‘Fireball XL5’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Posted: January 14, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Silva Screen Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the British 60s sci-fi puppet series Fireball XL5 created by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson. The album features selections of the original music from sixteen episodes of the show composed by Barry Gray (Thunderbirds, UFO, Space: 1999, Supercar, Captain Scarlet), including the Fireball XL5 main theme and single version. Also included is the closing song Fireball performed by Don Spencer. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, January 22 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD and vinyl version will be coming out later this month (visit Amazon to order both versions). The complete series of Fireball XL5 is now available on VOD and DVD.

Here’s the track list of the album:

1. Fireball XL5 Main Theme (1:29)

PLANET 46
2. Planet 46 (4:29)

THE DOOMED PLANET
3. Formula 5 (1:23)
4. The Doomed Planet (4;49)

THE HYPNOTIC SPHERE
5. Exploring the Tanker (2:12)
6. Hypnotised (5:13)

SPACE VACATION
7. Travelling Light (1:16)

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SPACE GENERAL
8. Lieutenant Ninety’s Dream (1:12)
9. Zero G (single version) (2:28)

PLANT FROM PLANT MAN FROM SPACE
10. The Cholorphon (2:43)

GHOSTS OF SPACE
11. Spectre of Electon (1:41)

12. End Titles Fireball (1:09)

FLYING ZODIAC
13. Circus Dreams (5:01)

PLANET OF PLATONIA
14. Platonia Treachery (4:02)

FLIGHT TO DANGER
15. Flat Jazz (0:47)

SPACE MONSTER
16. Trapped (4:28)
17. This is the Twist (1:41))

SPACE CITY SPECIAL
18. Fireball End Titles Instrumental (1:10)

DRAMA AT SPACE CITY
19. Ice Skating Waltz (2:30)

PRISONER ON THE LOST PLANET
20. Aphros Theme (1:30)

XL5 TO H20
21. Aquaphibian (3:06)
22. Foiled! (1:47)

1875
23. Back to the Past (3:13)

24. Fireball Single version (2:12)