About two years after my initial work recovering The Collector's Audio Archives, I have this to present:
That's right, with a LOT of research, as well as help from many sources including @HometownSoundsMSUSA from DLRMusicLoops, I have done my best to reconstruct a high-quality replica of the Mission Breakout/Monsters After Dark outdoor queue soundtrack.
Consider this a mere PART ONE of this massive year-spanning project, however. Explanation of how this came to be, and the wealth of history behind this loop, requires more than a mere blog post. I've been working on a video essay that's shaping up to be feature length!
Timestamps for the soundtrack above:
0:00 Video Start/Title Card
0:05 Disclaimer
0:11 “That was catalog #1,939. In addition to the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Collection includes many unique creatures, such as Howard the Duck.”
0:27 Unknown Ambient Space Music 1+2
5:09 “Welcome to Tanaleer Tivan’s Exhibition! Featuring over a billion unique specimens, includingng flora, fauna, and artifacts. This is one of many of his collections from across the galaxy. This next one is quite rare.”
5:32 Random Alien Sounds 1
5:42 “Our abilisk is the only living specimen in captivity. You can find the abilisk on our creatures level.”
5:51 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major - 1. Allegro by Wendy Carlos
6:21 “Wasn’t that wonderful? This next piece is catalog number 1401.”
6:29 Bounkam Solo (Upper Volta) from the Nonesuch Explorer Series
6:35 “That was the distinctive sound of the ??? ???. You can see one on the rare artifacts level.”
6:43 Twilight Zone Title Theme by Bernard Herrmann
7:07 “The Collector found this in his vault. It hasn’t been played in many years.”
7:14 Random Alien Sounds 2
7:21 “That was the sound of an orloni. Although they may be diminutive, a pack of these can easily knock over an adult humanoid.”
7:32 Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute, as performed by Edda Moser
9:00 “You are continuing to enjoy more of The Collector’s rare and exotic recordings, many of which haven’t been heard for millennia.”
9:11 Unknown Ambient Space Music 3
13:55 “The Tivan collection welcomes you!”
13:59 Sidi (Indonesia) by Pariangan Men’s Group
14:55 “The instruments you just heard can be found in our collection, on the antiques level.”
15:02 A performance of “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln
15:20 “Wasn’t that fascinating? We’re still trying to decipher what number four-score is. Next up is catalog 477. Enjoy!”
15:34 Solar Winds by Chuck Jonkey (1st edit)
17:35 “This next one is catalog 362.”
17:40 The Best Time of Your Life (a.k.a. Now is the Time) by The Sherman Brothers, from the Walt Disney World Carousel of Progress
17:55 “That piece was really quite unusual! Even The Collector isn’t sure what that is!”
18:02 Unknown Ambient Space Music 5
18:32 “You are listening to just a small sample of The Collector’s rare and exotic audio library. He has spent over centuries amassing this amazing collection of sounds. Enjoy!”
18:46 Unknown Ambient Space Music 6
22:56 “The Collector has obtained many rare and hard to find items, from Mustphelheim to Jotunheim.”
23:04 Random Alien Sounds 3
23:12 “That was the rare sound of the Frost Beast of Jotunheim. We have one in our collection! Here is catalog number 52,717.”
23:23 Deep Latex Jungle by Chuck Jonkey
25:53 “Wasn’t that unusual?”
25:55 Chinese Moonlight by Chuck Jonkey
27:54 “The Collector acquired the instruments used on this recording. They can be found on the antiques level.”
28:02 Prelude and Fugue #2 in C Minor (from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier) by Wendy Carlos
29:21 “Tanaleer Tivan, Collector of All Things, introduces his rare and exotic recorded sounds from throughout the galaxy. You are enjoying a sampling of his extraordinary audio collection.”
29:37 NEW Unknown Ambient Space Music (formerly misidentified as Gondwana by Marinjami)
34:32 “Now Playing, catalog number 72.”
34:35 Gong Agung by Chuck Jonkey
36:35 “Wasn’t that soothing? Here is something quite unusual.”
36:40 Uranus the Magician from The Tomita Planets by Isao Tomita
38:17 “I’ll bet you’ve never heard anything quite like that!”
38:21 Random Alien Sounds 4
38:28 “Can you name that animal? You can find it on our creature level.”
38:33 Excerpt from the 1938 Mercury Theater Radio Broadcast of War of the Worlds starring Orson Welles
38:55 “It seems your planet was visited by hostile forces years ago, as this recording proves.”
39:03 “We hope you’re enjoying these rare collected sounds from throughout the galaxy.”
39:11 Unknown Ambient Space Music 8
43:58 Solar Winds by Chuck Jonkey (full track) (SPECULATIVE PLACEMENT)
48:21 Turquoise Skies by Chuck Jonkey
50:30 “This next piece is a personal favorite of The Collector’s.”
50:35 Meke Wesi Spear Dance by David Fanshawe
51:08 “That was catalog number 111,828.”
51:16 Random Alien Sounds 5
51:25 “The animal you just heard can be observed on our galactic creatures level.”
51:30 Triassic Twilight by Chuck Jonkey
53:29 “The Tivan Collection welcomes you! In addition to the Guardians of the Galaxy, the collection includes many unique creatures, such as our canine Soviet cosmonaut.”
53:43 Unknown Ambient Space Music 9
58:36 “The Collector has pulled this from the vault. This piece comes from an extremely rare disc made of gold, that The Collector retrieved from an abandoned spacecraft.”
58:48 El Cascabel by Lorrenzo Barcelata
59:18 “Feel free to dance to this next extraordinary number. You won’t be able to help yourself!”
59:25 Timewhys by Tonto’s Expanding Head Band
1:00:28 “After hearing that, I’m sure you understand why it is in our collection! This next piece will leave you speechless.”
1:00:37 Random Alien Sounds 6
1:00:49 “That was catalog number 1,317.”
1:00:54 Solar Winds by Chuck Jonkey (2nd edit)
1:03:02 Random Alien Sounds 7 (“Space Whales”)
1:03:16 “That was catalog number 273. Nobody has seen [indiscernible] but The Collector has two that he hopes to mate.”
1:03:26 Unknown Ambient Space Music 10
1:06:40 Thanks for Watching/End Card
