"IMPERIAL BATTLESHIP? HALT... THE FLOW OF TIME!"

John Barry (yes, THAT John Barry) composed the music for the cheeseball 1979 Italian sci-fi flick, "Starcrash." Two smugglers on the run (Marjoe Gortner and the delectable Caroline Munro) are approached, along with two policemen (Robert Tessier and Judd Hamilton [whose robot character is voiced by cartoon vet Hamilton Camp]), by the Emperor of the Universe (Christopher Plummer, who probably had to make rent) to seek out the three parts of a destroyed spaceship, as one of the planets that house a part could hide the most dangerous weapon the galaxy has ever known: it causes the mind to see monsters (or, to the casual viewer, blobs that look like what happens if you unscrewed the top of a lava lamp and the wax flew out). Constructed by the evil, scenery-chewing Count Zarth Arn (Joe Spinell), he plans to unleash it on the emeperor's planet in order to drive everyone into insanity and allow him to take over. They must also find the emperor's son, Prince Simon (David Hasselhoff), who was the captain of the ship.

Released as an LP in almost every other country than the US, it was given a CD release by Silva Screen as bonus tracks for their release of Barry's "Until September." That release was eventually bootlegged. It's a good score that isn't cheesy like it's film source (but the film is enjoyable on it's own merits). Barry proves why he was the go-to guy for Bond scores with the action-packed score for the movie. It's worth a listen.

For more information on this cheese classic, here's the ultimate Starcrash fansite: http://www.pachanko.com/starcrash/


1. Main Title (02:37)
2. Escape Into Hyperspace (01:49)
3. Captured (02:10)
4. Launch Adrift (01:42)
5. Beach Landing (02:10)
6. The Ice Planet/Heading For Zarkon (03:04)
7. The Emperor's Speech (03:18)
8. Strange Planet/The Trogs Attack (01:00)
9. Akton Battles The Robots (02:16)
10. Red Ball Attack (01:00)
11. Space War (04:38)
12. "Goodbye Akton" (03:32)
13. End Title (02:53)

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