 8. We See Mars 2:06 9. The Landing on Mars 3:17 10. The Ruins 3:10 11. I Saw the Martians 1:02 12. The Atomic Age to Stone Age/The Chase 4:59 13. The Tanks Are Empty 3:37 14. The Crash 3:22 15. End Title :59
「月世界征服」（50）のヒットに便乗して製作されたカルトＳＦ映画のサウンドトラック完全盤。電子楽器テレミンをＳＦ映画で初めて使用した作品。音楽は「アメリカ交響楽」、「バレンチノ」のファーディ・グロフェ。
トラックリスト月へ向かって出発した探検船が計器の故障から火星に着陸してしまう。そこは見渡す限りの砂漠地帯だったが、一行は原始人のような生物に襲撃される。それは核によって全滅した火星人類のなれの果てだったのだ。監督：カート・ニューマン、出演： ロイド・ブリッジス。1950年米。
The great American composer Ferde Grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like “Grand Canyon Suite” and “Mississippi Suite,” but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film Rocketship X-M is one of his major accomplishments. The score was the first fifties science fiction film to use the Theremin, an electronic instrument that helped define the sound of space that decade. cturctur
The composer’s Americana soundtrack is like no other score in the genre, ranging from beautifully evocative passages heard in space to riveting action music on Mars. This singular creation is one of the high points in the history of science fiction film music and is an essential part of soundtrack history. Besides containing the complete soundtrack, this Monstrous Movie Music release contains a 16-page liner book discussing all aspects of the score, as well as containing copies of some of the written scores. The cover art is by celebrated space illustrator Vincent DiFate.
1. Main Title 1:21
2. Good Luck 1:53
3. Stand by to Turn :50
4. The Motors Conk Out 2:55
5. Palomar Observatory 1:11
6. Floyd Whispers 1:57
7. Floyd and Lisa at Window 2:56
8. We See Mars 2:06
9. The Landing on Mars 3:17
10. The Ruins 3:10
11. I Saw the Martians 1:02
12. The Atomic Age to Stone Age/The Chase 4:59
13. The Tanks Are Empty 3:37
14. The Crash 3:22
15. End Title :59
Bonus Tracks
16. Noodling on the Theremin 1:35