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Marius Constant — Twilight Zone Theme
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Released: 1960
Length: 0:52
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 rpdevotee wrote:
Song gets an 8...
TV show gets a 10!

 

 

yep
For some reason when I hear this I'm reminded of this...

Planet of the Apes
Some of the most evocative music ever.

{#Flamed}Scary!!!  Awesome.

 


How cool. This is why RP rules. 
 Rh wrote:

Right on. My memory too!


 

 LauraWH wrote:
Although it has been years since I've seen an episode, hearing the music still creeps me out...in a good way. Brings back memories of curling up, and sometimes hiding, under a blanket in the dark, watching a small black & white screen completely memorized and tingly terrified all at the same time. The music was the perfect entrance to a fabulous show.

 

Although it has been years since I've seen an episode, hearing the music still creeps me out...in a good way. Brings back memories of curling up, and sometimes hiding, under a blanket in the dark, watching a small black & white screen completely memorized and tingly terrified all at the same time. The music was the perfect entrance to a fabulous show.
instant flashback, my dad, a NY Bell telephone lineman, evening tv time, sitting in HIS CHAIR with a Rheingold and a plate of cheese and crackers, me on his lap, rubbing his ample working class belly bulge, and at times feeling the stubble on his chin   the events of the show were beyond me then, but the music, man, that did it... probably had Marius Constant flavored nightmares
10 from me.

Brilliant, original and evocative - even if there were no TV series to go with it. 
How about some Henry Mancini Pink Panther theme as a follow up
or Sturt Hamm's versions of the Charlie Brown theme song
You two never cease to amaze...
Song gets an 8...
TV show gets a 10!

 
 treatment_bound wrote:

Is that Shatner's real hair?  It's been so long since we've actually seen it, I'm just not sure anymore.

 
I think he was already wearing a piece by then.

Happy Twilight Zone day....really, you can look it up.


Love the wide range of music on this site!  (This was rather short ... got a longer version?  Please?  Pretty please?)

     Cynaera wrote:  ...  Not like Stingray, ... I bet he drives a little car at Mach 1 and flips everyone off. And if he doesn't, he should.

Hahahahah!  Hilarious!


 Zep wrote

 
 
Is that Shatner's real hair?  It's been so long since we've actually seen it, I'm just not sure anymore.

I thought Halloween was over?
It's a COOKBOOK!
OH NO...scary.
 vandal wrote:

 

Damn... BillG looks good in that suit. 

He's certainly having a better day than this guy -

 
How cool is this? Now I want to watch a handful of episodes with a large pizza and some Coke.
 WonderLizard wrote:

Too often, I'd have to go to bed with all the lights on. Man, sometimes they were truly frightening—loved 'em; kept going back for more. Erelong, I discovered Ray Bradbury and Harlan Ellison—two unexcelled creepmeisters. Dreams with sharp teeth indeed.

 
Oh, I totally agree.  Harlan Ellison is one of my favorite writers.  The first thing I ever read by him was "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream."  And then came "Repent, Harlequin! Said The Tick-Tock Man," and then "The Glass Teat" and "The Other Glass Teat," and "Strange Wine," and "Medea - Harlan's World" which he wrote with, oh, I can't remember who else, in the window of a book store in L.A....  Did you ever read "Croatoa"?  About the alligators and fetuses?  THAT one gave me the willies... 

I wonder if all the episodes of "The Twilight Zone" are on DVD.... Might have to invest and have a "Creep-Night."

 RedGuitar wrote:
When I was young and watching it, some of the shows would scare the poop out of me.
 
Too often, I'd have to go to bed with all the lights on. Man, sometimes they were truly frightening—loved 'em; kept going back for more. Erelong, I discovered Ray Bradbury and Harlan Ellison—two unexcelled creepmeisters. Dreams with sharp teeth indeed.

oh someone please upload the Dead doing it
 vandal wrote:


Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."

