Martin Böttcher - The Best of Edgar Wallace (2000)

An excellent selection of tracks from the Edgar Wallace series of crime thrillers filmed in Germany during the 60s! Work for the series was composed by Peter Thomas, Martin Bottcher, and Nora Orlandi -- and the overall feel of the CD is similar to the excellent Peter Thomas reissues on Bungalow and Crippled Dick, especially the Josef Cotton set on the latter label. The cuts mix together crime jazz, mod 60s scoring, and some startling sound effects and musical twists that make the soundtracks as wild as the films themselves.



Tracklist:
1-1 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Der Hexer") [2:20]
1-2 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Der Hund Von Blackwood Castle") [1:47]
1-3 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Der Unheimliche Mönch") [2:47]
1-4 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Der Gorilla Von Soho") [1:57]
1-5 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Der Bucklige von Soho") [1:18]
1-6 Martin Böttcher;Martin Böttcher - Main Theme (From "Die Blaue Hand") [2:00]
1-7 Martin Böttcher;Martin Böttcher - Main Theme (From "Der Schwarze Abt") [2:31]
1-8 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Der Zinker") [1:33]
1-9 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From Die Gruft Mit Dem Rätselschloss") [1:34]
1-10 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Theme for Lucy (From "Das Verrätertor") [1:49]
1-11 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Susan & Jim (From "Der Gorilla Von Soho") [1:40]
1-12 Martin Böttcher;Martin Böttcher - Main Theme (From "Der Fälscher Von London") [2:46]
1-13 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Die Tote Aus Der Themse") [1:40]
1-14 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Aha! (From "Das Verrätertor") [2:31]
1-15 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Walking Dandy (From "Der Zinker") [1:26]
1-16 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Das Geheimnis Der Weißen Nonne") [1:32]
1-17 Martin Böttcher;Martin Böttcher - Main Theme (From "Der Mönch Mit Der Peitsche") [2:00]
1-18 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - The Hump (From "Der Bucklige Von Soho") [2:22]
1-19 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Sitar Cha-Cha (From "Im Banne Des Unheimlichen") [1:35]
1-20 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - The Space of Today (From "Im Banne Des Unheimlichen") [1:39]
1-21 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Main Theme (From "Der Mann mit dem Glasauge") [1:42]
1-22 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Hit Him Where It Hurts (From "Der Bucklige Von Soho") [1:21]
1-23 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Bossa for Jane (From "Der Hund Von Blackwood Castle") [2:21]
1-24 Peter Thomas Sound Orchester - Nora (From "Der Mann mit dem Glasauge") [2:29]
1-25 Martin Böttcher;Martin Böttcher - Main Theme (From "Das Gasthaus an der Themse") [1:28]