A Note From the Composer
When Rick first approached me about doing a musical score for his "no budget" film, Forbidden Zone I thought sure, fine, it'll be fun. Sixty minutes of original music in a dozen differing styles needed to be created in and around various older, and often uneven, pre-recorded pieces. But when he said that it must all be completed within a two week 'round-the-clock composing, arranging, and recording marathon, I thought he was crazy; but crazy is my middle name. I took on the challenge and enjoyed it immensely.
It was an interesting period for me Oingo Boingo was just leaving its theatrical stage and starting to play as a band. We had a chance to combine the older styles we used to play with some of the crazier sounds which were to be, (as well as a lot of musical pieces which were unlike anything we had ever played, old or new). It was a great chance to stretch out and go nuts.
The Boingos current fans may find this "film music" somewhat foreign to the styles they now associate with us. But nonetheless, it's a piece of historic musical schizophrenia for me, I'm proud of it, and hope you enjoy listening to it.

Forbidden Zone
(motion picture soundtrack)
Original music performed by the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
(1980) Varese Sarabande

Forbidden Zone
"Hercules" Family Theme
Some of These Days
Journey Through the Intestines
Squeezit's Vision of His "Sister"
Queen's Revenge
Pico and Sepulveda (*not included on cd version)
Factory
Love Theme- Squeezit and the Chickens
Flash and Gramps
Squeezit the Moocher (Minnie the Moocher)
Alphabet Song
La Petite Tonkinoise (*not included on cd version)
Cell 63
Witch's Egg
Yiddishe Charleston
Bim Bam Boom
Chamber Music
Pleure
Battle of the Queens
Love Theme- King and Queen
Finale


PRINCIPAL MUSICIANS LEAD VOCALISTS
Danny Elfman LeadVocals Danny Elfman - Forbidden Zone Theme, Queen's Revenge, Squeezit the Moocher
Steve Bartek Guitar Susan Tyrell - Queen's Revenge, Yiddishe Charleston, Witch's Egg
Kerry Hatch Bass Marie-Pascale Elfman - Pleure, Queen's Revenge
John Hernandez Drums, Percussion Cab Calloway - Some of These Days
Sam Phipps Reeds, Flute Josephine Baker - La Petite Tonkinoise*
Leon Schneiderman Reeds, Flute Kipper Kids - Bim Bam Boom, Some of These Days
Dale Turner Trumpet Felix Figueroa - Pico and Sepulveda*
Stuart Elster Piano Miguelito Valdez - Bim Bam Boom
Brad Kay Piano R. Yossele Elfman - Yiddishe Charleston
Dan Schmidt Synthesizer Toshiro Baloney - Squeezit the Moocher
Carol Emmanuel Harp