Please allow me to indulge myself.
In the childhood of men of a certain age
(yes, sexist assumption)
and a certain geekiness,
there was nothing, and I mean
nothing, cooler than
Thunderbirds
(let's just pretend
the recent movie
never happened, okay?).
The vehicles...the adventures...the gadgets...the puppets...and the vehicles!
In the pre-historic special effects days before
Jurassic Park and before Star Wars,
it was the coolest...but you probably had to be there.
One of the things that made the show great was the music.
Barry Gray's music for Thunderbirds was a blend of
easy listening
and
marching bands,
with the sixties and some rather experimental electronic music
thrown in for good measure.
Ah, the horns...the strings...
the bongos.
And this orchestra was used for
a children's show.
They sure don't make them like that anymore.
On this second volume of music from Thunderbirds,
the
Thunderbirds Main Titles
is included (see
the first volume
for
the version with the countdown voiceover).
Terror in New York City
contains the aforementioned bongos.
Nothing says
Action! like bongos.
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