The Invasion of Mayberry

Story Behind The Song

I've always loved the music used for various TV Shows and movies of the 1960's, especially the music for sci-fi, spy movies, and comedies. I was trying to capture the sound of those shows I loved as a kid, doing my best to imitate my favorite session musicians of LA's famous Wrecking Crew. I imagined that I'd been given the assignment to write a theme for a Don Knotts movie where he was cast as a CSI-style investigator for a UFO landing that has just occurred in Mayberry. This is what came out of my self-imposed assignment. Being a member of a surf band, I also wanted to incorporate some of those guitar sounds as well just, to add to the retro vibe. I used Baritone Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, and orchestral parts to fill out the sound.

Song Description

Retro sci-fi theme in the same spirit of the theme music used in 60s era sci-fi spy movies for shows like Twilight Zone, The Ghost & Mr. Chicken, etc. Using surf guitar along with orchestral instruments used in much of the same kind of music from this er

Song Length 2:10 Genre Unique - Soundtracks
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Instrumental
Mood Tense, Nervous Subject Aliens, Comedy, Funny
Similar Artists The Brian Setzer Orchestra Language No Language
Era 1960 - 1969

Tons of creativity in this masterfully-executed movie soundtrack! Perfect for a James Bond-type movie, as a theme during the opening of the film. Bravo!

Oh man! I love this piece. It reminds of a forgotton Henry Mancini score. Just excellent!

Spacey and fun. This thing would b perfect in a Quinton Tarantino movie or perhaps a 007 movie set in space. Great work and great fun.

So unique and wonderful! Love the instrumentation and arrangement. This is just amazing work!

love this piece, you know your fake instruments well, and that is not a blast at you, hard to do!! james bond-ish vibe, some surf too...this should find a home if it hasn't already...

I'm not usually a straight "5s" kind of guy, but this one just delivers... sort of a Maxwell Smart kind of vibe... pretty cool and the instrumentation sounds killer

Music Composed by Jim Pfeifer Producer Produced by Jim Pfeifer
Performance Performed by Jim Pfefier
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
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PugMomma Jams for Pug Momma 4/19/2022

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