LAND OF GIANTS SCORE

New release: Screen Archives Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of a special 50th anniversary box set featuring music from the classic Irwin Allen series, The land of the Giants. From the press release: "La-La Land Records, Synthesis Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Fox Music and Legendary Pictures proudly present LAND OF THE GIANTS - 50TH ANNIVERSARY SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION: LIMITED EDITION, a deluxe 4-CD box set of original music from the classic Irwin Allen 60’s sci-fi/fantasy television series! The original scores from this cherished series, a re-imagining of influences from Jonathan Swift and Gulliver’s Travels, in the format of Allen’s LOST IN SPACE, sparkle like never before in this anniversary presentation, restored and mastered from original scoring elements. Fans will delight, as much of the music in this collection has been unreleased for 50 years, making its world premiere with this release! Even John Williams’s score to “The Crash,” is released for the first time in its entirety. Score selections from episodes such as “Framed,” “The Flight Plan,” “Target: Earth,” “Shell Game,” “Home Sweet Home,” “Panic” are just a fraction of what’s here! The music of LAND OF THE GIANTS teams with the thrills, drama, fun and heart - a trademark of the series, and this 4-CD collection proves to be a wondrous and timeless example of classic 60’s television scoring at its finest. Featuring music by John Williams, Alexander Courage, Leith Stevens, Harry Geller, Artie Kane, Joseph Mullendore, Richard LaSalle, Robert Prince, Irving Gertz and Paul Sawtell, this deluxe set, limited to 1000 units, is produced for 20th Century Fox by Nick Redman, executive produced by Kevin Burns, produced by Jeff Bond and Neil Bulk, and mastered by James Nelson. The exclusive, in-depth liner notes are by co-album producer Bond and the fantastical art design is by Mark Banning. Finally, the music of LAND OF THE GIANTS is here, for all to relive or to discover!" More info here. Spy Vibers, please check out my new book (over 700 pages!) about one of America's great cartoonists. On other creative fronts, folks might not know that I began exhibiting as a fine art photographer in the late 1980s. I haven't shared that part of my life here, but readers might like to see some of my work on Instagram. Enjoy!

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SKYFALL CONCERT

Event alert: Spy Vibers in the London area have a chance to see a special screening of Skyfall next October at the Royal Albert Hall with live symphony score! From the press release: "Skyfall will be screened for the first time with the score performed live by a full symphony orchestra at the Hall next autumn. Film Concerts Live! is proud to present the World Premiere of Skyfall in Concert, the second instalment in the James Bond Concert Series, produced in association with EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM). Daniel Craig returns as the legendary secret agent in the franchise’s most successful film to date. Now you will be able to experience composer Thomas Newman’s BAFTA-winning original score performed live by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in sync to the picture! Directed by Sam Mendes, Skyfall pits 007 against one of his most formidable foes… the ruthless cyberterrorist and former MI6 agent Silva (Javier Bardem). The action begins when a hard drive containing the identities of every undercover British agent is stolen. Bond’s mission to recover the stolen drive takes him from a thrilling chase across the rooftops of Istanbul to the violent underworld of Macau, and ultimately to the streets of London and the very heart of MI6 itself. As the stakes grow higher, his pursuit of the villainous Silva leads to an epic showdown at Skyfall Lodge, Bond’s remote family estate in the Scottish highlands. Judi Dench returns once again as the steadfast M, and Skyfall introduces two familiar and beloved Bond characters: the ingenious quartermaster Q (Ben Whishaw), and the charming and resourceful Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris)." General ticket sales will open on Friday November 30th. Concerts are on October 4th and 5th, 2019. More info here. Made during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the cinematic 007 series, Skyfall was beautifully crafted from script to design to sound. My review of Skyfall here. Don't miss this special event if you are in London! Spy Vibers, please check out my new book (over 700 pages!) about one of America's great cartoonists. On other creative fronts, folks might not know that I began exhibiting as a fine art photographer in the late 1980s. I haven't shared that part of my life here, but readers might like to see some of my work on Instagram. Enjoy!

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THANKSGIVING DISH

Happy Thanksgiving from Spy Vibe! Hopefully everyone saw yesterday's announcement about the upcoming Diana Ring event at Southbank Centre. Speaking of my first crush, here are The Londonairs singing about our favorite dish in Dearest Emma. Released 1966, Decca F.12379 and co-written by Robin Netscher, this rare track was captured in a cool TV performance. Pop culture attention probably came as a surprise for thespian Rigg, who told TV World at the the time "Suddenly everybody wants to marry me! It's very strange- a few months as Emma Peel have brought me more proposals than 27 years as Diana Rigg." What can we say? She created a fantastic, powerful character. Let's see how The Londonairs explain it. Video below! Incidentally, this tune was produced by Terry Oates (1937-2011), who I believe was the same fellow who produced Monkees Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones' version of The Point (Nilsson) and represented a number of artists as a "fiercely independent" publisher (Eaton Music), including Henry Mancini (Pink Panther, Peter Gunn, Charade, Arabesque). Spy Vibers, please check out my new book (over 700 pages!) about one of America's great cartoonists. On other creative fronts, folks might not know that I began exhibiting as a fine art photographer in the late 1980s. I haven't shared that part of my life here, but readers might like to see some of my work on Instagram. Enjoy!

Lyrics:

Dearest Emma
Darling Mrs. Peel
Dearest Emma
This is how we feel
(CHORUS)

We love all your kinky clothes
You dress fit to kill
We'd fight for the right to be
The guy with the bill.

Now since you have hit our lives
Our routine seems dull
Just throw us around to get us
Out of this lull

We go pale at the things you do
To red-blooded men
Now that just ain't right for us
But do it again.

CHORUS

We'd give up our Kingdom
To grab us a horse
To challenge this Steed you have
And take him by force.

And our love might be the thing
A good judo hold
We'd rather be rabbit-punched
Than out in the cold.

Though we faint at the things you do
The red-blooded men
Now that just ain't good for us
But do it again.

CHORUS

We'd take all that you can give
And come back for more
You'd find we look great piled up
In heaps on the floor.

The fun you could have with us
Would make laughters ring
We're fighting like angels
With each arm in a sling.

Yeah we'd like just to prove to you
We're red-blooded men
There's one thing that's wrong with that
We couldn't do it again.

Dearest Emma
Darling Mrs. Peel
Dearest Emma
That is how we feel
(x2)

Dearest Emma
Dearest Emma
*Lyrics from the Dead Duck Avengers website here.

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