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RAY BRADBURY'S THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
Original Television Score by Stanley Myers

The Airstrip One Company in conjunction with Buysoundtrax.com is please to announce the world premiere release of Stanley Myers' score for the 1980 television mini-series of "Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles."

The Film-

Bringing the most recognized work of science fiction in American literature to the screen was no small feat. For more than 20 years Hollywood had tried and failed to film Ray Bradbury's novel, until the success of "Star
Wars" in the late 1970s spurred veteran producer Charles Fries and director Michael
Anderson ("Logan's Run") to mount a three-part, six-hour mini-series for NBC. Genre favorite Richard Matheson adapted Bradbury's work with the author's approval, and an international cast included Rock Hudson, Fritz Weaver, Darren McGavin, Roddy McDowall, Bernadette Peters and Barry Morse. Harsh criticism of the completed film by Bradbury delayed its release, but it eventually aired to an audience of more than 20 million viewers. Nearly a quarter of a century later, "The Martian Chronicles" is still a fan
favorite and airs frequently on the Sci-Fi Channel.

The Music-

Stanley Myers was at the height of his career - and just nominated for an Academy Award for "The Deer Hunter" - when he was chosen to score "The Martian Chronicles." Prolific in his music for both film and television, Myers was one of the earliest composers to integrate electronics into a conventional orchestral work. In his score for this film, Myers
augments traditional strings, woodwinds and brass with electric keyboards and
guitar, and a variety of ancient wood flutes to represent the aliens and their culture. As Bradbury's text depicts the colonization of Mars as an allegory for the European conquest of the New World, so Myers' themes draw on
musical influences from the indigenous people of the Americas.

The Album-

The Airstrip One Company, under license from MGM and with the participation of the Royal College of Music and the estate of the late composer, present the world premiere release of Stanley Myers' score to "Ray Bradbury's The
Martian Chronicles." The 65 minute CD features music from all three parts of the epic science fiction drama. A 24 page full-color booklet
accompanies the album and includes dozens of photos (most never-before-seen), an international poster gallery, pre-production sketches, storyboards, sheet music, an in-depth analysis of the making of the mini-series and its music, interviews with screenwriter Richard Matheson, producers Charles Fries and Dick Berg, designer Assheton Gorton, original articles by director Michael Anderson, actor Bernie Casey and author Ray Bradbury, and a special tribute to Stanley Myers written by Hans Zimmer.

Track Listing-
1. Prologue 2:19
2. The Martian Chronicles Theme 2:04

PART ONE – THE EXPEDITIONS
3. Space March 0:59
4. Ylla1s Dream 1:39
5. Mask Of Conflict 2:20
6. Mr. K Returns 1:22
7. Concern For The Future 0:43
8. Mrs. Black1s Piano 1:14
9. Realization 0:11
10. Saying Goodbye 1:24
11. Col. Wilder1s Promise 3:14
12. Spender1s Anger/One Of Our Own 2:25
13. Martian City 2:37
14. Hunting Spender 2:38
15. Spender Killed/Is This How It Will Be? 1:06

PART TWO – THE SETTLERS
16. The Silver Locusts 2:39
17. Lustig1s Visitor 4:03
18. Return To The Dead City 2:01
19. David Is Confused 1:19
20. Chase In First Town 1:25
21. Father Peregrine1s Vision 4:56
22. Col. Wilder1s Thoughts/Rumors Of War 1:32
23. The Martian Appears 0:18
24. Parkhill Sees Earth Destroyed 0:40
25. Dead Earth 0:37

PART THREE – THE MARTIANS
26. Final Contact 1:57
27. Hatheway1s Last Chance 0:51
28. Lights In The Sky 2:05
29. Ben And Genevieve 2:41
30. Never Give Up Hope 0:58
31. Hatheway Dies 1:04
32. Martian Highway 0:46
33. Memories 1:07
34. Placing The Explosives/Canal Journey 2:36
35. Setting Up Camp 1:14
36. The Million-Year Picnic 2:53
37. End Titles 0:56

RAY BRADBURY'S THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
Release Date: December 24, 2002
Suggested Retail Price: $19.99
Catalog Number: AOD 003
Released by The Airstrip One Company
Distributed by Buysoundtrax.com

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