tracks

Opening Theme
Closing Theme
Creepy Tension - Tremolo - Strings
Same - Lower - Darker
More Tension
String Start - To Woodwind Pattern - Poignant - "Maggie Evans"
Woodwinds - Poignant - Romantic - Wall To Wall
Lower Register - Romantic Neutral
Dramatic Curtain
Similar
Strings To High Notes
Emphatic Start To Dramatic Build - Pyramid
String Tremolo - Very Nervous - Build And Swell
Tension - "Oh, Oh"
Similar
Waiting, Circular Pattern - Intro
String Intro
String Intro To Woodwinds - Curtain
Same
Cello Solo Suite - Poignant
Same But Slower
Same
Poignant Woodwinds
Good For Hypnotic Trance Scenes
Tense Sting To Suspense
Dramatic Curtain
Alto Flute Solo Suite - Sad, Poignant
Tension To Celeste Bridge
"My, Oh My" Curtain, High Pitched
Pyramid Tremolo, Quiet Echo
Pyramid To Sting, Three Repeats
Similar To 19 - Bigger Sting
Wall To Wall Neutral - Happy In Feeling
Another Version - Little Darker
Poignant Curtain
Cello Run To Sustained Note - Curtain
Tension Drums To Clarinet - Bridge
Similar
String Staccato Held Note
"Woodwind Worries" Light Tension Scenes
Similar
Similar
Same As Previous, Just Woodwinds
My Favorite Of The Five
Weird, Spooky, Circular Pattern
Flashback, Piercing, Spook
Similar
Eerie, Mysterious Pattern Piece
Same
Slow "Old Folks", Domestic Problem, Sad
Similar, Little Darker
Stealthy, Sad Tension
Same
Drum Start, Goes Into Melody With Drums Under
Similar, But Slower, Useable For Dark Tension
Faster And More Frantic Version
Similar
Same With Strange Pattern Underneath
Happiness, Romance, Love, Curtains Out
Solo Clarinet - Introspective, Poignant
Dissonant Wall To Wall, Neutral
Same
Neutral Curtain
Neutral, Wall To Wall Woodwinds
Darker Wall To Wall - Neutral
Neutral Wall To Wall
Strings And Brass Wall To Wall - Sad
Lower Register Of Same
Romantic, Happy "I Think We're In Lov"
Prettier And Sweeter
Spook Vibes & High F.G., Dreamy - Flashback
Similar
Mystery, Pattern Ends With Sting Good Suspense
Same
Extended 41
3 Holds - Emphatic Curtain
Same With Reverb
Sting Or Curtain
Slow Tense - Horn To Sting To Vibes
Climbing Cello Run To Sting Shocker
Descending Poignant - "Oh Dear, Oh Dear"
Big Dramatic Curtain
Pleasant Problem - Bridge
Same With Violin Ending
Neutral Curtain, Time Piece
Descending Brass To Sting Held Note
Descending Poignant Wall To Wall Neutral
Same Without Strings
Romantic, Sweet
Same
Stringy And Slower Variation
Romantic Flutes, Little Tension
Good Spooky Tension - Very Usable
Stringy, Poignant, Wall To Wall
Poignant Woodwind Bridge With Repeats
Sting Start, Emphatic Anger Piece
Same With Reverb
Sting
Sting To Brass, Combat Sound, Mysterioso
High Flute - Wall To Wall - Neutral Romance
Same Lead, With Atonal Background
Old Folks, Poignant, Stringy, Slight Romantic Tension
Slower Version
Mystery, Ascending Pyramid To Chords
Same
Ominous Solo Timpani
Ascending Pyramid - Good Bridge
Sting
Romantic
Build And Drop To 3 Light Chords, Bridge
Tension With High Pitched Notes
Sting To Vibes
Drums Build To Sting
Same But With Bigger Sting
Dramatic Big Tension
Same
Sting Tremelo With Muted Horns
Slow Juke Box - Blue Whale
Med. Slow Blue Whale
Slow Blue Whale
Fast Blue Whale
Slow Blue Whale
Show Sub-Theme
Same
Wailing Theremin (Angelique)
High Pitched Eerie Theremin
Same As Above - More Eerie
4 Beats To Theremin Weird, Sad Tension
Same As 79 - More Spooky
Theremin Wail
Angelique's Spook
Theremin Whee
Descending Dreamlike Theremin
Wall To Wall Woodwind Clarinet
Wall To Wall Spooky Theremin
Like 84
Little Faster Spooky Tension - Confusion
Same But Lower Pitched - Good Ghostly Spook
Theremin On Top With Circular Strings - Time Piece
Same
Josette's Spook
