Episode 18 - Thriller - The Cheaters (1960)

Phase 2 of the Goldsmith Odyssey Podcast Universe has begun! Jens has relinquished his regular hosting/editing duties (he'll remain involved in a variety of other ways), passing the baton to friend of the show W. David Lichty. David joins Yavar and Clark for an exploration of the Thriller episode "The Cheaters," an anthology show within an anthology show centering around a pair of spectacles imbued with mysterious power. The whole thing is held together by an intelligent, suspenseful Goldsmith score that also makes room for a surprisingly lovely character theme. Your humble hosts explore the way Goldsmith’s thematic ideas work and examine the effectiveness of the episode's approach to horror. Put on your reading* glasses** and join us for the start of a new era!

*listening
**headphones or something? I dunno

Very Unofficial Cue Titles (descriptions, really):

• 0:19:45 - 01. Dirk Van Prinn
• 0:25:49 - 02. Van Prinn’s Test
• 0:31:32 - 03. Intro & Players (includes Rugulo theme)
• 0:34:39 - 06. Joe Finds the Glasses & Returns Home
• 0:36:37 - 07. Joe Sees Through
• 0:44:13 - 08. Joe Acts and So Goes Joe
• 0:48:03 - 09. Miriam’s Worries
• 0:55:18 - 10. Miriam’s Excursion pt. 1 (Opening cue)
• 0:59:57 - 11. Miriam’s Excursion pt. 2
• 1:02:25 - 12. Miriam Finds the Glasses & Returns Home
• 1:05:43 - 13. Miriam Sees Through
• 1:08:46 - 14. Miriam Acts
• 1:12:53 - 15. And So Goes Miriam
• 1:15:24 - 17. Source Music for Edward's Party
• 1:18:06 - 19. Edward Sees Through pt. 2
• 1:20:02 - 20. So Goes Edward
• 1:22:36 - 23. Sebastian Arrives at the House
• 1:24:38 - 24. Sebastian’s Test
• 1:26:22 - 25. So Goes Sebastian, So Go the Cheaters
• 1:57:44 - 05. Joe Arrives at the House (Closing cue)
• 1:58:25 - 04. Title Screen
• 2:05:23 - 16. Now Back to Tonight’s Show!
• 2:06:00 - 26. End Titles (Miriam’s Theme - an edit of Miriam’s Worries)
• 2:07:06 - 21. Sebastian has the Glasses
• 2:07:13 - 18. Edward Sees Through

Other Sources: 

• Jerry Goldsmith interviewed by Jon Burlingame for the Archive of American Television Part 3 of 4 (May 8th, 2002) used throughout
• The Cheaters full audio used occasionally
• 0:15:59 - Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1 Normandy/Philadelphia
• 0:33:40 - Pete Rugolo’s Thriller Theme
• 0:43:03 - Night Crossing
• 0:50:47 - A Patch of Blue
• 1:01:10 - To Kill a Mockingbird - “The Search for Boo”
• 1:05:04 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - “Transition”
• 1:16:20 - The Prize - “Craig’s Proposition”

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