ASM 025
im Vertrieb von / distributed by:
Indigo
CD 90576-2
Sam Spence
Our Man in Munich - 22 groovy tv & movie themes from 1969-1984
Sam Spence’s name is equivalent to the sound of football.
His work for NFL Films and their productions for the US National
Football League since 1966 meant a substantial output of music,
which can also be heard in recent television shows such as “The
Simpsons”, “King of Queens” and “Sponge
Bob”. Based in his adopted home town Munich he also wrote
music for German TV-series and movies.
This CD features both, the most groovy highlights out of about 700 titles he wrote for NFL Films, as well as the best samples of his work for German film productions and labels and even a commercial. Most of the titles for German TV series are previously unreleased and even one track he wrote for NFL Films appears here for the very first time (“Tensar”). The range of Spence’s work reaches from symphonic orchestral music over bigband swing to mainstream jazz and even synthesizer sounds. Most of the tracks on this CD are instrumentals, just the two “James Bondish” versions of “Queen of Diamonds” come with vocals. In its chronology this CD perfectly reflects the contemporary music styles of the era, from swinging jazz over funky blaxploitation to what “Kraftwerk“ stands for.
Sam Spence died on February 6, 2016.
Liner notes by Ted Ross (English and German).
BEISPIELE / SAMPLES
- Play Bitte recht freundlich, es wird geschossen (Title) 01:42
- Play Queen of Diamonds (end title) 01:23
- Play Porsche Power 03:11
- Play Do the Samtusi 03:22
- Play Carnapping (title) 03:08
- Play Brass Impact 03:03
- Play Unidata Siemens 01:10
- Play Pink Blitz 03:19
- Play Critical Mass 01:49
- Play Tensar 04:14
- Play Water Bug 02:17
- Play Santa Anna Wind 01:55
- Play Wie ein Blitz (title) 02:24
- Play The Game That Got Away 02:52
- Play Honcho 01:49
- Play Sideline to Sideline 02:46
- Play Milktrain to Paydirt 02:17
- Play Magnificent Eleven 03:33
- Play Let's Go Big "O" 02:31
- Play Meeting in Rio 02:44
- Play Water World 03:08
Screensounds [Oct. 07]: "...homage is paid to well-known film fare of the times, like The Magnificent Seven and Shaft , but there are plenty of original ideas on show and, growing up in the '60s and '70s, I can really relate to this music. Another great release from All Score Media."
Scorebaby [Oct. 07]: "Sam Spence swings. Listen to this compilation of groovy tv and movie music from 69 to 84 and you’ll hear a guy with an irrepressible gift for modern big band swing and funky grooves."
MaestroSteve [18.10.07]: "Our Man In Munich is one heck of a groovy album. If you are fans of the movie jazz of the 1960s, John Barry, or Barry Gray, this is a great disc to add to your collection."
