Space: 1999 - Italian Soundtrack by Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone: 'Spazio 1999'

Now this is truly strange. It was Ennio Morricone himself, the famous film composer best known for his immortal themes for Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns, who created this bizarre score for Spazio: 1999, the Italian version of Gerry Anderson's 70s sci-fi TV series Space: 1999.

Big Jim Sullivan and Coral Sitar on Space: 1999 - "The Troubled Spirit"

Teaser scene from Space: 1999 episode "The Troubled Spirit" (1974)

Big Jim Sullivan (b. 1941) is a British guitarist and session musician, who also learned to play the sitar under the guidance of Vilayat Khan and released two albums of sitar music. Sullivan provided the eerie improvisation with the Coral sitar for the Space: 1999 episode "The Troubled Spirit" (1974).

Space: 1999 - Year 1 CD @ Discogs

Space: 1999 Theme by Geoff Love and His Orchestra

Geoff Love and His Orchestra: 'Space 1999 Theme'

Space: 1999 @ pHinnWeb

Space: 1999 Season One -- This Episode

Space: 1999: Season One -- This Episode

Space: 1999 ("Avaruusasema Alfa" here in Finland) was the most lavish British science fiction TV show in the 70s, produced in between 1973 and 1976. Starring Martin Landau (later also an Academy Award winner) and Barbara Bain, both known from TV's original Mission: Impossible series, the show featured also such guest stars as Christopher Lee (known from countless horror movies and also Star Wars and Lord of the Rings franchises), Joan Collins (of Dynasty) and Ian McShane (of Lovejoy and Deadwood). The producer was Gerry Anderson with his wife at the time, Sylvia Anderson: the Andersons had already been responsible for the popular 60s sci-fi puppet shows such as Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet and others. Space: 1999 was preceded by another sci-fi live action series, U.F.O. (1970).

Each Space: 1999 episode had in its opening credits a rapidly edited intro sequence of all key events. Now a fan called Trekkiedane has edited all the intro sequences of the series' Season One into one clip of 7:37, which you can see by clicking here.

All Space: 1999 search results @ YouTube

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