Peter Thomas-Kriminal Filmmusik-'61-66 CULT OST Edgar Wallace-NEW CD
Peter Thomas
-Kriminal Filmmusik

NEW CD

This generous compilation gathers together music that soundtrack composer Thomas composed for a series of early/mid-'60s crime flicks directed by fellow German Edgar Wallace.

Judging from the pictures inside CD booklet, these movies must have been pretty kitschy -- unlike Thomas' music, which holds up quite well.
Roughly comparable to some of John Barry's work from the same era, but with more of a jazz foundation, Thomas' soundtracks mix together a whole range of sounds -- strings, vibraphones, flutes, James Bond-style guitars, light Afro-Latin and West Coast jazz rhythms, lonely saxophones, punchy brass-section work, organ, harpsichord, piano, and so on -- into a smooth, flowing whole.
Only a few of the CD's 30 tracks are as sinister as the title implies -- a lot of the music actually has a happy-go-lucky (if sometimes ironically so) feel.

Standout moments include the menacing yet also humorous "Titlemusik" from Der Hexer, with its monotone …  »
1961 - 1966

Peter Thomas - Kriminalfilmmusik

Peter Thomas – Kriminalfilmmusik
Label:    Prudence – 398.6533.2
Series:    Kriminalfilmmusik – 2, Prudence Original Soundtrack
Format:    
CD, Compilation
Country:    Germany
Released:    1998
Genre:    Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style:    Soundtrack, Theme, Easy Listening
        Der Zinker    
1a        Titelmusik    1:31
1b        Leslie At Night    1:35
2a        Walking Dandy    1:25
2b        Black Mamba (Outtake)    0:21
3a        Take 5 No. 4    0:41
3b        The Squeaker    0:55
4        The Dandy Walks Again    2:02
5a        Sutton And The Snake    1:02
5b        Choral (Outtake)    0:19
        Die Seltsame Gräfin    
6        Titelmusik    1:45
7        In The Ancestral Gallery    1:38
8a        Madman's Terror    0:52
8b        Miss Reedle's Romance    0:46
9        Tea With Lizzy (Radiomusic)    1:27
        Der Hexer    
10        Titelmusik    2:06
11a        Hexer's Nightclub I    2:09
11b        Hexer's Nightclub II    0:49
12a        Crime Blues I    1:29
12b        Crime Blues II    1:16
13        Shout At The Hexer (Outtake)    1:51
14a        Sweetheart    1:18
14b        Cocktail For Elise    1:18
15        Hexer's Escape    1:17
        Das Verrätertor    
16a        Theme For Lucy    1:47
16b        A Stranger Is Waiting    1:18
17        Afro Party    3:50
18        Dandy Club    1:01
19a        Aha!    1:38
19b        Mysterious Flutes    0:58
20a        Smoothly Organ    1:58
20b        Traitor's Growl    1:10
        Das Geheimnis Der Weißen Nonne    
21a        International Espionage    1:30
21b        International Excitement    1:45
22a        International Incident    1:29
22b        International Underscore    1:25
23a        International Intrigue    1:08
23b        International Retreat    1:12
        Zimmer 13    
24        Titelmusik    1:37
        Das Indische Tuch    
25        Titelmusik    1:30
        Das Rätsel Der Roten Orchidee    
26        Titelmusik    1:47
        Die Weiße Spinne    
27        Die Weiße Spinne - Titelmusik    1:45
28        The White Spider    3:44
29        Muriel's Melody    1:29
30        Return Of The Spider    1:22

    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BSC Music GmbH
    Copyright © – BSC Music GmbH
    Distributed By – Rough Trade

    Artwork [Booklet] – Anja Marx, Anton Zinkl
    Compilation Producer, Executive-Producer, Design Concept [Konzeption, Booklet], Layout – Arild Rafalzik
    Compiled By – Arild Rafalzik, Volker Rippe
    Composed By, Conductor – Peter Thomas
    Edited By – Roland Kusche
    Mastered By – Dave Inker

Originalaufnahmen aus den Filmen:
Der Zinker [1963]
Die seltsame Gräfin [1961]
Der Hexer [1964]
Das Verrätertor (Traitor's Gate)[1964]
Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne (The Trygon Factor)[1966]
Zimmer 13 [1963]
Das indische Tuch [1963]
Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee [1961]
Die weiße Spinne [1963]

℗&© 1998 BSC Music GmbH

Vertrieb: Rough Trade GmbH

    Barcode (Text): 4 015307 653329
    Barcode (String): 4015307653329
    Matrix / Runout: BSC 398.6533.2
    Label Code: LC 7235
    Rights Society: GEMA

             
        1         Titelmusik/Leslie at Night     Thomas     3:06
        2         Walking Dandy/Black Mamba     Thomas     1:46
        3         Take 5 No. 4/The Squealer     Thomas     1:36
        4         The Dandy Walks Again     Thomas     2:02
        5         Sutton and the Snake/Choral     Thomas     1:21
        6         Titelmusik     Thomas     1:45
        7         In the Ancestral Gallery     Thomas     1:38
        8         Madman's Tenor/Miss Reddle'sRomance     Thomas     0:38
        9         Tea With Lizzy     Thomas     1:27
        10         Titelmusik     Thomas     2:06
        11         Hexer's Nightclub I/Hexer's Nightclub II     Thomas     2:58
        12         Crime Blues I/Crime Blues II     Thomas     2:45
        13         Shout at the Hexer!     Thomas     1:51
        14         Sweetheart/Cocktail for Elise     Thomas     2:36
        15         Hexer's Escape     Thomas     1:17
        16         Theme for Lucy/A Stranger IsWaiting     Thomas     3:05
        17         Afro Party     Thomas     3:50
        18         Dandy Club     Thomas     1:01
        19         Aha! /Mysterious Flutes     Thomas     2:36
        20         Smoothly Organ/Traitor's Growl     Thomas     3:08
        21         International Espionage/International Excitement     Thomas     3:15
        22         International Incident/International Underscore     Thomas     2:54
        23         International Intrigue/International Retreat     Thomas     2:20
        24         Titlemusik     Thomas     1:37
        25         Titlemusik     Thomas     1:30
        26         Titlemusik     Thomas     1:47
        27         Titlemusik     Thomas     1:45
        28         The White Spider     Thomas     3:44
        29         Muriel's Melody     Thomas     1:29
        30         Return of the Spider     Thomas     1:22