Strings - High Note - Low Note - Last 2 Bars Of 3
Woodwinds - High Note - Low Note Same As 3B-87
Strong Chord To Accent Cut-Off - Last Bar Of 4
Easy Chord - Strings - Woodwinds Added - 1st Bar Of 5
Chord (N.G.) 1st Bar Of 7
Two Hits Easy - Hold On Second - Last Two Bars Of 7
Woodwinds Four Note Melody - Last 2 Bars Of 8
Celli - Series Of Notes (N.G.) 3rd Bar Of 11
Celli - Low Note To Middle - Last 2 Bars Of 11
Strings Tremolo With Vibe Hit - Short - 1st Bar Of 14
Same As 96 - 3 Times - 1st Bar Of 14
Alto Flute Melody - 1st 2 Bars Of 16
Strings Tremolo Crescendo To Cut-Off - 1st 2 Bars Of 19
Strings - Two Soft - One Last 2 Bars Of 19
Strings - Tremolo Crescendo To Cut-Off - 1st Bars Of 19 Same As 99 But Not So Strong
Strings - Series Of Notes - Last 2 Bars Of 19
Strings - Sustained Note Same As Last Note In 102 Last Bar In 29
Woodwind Progression Up With Low Strings Punct. Last 2 Bars Of 30
Same As Last Note In 104 - Last Bar In 30
Flutes And Bassoon. A Couple Of Notes - Dissonant Bars 10&11 Of 33
Woodwinds Two Notes - Low Strings - Last Bar Of 35
Woodwinds - Last 3 Bars Of 37
Same As 108 With Low Strings Punction. Last 3 Bars Of 37
Strings Tremolo W/ Bass Punct. - 1st Bar Of 40 - 4x
Strong Strings Tremolo High W/ Punct. Last Bar Of 41
Woodwinds & Vibes - Strong Hit & Sus. Last Bar Of 42
Tremolo Strings, Chord- Celeste & Fl. Fig.
Med. Hard Stab. Last Bar Of 44 - Sting
Low Hit Sus. - Woodwinds - Strings Last Bar Of 46
Strings, Hit Sus. - Vibe - Last Bar Of 49
Woodwind Series Of Notes - Tremolo Strings - 1st 2 Bars Of 56
Horn & Trb. Same As 117 (Almost) Last 2 Bars Of 56
Strings Tremolo With Hit & Celeste - Last 2 Bars Of 57
Trb. Hit - Tremolo Strings - Last Bar Of 58
Flutes (2) Short Melody - Last 3-1/2 Bars Of 59
Tymp Hit - Strings Tremolo - Last Bar Of 70
Trb & Low Strings. Four Notes Up To Strings Tremolo. First 2 Bars Of 70
Strings Tremolo - Last Part Of 123. Last 2 Bars Of 70
Strings Tremolo - Short Hold - Last Bar Of 71
Theremin Gliss Up 2X (Cue 81)
Woodwinds - Two Notes Hold - Last Bar 2-1/4 Of 83
Very Spooky Tense, Situations Nervous, Circular Repetitive
Same Little Faster
Neutral, Almost Romantic
Same Little Slower
Drums, Strings Tremolo - Pending Danger
Curtain - Semi-Dramatic
Dramatic Sting - Much Used Curtain
Anger - Tension "Halting Heart" Series Of Repeated Notes
Faster Version
Version With Reverb
Much Faster
Big Dramatic Sting - Curtain
Anger, Tension - Starts With Sting - Celeste
Sting
Small Sting
Vicki's Theme - Poignant Wall To Wall Woodwinds
Same - Played By Clarinet
Vicki Curtain
Vicki Curtain
Stringy Sentimental Ending
Dramatic Curtain
Pensive Neutral Curtain
Fairly Neutral, Poignant Curtain
Circular, Fear, Tremolo Curtain
Happy Curtain
Dramatic Sting
Spooky, Low Wail, Zap Music
Clock Watching, Waiting Piece
Tremolo - Louder - Same As 146A
Spooky, Circular, Plucking Strings
Poignant Bridge Or Curtain
Poignant Bridge Of Curtain
Poignant With Flute
Questioning Waiting Curtain
Bad Curtain
Dramatic Curtain
Good Curtain
Dramatic Curtain To Sting End
Good Short Curtain
Bridge Waiting
Doubtful Poignant Curtain
Similar
Descending Pyramid - Dramatic
Dramatic Curtain
Romantic Curtain
Sting
Low Drums - Heartbeat Pattern
Drums Louder
Poignant Bridge
Same
Neutral - Good To Bridge Scenes
162 Extended
Dramatic Sting
Descending Strings - Bridge
Happy Curtain
Spooky Curtain
Poignant String Tremolo, Clarinet On Top
Tremolo, Woodwinds, Spooky
Chord Start - Woodwinds - Spooky
Poignancy - Neutral
Alto Sax Over Strings
Clockwatching - Nervous, Pacing
Neutral - Conversation Piece
Woodwind Hold
Drum Beat To String Hold
Drum Beat To String Hold
Piercing Hold
