Episode 21 - The Twilight Zone - The Invaders (1961) with David Newman and Jeff Bond

Our journey through Jerry Goldsmith's contributions to The Twilight Zone (the TV series, anyway – give us a few* years and we'll get to the movie) concludes in epic fashion with a plus-sized installment featuring TWO special guests. This time, we're taking a look at the iconic episode "The Invaders," a nearly dialogue-free affair that proves an exceptional canvas for Goldsmith's suspenseful music. The first portion of our program features a conversation with Oscar-nominated composer David Newman and esteemed film music producer/liner note writer Jeff Bond, who discuss the virtues of this classic episode, David's memories of conducting Goldsmith's music for "The Invaders" live to picture, what makes Goldsmith such a remarkable composer, the musical storytelling techniques that set great composers apart, and much more. Afterwards, Jeff joins your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark for our usual track-by-track examination of the score. It's a long episode, yes, but both of our guests have an abundance of compelling insights that you won't want to miss. Enjoy!

*5-35 years, give or take

Cues from "The Invaders":

• 00:02 - 6 - The Knife
• 1:16:13 - 1 - The Old Woman 
• 1:30:28 - 2 - Space Ship
• 1:34:32 - 3 - The Gadget
• 1:37:56 - 4 - The Wound  
• 1:43:48 - 5 - The Hunter 
• 1:49:16 - 6 - The Knife
• 1:53:42 - 7 - Counterattack (combined pts. 1 & 2)
• 2:10:53 - 8 - The Victor  
• 2:47:47 - 1 - The Old Woman

Other Goldsmith:

• 2 Days in the Valley
• Alien (David Newman conducting the American Youth Symphony)
• The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (Prologue for The Agony and the Ecstasy)
• Contract on Cherry Street
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes
• Gremlins
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch
• Gunsmoke - "The Wake"
• Hollow Man
• Logan’s Run
• Lonely are the Brave
• The Loner
• Magic
• Malice
• The Mephisto Waltz
• The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - "The Deadly Games Affair"
• Omen III: The Final Conflict
• A Patch of Blue
• Patton
• Planet of the Apes
• Poltergeist
• Rambo: First Blood Part II
• The Sand Pebbles
• The Satan Bug
• The Secret of NIMH
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• The Swarm
• Thriller - "The Poisoner"
• Total Recall
• The Twilight Zone - "The Big Tall Wish"
• The Twilight Zone - "Dust"
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - "Jonah and the Whale"

Other Non-Goldsmith:

• Anastasia (David Newman)
• Born Free (John Barry)
• Colt 45 TV Theme Song (written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston, performed by Hal Hopper)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (Alfred Newman)
• L’Histoire du Soldat (Igor Stravinsky)
• Lost in Space (John Williams)
• "Mas que nada" (Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66)
• Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Béla Bartók) 
• Sorry Wrong Number (10-20-1957 radio performance)
• The Towering Inferno (John Williams)

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