Soundtracks with titles starting with M

• M Squad  (The Music From The NBC TV Series) [music by Stanley Wilson]
  • CD, RCA BMG 43397 2, Spain, 1996
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. one of the best of the classic crime jazz scores from the TV private eye era.

• Mad Monster Party [music by Maury Laws]
  • CD, Percepto/ Retrograde FSM-80125-21, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. Originally released in 1967, for the first time on CD, plus original songs with lyrics by Jules Bass featuring the vocal talents of Boris Karloff, Phyllis Diller, Ethel Ennis and Gale Garnett. Includes a booklet with drawings by celebrated Mad Magazine alumnus Jack Davis and Don Duga.
    • www.filmscoremonthly.com: From Rankin/Bass, the creators of TV's holiday classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" comes the original motion picture soundtrack to Mad Monster Party, the beloved 1967 stop-motion monster rally that inspired director Tim Burton to create his Nightmare Before Christmas. Experience the complete orchestral score by composer Maury Laws, released for the first time in over thirty years. This deluxe package includes an exhaustive 16-page booklet detailing the making of the film. Although the end credits to Mad Monster Party advertise a soundtrack on RCA Victor, that recording never materialized. This CD is the first release of the soundtrack ever - it's the coolest party of the year and you're all invited!
    • Dlsmay: It actually has some good spy jazz stuff with bongos, particularly the opening theme. It also has the garage-rocking "Do the Mummy" song by Little Tibia and the Fibulas, plus the Bond-like song and a Phyllis Diller song "You're Different" (sung to the Frankenstein Monster). Recommend to anybody on this list.

• Malombra [music by Michele Zanoni, Guido & Maurizio De Angelis]
  • CD, Hexacord, Italy, 2003
  • comment:
    • Johan: previously unreleased soundtrack to Eurocult movie

• Man For All The Doings [music by George Theodossiadis]
  • CD, Potfleur POT 003, Greece, 2002
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5. Jazz score, good but nothing special. one bossa nove tune, some beatnik jazz influences, several nervous jazz tunes. available from: Sonic Rendezvous (Netherlands) and Dionysus (USA). Sound fragment on Potfleur site

• The Man From U.N.C.L.E.  (1964-1968) [music by Various Artists]
  • CD, Film Score Monthly Silver Age Classics FSMCD, USA, 2002
  • comment:
    • Johan: Hugo Montenegro's two "Music from The Man from U.N.C.L.E." RCA albums featured POP ARRANGEMENTS of several UNCLE themes and scores. here are the original scores.
    • www.filmscoremonthly.com: the original TV soundtracks have never before been available. Now, the best of all four seasons of U.N.C.L.E. music (over two and a half hours!) has been assembled into a 2CD set. In addition to suites drawn from the three first-season Goldsmith scores, the album includes music by Lalo Schifrin, Morton Stevens, Walter Scharf, Gerald Fried, Robert Drasnin and Richard Shores. Limited Edition of 3,000 Copies. details and ordering: .secure.filmscoremonthly.com/store/detailCD.asp?ID=245

• The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Original Soundtracks = Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E./ More Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E. [music by Hugo Montenegro, various composers]
  • CD, RCA BMG 241792, UK, 1995
    CD, BMG, France, 2003
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 5 points on 5. Essential crim pop-jazz! Contains "Original Music from The Man from U.N.C.L.E." plus "More Music from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".

• The Man From U.N.C.L.E. volume 2  (1964-1968) [music by Various Artists]
  • CD, Film Score Monthly Silver Age Classics, USA, 2003

• Man From Uncle - Cult TV Classics [music by Various Artists]
  • CD, Silva Screen, UK, 1992
  • comment:
    • (unknown): Good comp featuring Danger Man, Mannix...

• Mannix [music by Lalo Schifrin, WDR Big Band]
  • CD, Aleph 014, USA, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5.
    • Darrell Brogdon: It's not the original soundtrack but a NEW recording by the West German Radio Big Band, led by Schifrin. The four bonus tracks were "developed from his Mannix concepts of 30 years ago". Great late '60s-early '70s TV crime jazz.
    • Pat Jennings: the new versions ROCK! The WDR Big Band is outstanding, with BIG KAHUNAS!, and it seems they have a great affinity for Mr. Schifrin and his style of music. Any of you "Exoticats" interested in purchasing these should go to www.schifrin.com/. Definately get Bullitt and Mannix, but don't overlook Jazz Goes to Hollywood...

• Mannix [music by Lalo Schifrin]
  • CD, Warner, USA/ Europe, 2001
  • comment:
    • Johan: Not the original soundtack, but new, "updated" (whatever that means) studio recordings, plus 4 new tunes.

