Dominic Frontiere - The Invaders (Unofficial Soundtrack) (1967 - 320kbps)

Information about the origin and all other details regarding this album are extremely scarce. The music appears to be isolated and ripped from the 5.1 surround sound of a DVD of The Invaders, a science-fiction television show which premiered in 1967, and ran for only two seasons. Dominic Frontiere, perhaps better known for composing the music for the television show "The Outer Limits", composed the theme and incidental music for the entire series. I picked this album up several years back on a torrent site, and have attempted to track down where this album originated from ever since, without much luck I might add. The only other place I have seen it mentioned is when the exact same release was posted a few months ago on the Soundtrack Universe blog. In his post johndoever states:

"I’ve been waiting for a soundtrack release of this TV series ever since I first saw it (re-runs in the 70′s),
however the rights are owned by CBS through Paramount Pictures and they have yet to release a soundtrack. So where did this soundtrack come from your thinking, well I cannot remember exactly, I downloaded it years back, there is no tracklisting since its not an official release, but each track is perfect 320kb quality, i can vouch for that personally, whom ever the original owner is, they have done a top notch job bringing this about. In total there are 94 tracks, that spans the entire 2 TV seasons i’m guessing. Usually “Unofficial” soundtracks are ripped/extracted from the actual TV DVD’s, and you can tell, but this is different, I’ve listened to every track, and theres no words to describe the quality of this." - johndoever

Ordinarily I wouldn't post this soundtrack due to the complete lack of information available. However, I am posting this today for two reasons. The first, and most obvious, being that this soundtrack contains an amazing selection of music composed by Dominic Frontiere, which fits in perfectly with our ongoing theme here at DM, "Sci-Fi September." Second, I'm hoping that someone might step forward and provide some information about this release. I have a feeling that it may have been posted on the now defunct Master Cylinder blog, or perhaps one of the subforums of Isbum's World, and I'm hoping someone can confirm this for me. It would also be great to have a track listing for this release. If you have any information about this release, please leave a comment.

As with my previous posts, I'm keeping this brief since I'm very short on time. I hope that the links I provided above will satisfy your curiosity about the composer, Dominic Frontiere, and the show itself.

Year of Release: Unknown
Label: NA / Unofficial Release
Genres: Soundtrack, Science-Fiction
Bitrate: 320kbps

Download Disc 1: Dominic Frontiere - The Invaders (Disc 1)
Download Size: 75MB

Download Disc 2: Dominic Frontiere - The Invaders (Disc 2)
Download Size: 86MB

Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 2

As promised, here is Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 2. Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 1 can be found here: http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com/2010/06/ren-stimpy-production-music-vol-1.html Apparently this was compiled and uploaded to a torrent site by an anonymous person. It was then uploaded by blogger Voncheech, then recompiled and posted by Kirk Demarais in it's final form on the Secret Fun Blog over two years ago. The links on that blog have been dead for some time now. Both volumes have popped up in various locations over the last two years, but never for long, and usually only one volume at a time. I intend to keep these links alive and well. This volume is much larger than the last, so I had to split it up into three separate volumes. There are 194 tracks, so as with the last volume I'm not going to include a track list. Kirk appears to be an expert on the subject, and I can't really expand upon his original post, so I will present it rather than my own amateur ramblings. Here is his original post:

Here it is folks, the long-awaited second volume of vintage incidental music that was excavated for the Ren and Stimpy show. Most of this stuff seems to come from the post John K. era with several notable exceptions that were sorely missing from the first batch (i.e. Shock Horror which blared as the news "Ren Hoek Takes Bubbly Sponge Bath" hit the streets), but even if you're as unfamiliar with the later episodes as I am, you're still bound to find something you enjoy among the one hundred and ninety-four selections (that's five full hours to you and me). Compared to the last set this collection is much more massive, but it's less focused stylistically; however, this amounts to a broader and wackier range of music.

