Vic Mizzy: Suites & Themes

Vic Mizzy (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2002)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Percepto
• ASIN: B000E1Z4BK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

2. Goodbye, Luther - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

3. The Wedding - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

4. Main Title - The Caper of the Golden Bulls

5. Main Title - A Very Special Favor

6. Main Title - The Night Walker

7. Main Title - Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

8. Hoedown Ballet - Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?

9. Suite - The Shakiest Gun In the West

10. Bedroom Cares - The Spirit is Willing

11. Main Title - The Spirit is Willing

12. Main Title - The Perils of Pauline

13. Main Title - The Reluctant Astronaut

14. Over the Top - The Reluctant Astronaut

15. Main Title - The Love God?

16. Main Title - Don't Make Waves

17. Love Theme - Don't Make Waves

18. Driverless - Don't Make Waves

19. Main Title - The Busy Body

20. Main Title - How to Frame a Figg

See all 36 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vic Mizzy, a talented composer, with a gift for the lighter side . . ., September 27, 2009

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trebe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vic Mizzy: Suites & Themes (Audio CD)

This wonderful collection, contains most of Vic Mizzy's most popular and recognized compositions. Mizzy worked predominantly on comedies, both in film and on television. His most familiar tunes are undoubtedly the themes for The Addams Family, and Green Acres. After them, his most notable works are probably from the many Don Knotts feature films that he provided music for. These included Knotts' classics, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), How To Frame a Figg (1971), The Love God? (1969), and The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968). Mizzy was the perfect choice to provide music that matched the comic personality the hilarious Mr. Knotts.

Mizzy was a master at creating music with a light and happy mood. He often used percussion instruments like the xylophone, and chimes to accent and add an emphasis. He was also adept at creating a spooky mood, such as for The Addams Family series, and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, where the creepy tune, The Haunted Organ raised the hairs on many a youngsters' neck. He also worked on several of William Castle's films. The Spirit is Willing (1967) is another fright piece, tinged with a spat of humor. The 13th Gate (1966), and The Night Walker (1964), is Mizzy doing fright with a more serious tone.

Also notable in this collection, is Don't Make Waves (1967), which has that cool swinging 60's feel of pure freedom, reminiscent of Nelson Riddle's Route 66. It will sweep you away, if you are in the mood. The Busy Body (1967) is an energetic, all out romp, full of mirth. The Love God? is more up tempo Mizzy. The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967) is light, and bouncy, with a Latin flavor, from the film set in Pamplona, Spain.

The original themes for both The Addams Family and Green Acres are included, complete with the actual vocals by Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. Add in over a dozen short tracks from various television programs, and the running time of this CD is over 77 minutes.

This is a first class collection that pays a fitting tribute to Mr. Mizzy. Prepared with care and appreciation, it comes with a 24 page booklet that includes his biography, photos, reproductions of movie posters from the films he scored, and extensive notes covering the background of much of the music. This is simply a delightful collection that should be highly appreciated by any fan of Vic Mizzy's music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music!, November 27, 2007

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Jaime Contreras "donjaime" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vic Mizzy: Suites & Themes (Audio CD)

This collection will make you hum along, snap your fingers and have a great musical journey. I love several cuts from this collection, including THE GHOST AND MR CHICKEN, THE CAPER OF THE GOLDEN BULLS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY and many more you will recognize.

5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB OVERVIEW OF MIZZY'S AMAZING ABILITY TO SCORE TO TV AND FILM, June 30, 2010

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John W. Shearer "(Art Mule Snapfish)" (Richmond, Ky. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vic Mizzy: Suites & Themes (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful overview of Vic Mizzy's talent over the years of scoring for TV and Film. Mizzy had an incredible groove for being able to read the visual themes and compose the perfect scores to accomodate for the finished product. Most of his scording was done for comedys such as The Addams Family TV series, Green Acres and many great Don Knotts films including, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Reluctant Astronout, Caper of The Golden Bulls, The Perils of Pauline, The Shakiest Gun In The West, The Love God, The Busy Body, How To Frame a Figg and many others. There are also some serious thrillers included such as The Night Walker and The Spirit Is Willing. You will detect a heavier more serious tone in these pieces. There are some bonus tracks thrown in to of lesser known but still fantastic works including the theme from The Don Rickles Show. It comes with a very informative 24 page booklet loaded with info. on the composer and his techniques used in composing for TV themes and Films. This is a great listen for fans of TV and Film scores and highly recommended. If you don't already have this in your music library, check it out.

John W. Shearer