Same
Sting To Hold
Tremolo Build Curtain
Hold - Sustained Note
Curtain- Strings To Drums
Strings To Drums - Curtain
Strings To Drums - Curtain
Neutral Curtain
Neutral Stringy Bridge
Repeat Strings Bridge With Alto
Repeat Strings - Neutral - Curtain
Strings And Bells Bridge Or Curtain - Neutral
Simiar To 182A
Similar
Strings - No Bell
Suspense Bridge Or Curtain
Suspense - S.O.S.
Tremolo, Woodwinds Over Spooky
Similar
Strings, Only
Neutral B.G. Piece
Theremin Curtain
Dramatic Drums, Building (End Of 188 - Curtain Of :06)
Good Dramatic Sting
Anger Piece
Poignant, Sad Background
Poignant, Sad Background
Piercing Notes - Slight Tension Background
Same, Only Woodwinds
Fairly Neutral Strings, Background
Theremin Curtain
Theremin Curtain
Theremin Curtain
Building Curtain
Theremin Curtain
Theremin Curtain
Shorter Version
Theremin Curtain
Spooky Low Tremolo
Dramatic Curtain - 3 Stings To Held Note
Barnabas Music - String Start To Woodwinds
"Dr. J & H" - Brass - Woodwind - Strings - Good Suspense - Curtains Out
Celestial, Harp - Flashback Transition
Desc. Curtain - Dreamy To Build
Drum Roll - Builds To Dramatic Curtain
String Intro
String Intro
Nervous Waiting - Tremolo Strings
Nervous Circular With Step Movement Curtain
Celestial Almost Electronic Spook
Dramatic Curtain - Builds To Crescendo
Sting Build
Sting Short
Drum To Brass Pyramid, Sharp Cutoff
Same With Held Note On End
String Start - Builds, Tremolo, Drums To Drum Roll
Woodwind Hold To Drums And Brass Build
Same, Builds To Crescendo
3 Stings - Dramatic Movement To Curtain
Dramatic Stings Curtain
Tremolo - Descending Intro
Brass Action Curtain
Descending Nice Bridge
Drum Beats
2 High Pitched Stings
Poignant Bridge
Poignant Curtain
Cue #2 (J & H) Variation With Xylophone
Tremolo - Woodwinds To Sting
Drums Build To Fast Moving Curtain
Drum Roll, Brass On Top Dramatic Curtain
Waiting, Stealthy Tremolo On Bottom, Quiet Dramatic Pattern On Top - Curtains Out
Slow Drums Beats
Combat Type, Dramatic Curtain
2 Notes To Quiet Tremolo Hold To Big Curtain
Bridge, Series Of 2 Notes, Building
Dramatic Curtain
First Part
2nd Part
Slow Pyramid Suspense Piece, Bridge
Tremolo, Harp, Bass Pattern Underneath
Piano With Low Tremolo
3 Descending Notes, Dramatic Curtain
3 Notes, Repeated To Build
Poignant Clarinet With Sort Of High Strings
Drum To Sting - To Poignant - To Drum Roll
Dramatic Curtain
Sting, Vibrating Strings, In And Out, Suspense
Descending, But Building Very Dramatic Curtain
Low Held Note, Building To Woodwinds - Then Harp
Quiet Sting - Low Notes To Higher Piercing
Very Fast Circular Notes
Small Sting Start - Vibes, Soop, Suspense
Same With Percussion
Different Variation
Time Piece - Builds - Break At :55
Same With Percussion
Sad, Suspense
With Percussion
Climbing Vibe Pyramid
Same With Snare Drums
Same With Vibes & Flutes & Drums
Flute & Vibes - No Drums
Climbing Slow Pyramid
Same With Kettle Drums
Bigger - More Dramatic
Ghost Love Song
Ghost Love Song With Percussion
Sting
Sting
Sting
Sting
Sting
Sting
Pattern Of Notes - Dan's Favorite
With Percussion
Bongo Beat
African Drumbeats
Drum Beats
Various Percussion Patterns
Various Percussion Rhythms
Various Percussion Rhythms
Various Percussion Rhythms
Various Percussion Rhythms
Various Percussion Rhythms
Pansy Faye's Song - Straight
Nancy Barett's Key - E Major - Pansy's Song
Half Tempo - Pansy's Theme
2 Stings To Alto Flute - After 45 Sec. Weird String Movement On Top - Sad Tension
Same Doubled
Pansy's Song Over 271
Pansy's Song Over 271
Half Tempo Over 271
Celeste Version Of Pansy's Song (Spook)
Celeste With Wind Chimes
Celeste Version With Vibes And Bells (Spookiest)