Once again, the original curators of this amassment remain shrouded in the shadows of cyberspace, but we can thank blogger Voncheech for recently upping them. And just like last time, I contributed a cover (featuring another Bill Wray masterwork), looked up and ID tagged the artists, and made a track list. Again I tried to arrange it according to musical styles. It starts with plucky mid-century easy listening, and turns glamorous before going nutso eclectic ( You name it...rag time, folk, barroom piano, jazz, country, big band, banjo pickin', traditional German, Irish, French, and Eastern, and no shortage of polkas) followed by romantic, classical, drama and suspense, all punctuated with an assortment of short cues. You're practically guaranteed to like it if you like the same things I do... wax paper... boiled football leather... dog breath. We're not hitchhiking anymore... we're riding.

- Kirk Demarais

Year of Release: 1998
Label: NA
Genres: Soundtrack, Library Music
Bitrate: 192kbps

Download:
Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 2 (Part 1)
Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 2 (Part 2)
Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 2 (Part 3)
Download Size: 405MB Total

Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 1

Update January 16th, 2013: As NØ aluded to in his previous post, I have finally returned from my adventures in darkest Africa. He and I will be working to re-upload many of the albums that were lost in the great file purges that took place on many of the major file hosting services after the seizure and closing of Megaupload. Almost every blog was affected by this, and unfortunately ours was no exception. Before these purges, Mediafire was easily my favorite file hosting service of choice. However, after reading about how they deleted countless files that were perfectly legal, such as music released under a creative commons license, or shared with permission from the artist, I have decided to look for greener pastures. This means I am going to have to experiment with different hosts until I can regularly deliver download links from a reliable host.

Please comment if any of you can recommend a good file host. I have been away for nearly a year, during which I had access to the computer/internet very little, and a lot can change during that time period on the internet. The primary thing I am looking for is a hosting service that provides longevity, in that they are unlikely to delete the file due to a DMCA complaint or a mistake, as far as the files are concerned. Of course, it would be great if this host met other standards, such as: acceptable file size limitations, no wait time for free users, fast download speeds etc. Again, please leave a comment if you can recommend such a host. I will be conducting an experiment of my own to find the best possible host in the meantime.

This will be the first of what will be many posts containing updated download links. I will begin re-upping Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 2 as soon as I finish writing this. After that I plan on focusing on the posts which have the most re-upload requests. For those who may be new to this blog, I hope you enjoy what we have in store for you, and to those long-time visitors who might still be around, I hope that you discover something that you may have missed the first time around.

Update November 8th, 2010: I posted this several months ago, but as a few readers so kindly pointed out, I neglected to include the last 10 tracks. I should point out that this was originally posted by a former contributor here by the name of PsychoCat. I would like to thank those of you who pointed out the mistake, and apologize for the inconvenience. You can find the link to the download which contains tracks 100-109 listed as Part 3 in the download section at the bottom of the post. Ren & Stimpy Prodcution Music Vol. 2 can be found here: http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com/2010/06/ren-stimpy-production-music-vol-2_29.html

Today's music comes to you directly from the secret fun blog, an extension of the retro culture phenomenon Secret Fun Spot...created and maintained by Kirk Demarais, who also created I Rode Phantasmagoria, a site dedicated to my favorite childhood dark ride. Unfortunately, the download links to both Volumes 1 & 2 on the Secret Fun Spot blog are now dead. Demarais, author of 'Life of the Party', was most recently a contributing artist in Crazy 4 Cult, a show hosted by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier, wherein over 100 artists reinterpreted classic cult films. A lot of hard work went into the making of this compilation, and I really appreciate it. I hope you will too. - PsychoCat

"From the moment I experienced my very first brilliantly stupendous episode of the Ren & Stimpy show my brain has ruminated on how to get my hands on that wonderful vintage "incidental music" that sets the tone for their zany, wacky, madcap antics. Eventually the internet taught me that the music of Ren & Stimpy comes from all over the place. Some was written for the show, some are well known classical pieces, and there are quite a few works by Raymond Scott. For me, the most elusive stuff has always been the authentic "production music" from the 1950s.

