Eric Wetherell Sky: 1975 HTV Series (Original Soundtrack)

• 1. HTV Waterfall Ident
• 2. Sky Main Theme
• 3. Help Me
• 4. The Dram Line Tunnel
• 5. The Animus Attacks
• 6. Clothes
• 7. Sting 2 Take 2
• 8. Merriam School
• 9. Goodchild Manifests
• 10. I'm Looking For My Charge
• 11. Healing Mrs Vennor
• 12. Smothered By Living Things
• 13. I Am In Danger
• 14. Doctor Saul Is Operating
• 15. I Will Call
• 16. Devour
• 17. Invulnerable
• 18. Where Is The Juganet?
• 19. Can You Get Me Back?
• 20. Sky Unused Cue 2
• 21. Sky Unused Cue 3
• 22. Sky Unused Cue 5
• 23. Sky Unused Cue 10
• 24. Sky Unused Cue 11
• 25. Sky Unused Cue 15
• 26. Sky Alternative Theme

An eerie, unsettling benchmark for wyrd television in the 1970s, Sky was created by Doctor Who writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin & is acknowledged as one of several outstanding children’s dramas produced by HTV alongside Children Of The Stones, King Of The Castle and Into The Labyrinth. The series mixes ecological fable with science fiction and fantasy. An ethereal alien materialises on Earth and soon realises he’s landed in the wrong time zone. Sky must seek out the Juganet, an ancient portal that will send him to the correct temporal destination. With the help of tearaway Arby Venner, his sister June and friend Roy he battles Earth’s immune system which is attempting to destroy Sky via the sinister human manifestation of Goodchild.

Whilst the series may initially appear as just another low budget, kid's sci-fi aimed at keeping youngsters occupied after school and before dinner, Sky touches on a variety of prescient ecological and societal themes such as mankind's disregard for nature, wayward youth, the disappearance of the nuclear family, class, alcoholism and the rejection of technological progress in a post-apocalyptic future. A brooding atmosphere is sustained across the seven episodes, aided by Eric Wetherell's stark score. Featuring harpsichord, glockenspiel, timpani, cello & primitive electronics, the music is tense and atonal, verging on experimental.

Transferred from the composer's own masters, Buried Treasure are thrilled to present the isolated score to Sky as a ten inch LP on transparent, ice blue vinyl. The record features 26 cues including unused and alternative takes. And any self-respecting HTV related release wouldn't be complete without the iconic Waterfall ident, composed by Johnny Johnston with electronic sounds by John Baker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop - all above board and officially licensed from the rights holders.

All copies include a TV Times postcard and A3 colour poster of the tie-in 1975 Look-In magazine cover by legendary Italian illustrator Arnaldo Putzu.