Tuesday, October 9, 2007

THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER - Chuck Sagle - "Stalking Monster" (1965)

This is just a short little one minute piece where the guy in the monster suit, I mean, The Monster was creeping around whilst the children frolicked in the sand. Basically a variation on a lot of the other music in the film. Surf's Up one more time!
Monster Stalk

GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW - Bruce Johnston and Judy Harriett - "I Promise You" (1959)

 
A very slow scene with a fairly crappy slow song from "Ghost Of Dragstrip Hollow" is saved by the fact that Sanita Pelkey was in it.

 
Vertically challenged Henry McCann as Dave was used with the statuesque Sanita for cheap laughs. He also played the character of "Shorty" in more than one film. His career was also short, spanning only 3 or 4 years! I Promise You.

Monday, October 8, 2007

X - Les BaXter - "Opening Credits" (1963)

Okay, everyone knows that right after 13 is X, of course, so check this out! This film is called "X" to start with! Ray Milland is incredible as Dr. Xavier, his girlfriend is Diane FairfaX, and the music is by the brilliant Les BaXter. If that's not enough, James H. Nicholson & Samuel Z. Arkoff were eXecutive producers. Are you starting to see a pattern here? This is such a great movie, with unbelievable small parts by some of our favourites, like Dick Miller, Jonathan Haze, & Barboura Morris, who are all uncredited for some insane reason. C'mon, Dick Miller & Jonathan Haze together in one scene as hecklers, that would be automatic award stuff in a normal world!! You are so lucky this movie is available to rent or buy. Enjoy your fortune as soon as possible! X
 

Sunday, October 7, 2007

THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE - James Stevens - "Opening Credits" (1967)

According to the IMDB, James Stevens was the uncredited composer for stock music for "Plan Nine From Outer Space," so what else is there to say? The man is instantly enshrined forever in the horror hall of fame, even if he hadn't done the 1955 Swedish documentary, "Among The Headhunters." The music from the opening credits of "They Came From Beyond Space," is just so smart. You think you've heard it all, & then someone throws you a curve ball from outer space, and Bam, all of a sudden, some guy's got a colander on his head! Don't forget, they didn't just come from space, they came from BEYOND space, & that's a really, really long ways out there, dude! No wonder "The Gods Hate Kansas!" Oh yeah, the extra bonus in this movie is Michael Gough as "The Master Of The Moon." 
 

Saturday, October 6, 2007

TERRORE NELLO SPAZIO ( Planet Of The Vampires) - Gino Marinuzzi Jr. - "Credits" (1965)

Gino Jr. came up with some pretty cool atmospheric sounds to go along with the wild imagery of this Italian film that had various English titles such as: Demon Planet, Planet of Blood, Space Mutants, Terror In Space, The Haunted Planet, The Haunted World, The Outlawed Planet, The Planet Of Terror, & The Planet Of The Damned, before they settled on "Planet Of The Vampires"
 

PREMATURE BURIAL - Ron Stein - "Molly Malone" (1962)

"Premature Burial" is an interesting Edgar Allen Poe interpretation that has the traditional Irish anthem, "Molly Malone" whistled & in various incarnations throughout the movie, being as it is the song that haunts Ray Milland literally to death. This version is the wackiest, as it gets all crazy & twisted until Ray is face to face with gravdigger Mole, played by none other than our hero, Dick Miller. By the way, just in case you didn't know, it goes something like this: "In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone" Molly Malone

 

Friday, October 5, 2007

THE NIGHT CALLER FROM OUTER SPACE - Johnny Gregory - "The City At Night" (1965)

Sick cop scene leads into short jazzy intro, and if that makes no sense, then you obviously need to go out & buy or rent "The Night Caller From Outer Space" ASAP! This music is only a minute long, so put your mp3 player on repeat until you can't take perfection anymore! City @ Nite
 

Monster Music

Monster Music
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