"Get the antennae! Get the antennae! They're useless without them!"

Sound effects by William A. Mueller for the 1951 classic. 

Thumbnail image detail from key art by Don Marquez.

THEM!

Bddloop. Bddldip-bddldip-bddldip. Bddldoop. Bddldip-bddldip.

Fruit Machine

John Williams' haunting horn solo, which accompanies the Ladd Company logo at the beginning of "Blade Runner".

Laddie

Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой.

For Eduard

These classic noises, apparently sampled from historic analog electronic computers, seemingly accompanied every Irwin Allen production and Universal sci-fi show in its computer rooms.

Six Million Beeps

From the end titles to "The Sugarland Express." Music by John Williams, Toots Thielemans on harmonica; Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir and Joe Cinderella on guitar; and Emil Richards on percussion. Thumbnail image: cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, HSC.

After 50 years, this gorgeous score is now available, in exquisite sound, here: https://lalalandrecords.com/sugarland-express-the-limited-edition/

My Sugarland experience here: https://bit.ly/flashfilmsSugarland

Sugarland

No one would have believed, in the middle of the 20th century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's. Sound effects by Howard Beals, Dan Johnson, Tommy Middleton, Walter Oberst and sound director Loren L. Ryder.

Martian

Sound designers Richard King and Michael Babcock created this alien tripod war machine call for Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" using a didgeridoo, a djembe and a goblet drum.

Ullll-aaaa!

Esper

Richard Dreyfuss teaches rookie pilot Brad Johnson to loosen up with a lovely syncopated whistling lesson -- based on 'Garryowen,' a traditional Irish jig -- in Steven Spielberg's 1989 "Always," with whistling reportedly performed by Mr. Spielberg.

Flashfilms blog: http://bit.ly/SSFSAlways

Garryowen

"Let's have some music in here, Boiler." 
Lyrics by Bill Taylor, vocal by John Yager.

benson

An extract from my conversation with special effects designer Gerry Johnston discussing the giant stone flying head effects in John Boorman's 1973 science fiction film "Zardoz" – interview conducted as research for the commentary track on Twilight Time's Blu-ray restoration.

Gerry Johnston on Zardoz

Title song by October Country from 1968 short film by Steven Spielberg. Music by Michael Lloyd for Sidewalk Productions, performed by October Country.

Amblin' by October Country

My Dad, Uncle Johnny and David Higgins, aka The Mel-O-Macs, recorded this in their living room 1950-something, I think. Dad is lead vocal, of course. 

The original version of this song, "Sucu Sucu," was composed by Tarateño Rojas and René Jan Van Hoogten (English lyrics were written by Ray Maxwell and Phil Belamonte for Laurie Johnson and his Orchestra) in 1961. The song was in the British TV series "Top Secret" and "The Avengers". 

Warning: the beat is crazy.

Suco-Suco by the Mel-O-Macs

EVA pod radar tracking and emergency klaxon.

Pod EVA

'Not a giant explosion, as you might expect, but a lingering, eerie death, as black oil leaked from twisted steel, and the last dusty tire slowly stopped rotating.' Sounds from "Duel," 1971. Music by Billy Goldenberg.

Dying Peterbilt

Zuni Fetish Doll. Vocalizations by Walker Edmiston. Screams by Karen Black. ABC Circle Films, 1975.

Zuni

Joseph O'Conor as the UrSkek, music by Trevor Jones, in Jim Henson's masterpiece.

Thra

Jay-Man-Zukka

Leonardo Cimino as Dr. Yueh in David Lynch's demented Frank Herbert adaptation.

Dr. Yueh

Peter Ustinov channeling Miklós Rózsa, 1951.

Miklós Rózsa Treasury (1949-1968) [Disc 3]0

Burn, Baby, Burn

Douglas, Fleischer and Mario Nascimbene, 1958.

Da Deee-Dah! Da Deee-Dah!

Here Lies The Body of Mary Lee

My Dad and Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, recorded in concert in 2006, at one of their many Bob-Ken Productions at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch. Lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson, 1926; later recorded by Cab Calloway, and many other jazz greats.

Rest in peace, Ken. Love you, Dad.

The Birth of the Blues

20,000 feet above northern Germany, after an air raid over Bremen, December 1943, Luftwaffe fighters attack a B-17, separating it from its bomb group. With his Flying Fortress shot to pieces and most of his crew injured, the USAAF flight commander has a fateful encounter with a lone enemy fighter pilot.

Radio drama, based on real events.

Cast

Cdr., 2nd Lt. Charlie Brown: SCOTT CHARLES BLAMPHIN
Oberleutnant Franz Stigler: RICH GREENE
Sgt. Dick ‘Peachy’ Pechout: AUD ANDREWS
2nd Lt. Spencer ‘Pinky’ Luke: TREVOR JONES

Crew

Writer/Director: JOE FORDHAM
Sound Production: FLASHFILMS
Historical Advisor: MARK ELLIS
Production Cheerleader: PATTI MCMAHON

Special Sound Effects: SOUNDSNAP / SOUNDFX STUDIO
Freesound Artists: AUDIOJACKED / AUDIOPAPKIN / COGNITO-PERCEPTU / CGEFFEX / CRAIGSMITH / EPICWIZARD / GEFFEX / HENRYTHETRAIN / KERNOWRULES / KLANKBEELD / LANDUB / PAVELVON
Historical Resources: EAA WARBIRDS OF AMERICA / AMERICAN AIR MUSEUM OF BRITAIN
Thumbnail art: PAUL DONNELLON

https://flashfilms.us/round-trip

Round Trip

During our Christmas Day walk, Patti and I saw a pandemonium of wild red-capped Amazonian parrots gathered on a street in Burbank, California. There must have been about 200.

Christmas Pandemonium

Storm

Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen at The Queens Theatre, Hornchurch, 2006. 

This song was originally written by Irving Youmans and Irving Caesar, in 1925, for the musical, 'No, No Nanette.' Previously also recorded by Tommy Dorsey, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, and Benny Goodman.

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