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Silva Screen's reissues of Barry Gray recordings for Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's iconic TV shows of the 60s and 70s continues with The Secret Service.The origins of the series began in 1968 when working at Pinewood Studios, Gerry Anderson bumped into a familiar face of stage and screen: comic actor Stanley Unwin.
With his whimsical charm and hilarious gibberish double talk (playfully christened 'Unwinese') Unwin had earned great popularity throughout the 50s and 60s and the Anderson's immediately knew that they had found someone to base their next
puppet series on. For several years the Century 21 team had toyed with directly
basing a puppet character on a real-life actor, now the time had come to make it a
reality. In the series the lines would be blurred even further between the miniature
Supermarionation world and reality, as live action footage of Stanley Unwin would
also be used in the series. To appropriately refect the The Secret Service's
premise and compliment the gentle title sequence created to introduce the series,
Barry Gray decided step completely away from his usual attention- grabbing
themes and write a three-part fugue in the style of the Baroque composer Bach.
To perform the vocals, the Mike Sammes Singers were hired, the vocal group who
Gray had used on the Supercar theme back in 1961. Once coupled with soft organ
and minimalist percussion, a truly unique piece of inventive music was born to
bookend Father Unwin's adventures, which perfectly captured the off-beat nature
of the series.
Tracklist
Century 21 Logo
Robbery At Healey Automation
The Secret Service
Main Titles
Calling Father Unwin
Operation Intercept
250 Hours
Sabotage
Aerial Spies
The Unwilling Accomplice
Feathered Bombers
Ambush
Bufers Halt Reopens
The Train Hijack
The Secret Service End Titles
Soundwave
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