• Mark Of The Devil & Mark Of The Devil 2  (Hexen Bis Aufs Blut Gequält & Hexen Und Geschändet Und Zu Tode Gequält) [music by Various Artists]
  • CD/LP, Diggler 001, Germany, 2001
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 1 points on 5. Don't let the other 2 releases of Diggler -- "St. Pauli Affairs" & Peter Thomas' "Peter Scores" -- attempt you to buy this one, thinking "it will be of the same nature and quality as those 2, because it is not. "Mark Of The Devil 2" is crap, while "1" has a nice lolve theme... that is repeated 10 times.

• Marquis De Sade's Philosophy In The Boudoir  (+ Piero Piccioni's "The 10th victim") [music by Bruno Nicolai]
  • CD, Sonic Italie (bootleg), USA, 1995
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. "Eugenie... the story of her journey into perversion". Bruno Nicolai's psychedelic pop score to the "lost" 1969 Jess Franco film.
    • james brouwer: I actually prefer "Marquis De Sade" to the 10th victim, though I haven't heard all of that one. De Sade 70 (not to be confused with the Billy Strange OST for "De Sade, which has three fantastic cuts on it) is druggy and depraved in that italian 60's mode. Can't get enough of that.
    • Cheryl: the "Marquis De Sade" is actually the better of the two soundtracks, in my humble little opinion (not that the Piccioni isn't good... )

• Mars Attacks [music by Danny Elfman]
  • CD, ?, USA?, 1998?
  • comment:
    • Chuck: A great tongue in cheek soundtrack to a tongue in cheek movie. Its got the sound right on the feeling but it is a bit reptitious. My favorite trac is Martian Lounge. It has me longing for those truly great sci-fi soudtracks of the 50's.Now I'm not saying you should play it all the way through but 2 or 3 cuts are soooo GREAT!!! they make this a must own cd for outer space thereimin lovin Sci Fi horror exoticats like me.

• Metti Una Sera A Cena [music by Ennio Morricone]
  • CD, Cinevox MDF 309, Italy, 1997
    LP, 180 gram vinyl, Dagored RED 122, Italy, 2001
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. If you already have "Mondo Morricone" and "More Mondo Morricone", then you have the best 4 tracks from this soundtrack. The rest is not worth the admission price of this CD, IMO.
      Read a review of this record in the "Critiquarium".
    • Nat Kone: heavenly beautiful. the first half of the CD is about as beautiful and perfect as any music I've heard in a long long time. I thought I knew Morricone. But this is different, yet somehow the same and really beautiful.

• Mickey One [music by Stan Getz]
  • LP, MGM 4312
    CD, Verve, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 2 points on 5. can't help it, i found this rather boring. I'm not a Getz fan, or a sax jazz lover.
    • Elisabeth Vincentelli: soundtrack to Arthur Penn's Mickey One, composed by Eddie Sauter and interpreted by Stan Getz. This is a superlative release, from the music itself (originally recorded in 1965) to the great packaging--Verve's been doing really well in their "Master Edition" series. Highly recommended if you like 60s jazz noir.

• Mickey Swingerhead And The Earth Girls [music by Michael Andrew/ Swingerhead]
  • CD, Michael Andrews Records, USA, 1999
  • comment:
    • Reviewed in _Cool And Strange Music Magazine_ issue 15

• Mike Hammer  (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) [music by Skip Martin]
  • LP, RCA LPM 2140, 1958
    CD, RCA/BMG 42124 2, Spain, 1996
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5.
    • Jack Diamond Music:Killer crime jazz, jazz film noir from Skip Martin and his Orchestra. Featuring many if not all of Mancini's "Peter Gunn" Orchestra and generally the stable of the West Coast Studio musician scene, of which whom are all listed in the booklet, for 1 of the finest of its kind TV Soundtracks of The Era Of Crime Jazz Sounds from 1959. Dirty, bloody, gritty and generally, a puss infected mess.

• Milano Violenta [music by Enrico Pieranunzi e Silvano Chimenti]
  • CD/LP, Plastic Records PL008, Italy, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5. Looks like a music library album (Pulsar Music LTD is a music library), only on the back it says "Milano Violenta original movie soundtrack". Mellow cop funk, jazzy funk, "dramatic" funk, 1 really beautiful EZ track, and 3 dark & moody tracks that are described as: dramatic, suspense/ neurosia, stress/ painful, obsessing.

• Mission: Anthology  (Music From Mission: Impossible & More Mission: Impossible) [music by Lalo Schifrin]
  • CD, One Way 22122, USA, 1994
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 5 points on 5. Two classic spy pop jazz (original) soundtracks.

