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



ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Witch's Egg
Composed by George Mishalsky/Susan Tyrell
Some of These Days
Composed by Shelton Brooks, Vocal by Cab Calloway
Courtesy of MCA, Inc.
La Petite Tonkinoise*
Composed by V. Scotto/Christine/Villard
Vocal by Josephine Baker
Courtesy Pathe Marconi/EMI
Bim Bam Boom
Composed by Nino Morales/Johnny Comacho
Vocal by Miguelito Valdez
Courtesy of MCA, Inc.
Pleure
Composed by Jerome Savary
Vocal by Marie-Pascale Elfman
Pico and Sepulveda*
Composed by Eddie Maxwell/Jule Styne
Performed by Felix Figueroa and his Orchestra
Vocal by Boulevard Stompers
Courtesy Freddy Martin Music
Minnie the Moocher
Composed by Calloway/Mills
Performed by Oingo Boingo
Lyrics by D. Elfman
Yiddishe Charleston
Composed by Rose/Fischer
Vocal by R. Yossele Elfman, Piano by Brad Kay





Director Richard Elfman (left) and composer Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo.
Photo Tom Sewell.


Forbidden Zone
(motion picture)
Original music performed by the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
(1980) Media Home Entertainment, Inc.

A Carl Borak Production
Produced and Directed by Richard Elfman
Executive Producer: Gene Cunningham - Associate Producer/Editor: Martin W. Nicholson
Written by Richard Elfman, Matthew Bright, Nick L. Martinson
Art Director: Marie-Pascale Elfman - Director of Photography: Gregory Sandor
Animation: John Muto - Sound Editor: Laja Holland
Musical Supervisor: Robert Randles - Musical Director: Loren Paul Caplin
Original Music by Danny Elfman - Performed by The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
Starring: Susan Tyrell - Marie-Pascale Elfman - Toshiro Baloney -
With: The Kipper Kids - Viva - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
And Herve Villechaize as The King
(c)1980 Hercules Films, Ltd.


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