Do You Still Think You Can Escape, No. 6 (Dialogue)
Number 8 Swims Off
Number 6 Chops Down The Tree
Village Curfew
There Are Some People Who Talk (Dialogue)
Exhibition Hall
The Dinghy Casts Off
The Village Is A Place Where People Turn Up (Dialogue)
Crate Journey
Back To The Cottage
Engadine?s Party
Number 6 Dances With 'B?
Number 6 Is Drugged
Dreamy Party
End Titles
Patrick McGoohan's enigmatic 1967 TV miniseries about a spy who resigns his duties, only to be kidnapped and imprisoned in a seemingly idyllic seaside resort of undetermined national affiliation remains one of the medium's... more » most compelling parables about individuality and the dangers of creeping conformity. Longtime fans of the cult show should welcome this first volume of the show's quirky, distinctive musical scores. Anchored by Ron Grainer's propulsive main and end titles, this volume features musical highlights of three Prisoner episodes ("Arrival," "Chimes of Big Ben," "A, B and C") as well as key snippets of dialogue. The cues here span library stock cues and the work of a number of British TV composers, ranging from tortuously treacly Muzak and jolly marching band music (Strauss's "Radetzky Waltz" in particular) to '60s jazz exotica, orchestral music, and spooky lullabies. As utilized by music editor Eric Mival in the show's unsettling context, it's the stuff of authoritarian-inspired nightmares--and some of the most consistently successful uses of musical irony in TV history. Also includes an unused main theme and informative illustrated booklet. --Jerry McCulley« less
Patrick McGoohan's enigmatic 1967 TV miniseries about a spy who resigns his duties, only to be kidnapped and imprisoned in a seemingly idyllic seaside resort of undetermined national affiliation remains one of the medium's most compelling parables about individuality and the dangers of creeping conformity. Longtime fans of the cult show should welcome this first volume of the show's quirky, distinctive musical scores. Anchored by Ron Grainer's propulsive main and end titles, this volume features musical highlights of three Prisoner episodes ("Arrival," "Chimes of Big Ben," "A, B and C") as well as key snippets of dialogue. The cues here span library stock cues and the work of a number of British TV composers, ranging from tortuously treacly Muzak and jolly marching band music (Strauss's "Radetzky Waltz" in particular) to '60s jazz exotica, orchestral music, and spooky lullabies. As utilized by music editor Eric Mival in the show's unsettling context, it's the stuff of authoritarian-inspired nightmares--and some of the most consistently successful uses of musical irony in TV history. Also includes an unused main theme and informative illustrated booklet. --Jerry McCulley
CD Reviews
"Silva & Ron Grainer set the standards for THE PRISONER"
J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 11/13/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Can you imagine waking up in a strange place, walking over to a window, looking out seeing this beautiful but strange village. It's not a dream, but the suspenseful truth as you contemplate your next move. Your stand in this matter is you will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered ~ my life is my own. Thus we have "THE PRISONER", the cast for this Patrick McGoohan's classic of seventeen episodes from British television was a series to end all series. It had everything as it debuted in the summer of 1968, making this the most unusual and intriguing series ever brought to the small tube.As you listen to one of the most recognizable themes composed by Ron Grainer, we hear in the foreground ~ "I am not a number, I am a free man!" ~ Every week this was the tune on this hit show featured on CBS, taking each of us into the realm of Number Six (The Prisoner), as he struggled to find the identity of Number One and escape the grasp of his captors. Where am I? Why was I brought here? Moreover, how do I get away and not be recaptured?Silva Screen has taken the time and patience to bring three separate segments to this outstanding CD ~ "ARRIVAL", The Prisoner (McGoohan-Number Six) gets his first encounter at The Village, Who runs this place, why am I here and can I escape? The dialogue is important with each cue, setting the tone and mood with Grainer's score ~ "THE CHIMES OF BIG BEN", watch the new resident who may offer a plan to leave The Village, can she be trusted, does she bring hope where there was none before, only one clue will tell, what is it? ~ "A, B, AND C", can Number Six keep his sanity or will he crack, when he is drugged a dreamy party emerges, listen to the Lullaby and see if you can predict the final outcome.Stand outs come to mind ~ "MAIN TITLE", grabs you immediately ~ "Engadine's Party", mood creative ~ "Number 6 Dances With 'B'", gets under your skin ~ "Number 6 Is Drugged", captures the tone of the scenes ~ "Dreamy Party", takes you on a journey you've been before yourself ~ "End Title", tops off the whole series and album with flare. Ron Grainer's score is supreme, completely takes you into the realm of McGoohan's character ~ THE PRISONER!The gang at Silva Screen ~ Reynold da Silva (executive producer), David Stone and James Fitzpatrick (re-release co-ordination) and Rick Clark (mastered by) has shown each "film-score-buff" the road beyond The Village, with this ultra-rare release just as we remembered it back in the glory days of the '60s ~ gotta love it!Total Time 55:51 on 30 Tracks ~ Silva Screen SSD-1144 ~ (2002)"
The New Prisoner Sound track
Deb McDougall | Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom | 11/15/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Very much improved sound. A huge improvement over previous releases. Put together in episode order (ie all the music from Arrival,then Chimes,AB&C etc, interspersed with atmospheric sound bites from each episode. A must for all Prisoner Fans. There are 3 volumes in total."
For the avid Prisoner series fan
D. David | LOMBARD, IL USA | 11/14/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Wonderful collection; looks like the first of a three-part CD collection. Includes excerpts of classic dialogue from episodes in the series--"...I will not be pushed, indexed...." The liner notes include minor but interesting trivia on the soundtrack creators such as Ron Grainer--paid 48 English pounds for the license to use the Beatles' "All you need is love" in the final episode. The sound quality in this collection could use further enhancements, but you get full versions of the background music used in various scenes of the series, which is really nifty."
Great music from tv's first masterpiece
Capt. Bish | 07/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You have to watch the Prisoner to fully appriciate the musical manipulation that happens on the psychological level. The marches are sinister and the jazz pieces are exciting and uplifting."
Track Listings (30) - Disc #1