A couple months ago I discovered that some dear soul (or souls) had assembled a massive collection of these aural delights, and made them available on a torrent site. It was as though the Gilded Yak had answered all of my letters at once! And you guessed it, I'm making this marvelous collection of classics available to you, the valued internet user.

Put simply, these melodies have enriched my life. Play them on your drive to work and you're the star of an instructional traffic safety film, turn it on during dinner and mealtime becomes 80% happier (but be careful.. play the wrong track and you could wind up with a touch of Space Madness). Best of all you can listen and imagine that you live in the world of Ren and Stimpy where the walrus-napping horse is your next door neighbor, where the toy stores are stocked with Log from Blammo, and a visit from Powdered Toast Man is just a complaint away!

Since this stuff is already available 'out there' I decided to add some extra value before I handed it off to you folks, and therefore I did the following..
-Designed an "album cover" for the collection (as seen above)
(Bill Wray illustration swiped from his web site.)
-Hunted down and tagged the name of every artist for every stinkin' track
-Added a couple tracks that I had that weren't included in the bundle
-Created a track listing based on musical styles. It kicks off with some general '50s domestic lollygagging tunes and then it gets more downtown hustle and bustle-ish. After that it goes spooky, glamorous, romantic, and finally dramatic.

It is my pleasure to present you with the unofficial Ren & Stimpy Production Music collection. Be happy happy and enjoy joy joy it! - Kirk Demarais"


Year of Release: 2006
Label: NA (Bootleg Release)
Genres: Soundtrack, Library Music
Bitrate: 192kbps

Download:
Ren & Stimpy Production Music Vol. 1
Download Size: 208MB Total

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Tales From The Crypt: Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas (1994 - 320kbps)

Christmas Eve has arrived, which means that our Nightmare Before Christmas event is drawing to a horrific conclusion. Now that we've shared an abundance of dreadful sounds throughout the month of December, I hope you have yourself a scary little Christmas. I thought that I would break from the straight forward horror posts to share something which takes a bit more of a light-hearted jab at Christmas. "Tales From The Crypt: Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas" features John Kassir aka The Crypt Keeper from Tales From The Crypt, putting a blasphemous, yet humorous spin on everyone's favorite traditional Christmas carols. If it isn't obvious by now, the idea of Christmas horrifies me more than any of the music that I have posted this month. I'm particularly repulsed by the Christmas music which can be heard months before the holiday actually takes place. I worked at a retail clothing store a few years ago, and we were forced to listen to Christmas music every day, nonstop, for almost three months straight. If I ever hear "Santa Baby" again I may destroy whatever infernal device the sound happens to emanate from.

If you share the same sentiment towards Christmas Music, and chances are you might if you have been following along with us this month, then this album will be right up your alley. Throw this twisted Christmas album on when you want to get a rise out of stone-faced prudes or overly-sensitive Christmas lovers. With lyrics such as ""Stockings stuffed with ears and fingers (fa la la la la la la la la) Chopped from all those carolling singers (fa la la la la la la la la)", you'll be sure to enjoy a good laugh as they display signs of obvious disgust.

This CD came with a bonus comic book entitled "And All Through The House". "And All Through The House" was the second episode from season 1 of Tales From The Crypt which aired in 1989. It was based on a story first printed in 1954 within the pages of issue #35 of the classic EC horror comic, "The Vault of Horror", one of the sister publications of the original Tales From The Crypt comic. The story revolves a woman who murders her husband on Christmas Eve in order to collect on his substantial insurance policy. Unfortunately for her, a deranged mental patient dressed as Santa has already brutally dismembered four young women not far from her home. Perhaps he has heard "Santa Baby" one too many times? As fortunate would have it, she discovers that the killer is trying to force his way into her home as she is trying to dispose of her dead husband's corpse. Below you will find a download of the classic television episode in its entirety, as well as a complete scan of the aforementioned Vault of Horror #35. Merry Cryptmas!

