The atmospheric aquatic adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASPs) provided the perfect grounds for the evolution of Barry Gray's own musical odyssey. After navigating otherworldly vistas with experimental minimalism in Fireball XL5, Gray anchored Stingray's underwater exploits with a cannon of earth-bound incidentals. Employing flutes and gentle woodwind sounds to set the scene, Gray's music drew attention to the wonder of the series premise, employing lush heavenly strings for the series' closing theme, 'Aqua Marina' (a croon brought to life by in-demand vocalist Gary Miller). The off-duty exploits of the WASP characters also allowed Gray to return to his jazzy routes, with the production team adding a loving reference to the composer in the episode Tune of Danger with a 'Graystein' Piano. Episodic melodrama was once again brought to life with bold brass, and driving military marches would establish the WASPs' base, Marineville, and an unforgettable Match of the Oysters (in The Secret of the Giant Oyster). The DNA of the which would foreshadow the iconic theme for the Andersons' next series...
Tracklist
01 Stingray Main Titles 02 Stingray - Evil and Mysterious 03 Stingray - Marineville High Alert 04 Stingray - One Marine Minute 05 Plant of Doom - A Flower to Take Your Breath Away 06 Plant of Doom - Two Worlds United 07 The Golden Sea - Fool's Gold 08 Hostages of the Deep - Trouble in Paradise 09 Hostages of the Deep - Battle for Marina 10 Sea of Oil - Atlanta's Achievement 11 WASP's Sessions - Friday Night at Blue Lagoon 12 The Big Gun - The Might of Solarstar 13 Countdown - Master of Infinite Disguise 14 Countdown - Home, Sweet Home 15 The Ghost Ship - No Laughing Matter 16 The Loch Ness Monster - The Legend of Loch Ness 17 Treasure Down Below - Bounty of the Deep 18 Star of the East - The Big and Small Toe 19 Search for the Tajmanon - One of Our Wonders is Missing 20 Secret of the Giant Oyster - March of the Oysters 21 A Christmas to Remember - Skating 22 Echo of Danger - Marvellous Madness 23 Emergency Marineville - For Want of a Button 24 Tune of Danger - Harmonic Homicide 25 Raptures of the Deep - Tempest's Trip 26 Stingray End Titles - Aqua Marina |