Barry Gray: Supercar - Original TV Soundtrack

Barry Gray - Supercar - Original TV Soundtrack - SILLP1591

Supercar - Original Tv Soundtrack

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Cat No: SILCD1591

Format Details: 2LP set Sherbet Lemon Vinyl

Release Date: 20 March 2020

Label: Silva Screen Records

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 738572159122

Genres: Soundtracks TV Show

Release Date: 20 March 2020

Label: Silva Screen

Packaging Type: Gate Fold

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 738572159177

Genres: Soundtracks TV Show

Description
Gerry Anderson's production of Supercar made its UK TV debut on January 1961. The adventures of the crew of an amazing land, sea and air vehicle based at a secret laboratory in the Nevada Desert became an instant worldwide hit bolstered by the tag, 'filmed in Supermarionation'. In later years musical maestro Barry Gray had the freedom to write scores for selected episodes of each Gerry Anderson series - with the cues being reused on subsequent episodes and new material being composed as needed.For Supercar this was initially not possible due to the breakneck turnaround of the show and limited budget. Therefore, in addition to composing the all-important title theme, Barry produced a series of 'themes' for locations, situation and characters (Supercar itself being embedded with heroic characteristics through the score launching the idea that the vehicles were central characters too).
The often whimsical, charming score beautifully embellishes the equally charming and whimsical nature of the dialogue. However, the more serious moments are scored with appropriate menace , suitably written to underline the knowingly melodramatic nature of the plots.

For series One, Gray's music was heavily supplemented with library music by Edwin Astley, but for the second series Gray was the sole musical voice and, in addition to a new version of the main theme, he expanded on his existing score with tracks that would serve not just the Supercar team, but future heroic organisations as yet undreamt of.

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Original soundtrack of the TV series Supercar, double LP on sherbet lemon vinyl - this was the first ever vinyl release of this classic Gerry Anderson show.
Supercar was the second Gerry Anderson show to use the Supermarionation technique. An impressive thirty-nine episodes were produced between 1961 and 1962, so Barry Gray had to produce the music fast and on a limited budget. He composed a series of themes for locations, situations and characters. The main star of the show, Supercar, is given the heroic theme, whilst the rest of the score veers between charmingly whimsical to support the dialogue and menacing when underlining the drama. The forty-piece orchestra was conducted by Gray himself.
Barry Gray was amongst the first composers to use electronic instruments in music for television. One such instrument was the Ondes Martenot, used to produce otherworldly musical motifs and fragments and later to create sound effects for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
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