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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
 While not technically the soundtrack just to The Return of the Saint, there is a collection of the greatest music from a number of ITC television series, The Music of ITC. There are 133 different tracks on 2 CD audio discs (158 mins), and beautifully illustrated booklet with liner sleeve notes. Disc 1 features Edwin Astley's music from the original Saint TV show, starring Roger Moore on tracks 23 to 31. The Edwin Astley songs have been on CD before; the real news is the songs from The Return of The Saint, starring Ian Ogilvy! Those have not been on CD before, and they appear on the second disc as tracks 45 through 52! Disc 1
1-6 Danger Man (half hour series)(Edwin Astley)
7-13 Danger Man (hour series)(Edwin Astley)
14-15 Gideon's Way (Edwin Astley)
16-22 The Baron (Edwin Astley)
23-31 The Saint (Edwin Astley)
32-37 Man In A Suitcase (Ron Grainer / Albert Elms)
38-44 The Prisoner (Ron Grainer / Albert Elms / Robert Farnon)
45-53 The Champions (Tony Hatch / Edwin Astley / Albert Elms)
54-61 Department S (Edwin Astley)
Disc 2
1-6 Randall & Hopkirk (Edwin Astley)
7-13 Strange Report (Roger Webb)
14-17 The Persuaders (John Barry / unknown)
18-25 Jason King (Laurie Johnstone)
26-33 The Protectors (Mitch Murray / John Cameron)
34-36 The Adventurer (John Barry / unknown)
37-44 The Zoo Gang (Paul McCartney / Ken Thorne)
45-52 Return Of The Saint (Brian Dee / G&M De Angelis)
45 - Main Title Theme by Brian Dee and Irving Martin
46 to 50 - various Incidental cues by Brian Dee and Irving Martin
51 - Taking It Easy (European Theme) by Guido and Maurizio de Angelis / performed by Oliver Onions
52 - Closing titles by Brian Dee and Irving Martin So yes! To answer the most pressing issue of the day, the elusive European theme song Taking It Easy by Oliver Onions is indeed included in the collection! Labels: 2010, Amazon.com, CD, Edwin Astley, ITC, Oliver Onions, Return of The Saint, Soundtrack
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Thursday, January 04, 2007
 The extras have been confirmed on the forthcoming DVD box set of Return of the Saint from Network, which is due in the shops on January 29th. Alongside all 24 episodes of the show are:
• The Saint Steps In... to the 70s - Narrated by Sir Roger Moore, this is a unique and exclusive documentary on the making of the series which features contributions from Ian Ogilvy, producer Robert S. Baker and others involved with the production of the series.
• Four exclusive commentaries featuring Ian Ogilvy, producer Robert S. Baker, production manager Malcolm Christopher and writer John Goldsmith
• The Saint and the Brave Goose – feature-length version of the Collision Course two-parter which is presented in its episodic format on discs four and five.
• Episodic Image gallery with music suite
• Title sequence storyboard gallery
• Return of The Saint Script Archive - Presented here in PDF format are original scripts (plus some changes and meeting notes) for Return of the Saint. These PDFs can only be viewed on suitable software on a PC/Mac and cannot be viewed on your DVD player. The scripts are: Appointment in Florence, Assault Force, The Debt Collectors, The Diplomat’s Daughter, Hot Run, Nightmare Man, The Obono Affair, The Poppy Chain, Tower Bridge is Falling Down and Vicious Circle. Also included is Prince of Darkness – an unproduced script in which the Saint fights vampires.
• Promotional image gallery
• Memorabilia image gallery
• Generic Return of the Saint trailer
 • European opening titles featuring vocal theme "Taking it Easy" by Oliver Onions
• Previously unseen rushes from the title sequence (mute)
• Commercial Break Bumpers
• Textless material (mute)
• The Saint at Elstree featurette - A plaque honouring Roger Moore is unveiled at Elstree Studios in December 2006
• Return of The Saint annuals in PDF format (1979 & 1980)
• PDF of original colour publicity brochure
• PDF of original Look In and TV Times articles
The Return of The Saint DVD Set from Network is now available for pre-order from Amazon UK for release on January 29, 2007.Labels: 2007, DVD, Ian Dickerson, Ian Ogilvy, Oliver Onions, Return of The Saint, Roger Moore, TV
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