La-La Land Records, Paramount Pictures and The Carmen Dragon Music
Library present the world premiere release of composer Carmen Dragon’s
(COVER GIRL, WHEN IN ROME, KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE) original motion
picture score to the classic 1956 sci-fi chiller INVASION OF THE BODY
SNATCHERS, starring Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter and Larry Gates, and
directed by Don Siegel.
Renowned composer/conductor/arranger Carmen
Dragon creates an astoundingly complex and groundbreaking work, (his
inventive use of low, staccato piano notes for suspense would inspire
many composers to do the same) that perfectly emboldens the film’s
sci-fi terror and paranoia, while never neglecting the story’s human
emotions or its psychological and sociological underpinnings.
Produced
for La-La Land Records by Carmen Dragon’s son-in-law, Richard “Rick”
Henn and Neil S. Bulk, and restored and mastered by Stephen Marsh and
Fernando Lee, this limited edition release of 2,000 units includes
source music bonus tracks and features exclusive, in-depth liner notes
by film music Jeff Bond, with a special note from album co-producer
Henn. Dan Goldwasser’s sharp art design completes a must-have score
release that will take over your entire being.
A new set from Mattel provides a Batman figure (with Bruce Wayne head) and cool props inspired by the 1960s TV show, such as the Bat Computer, Bat Phone, Shakespeare bust and more.
With a new "Man from U.N.C.L.E." film opening this week, we take a look back at the 1960s TV series that inspired it all.
Starring Robert Vaughn as American spy Napoleon Solo and David McCallum as his Soviet counterpart Ilya Kuryakin, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." ran on NBC from 1964 and 1968 and, along with the James Bond films, spearheaded the mid-Sixties spymania phenomenon.
Numerous imitators followed in the show's wake, and, along with the "Batman" TV series running on ABC around the same time, "U.N.C.L.E." spawned hundreds of merchandising tie-ins, from a comic book series and toys to lunch boxes, paperback novels, board games and more.
U.N.C.L.E. stood for United Network Command for Law Enforcement, an international group formed to take on the larger threat of T.H.R.U.S.H., a criminal group bent on taking over the world.
While often considered a James Bond knock-off, it's interesting to note that 007 author Ian Fleming was involved in U.N.C.L.E.'s creation and came up with the character and name of Solo.
Here is a selection of pics from the program and associated products. More U.N.C.L.E. here next week.