Dark Shadows

by Dark Shadows / Tv O.s.t.

Overview

The mid-'60s horror/sci-fi/fantasy soap opera Dark Shadows originally aired on weekday afternoons on ABC. The soundtrack, mainly composed by Robert Cobert, reflected the many moods in and around Collinwood. The series made sex symbols out of a vampire (Barnabas Collins, as played by Shakespearean actor Jonathan Frid) and a werewolf (David Selby as Quentin Collins, later of '80s nighttime soap Falcon Crest). The LP included a 11" x 12" pullout poster of the two. One song, "Shadows of the Night" (aka "Quentin's Theme"), was a 1969 Top 20 pop hit cover for co-writer Charles Randolph Grean as Charles Randolph Grean Sounde. The show was way ahead of its time with its mix of gothic, horror, and fantasy; a formula which proved successful for '90s NBC soaps Days of Our Lives and Passions. As the 21st century began, Dark Shadows was airing on the Sci Fi cable channel. Originally issued as a Phillips LP, it went to number 18 on the pop charts in 1969. It was reissued on CD as part of the 1996 Varese Vintage CD Dark Shadows: The 30th Anniversary Collection. ~ Ed Hogan

Product Details

Release Date:	10/05/1999
Label:	Varese
UPC:	0030206606621
Rank:	82416

Tracks

1. Opening Themes: Dark Shadows/Collinwood
2. I'll Be With You, Always
3. Josette's Theme
4. A Darkness at Collinwood
5. Meditations
6. Night of the Pentagram
7. When I Am Dead
8. No. 1 at the Blue Whale
9. Shadows of the Night (Quentin's Theme)
10. The Secret Room
11. Epitaph
12. S¿¿ance
13. I, Barnabas
14. Back at the Blue Whale
15. The Old House
16. Epilogue/Dark Shadows
17. Radio Interviews (1968)
18. Radio Interview (1969)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roger Davis   Primary Artist
Jonathan Frid   Primary Artist
David Selby   Primary Artist
Robert Cobert   Conductor

Technical Credits

Charles Randolph Grean   Producer,Composer
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Gloria Stavers   Photography
William Shakespeare   Composer
Bill Pitzonka   Reissue Design
Christina Rossetti   Composer
Jonathan Frid   Performer
Robert Cobert   Arranger,Composer
Jim Pierson   Reissue Design,Liner Notes,Producer