Warm Waltz Time Version Of Pansy's Song
Version Spooked Up
Very Spooky Version With Fluttering Strings
2 Anger Stings To Hold, Repeat, Alto Flute With Tremolo, Good Dark Tension - Change At 1:15 Alto Sax Melody Over Tremolo
Dark Tension - Held Notes In Strings And Vibes
Piano Version Of Pansy's Theme
Faster Version Of Same
Warm Version Of Same With Intro
Josette's Music Box
Spooky Music Box
Spooky Music Box
Spooky Music Box
Spooky Music Box
Spooky Music Box
Spooky Music Box
Spooky Music Box
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge
Shadows Of The Night
Old Phono #1 - Quentin's Theme
Old Phono #1 With Reverb
Old Phono #1 With Reverb And Filter
Old Phono #1 With Tape Shake
Old Phono #2
Old Phono #3 - Pansy's Song
Old Phono #3 With Reverb
Old Phono #3 With Reverb And Filter
Alternate Time Warp Melody
Same But With Weird Vibes
Alternate
Alternate
Alternate
Angelique's Theme And Time Warp Melody
Spooky, Slow Build, Ominous Wall To Wall
Same With Percussion Added
Watch Out. Strings, Piano And Drums. Good Fast Action Piece
Spook, Wall To Wall Theramin
Neutral Time Piece With Bongo Pattern
Same Without The Bongo - Very Useable
"I've Been Bitten" - Poignant With Tremolo Underneath
Similar, More Melodic - Sad Love Song
Good Spook, Theramin With Tremolo (Almost Wailing Of Widows)
Tremolo With Bongo Pattern - Frantic Looking (Little Too Hip)
Spooky Steps, Mystery, With Piano Accents (Good For No Dialogue)
Theramin Over Cue 37 - Good Spook
Angelique And Bruno's Piano
Same
Longer Version Of The Same
Another Version
Piano Version To Be Played By Alexis
Lush Version For Bruno And Phono Record
Harpsichord Version
"Head Music" Dead Of Night Theme
"Head Music"
"Head" Curtain
"Head" Curtain
Celestial Harps
"Oh So Heavenly, Strings And All"
"I'm Floating With The Vibes And Harps"
Simple "Joanna"
More Complex "Joanna"
Short Version "Joanna"
Very Romantic "Joanna"
Quentin's Theme On Piano
"Joanna" Spook Version
Spookier "Joanna"
Eerie Vibes And Percussion
Joanna Spook And Then Some
"I Wanna Dance With You"
Opening Theme - Alternate Take 15
Same - Alternate Take 23
Same - Alternate Take 30
Same - Alternate Take 31
Same - Alternate Take 32
Same - Alternate Take 34
Same - Alternate Take 39
Same - Alternate Take 40
Same - Alternate Take
Alternate Closing Theme
Alternate Closing Theme Alternate Take
Alternate Closing Theme Take 4
Same - Take 5
310-313 Outtakes "Ode To Angelique" With Studio Chatter
314 Outtakes "Ode To Angelique" With Studio Chatter

notes

Dark Shadows Cue Directory:
These original music compositions, as a rule, were not given specific names upon completion, although certain cues were often written with a certain character, setting or mood in mind and often cues became identified with specific characters and even locations. In keeping with the show's practice while originally in production, each selection is listed only as it was described by either Robert Cobert or music supervisor Sybil Weinberger in the Dark Shadows music cue logs.

Mastering Note: Certain audio imperfections exist in tracks 8-1 to 8-13 which have been transferred from the acetate reference discs.

Total running time: Approx. 7hrs, 45 mis

credits

Composed By – Robert Cobert
Mastered By – Michael McDonald (2)
Producer [Associate] – Darren Gross
Producer [Collection] – Jim Pierson

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Dan Curtis Productions, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Dan Curtis Productions, Inc.
Mastered At – Private Island Trax
Published By – Dan Curtis Productions, Inc.

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