Year of Release: 1994
Label: The Right Stuff (Capitol)
Catalog #: T2-31330
Bitrate: 320kbps

Track List:
1. Intro to Album
2. Deck The Hall With Parts of Charlie
3. Juggle Bills
4. We Wish You'd Bury the Missus
5. Moe Teitlebaum
6. A Christmas Card for the Cryptkeeper
7. Christmas Rap
8. Intro to Cryptkeepr's Family Christmas
9. Cryptkeeper's Family Christmas
10. Twas The Fright Before Christmas
11. 12 Days of Cryptmas
12. Intro to Revenge of the Cryptkeepr
13. Revenge of the Cryptkeepr
14. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
15. Should Old Cadavers Be Forgot

Download: Tales From The Crypt: Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas (1994 - 320kbps)
Download Size: 95MB

Bonus Downloads:

The Vault Of Horror #35 (1954 - EC Comics)

Download:
Vault of Horror #35 (1954 - EC Comics)
Download Size: 21MB

Tales From The Crypt - All Through The House

Download:
Tales From The Crypt - And All Through The House
(Season 1: Episode 2 - 1989)
Download Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?7w9vza882y721mv
Download Size: 175MB

Groovie Goolies - Groovie Goolies: Original Television Soundtrack (1970)

Before I begin I want to thank Zer0_II for asking me to contribute to this month-long project. I look forward to sharing some demented, deranged and bone-chilling music here over the next few weeks.

The first thing I'd like to share, while a bit demented, isn't really deranged or bone-chilling at all. This is the soundtrack from the animated series Groovie Goolies. Originally known as Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies, Goolies was a spin-off of the Sabrina The Teenage Witch animated series that aired on CBS saturday mornings in the early 1970s. This is a children's comedy series, so it doesn't quite fit with the "all horror, all month" theme, but there was a Dracula, Frankenstein, Werewolf, Mummy, a Napoleon hat-wearing Skeleton and a character named Bella La Ghostly, so I think the Goolies are just horrific enough to make it.

This soundtrack has been floating around on various blogs for a while now (I snagged it from Wonderful Wonderblog - Thanks Erick!) but I thought it'd be a perfect thing to share during Digital Meld0wn's Nightmare Before Christmas

Year of Release: 1970
Label: RCA Victor
Catalog #: LSP-4420
Original Format: Vinyl LP
Digital Format: MP3
Bitrate: 320kbps

Track List:

A1. Save Your Good Lovin' For Me
A2. Bumble Goolie
A3. We Go So Good Together
A4. Frankie
A5. Goolie Get-Together (Theme)
B1. First Annual Semi-Formal Combination Celebration Meet The Monster Population Party
B2. Spend Some Time Together
B3. Cling, Clang
B4. Goolie Garden
B5. One, Two, Three

Download: Groovie Goolies - Groovie Goolies: Original Television Soundtrack
Download Size: 39MB

Sven Libaek - Boney (1972) + Nickel Queen (1973)

Sven Libaek has experienced a recent surge in popularity due to his compositions from "Inner Space" recently being used in the film, "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou". Below you will find two rare soundtracks from the Australian composer available for download, "Boney" and "Nickel Queen", both of which have long been out of print. Before I begin I would like to say that I am posting these with the serious Sven Libaek fan in mind, which is not to say that you shouldn't listen to these if you're not familiar with his work. However, for those of you who are unfamiliar with Sven Libaek, I would recommend that you check out some of the more celebrated and interesting works in his catalog before listening to these, such as "Inner Space", "My Thing", "Nature Walkabout" or "Solar Flares".

