The Barry Gray Orchestra - Theme Music From ATV's Thunderbirds

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The Barry Gray Orchestra
Thunderbirds / Parker-Well Done!
Pye 7N 17016 (1966)

Thunderbirds is a 60s British science fiction series created by Gerry (1929-2012) and Sylvia Anderson (1927-2016).

Personally I was never a big fan of the Thunderbirds as I was a bit young when they started and by the time I got into TV, cartoons (especially American TV imports) had overtaken string puppets.  Notwithstanding that I think that this theme tune is superb, composed by Barry Gray (1908-1984) and performed by his orchestra.  

Barry is best known for his work with Gerry and Sylvia starting in 1956 with The Adventures Of Twizzle.  He scored most of their projects throughout the 60s including Torchy The Battery Boy, Joe 90, Stingray and Fireball XL5.  








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