Missile To The Moon - Movie Soundtrack - NEW SEALED Limited Colored Vinyl+Poster
$
25
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
Missile to the Moon THEREMIN DOPPELGÄNGER FUELED SPACE EXPLORATION *Straight from the Nicholas Carras tape archive
to its first true soundtrack! * Includes a replica film poster and notes from notorious
B-movie cinephile David Schecter. • A space capsule on colored vinyl cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent
Audio and pressed at Third Man! While this 1958 sci-fi film may have been a rather careless construction
(and heavy on the cardboard) there was clearly more thought involved in
hiring Nicholas Carras, whose score is equally thunderous and evocative.
Strings accentuate the bevy of space beauties and the sounds of electric
violin are manipulated to create otherworldly and theremin-like space sounds,
all celebrated in an orbit of delectable dialog. Pressed on rocket red
vinyl and includes a movie poster! Missile to the Moon is a fairly entertaining movie considering it was filmed in
seven days. It’s totally illogical, has mostly substandard acting, features a dilapidated
giant arachnid and cardboard sets that look like they were painted during a liquid
lunch break. Director Richard Cunha undeniably used more sense in hiring
Nicholas Carras to score his film than he did in deciding to make the picture in the
first place. Carras manages to add a sense of scope to the minimal production values
in Missile to the Moon; his exciting score somehow making us forget that 75% of
everything in the movie is either a very slow-moving monster or something made
of cardboard. There’s nothing subtle about this musical concoction, nor
should there be given the outlandish screenplay.
Not only did Carras have a strong melodic sense and solid dramatic instincts, but
he also knew how to take advantage of his severely limited music budget. So
even though he could afford only 23 players (a small orchestra for the time) with
a meager nine-piece string section, one of them was an electric violin, which
added much-needed volume as well as a sci-fi flavor. He further emphasized
this latter effect by having composer Jack Cookerly’s “Magic Box” keyboard
invention process the electric violin’s sound to make sound like an otherworldly
Theremin doppelgänger. Carras used woodwinds, brass, organ, and a lot of
vibraphone to add color to the score, to where you barely notice the absence of a
piano or harp, surprising omissions in a movie with so much female pulchritude. As
he did in a number of his other low-budget scores, he provided in-your-face
tympani to add thunderous contributions whenever needed. As Carras has demonstrated with Mr. Peters’ Pets, Date Bait, and
High School Caesar, even when presented with a ridiculous the storyline, he treated
the tale with the utmost seriousness. This way, when your disbelief can no longer
be suspended, the music provides a steady mainline of entertainment on its own!
Includes:
Prologue (0:16) • Escaped Prisoners (dialog) • Main Title (1:50) • Suspense (0:31)
• Rocket Ship Suspense (1:11) • Rocket Trap (0:43) • Panel Flash (0:32)
• We’re Heroes (dialog) • Blast Off (1:57) • Off Balance (0:27) • Moonshine (0:51)
• On The Moon (1:32) • Rock Man Rock (2:22) • In The Caves (1:22)
• Oxygen (0:13) • Cave Suspense (2:01) • The Lido (0:48) • Court In Session (1:16)
• Now You Must Rest (dialog) • Are These Real? (dialog) • Sweethearts On
Parade (0:45) • Show Me (dialog) • Minds Over Men (1:13) • Don’t Think (dialog)
• Boy Meets Girl (1:59) • Cat Fight (0:40) • Mind Over Matter (1:04) • Space
Flirting (dialog) • Spider Monster (1:49) • Drum Sweetness (1:33) • Spider Bait (1:10)
• Lethal Lever (0:53) • Do Or Die (2:31) • Release The Gas (dialog) • Do Or Die
Reprise (0:23) • Oxygen Escaping (dialog) • Final Escape (3:43)
• Gotta Get Out Of Here (dialog)
NEW SEALED LP on limited edition colored vinyl w/ bonus Movie Poster!
```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````This LP is part of the HUGE collection offered by
Orbit Records on eBay. Our eBay store features
a wide variety of new & used blues, rock, country,
gospel, R&B, classical & jazz vinyl LPs, 45s, &
78s, in addition to CDs, posters, books & more.
We have tens of thousands of items in our inventory,
and are adding things daily, so don’t hesitate to
contact us with your requests and suggestions.
Be sure to bookmark our site and visit often.
We combine items for the best shipping price.
You are safe with Orbit Records. Please see our feedback
to find more than 13,000 satisfied customers.
Sign up for our newsletter for announcements
on new listings and occasional specials!
Thanks for looking.
```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
LP PACKAGING
We package our LPs in a thick cardboard LP mailer.
We ALWAYS take the LP out of the jacket of 2nd hand items to
avoid any seam splitting that could occur in shipment.
We put the LP and the jacket in an LP plastic sleeve.
We do NOT open sealed LPs unless requested.
We cushion the LP in bubble wrap and use shipping tape
on all spines to protect the integrity of the box, and to
insure the safety of the contents. All this is included in
the low shipping price. We will clean your purchase on our
VPI machine if and when necessary. This insures that
you receive your item in the best possible condition.
LP SHIPPING
We offer the US Postal Service’s Media Mail and / or Priority
for shipping in the U.S. Buyer’s choice. The buyer pays the shipping,
packing (see above) and handling charges. Tracking is included
with both. We occasionally run domestic shipping specials.
Signing up for our newsletter will give you early warnings.
Shipping to other countries is by the United States Postal
Service's First Class Mail International. Priority International
Is also available.
WE COMBINE ITEMS FOR THE BEST SHIPPING PRICE
All items will be expertly packaged to prevent damage in
shipment (see above). Please refer to our feedback for
testimonials to our packaging. We are good…really.
PAYMENT
Paypal is the preferred method. Paypal will accept
Credit Card payments without a paypal account.
Go to the Paypal website for more information or write us
with concerns.
FEEDBACK
We leave feedback for you once payment has been
received, and would appreciate your feedback once you
have received you package and have inspected it to
your satisfaction. If there is any problem, we would appreciate
your contacting us for resolution before leaving negative
feedback. We have an excellent record, and plan to keep
it that way - by offering great customer service.
Please view our feedback to verify our integrity.
STORE INFORMATION
Orbit Records has thousands of new & used LPs, 45s, 78s,
CDs, DVDs, etc. We specialize in R&B, Blues, Rock,
Soul, Gospel, Jazz and oldies from the 40’s, 50's,
60's, 70's and beyond. We also have a nice
collection of classical. We are an internet only store,
and additional items can be found in our web store.
Write us with requests. We add many set sale and
auction items weekly, so check back, or better
yet, add Orbitrecords1900 to your “favorite sellers” list.
We also have an eBay newsletter for updates and
occasional exclusive sales. Sign up from
the link in the store.
STORE HOURS
Sun – Sat – 12:01AM to Midnight, 24/7
from the comfort of your favorite chair.
CONTACT via TELEPHONE
Have records to sell? We buy collections! and are
always on the lookout for quality items to add to our
inventory. Write us through the eBay system.
or E-MAIL
For questions, problems, or feedback, drop
us a line through the eBay system
price rating
