The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [Original Television Soundtrack] [Soundtrack]

Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Morton Stevens (Composer), Walter Scharf (Composer), Lalo Schifrin (Composer), Gerald Fried (Composer), Robert Drasnin (Composer), Richard Shores (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Jerry Goldsmith, Morton Stevens, Walter Scharf, Lalo Schifrin, Gerald Fried, et al.
• Audio CD (January 4, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Film Score Monthly
• ASIN: B0006SSQ8E
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,928 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. First Season Main Title

2. The Invaders; Solo Strikes Again; Elaine Enlisted; Old Emotion; The Gra

3. Man in a Can; Instant Death; Hot Money; A Friend in Need; The Big Blow;

4. Alps / Inner Sanctum / Playboy Time / Chase / Solo Triumphs Over Solo

5. Stabbed in the Back / Phony Baby / Cyanide / Poor Illya / A Sorry Endin

6. The Unwilling Guests / The Wrestling Match / At Knife Point / Over the

7. The Switch / Roulette Rhumba / The Alarm / Emerald Isle

8. Meet Mr. Solo

9. First Season End Title

10. Second Season End Title

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Goodbye Merlin; Often Running; A Kiss for Mimi; The new Mimi; Fools Thr

2. Thrush Truck / Secret Agent Swim / Thrush Records / Lament for a Trappe

3. Letters to Rome; Masks Aside; Cat ona Hot Wood Fence; Chase in the Park

4. The Arabian Affair; Old Man Thrush; Private Elevator; Kitchen Trap; Dan

5. Kanuchi Coup; Into the Trees; U.N.C.L.E. Bossa Nova

6. Cricket; Samurai; Bamboo Harvest; Strings Attached

7. Mansion à la Thrush; Say, Uncle!; Coffin Corner; Just a Thrush Net; Jo

8. Third Season End Title

9. Insignia Card; Milk of Inhuman Kindness; Music for Lumps; Diving Lesson

10. Shower Time / Lock Up the Beasts~Simon the Bad / Timber / Spy in Monk's

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At LAST the complete series ORIGINAL soundtrack, the wait is over!, July 11, 2005

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JD "http://www.flickr.com/photos/javier_diaz/" (South America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [Original Television Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

Many of us have always thought The Man From UNCLE had the best music for a TV series ever, and this three double CD release confirms this. Wow! I'd be just happy with one CD, but having SIX (three double CDs packages) is absolutely out of this world, I mean, a lifetime wait come true.

Indeed, this is an unbelievable collection of three double CDs packages with the complete series soundtrack, and I mean the complete music, not a tune is missing.

And this is the ORIGINAL Man From Uncle music. Let me stress the point: this is the four years ORIGINAL soundtrack with the original recordings as they were heard throughout the series, not a no-name orchestra doing personal versions of the stuff. The audio transfer is very, very good, the music from late episodes is even in stereo.

Each individual CD carries over 70 minutes of music. All in all there you have the four TV seasons main titles and all, absolutely all of TMFU unforgetable music.

This is not a chronological release, meaning, all CDs have a mix of music from all four TV seasons. Volume 1 is heavier on early TV seasons stuff, fans of Jerry Goldsmith will love it. Those of us who prefer what Gerald Fried and later Richard Shores did with TMFU music, then volume 2 is mandatory. If you are a fan, you can't miss any of these six CDs. However if buying all three double packages is too much for you, you must go with Volume 2, no questions asked. Volume three is the weakest of them as it brings "suites" and a whole CD with "The Girl From Uncle" soundtrack, but you have a bonus "Open Channel D" beeper.

Each package is gorgeous, each with a glossy color booklet with extensive liner notes with details on how each tune was written to a specific TV series episode and how it was used onwards. You have bios on the composers, on how the recordings were made, even an overview on how many instruments were available in each of the years the music was recorded.

So, throw away your Hugo Montenegro Man From Uncle CD, this is the REAL thing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the mother lode!, September 13, 2007

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allemande (Columbia, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [Original Television Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

How gratifying it is to find TWO other enthusiastic reviews of this music! I will add just a couple of my own notes to those other writings.
First, this is--finally--the original music from "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.". The CDs described here contain the various versions of the theme, as well as music composed for individual episodes, as it was recorded and used in those episodes. These are NOT cheesy re-recordings ("authorized" or not); they are the real thing, in great sound.
Next, although this review appears in the listing for "Volume 1", there are three 2-CD volumes available, well-described by other reviewers, plus a fourth single-disc issue of music (again, authentic and original) from two theatrical "Man From U.N.C.L.E." movies, whose release illustrated the enthusiasm that existed for this show and its stars.
The four "U.N.C.L.E" releases come from Film Score Monthly, nominally a magazine but in recent times also an outstanding CD imprint with a growing list of titles to stir a movie and television fanatic's heart. These FSM CD albums have been limited to 3,000 copies apiece, and presumably will not be re-issued. That makes time a factor in acquiring these titles. Anyone whose pulse rate increases reading these reviews should visit Film Score Monthly online to learn more. Happy listening!

5.0 out of 5 stars as good as it sounds, January 27, 2010

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Too Much TV "Gary" (Ballwin, MO USA) - See all my reviews

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This is a 5 out of 5 quality CD. The music took me back to my childhood when I would watch the Man From Uncle on TV. Shipping was fast and the CD was in excellent condition. I will shop with this seller again.