This is absolutely PRICELESS!  Wonderful work, vandal and Baby_M~!  I'm saving this, if I can. Might have to do it once I'm not on Mars...
 


WHO SUBMITTED THIS???  I've got a 102-degree fever, and I hear the Twilight Zone theme... Try to imagine how freaked I am.

Still, it was fun.  Thank you, whoever submitted it. *sigh* Dang, I miss that show. I miss the edginess of it, and the way it forced people to think.

It's gonna stay at a solid 10.  My fever, on the other hand (oh, by the way, I've got another hand now - that makes three, and pretty soon, I'll be an octopus except octopuses don't have hands...) will be all over the map. Apparently, this cold is like a tornado - it goes where it wants, and nothing can stop it until it burns itself out. It will probably do damage in its wake. Please forgive me for anyone I might offend, unless I offend someone everyone WANTS offended. I am unattended in my feverdom.  Not like Stingray, who just posts whatever comes into his head, without the slob-disclaimer of "I have a fever." I love him, anyway. He's a regular RPeep and great comic-relief, and I bet he drives a little car at Mach 1 and flips everyone off. And if he doesn't, he should.

Speaking of should - I should shut up now. If this cold/fever doesn't kill me (and I don't want to know who of you wants me to die), I'll be a little more literate (well, "coherent" is for spoken words) later. For now, I'm apparently using a lot of alliteration. And not enough medication. (And wow - I'm rhyming, too.)

Going away now. Really.
Ah Bill, I see what you're doing there.. Tori Amos now... :)

 
Paradisio wrote:
Awesome mix Bill!

Tori Amos - Silent All These Years
Cloud Cult - No One Said It Would Be Easy
Marius Constant - Twilight Zone Theme

Twilight Zone theme is obvious hearing them in this sequence. I would have never noticed it being a mere mortal {#Cool}
 


Oupsss..... I thought it was my boss slowly coming into my back...
What a shiver!
 vandal wrote:


Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."


  {#Clap}


The theme from Barney Miller is awesome too - give that a spin someday (just to mix it up)

Short and sweet.
Awesome mix Bill!

Tori Amos - Silent All These Years
Cloud Cult - No One Said It Would Be Easy
Marius Constant - Twilight Zone Theme

Twilight Zone theme is obvious hearing them in this sequence. I would have never noticed it being a mere mortal {#Cool}

Hearing this just sent a chill up my spine.
 RedGuitar wrote:
When I was young and watching it, some of the shows would scare the poop out of me.
 
You literally shat yourself?

When I was young and watching it, some of the shows would scare the poop out of me.
Hah! Great head swap from Vandal! =D

BRILLIANT!  {#Cool} Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."
 


There are a few that lock me into a time . . . this and The Avengers theme  . . .


I loved the episode with Shatner losing it as the gremlin thing stares through the plane window at him.

I used to work with a guy who looked like the gremlin....hi Martin.
Happy 50th BD, Twilight Zone!
Still one of my all time fav black 'n white TV shows
 wedge wrote:
Wow Does that bring back memories..........:)
 
Hanging out in the den in our garage with the slightly older neighbor kids.  Watching Twilight Zone when I probably shouldn't have.


 Koan wrote:
Those were a few surreal moments! — especially coming after The Clash's London Calling.
 Just effin' brilliant! {#Sunny}
Wow Does that bring back memories..........:)
twilightzone
OMGoddess!  Here we go (again)...  {#Eek}


My young kids went on Disneyland's The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, which plays this tune at the "pre-ride" area in a dark room. The ride freaked them out. When I later played for them the intro to the Twilight Zone TV show, the kids screamed and refused to watch the show. This song is SCARY to them, but in a good way. :)


 Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."
 
OH HYSTERICAL!  I just spit diet coke all over my screen.  I was hearing Rod Sterlings voice.. reading this......
 


 Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."
 
{#Lol} Perfect!

