KRONOS - Johnny Mercer - "SOUNDCLIP NO LONGER AVAILABLE" (1957)

"Kronos" definately has one of the coolest titles ever for a movie & it starts off right here. Kenneth Alton plays the pickup driver in this opening scene, who is attacked/possessed, whatever you want to call it, to perfection. Here's yet another guy who just had that look, so besides pickup driver, he was the guy you'd choose when you wanted an Apache kid, a Hun warrior, Russian sentry, cowboy, policeman, or boxer. Of course, Morris Ankrum was in this film too as a doctor. The music Kenneth is whistling along with on the radio is by the legendary Johnny Mercer, the rest of the soundtrack is by Bert Shefter & Paul Sawtell whose combined talents is a Who's Who of Monster Movies. We're talking stuff like "Black Scorpion", "Fiend Who Walked The West", "It, The Terror From Beyond Space", "Return Of The Fly", "Slime People", "The Sadist" etc, etc. 

 

2+5: MISSIONE HYDRA (Star Pilot) - Nico Fidenco - "Main Title" (1966)

This 1966 Italian film known as "Star Pilot" in the U.S., is quite a piece of work, and a fitting beginning for this festive holiday season. If the music seems odder than usual, even for here, don't forget to remember that composer Nico Fidenco went on to do the music for all the "Emanuelle" films, not to mention, "Eros Perversion", "Holocausto Porno", "Zombi Holocaust" and more, if you get my meaning, if you catch my drift! Still, 1966 was cool! 

Star Pilot

 Some of the sets aren't really too bad!

 

But this bent aerial patch job has got to be one of the funniest sequences ever, I mean, just look at it! What the heck? And while we're in a festive mood, don't forget to check out the new poll on the right, and while you're pondering that ultra-deep subject you can download the new Dwrayger Dungeon wallpaper that Tabonga has been civil enough to provide for us. Happy Merry Aaarrgghh!!

 

BEGINNING OF THE END - Lou Bartel-Harriet Kane - "Natural, Natural Baby" (1957)

This way far beyond classic film starts right off with this Xtra cool little tune composed by Lou Bartel & Harriet Kane & performed by Lou Bartel & The Chorus called "Natural, Natural Baby." It's a really great little song that gets cut off way too abruptly but, Oh well, we gotta take what we can get, & it's a good one, albeit too short! It's followed by the brilliant opening credit music by B.I.G. stalwart Albert Glasser. 

 Natural Beginning Baby

 Eilene Janssen is the girl making out in the car at the beginning of the "Beginning Of The End" and she was in every memorable TV show of the 60's you can think of, like fr'instance, "Fireside Theatre" as Nancy, "Make Room For Daddy" as Peggy, "Dobie Gillis" as Emily Busby, "My Three Sons" as Jill, etc, etc, and she had been in the movies since 1944 when she played Patsy at age 4 in "Two Girls & A Sailor! Here she just has to make out & scream, but she does a great job!

 

And sometime around here we need to pay homage to the admirable & formidable Morris Ankrum who portrayed a Mayor, Judge, General, Doctor, Professor, Marshall, Captain & or Chief in enough movies to make your head spin. Whew, a B.I.G. Thanx Morris!!

 

Kirk Alyn was "Superman" in 1948 and played the uncredited bomber pilot in this movie. Keep on flyin' one way or another Kirk! 

 

NIGHT TIDE - Chaino - "Bongo Madness" (1961)

Back in about 1965, my Dad brought home an album called "Jungle Echoes" by Chaino & His African Percussion Safari that he bought somewhere for about 69 cents after he'd won $1.75 playing pinball, back when pinball machines actually paid off, and on that Chaino LP I remember there was all this freaky jungle bongo percussion unlike anything else we'd heard before, but I never really thought that over 40 years later I'd be talking or writing about it. Oh, Well.... here you go. Chaino's bongos in the movie "Night Tide" are riveting as Mermaid Gal dances & dives into a frenzy of percussive madness. 

Dennis Hopper's pretty cool until she goes about 3 & 1/2 steps too far and loses it! This is a very interesting film that needs to be re-discovered if you're not doing anything else! Chaino's Jungle Drums

X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES - Les Baxter - "Mentalo/Vegas" (1963)

Just as Classic as you want it to be, the movie is "X" and the really funny thing is, it's not even X-rated. This film has a couple of the best scenes ever made. The combination of characters at Mentalo's sideshow is beyond compare. Don Rickles at his sarcastic best,(really not very funny, and almost scary), combined with Jonathan Haze & Dick Miller makes for a true wonder to behold!

 

Besides that, here's the swingin' little intro piece as they head to Las Vegas to clean up. Being able to see through card's has got to be every gambler's ultimate fantasy, and Les Baxter's music adds just the right touch! Ray Milland is absolutely perfect through the whole thing!

 X Vegas

THE MASK - Applebaum/Schaeffer - "Main Theme" (1961)

"The Mask" was the first Canadian film with widespread U.S. distribution, and like a lot of other Canadian films, Louis Applebaum was the man behind the music for this way past wild quasi-3-D production. His talents combined with the electronic contributions of Myron Schaeffer made for one craaazzy film that was freaky insane nutzoid creepy in 1961 & hasn't changed much since then! Beware what you ingest before imbibing in this festival of 'what in the hell was that'! And not to forget, "PUT THE MASK ON, PUT THE MASK ON NOW!!!" Yeah, I know you were expecting Jim Carrey, Sorry, but this is the REAL thing! Here's the music from the main title credits of "The Mask." 