• Mission Impossible [music by Lalo Schifrin]
  • CD, One Way MSIF-2204, Japan, 1994
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. This is the original soundtrack, but then there's also a cd with both "Mission: Impossible" and "More Mission: Impossible" which I highly recommend!

• Mission: Impossible [music by Lalo Schifrin]
  • Double LP, Simply Vinyl SVLP41, UK, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: 180 gr. audiophile pressing, analogue remastered reissue in high quality packaging, featuring 2 classic soundtracks on 1 double LP : "Music from Mission: Impossible" & "More Mission: Impossible".

• Modesty Blaise [music by John Dankworth]
  • CD, Harkit HRKCD 8002, UK, 2000?
  • comment:
    • Charles Moseley: It's good and very collectable but I'd never play it out. Its modish and semi-orchestral and I'd liken it to The Quiller Memorandum or In Like Flint. Cool, expensive and rare but not blinding.
    • Br. Cleve: disappointing
    • basic hip: This John Dankworth soundtrack has been on my wish list for awhile now. Like most soundtracks, I'll bet it is made up of some rather ordinary material offset by those two or (if you are lucky) three killer tracks that make the whole thing worthwhile. Even though it is very collectible, I recall reading here (a long time ago) that the score to Modesty Blaise is nothing to get too excited about. I also recall hearing that there are two versions - one on 20th Century Fox and one on Fontana - and that the UK release is "better". But I'm not sure I understand that if they are scores to the same movie. Maybe a slightly different track list? The only one in my Soundtrack guide is 20th CF.
    • Reviewed at Score, Baby

• Mondi Caldi Di Notte  (Italian 60s Mondo Movie Sexy Themes) [music by Armando Sciascia]
  • filed under: artists: Sciascia, Armando

• Mondo Caldo Di Notte [music by Armando Sciascia e La Sua Orchestra]
  • CD, Hexacord HCD-12, Italy, 2002
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. this is a soundtrack, different from (and better than) the Plastic compilation called "Mondi CALDI..."

• Mondo Candido [music by Riz Ortolani]
  • CD/LP, Dagored 113, Italy, 2000

• Mondo Cane - Original Soundtrack [music by Nino Oliviero & Riz Ortolani]
  • CD, CAM CSE 130, Italy, 1993
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5.
    • Bruce Lenkei: A nice surprise. It's got a little bit of everything on it. Swingin' sultry jazz, A cha cha, scary, moody tunes. Would make an interesting addition to any lounge library.

• The Money Spyder [music by The James Taylor Quartet]
  • CD, Hollywood Acid Jazz AJ-68022, USA, 1996
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 5 points on 5. Soundtrack to a Spy film that doesn't exist. Great organ/guitar instros in 70's crime jazz style.

• More Morricone. With Love [music by Ennio Morricone]
  • CD, Volcano, Japan, 200?
  • comment:
    • Johan: Expensive, 16 track "Mondo Morricone" type of comp

• More Music From Peter Gun [music by Henry Mancini]
  • CD, RCA Living Stereo 29857 2, Germany, 1995
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5.

• More Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E. [music by Hugo Montenegro, various composers]
  • CD, RCA 637062, Spain, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 5 points on 5. Fabulous, but why buy this when there exists a CD with the 2 "U.N.C.L.E." soundtracks on it?

• Mr. Lucky/ Mr. Lucky Goes Latin [music by Henry Mancini]
  • CD, RCA, France, 2003

• The Muppet Show: 25 Years [music by The Muppets]
  • CD, Rhino, USA, 2002
  • comment:
    • Johan: see Rhino's site for details.

• Music From M Squad/ Music From Mike Hammer [music by Stanley Wilson/ Skip Martin]
  • CD, label?, USA?, 2001
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 5 points on 5. announced at Dusty Groove

• Music From Mike Hammer/ Music From M Squad [music by Skip Martin/ Stanley Wilson]
  • filed under: Wilson, Stanley

• Music from Mr. Lucky [music by Henry Mancini]
  • LP, RCA LSP2196
    CD, RCA 72930, Spain, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5.

• Music from Peter Gunn [music by Henry Mancini]
  • LP, LPM 1956
    CD, RCA? Buddha?, USA, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5.
    • Byron Caloz: has not only the entire first album but several cuts from "More Peter Gunn"

• Music From The Tomb Of The Cybermen [music by BBC Radiophonic Workshop]
  • CD, Via Satellite V-Sat ASTRA 3967, UK, 1997
  • comment:
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 216, page 164

• The Music From U.N.C.L.E.  (The Original Soundtrack Affair) [music by Hugo Montenegro, various composers]
  • CD, RAZ 2133, USA, 199?
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 5 points on 5.

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