Out of This World!

by Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra

Out of This World! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.22/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Capitalizing on the launch of Sputnik and the burgeoning space race, the British arranger crafts a highly conceptual, atmospheric suite. The use of eerie woodwinds, swirling harps, and cinematic dynamics provided a definitive soundtrack to the mid-century fascination with extraterrestrial exploration.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Departure
  2. The Moon
  3. Sally The Satellite
  4. The Venus Waltz
  5. Mercury Gets The Message
  6. The Sun
  7. Jumping Jupiter
  8. Martians On Parade
  9. The Milky Way
  10. The Rings Around Saturn
  11. Playtime On Pluto
  12. Return My Love

Credits

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