 The Mask

L' AMANTE DEL VAMPIRO (The Vampire And The Ballerina) - Aldo Piga - "Let's Go Girls" (1960)

Really old school composer Aldo Piga did music for a number of neat Italian vampire flicks in the 1960's. Besides "The Vampire & The Ballerina", there was "Playgirls & The Vampire", and "Slaughter Of The Vampires" and even "The Vampire Of The Opera." This ever changing music goes along with a really great dance number, and for this one time, you're better to not have to use your imagination if you don't have to, because these ballerinas put on quite a show. Try & find yourself a copy somewhere, and good luck with that!! 

 

Vamperina

MOSURA TAI GOJIRA (Godzilla Vs. The Thing) - Akira Ifukube - "Mosura" (1964)

Probably better known as "Godzilla Vs. Mothra," but "Godzilla Vs. The Thing" is one of the much cooler titles, and what a great movie starring another one of our heroes, Akira Takarada. Man, did that cat do it all, and it all was good! To go along with Akira's Takarada's performance, is another top notch original score by Akira Ifukube! Instead of Midas, everything those two Akira's touched turned to Godzilla Gold! This short piece is self-descriptive. It's about Mothra, also known as The Thing or Mosura, and without a doubt, the baddest moth in the universe! Get down, it's all about who's got the biggest huevos!

 Godzilla Vs The Thing

 

THE PHANTOM PLANET - Leith Stevens/Ted Roberts - "Main Theme" (1961)

Recycled music from "World Without End" was once again used by Ted Roberts with the cooperation of music supervisor Gordon Zahler, who we know from his work on Ed Wood Jr's "Plan 9 From Outer Space" & "Night Of The Ghouls," and was able to squeeze even more life out of this music, just one year later. Add some more stuff again & this time you've got the theme song to "The Phantom Planet." I'm sure a lot of children were devastated mentally after seeing Lieutenant Webb, played by TV kiddie show 'cartoon host' venquilitrist, Jimmy Weldon vaporized in the first few minutes of this film, and so, what exactly happened to Webster Webfoot at that point in time anyhow? 

 Phantom Planet

SPACE MEN (Assignment Outer Space) Leith Stevens/Ted Roberts - "Main Title" (1960)

Oh, yeah, we're just getting warmed up here now!! Maybe music editor Ted Roberts figured that since he was in Italy, nobody would notice if he used this piece of music composed by Leith Stevens from "World Without End" again, especially if they added some narration and other musics at the beginning & end. So here's the opening credits from "Assignment Outer Space" or "Space Men" as it was originally released, sounding a lot like something else too.

 

Space Men

WORLD WITHOUT END - Leith Stevens - "Main Title" (1956)

Besides composing music for the 3 best 60's Sci-Fi TV shows, "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea", "The Time Tunnel", & "Lost In Space," Leith Stevens was also composer for, and I think you better sit down, "Destination Moon", "When Worlds Collide", "War Of The Worlds", and this film, "World Without End." Now, that's some very serious credentials! This movie always freaked us out, and you'll be more than lucky to find a copy to watch, to know why!

 SOUNDCLIP NOT AVAILABLE

ZOMBIES (I Eat Your Skin) - Lon E. Norman - "Main Theme" (1964)

We prefer the title "Zombies" to the re-issue title of "I Eat Your Skin," because it seems much more appropriate and definately cooler sounding! "Zombies!" Lon E. Norman is given credit for the music on this Del Tenney masterpiece, and besides this film, Lon only did music for that other classic beach thriller "Sting Of Death" & "The Jackie Gleason TV Show." That's about it for him. Versatile, short, but sweet! The soundtrack from this movie is just crazy and wild enough that it might have just worn him out, and working with The Del, where perfection was always on demand, could never have been easy! This film has music unlike anything you have never or will ever hear again in the movies. Guaranteed!! "ZOMBIES"

 

MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE - Huddleston/Smith Jr. - "Drunk Kids-Dead Body" (1966)

Try and get away with this today kids, right? But way back in 1966, anything was still possible! What harmony! 

 

Parking & DrinkinWhile we're on the subject of turkeys and kid's parking, here is one of the most different things you will ever get a chance to hear in your life. Some people will go a whole lifetime without ever having a chance to experience anything like this music or this dialogue & voices. You might want to make yourself a drink before you listen to this, otherwise you might not get it either! 

 

She's quite attractive, no doubt, but then you also have this super weird scene where dumbass is trying to get this body manipulated into some kind of upright position. The pounding music will either give you a headache or a good idea of what's going on until you get a chance to get your own copy of what some people say is the worst monster movie ever made! 

 

Body Draggin' Time

THE EYE CREATURES - Baxter/Stein - "The Big Wheel" (1965)

When you start talking turkey, it's inevitable that names like Jerry Warren & Larry Buchanan will crop up every time, but in the parallel universe that is "Dwrayger Dungeon" these same names are the ones that continue to intrigue us for what seems like an eternity. "The Eye Creatures" is a perfect example, if there ever was one! It's a great movie & is highly recommended to any followers of anything! This movie basically has it all! You got Great music, offbeat comedy, John Ashley, and more! The whole movie is like one big cover tune, that not only parodies itself, and the original, but also whatever else may follow in the future! Uncredited music by the best, Les Baxter & Ronald Stein, what else could you possibly even ask for? Bubble-headed reject space monsters, 30 year old teenagers necking, & the most awesome ripoff/homage you're ever likely to come in contact with ever! You can buy or rent "The Eye Creatures" with "Zontar" as a double feature DVD, & we suggest that you do! What a bargain!

 

The Air Force perv on the left was the Martian dude in the strip bar in "Mars Needs Women!" 

Making Out

 

Long before heavy metal we had some serious parking and heavy petting going on out there in the old day for night territory!!!

This waitress is just way too smokin' hot for these two loser guys to handle!

How Bout That?