October 2, 2018

20,000 vinyl LPs 151: The Twilight Zone

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On October 2, 1959, a startling new television series premiered, it was called, The Twilight Zone  (link below) and it would forever change the way we viewed the world.        

In 1983, Varèse Sarabande issued a set of four albums with music from the series (links to YouTube below) which featured some of the greatest composers of film scores at that time: Marius Constant, Jerry Goldsmith, Nathan Van Cleave, Bernard Herrmann, Rene Garriguenc, Franz Waxman, Fred Steiner and Leonard Rosenman.      



The Twilight Zone, Volume One
Varèse Sarabande vinyl LP
photo by Styrous®


Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Main Title Theme, composed by Marius Constant - 0:27
A2 - The Invaders, composed by Jerry Goldsmith - 12:57
A3 - Perchance To Dream, composed by Nathan Van Cleave - 9:52

Side 2:

B1 - Walking Distance, composed by Bernard Herrmann - 12:25
B2 - Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine, composed by Franz Waxman - 10:55
B3 - End Title Theme, composed by Marius Constant - 0:42

Notes:

Black labels reissue, with barcode on rear sleeve
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode: 03020-6811-19
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout (etched)[stamped]): (STV 81171-A1 KM-10929-A) [+ KM +]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout (etched)[stamped]): (STV 81171-B KM-10929-B)[+ KM +]

Various ‎– The Twilight Zone Volume One
Label: Varèse Sarabande ‎– STV 81171
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack




The Twilight Zone, Volume Two
Varèse Sarabande vinyl LP
photo by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1- - Main Title Theme, Composed By Bernard Herrmann - 1:11
A2 - Where Is Everybody?, Composed By Bernard Herrmann - 11:20
A3 - 100 Yards Over The Rim, Composed By Bernard Herrmann & Fred Steiner - 12:20

Side 2:

B1 - The Big Tall Wish, Composed By Jerry Goldsmith - 11:54
B2 - A Stop at Willoughby, Composed By Nathan Scott - 12:27
B3 - End Title Theme, Composed By Bernard Herrmann - 1:05

Various ‎– The Twilight Zone Volume Two
Label: Varèse Sarabande ‎– STV 81178
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack




The Twilight Zone, Volume Three
Varèse Sarabande vinyl LP
photo by Styrous®


Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1     Alternate Main Title Theme, Composed By Marius Constant - 0:38    
A2     Back There, Composed By Jerry Goldsmith - 12:51    
A3     And When The Sky Was Opened, Composed By Leonard Rosenman - 11:54    

Side 2:

B1     A World Of Difference, Composed By Nathan Van Cleave -  11:48    
B2     The Lonely, Composed By Bernard Herrmann - 11:09    
B3     Alternate End, Composed By Marius Constant - 0:54
    

Companies, etc.

    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Soundtrack Listeners Communications Inc.
    Copyright (c) – CBS Entertainment
    Licensed To – Soundtrack Listeners Communications Inc.
    Licensed From – Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc.
    Manufactured By – SLC Inc.

Credits:

    Composed By – Bernard Herrmann (tracks: B2), Jerry Goldsmith (tracks: A2), Leonard Rosenman (tracks: A3), Marius Constant (tracks: A1, B3), Nathan Van Cleave (tracks: B2)
    Liner Notes – Hiro Wada (2), John A. Vonde
    Mastered By [Digital Preparation] – Joe Gastwirt
    Producer [For Varèse Sarabande Records], Edited By, Sequenced By – Risty*

Various ‎– The Twilight Zone Volume Three
Label: Varèse Sarabande ‎– STV 81185
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack




The Twilight Zone, Volume Four
Varèse Sarabande vinyl LP
photo by Styrous®


Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Alternate Main Title, Composed By Bernard Herrmann - 0:28   
A2 - Jazz Theme One, Composed By Jerry Goldsmith - 9:12
A3 - Jazz Theme Two, Composed By Rene Garriguenc - 3:12    
A4 - Nervous Man In A Four Dollar Room, Composed By Jerry Goldsmith     - 8:16
A5 - Elegy, Composed By Nathan Van Cleave - 8:14   

Side 1:

B1 - King Nine Will Not Return, Composed By Fred Steiner - 11:11    
B2 - Two, Composed By Nathan Van Cleave - 12:09    
B3 - Alternative End Title, Composed By Bernard Herrmann - 0:43
   
Credits:

    Composed By – Bernard Herrmann (tracks: A1, B3), Fred Steiner (tracks: B1), Jerry Goldsmith (tracks: A2. A4), Nathan Van Cleave (tracks: A5, B2), Rene Garriguenc (tracks: A3)

Label: Varèse Sarabande ‎– STV 81192
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack



        
Viewfinder links:           
          
Rod Serling                  
Leonard Rosenman         
Franz Waxman           
       
Net links:           
          
The Twilight Zone episodes                   
        
YouTube links:           
          
The Twilight Zone ~ intro        
                                 intro 1962     
                                 Theme        
The Twilight Zone ~ Volume One:      
         Jerry Goldsmith - The Invaders             
         Nathan Van Cleave ~ Perchance to Dream      
         Bernard Herrmann ~ Walking Distance          
         Franz Waxman ~ The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine        
The Twilight Zone ~ Volume Two:        
         Bernard Herrmann ~  Where Is Everybody?              
         Fred Steiner ~ 100 Yards Over The Rim            
         Jerry Goldsmith - The Big Tall Wish          
         Nathan Scott ~ A Stop at Willoughby       
The Twilight Zone ~ Volume Three:      
         Jerry Goldsmith - Back There             
         Leonard Rosenman ~ And When the Sky was Opened    
         Nathan Van Cleave ~ A World of Difference            
         Bernard Herrmann ~  The Lonely              
The Twilight Zone ~ Volume Four:       
         Jerry Goldsmith - Jazz Theme 2         
         Rene Garriguenc ~ Jazz Theme #3  
         Jerry Goldsmith - Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room          
         Nathan Van Cleave ~ Elegy      
         Fred Steiner ~ King Nine Will Not Return       
         Nathan Van Cleave ~ Two             
      
   
    
       
           
    
     
       
     
       













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