633 SQUADRON / SUBMARINE X-1

Label: FSMCD Vol.8 No.4
Dates: 1964/1969
Tracks: 32
Time = 97:40

2 CD set

Two rousing WWII scores from the sixties. Similarities abound: both projects offer British episodes with action against Germany up above, down below, both play to dynamic military combat music by Ron Goodwin. 633 SQUADRON has seen numerous incarnations through LP, CD releases but gets most thorough issue to date with current FSM double-header. SUBMARINE X-1 makes album debut from stereo elements managed by composer. As with other war music from Goodwin (BATTLE OF BRITAIN, OPERATION CROSSBOW, so forth), note interesting use of major chords throughout. Composer relies on rich sonority throughout everything: main themes, ancillary marches, suspense motifs, action music, you name it. While chaos of combat is present, Goodwin aims for stirring, patriotic melodies, proud, accessible harmonies. By no means "British light music", these are dynamic works with bristling edge. Ron Goodwin conducts.

Disc One: 633 SQUADRON
1. Main Title - 633 Squadron (1:51) 2. Memories of Norway (2:54) 3. Love Theme (2:13) 4. The Attack Begins (3:06) 5. Murder Mission (4:31) 6. Crash Flight (3:04) 7. Love Theme (1:57) 8. Escape From Norway (3:20) 9. Peace and War (3:11) 10. Apprehension (4:35) 11. End Title - Love Theme - 633 Squadron (3:58) 12. Public House Jazz (2:54) 13. Bonus Suite (8:24)

Dis Two: SUBMARINE X-1
1. Main Title (4:39) 2. Secret Arrival (1:05) 3. Training Begins (5:41) 4. Quentin's Rescue/Quentin's Bolt/Bolt Hits Mirror (2:29) 5. Air Raid (1:10) 6. X-Craft Introduced/X-Craft Dives/X-3 Through Net (4:50) 7. X-3 Hits Net (2:50) 8. X-3 Recovered (1:10) 9. German Parachutist (2:00) 10. Defeat (1:03) 11. Bolton Defeats Parachutist (1:13) 12. Operation Jonah (1:36) 13. Jonah's Journey/Minefield (3:52) 14. X-1 Escapes (2:10) 15. Sognefjord (2:07) 16. E-Boat Patrol (3:53) 17. Depth Charge Attack (4:35) 18. Target Directly Above/Hesitation (1:55) 19. Homeward Bound - End Titles (2:18)