Jonny Quest: Original Television Soundtrack

Jonny Quest Original Television Soundtrack

Jon Burlingame clued us in to the release of this collection for which he served as project consultant. Jon also wrote the liner notes for the collection titled "The Mystery of the Music Men" describing in welcome detail the contributions made by Hoyt Curtin and Ted Nichols in creating this iconic set of musical tracks and cues. Jeff Bond also wrote a section of the liner notes titled "The Quest Legacy" which explored the cultural impact of Jonny Quest.

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Case Back

Track Listings

NOTE:

For a brief synopsis of the tracks and their organization, view the "Case Back" slide above.

Below are the cues from the tracks on the CDs, with the running time for each track. Tracks with multiple cues have the cue information separated by forward slash (/) characters.

CD 1

Jonny Quest Main Title (1:51)

The Mystery of the Lizard Men

Brass Rise to Shock/Slow Somber Threat (0:58)
Soft Fast Travel (0:55)
Sinister Organ/Danger Bridge/Explorer Gut Shock/Low Brooding With Shock (2:26)
Violent Drum With Brass Travel (1:00)
Slow Monster Approach/Quest Chase With Wild Finish (1:26)
State Dept March/Foreign Legion and Gallop (1:20)

Arctic Splashdown

Run Thru the Meadow (0:43)
Brooding Clarinet to Heavy End/Bridge (0:37)
Dangerous Build Up/Long Bridge 5 (1:02)
Rock and Roll Finale (0:58)

The Curse of Anubis

Arabs Appear/Arab Chief/Brooding Arab With Shock (2:13)
Bull Fighter March (1:18)
Rising Pulse to Shock/Native Drums Into Scramble (1:26)

Riddle of the Gold

String and Brass Tension/Time Pass 3 (1:37)
Southern Drag (1:41)
India Night (1:17)
Somber Brass Lead-In/Brass Shock Wave/Snake Dance (1:16)
Jungle Rhythm to Shock/Camel Caravan (2:37)

Treasure of the Temple

Exploring Dangerous Ground (1:41)
Danger/Bridge/Time Pass 4 (0:55)
Slow Monster Ominous/Exploring Catacombs (2:39)
Jazz Chase (1:04)

Calcutta Adventure

Persian Market (0:18)
Stinger/Theme March (0:41)
Flute Chase/Med Chase (1:47)

The Robot Spy

Wild Chase (0:56)
Eerie Feeling/Mysterious (3:42)
Scarecrow Dance/Cleopatra’s Ghost (2:08)
Low Brass Menace With String/Sinister Organ With Brass End (0:55)
Snappy Travel to Danger (0:55)
Pulsating Chase (1:03)

Double Danger

Lite Scene Change/Harp Intro Bridge/Humming Bird With Button (0:58)
Danger/Mad Scientist/Japanese Island (2:15)
Sneaking Up on Trouble/Fast Travel With Pause/Exit With Plan (1:22)

Shadow of the Condor

Horse and Buggy (1:03)
Rising Bridge With String/Rising Tension With Brass Shock/Serious With Marimba (2:44)
Long Bridge 2 (0:17)
Heavy Perry Mason/Wild Chase Remake Builds to End (1:39)
Run Up to Sting/Panic Chase/Busy Travel Orient Feeling (2:04)

Skull and Double Crossbones

Modern Jazz (1:09)
Flute Tip Toe With String (0:36)
Peter Gunn Travel (0:53)
Happy Looking Fast/Descending With String (1:33)
Swinging Jazz Chase (1:01)

The Dreadful Doll

Discovery/Short Bridge/Dog 4, Lite Fool Around/Dog Play 2 (1:29)
Jazz Conversation (0:59)
Menace/Voodoo/Blue Suspense (2:52)
Long Bridge 4/Brooding Guitar to Soft Travel/Monster Creep-Up Big Ending (2:41)

A Small Matter of Pygmies

Shocks and Stingers/Moving Along With Danger Anticipation (2:01)
Bad Guys Speak/Disturbed Jungle (1:23)
Monster Approaches Flintstones/Foreign Legion Appears Bridge (0:53)
Theme March Jazz (0:29)

CD 2

Jonny Quest Art Card (0:05)

Dragons of Ashida

Drum Chase (1:26)
Jazz Travel (2:01)
Quiet Suspense/Monster (2:16)
Suspense/Conversation Suspense (2:52)

Turu the Terrible

Dog Play 1 (0:30)
Slow Clarinet Suspense/Flighty Suspense (2:57)
Danger Comes/Time Pass 1 (0:43)

The Fraudulent Volcano

Theme Chase Faster/Driving Chase (1:31)
Eerie Into Various/Drama (2:34)
Fight Sequence/Bills Chase (2:20)
Happy Jazz Chase (1:30)

Werewolf in the Timberland

Ultra Mysterious (1:30)
Dramatic 2/Swinging Ghost (1:25)
Conversation (0:39)
Long Bridge 3/Theme 1/Lite B.G. Nothing’s Happening (2:18)

Pirates From Below

Underwater or Outer Space With Echo/Kookie Haunted House (1:39)
Happy Jazz/Bridge Xylo and String (1:03)
Drum Travel (1:45)
String Spook (1:21)

Attack of the Tree People

Sailing (0:58)
Toy Factory/Playful (2:14)
Plane Touchdown Faster/Dramatic 1 (0:35)
Theme Travel (1:03)

The Invisible Monster

String S.O.S. With String Sneaky Tip-Toe (1:00)
Theme Chase/Moving Along (1:50)

The Devil’s Tower

Little Cue Rising Organ/Sweet Thoughts Into Suspense (1:08)
Shocks and Suspense/Dark Descent (2:40)
Long Danger Bridge/Avalanche (1:25)

The Quetong Missile Mystery

Plodding Monster (0:36)
Dr. Zin/Morbid (3:23)
Intense Motion (1:23)
Epilogue (1:20)

The House of Seven Gargoyles

Voodoo Strange (0:47)
Bad Guys/Shock (2:10)

Terror Island

Monsters/Section 2 (1:26)
Theme 2/Brooding Mood With Big Sting (1:11)
Bridge Muted Trumpets/Dog Play 3 (0:39)
Agitated Motion (1:01)
Theme March Retake (0:26)

Jonny Quest End Title (0:50)

Bonus Tracks

Bridge—J.Q. String Bridge (0:08)
Lite Fast Jazz (0:43)
Genghis Khan Enters/End of Scene Bridge (0:46)
Skid Row (1:16)
Sinister Feeling—Something’s Sneaking Around to Samba Chase (1:32)
Jade Bumps and Grinds (2:16)
Pasha Peddler Jazz (0:51)
Conversation Blues/Sexy Conversation (1:36)
Happy Thoughts (1:11)
Conversation Swing (1:04)
Conversation Jazz (0:38)
Sweet Thoughts (1:07)

Total Disc Time: 77:11

Total Disc Time: 75:11

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