David Spear - Music for Dinosaurs (Original Soundtrack Recordings) [Expanded Edition] (2020) [Hi-Res]

Released in 1984, DINOSAURS was the first in a series of family-oriented documentaries produced by Richard Jones and hosted by Gary Owens and Eric Boardman. DINOSAURS was a half hour program about a subject that hadn’t been given much attention at the time. While the intention was just to make one documentary on the subject, the response to DINOSAURS was so positive that Richard Jones ended up making several more documentaries on the subject of dinosaurs, including MORE DINOSAURS, DINOSAURS, DINOSAURS, DINOSAURS, PREHISTORIC WORLD, THE RETURN OF THE DINOSAURS, SON OF DINOSAURS, THE WONDEROUS WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS and THE VOLCANO SHOW.

For DINOSAURS, Jones wanted an original orchestral score. He was not interested in library music or an electronic score. Composer David Spear was recommended to him. He had the distinction of being Elmer Bernstein’s orchestrator on several scores and also Spear’s parents produced and starred in children’s programming that had a lot of original music elements.

Previously released on vinyl and audio cassette in the 1980’s and later released on compact disc in the early 1990’s with additional music, Dragon’s Domain Records now presents MUSIC FOR DINOSAURS, featuring previously unreleased music and also featuring selections from THE WONDROUS WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS and THE VOLCANO SHOW for the very first time. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by producer Richard Jones.

Tracklist:
01. David Spear - Prologue (0:32)
02. David Spear - "I Need More Dinosaurs" (1:41)
03. David Spear - Prehistoric Prelude (1:32)
04. David Spear - Terrible Lizards (1:02)
05. David Spear - The Nest (1:15)
06. David Spear - The Trek / Fossil Funk (1:57)
07. David Spear - Hatchlings (1:33)
08. David Spear - Ode to Vernal, Utah (1:02)
09. David Spear - Fanfare (1:06)
10. David Spear - Primordial Ooze (2:03)
11. David Spear - The Mystery of Extinction (1:01)
12. David Spear - Brontosaur Ballet (1:27)
13. David Spear - Rex’s Late Night Snack (1:36)
14. David Spear - Age of Wonder (1:23)
15. David Spear - The Crystal Palace (2:10)
16. David Spear - Savage Landscape (1:19)
17. David Spear - Prehistoric World (Main Title) (0:39)
18. David Spear - Sundrenched Plains / Ice Age (2:42)
19. David Spear - Fossil Impressions (0:55)
20. David Spear - Dr. Lizardi (1:07)
21. David Spear - Son of Dinosaurs (Main Title) (1:12)
22. David Spear - All Aboard the Dinosaur Eggpress (2:20)
23. David Spear - The Puzzle of Paleontology (1:30)
24. David Spear - The Egg (2:47)
25. David Spear - The Return of Dinosaurs (1:45)
26. David Spear - No More Dinosnores (1:08)
27. David Spear - Weird Animal Open (2:32)
28. David Spear - Peculiar Primates (1:14)
29. David Spear - Condors - Back From the Brink (1:54)
30. David Spear - Stranger In the Night (1:59)
31. David Spear - Wondrously Weird Finale (2:37)
32. David Spear - Eric's Backyard Volcano (1:04)
33. David Spear - Eruption! (1:38)
34. David Spear - Lava Tube / Lava Flow (2:31)
35. David Spear - Volcanic Innards (1:24)
36. David Spear - Yellowstone Lets Loose (1:22)
37. David Spear - Dinosaurs! (Bonus Track) (3:05)
38. David Spear - The Amazing Mesozoic (Bonus Track) (3:12)
39. David Spear - The Stegosaurus Stomp (Bonus Track) (2:34)