Overture to Ruddigore

Sullivan Overtures (CD 1976)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Alexander Faris

Not the original overture, but one assembled by conductor Geoffrey Toye who directed the D'oyly Carte Opera Company from 1919 to 1924. Ruddigore is the only G&S operetta with a ghost scene.

Witches' dance

Macbeth (CD 1976)

Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala/Claudio Abbado

Verdi's 1847 opera, his first on a Shakespeare text. Three choirs of witches dance around the cauldron ("Eye of newt and toe of frog", etc.)

Those Were the Good Old Days

Damn Yankees (OC 1955)

Ray Walston

Mr. Scratch gets sentimental.

Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things that Go Bump in the Night; Halloween Ballet

Meet Me in St. Louis (OS 1990)

Betty Garrett, Courtney Peldon, Company

Cut in the tour of the show

Battle to Survive; Back to the Station; Telepathic Mindflash; Vision of a Shade; Hearing the Sound

Babylon 5: Thirdspace (OS 1998)

Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra - Christopher Franke

Music composed by Franke for the made-for-cable movie; script by series creator J. Michael Straczynski

Main Title: First Season

Twilight Zone: the 40^th Anniversary Collection (CD 1999)

Orchestra / Bernard Herrmann

Herrmann wrote the music for the main title and seven episodes of the first season of The Twilight Zone, as well as some alternate end titles that were never used. The album is a 4-CD set of original soundtrack recordings from the series.

End Title: First Season

Alternate Main Title #2

Alternate End Title #2

Alternate End Title #3

Over at the Frankenstein Place

Rocky Horror Show (OC 1974)

Abigale Haness, B. Miller

Book, lyrics, and music for this cult favorite by Richard O'Brien. The film version is better known, but this is the better recording.

Sweet Transvestite

Tim Curry

Pink Elephants on Parade

Stay Awake (CD 1988)

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

Some highly idiosyncratic interpretations of music from Disney films assembled by Hal Willner. Other performers on the CD include Betty Carter, Los Lobos, Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr, Yma Sumac, The Roches and Tom Waits (!).

Treehouse of Horror

Songs in the Key of Springfield (CD 1997)

Orchestra / Alf Clausen

The Halloween show is an annual special on The Simpsons

Simpsons Halloween Special End Title

A homage to The Addams Family

The Addams Family

Rerun Rock (CD 1989)

Vic Mizzy (as Frank Sinatra)

The CD is a collection of songs from classic TV shows sung by celebrity impersonators. On Rhino, of course.