THE MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC series
Available for the first time, here are the brilliant film scores from some of the most famous classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies of all-time. Aimed at soundtrack fans, movie lovers, and science fiction and monster aficionados, the Monstrous Movie Music CD series presents music from films more popular today than ever before due to their widespread availability on video, DVD, and broadcasts on AMC, TNT, TCM, and The Sci-Fi Channel. These re-recordings also have classical crossover, ‘50s-retro appeal, and they provide the perfect musical accompaniment for Halloween and other scary events.
MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC (MMM-1950)
MORE MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC (MMM-1951)
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (MMM-1952)
COMING SOON:
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (MMM-1953)
THIS ISLAND EARTH (MMM-1954)
- Each CD in the Monstrous Movie Music series contains approximately an hour of
previously-unrecorded music from notable composers like Henry Mancini, Bronislau Kaper, Herman Stein, Hans Salter, Roy Webb, Max Steiner, Irving Gertz, and Herbert Stothart,
including music cut from the films and heard here for the first time!
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Beautifully-illustrated 32 - 40 page liner books are indexed to match the digital read-out on your CD player—so you can follow the music while you read about it.
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Faithful conducting, performances, and reconstructions recreate how the music was recorded for the films, making these CDs perfect for movie fans as well as soundtrack collectors.
- Cover art by renowned horror artist Robert Aragon.
Tower Records’ “Top Ten Film Music Albums of The Year”
Gramophone’s “Film Music Good CD Guide”
“Brilliant new digital re-recordings of classic sci-fi scores.” -- Los Angeles Times
“Put these on your ‘must-have’ list. They are indispensable. Special note must be made of the 32-page booklets.” -- Filmfax
“The music is strong enough and distinctive enough to please both... the fans of horror movies and film score aficionados.” -- Movieline
“If there are any questions about how to re-record filmusic, go
listen to Monstrous Movie Music CDs. An incredible listening experience and surely more fun than I've had in years listening to filmusic.” -- Films In Review
“These masterfully produced CDs are the big
ones! [Monstrous Movie Music has] set the standard for all future classic score recordings.” -- Scarlet Street
“Cool CDs which... showcase superb digital re-recordings of musical scores from some
1950’s sci-fi classics.” -- The Sci-Fi Channel
“A feast of some of the 1950’s best monster music... [The music is] inventive, dynamic, infectious... The renditions are flawless and painstakingly
faithful.” -- Cinefantastique
“These suites from classic science fiction thrillers will leap off your stereo speakers and grab you. These recordings are flawless.
The booklets are a history lesson in themselves.” -- Cult Movies
“Bravo! [These CDs] are dreams come true.” -- Film Score Monthly
“Historically accurate, grab-’em-by-the-ears
arrangements. 32-page booklets of intensely, impeccably researched material and cinematic detail.” -- Audience
For more information, please contact:
Monstrous Movie Music P. O. Box 4445 Chatsworth, CA 91313 U. S. A.
PHONE: (800) 788-0892 or (818) 886-8863 FAX: (818) 886-8820
monstrous@mmmrecordings.com http://www.mmmrecordings.com