BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 27th June 2020
Jamie Anderson, whose father Gerry Anderson gave us Supercar, Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, UFO and Captain Scarlet, joins Matthew Sweet for a look back on the music of Barry Gray, the man who provided the musical voice to Anderson's classic small screen creations. Together, Matthew and Jamie consider the varied aspects of Gray's style, his pioneering use of electronics, his working relationship with Gerry Anderson, and his legacy.
The programme features key musical moments from children’s TV classics, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90; and also some of the later live action series such as UFO and Space 1999.
The Classic Score of the week is Barry Gray’s music for the full length big screen supermarionation feature, ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’.
Barry Gray - Thunderbirds (1964-1966) - Countdown And Introduction Music [Silva Screen]
Barry Gray - Supercar (1961-62) - Extended Theme Series 2 And Full Boost Vertical [Silva Screen]
Barry Gray - Fireball XL5 (1962-63) - Zero G [Melodisc]
Barry Gray - Stingray (1964) - March Of The Oysters [Silva Screen]
Barry Gray - Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons (1967-68) - Main Titles & Theme; White As Snow [Silva Screen]
Barry Gray - Joe 90 (1968-69) - Theme [Castle Classics]
Barry Gray - Doppelgänger (1969) - Unknown
Barry Gray - UFO (1970) - End Titles; Flashback: Alien; Theme [Silva Screen]
Barry Gray - Space: 1999 (1975-77) - Theme [Silva Screen]
Barry Gray - Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) - Main Titles; Zero X Theme; Rock Snakes [La La Land]
Hans Zimmer - Thunderbirds! (2004) - F.A.B [Island]
Ben Foster & Nick Foster - Thunderbirds Are Go (2015) - Thunderbirds March
Barry Gray - Thunderbird 6 (1968) - Main Title [La La Land]
Barry Gray - Stingray (1964) - Aqua Marina [Silva Screen]
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