Alrighty...
Thought you were gonna play Manhattan Transfer for a second there...
WTF Bill? Have another whippet...{#Eyes}
this past new year's eve and day (exactly two weeks ago today), the scifi channel was running a twilight zone marathon while my wife was toughing it out through a marathon of her own: labor. we had the show on with the volume off in the delivery room to give her something to focus on while she pushed and pushed and pushed. our son was born while burgess meredith was fumbling around on the ground looking for his glasses. one thing for sure, i'll never look at THAT show the same again.
awesome!! totally awesome!!!
Those were a few surreal moments! — especially coming after The Clash's London Calling.
 Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."
 
BRAVO! Well played, sir! {#Clap}{#Notworthy}

 Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."
 


LaurieinTucson wrote:
Bill, do you have the Grateful Dead version?

Was just thinking the same thing.  Was telling my wife about that while watching a newer Twilight Zone last week.  She didn't remember it.

That was incredible!!
All we need now is the intro to "The Outer Limits"...
...bloody iconic...
Bill, do you have the Grateful Dead version?
Only on RP!
Baby_M wrote:
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."
That's so funny...THIS is my ring tone. right after the Clash which was somebody else's ringtone!
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone followed by Marius Constant - Twilight Zone Theme... That is awesome. RP, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
interesting. i always thought the great Bernard Herrman wrote this. Apparently he did write the original theme but it was discarded after the first season and was replaced with this.
It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears.
radiojunkie wrote:
Come on, Bill, you know the artist isn't Rod Serling! He was just the host of the show! You've got to correct this!
Rod Serling "just the host"?! wtf. he WROTE and DIRECTED most of the episodes
Gotta love the visual in-mind about the piece of history that is The Twighlight Zone. While on TV Themes. The Avengers theme is quite nice
"Picture a man operating a radio station on the Internet. He's a master of sequencing and selection, plying his art with a keyboard and a mouse, his dog at his feet and a cup of fair-trade coffee by his elbow. But today will not be a day like any other, for when Bill Goldsmith clicks 'save' on his latest playlist creation he'll discover that he's left the world of bits and bytes and bandwith, of ASCAP and BMI, and entered . . . the Twilight Zone."
I feel like this one is too short to be rated.
Next up: theme to the Patty Duke Show... starring Patty Duke!
dsrtfalcon wrote:
That's cheating. You can segue to any song with that...
That's cheating. You can segue to any song with that...
just making sure everyone is awake this morning?
Cool! The film was just on OTW. Very moody piece. Nostalgia-inducing.
whoah! where am i?
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!...let\'s go kick the can!
thanks! this is a classic tune in my 'tv memories'
An amazing theme song for an amazing show!
heyjoe3577 wrote:
https://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/twilightZone.html You might find the composer at this link
Wow, that was fast. I was going to post the same link but apparently my Googlabilities are weaker than those of others!
Give credit where credit is due. The theme was written by Marius Constant https://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2004/061104.html
https://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/twilightZone.html You might find the composer at this link
It is nice to hear it in much better fidelity than it was over the TV all these years.
You are entering a dimension of sound. Of mind. There's a signpost up ahead: The RP Zone... Love it. I could watch Twilight Zone episodes nonstop for days. c.
WTF
niiiicccceeeee.....
muh man Rod Serling!
Now its confirmed! I really am in the Twilight Zone!
Come on, Bill, you know the artist isn't Rod Serling! He was just the host of the show! You've got to correct this!
Daniel_Pittenger wrote:
it's also the shortest song on RP
... i reckon it must be ... ....................
Fantastic!
"If you can play guitar try playing the bass line backwards. It's the familiar twilight zone theme song. ;)" Posted by Frednic (Santee, CA) on the song comment page for the song played immediately before this one - Golden Earring's "Twighlight Zone".
why does this music always cause one of my eyebrows to raise in a dramatic way?
it's also the shortest song on RP
hahah... nice
Mugro wrote:
....after Golden Earring's Twilight Zone!
Bill's the best!
Kick. Ass.
I'm scared.
this is currently the highest rated song on RP
....after Golden Earring's Twilight Zone!
whoa