The Saint: Original Soundtrack

[retrospecta]

Didn't know if this should go in the Film music section, but as it's TV:



The Saint: Original Soundtrack out 31st May 2010



Saint (The): Original Soundtrack: Network DVD



Never previously released and compiled from the original master tapes, this four-CD set comprises the varied themes and incidental scores for the colour editions of The Saint, containing over 200 pieces of music and songs which were especially composed for the series.



Composer Edwin Astley's distinctive take on Leslie Charteris famous literary character and his familiar musical motif leads into danger across the world for gentleman adventurer Simon Templar. In Geneva, he is approached by a young lady to rescue her defecting father from the soviets. In Wales, he finds death stalking the misty countryside in the form of a giant ant. In Vienna, he aids a young woman found standing over a murdered prince with a gun in her hand. In Amsterdam, he acts as bodyguard for the transportation of a priceless diamond. In Britain, he is hired to join a group of mercenaries masquerading as an army unit.



Two feature-length tales see him tangling with the bizarre SWORD organisation which has sprung from the pages of a thriller novel as well as seeking revenge for the victim of a Mafia killing while on a visit to Naples. Added to this are songs and tunes to fit the flamenco dances and calypsos of bars in South American and the West Indies, as well as the night clubs, hippy parties and pop scene of swinging Sixties London.



Including extensive liner notes from archive television historian Andrew Pixley, this set is an essential purchase for all ITC aficionados.



[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwoabG8MGwQ]YouTube - The Saint: Original Soundtrack out 31st May 2010[/ame]

[jamesharris]

nice!

[julian_craster]

Or listening torture if, like me, you think that the 'wham bang' style of Astley's music completely ruins the series........



Needless to say, I enjoy watching THE SAINT, but with the sound turned off and the sub-titles on !

[batman]

I think Astley's music for The Saint is excellent and one of the things that has made the show such a success for all these years.

[jamesharris]

i suppose it could be argued that all of astley's stuff for itc is a little interchangable but i like it....although in this case i've never met a Saint I didn't like

[SwingingLondon]

I bought their Randall & Hopkirk sountrack disc and it was excellent. Might get this too. I'm listening...

Actually, maybe not. No, I won't.