The other reason I am posting these two albums is due to the controversy that was generated over their removal from another blog. Both of these were posted on the Pecks Spet Rips blog over three years ago, much to the delight of Libaek fans everywhere. While the download link for "Boney" simply expired, shortly after the "Nickel Queen post was made the "original ripper" left a commen demanding that the blog admin not only remove the download links, but the entire post. The reason given was that he was angry over having not received credit for the rip. Despite the admin's attempt to give this person credit in his post, they insisted that it be removed regardless. Suprisingly enough the blogger removed the download links along with the post, depriving many people the opportunity to listen to this rare Sven Libaek album. TI've already discussed exactly how I feel about the entire episode in the comments section of this post so I won't go into it again. However, I will say that as long as these albums remain out of print, they will remain on Digital Meltd0wn.

Fortunately I was able to grab "Boney" before it was removed. I would like to thank øשlqæda for leaving "Nickel Queen" in the comments section of my previous post. He runs a blog called Holy Marbles, which can be found here: http://holywarbles.blogspot.com Holy Warbles is an absolutely amazing blog featuring tons of great music from all over the world. Be sure to pay it a visit if you haven't already.

Sven Libaek - Boney

"Boney" was a television series about an Aboriginal detective. While Boney certainly has a few suspenseful crime jazz tracks, it is largely a laid back affair and the action packed spectacles you might expect to hear are conspicuously absent. As a reviewer on another site so aptly stated: "judging by the soundtrack this must have been the most chilled-out cop show of all time", and I tend to agree. One would expect "Action Theme" and "Murder in the Outback" to be suspenseful numbers, yet they are actually mellow jazz compositions, with a very brief and mild amount of suspense on "Murder". There are a couple of tracks which have a nice chilled out spaghetti-western vibe to them, which I would imagine Libaek used to coincide with the rural setting of the series. Overall this is a solid album, which I'm sure all of you Libaek fans will enjoy.

Year of Release: 1972
Label: Festival Records
Catalog #: FL 34660
Genres: Television Soundtrack, Library Music, Jazz
Bitrate: 192kbps

Track List:
A1. Boney Title Music
A2. Boney Theme
A3. Love Theme
A4. Action Theme
A5. Murder In The Outback
A6. City Lights
B1. Outback Theme
B2. The Fight
B3. Wild Formations
B4. Relief
B5. Boney Theme

Download: Sven Libaek - Boney
Download Size: 51MB

Sven Libaek - Nickel Queen

"Nickel Queen" was an Australian comedy film released in 1971. The plot revolves around an outback pub owner who finds herself an overnight millionaire after staking a claim during the "nickel boom" of the late 1960s. For those interested, I actually stumbled across this site, where you can watch the entire film online (you need to download the divx webplayer plugin if you don't have it). The music consists of light, upbeat jazz, which many people would categorize as lounge music. One thing that makes this album unique among Sven Libaek albums is the inclusion of a several vocal tracks, making this his most vocally oriented release. The vocals come courtesy of session singers Kerrie Biddell and Terry Kaff. The inclusion of the didjeridu at the onset of the album, and sitar in "Go Anywhere", which are two instruments that I find very captivating, were a nice added touch. The upbeat, poppy percussion work that can be heard throughtout would have to be the highlight of this album for me. While I'm a big fan of Sven Libaek's work, and I can appreciate the beauty of the arrangements, I have to say that overall this album really isn't my cup of tea. While I generally prefer not to share albums that I don't thoroughly enjoy, I felt as if it was important to share this for the reasons listed above.

Year of Release: 1973
Label: Philips
Catalog #: NA
Genres: Soundtrack, Library Music, Jazz
Bitrate: 320kbps

Track List:
A1. Look (Every Day)
A2. Take Without Giving
A3. Jenny Blake
A4. Go Anywhere
A5. News From The Exchange
A6. Park Scene (Look, Every Day)
B1. Go Anywhere
B2. Go Anywhere (Instrumental)
B3. Spinifex Hill (Look, Every Day)
B4. Meg's Shopping Spree (Take Without Giving)
B5. Mrs. Benson
B6. The Fall Of Benson Mining
B7. Look (Every Day)

Download: Sven Libaek - Nickel Queen
Download Size: 66MB