The Outer Limits (1964) - Opening, Intro, Closing, & End Theme Music & Credits

[galaxybeing101]

thanks for the info Mr. SoundJudgment, I do believe there was an old story that Mr. Stefano had a bunch of problems bringing this show to the screen and money was probably the biggest. but, for the day they did a great job. also a lot of the acting was top notch due to a lot of future "big stars" being in the episodes.

[tgrman1]

the end theme, for me, provokes thoughts of titanic energies in a unfathnamble universe

[gomro]

@tgrman1 Absolutely. Frontiere's music was epic and nightmarish. Unforgettable. The whole first season (and some of the second -- Seeleg Lester's brilliant "Wolf 359" for instance, or Harlan Ellison's existential horror tale, "Demon with a Glass Hand") evoked the sort of cosmic horror that has since become synonymous with the work of the author H.P.Lovecraft -- though neither Stefano nor Stevens had ever heard of Lovecraft.

[mickeymousebiker1]

This Outer Limits was thought-provoking with a bit of a moral message tossed in. I've always liked the closing theme by Dominic Frontiere.

[doctorw2]

that dame is hotter than july!

[shane8109]

Every once in a while I catch one of these on tv. Great stuff! Extremely creative

[galaxybeing101]

this was one of the really good episodes. the "bee" girl is incredibly pretty and the story is very different from the common monster genre. my big gripe is why did they change the theme music in the later episodes? the main theme and the background music in the later installments is just plain old "ho-hum" junk. the original music made you more ready to sit back in your seat and be prepared for a great adventure. Mr. Frontiere is the best, no contest!

[SoundJudgment]

@galaxybeing101 The show and its producers 'fell apart' at the end of the first season. ABC was cutting budgets and shaving off production values. The producers were threatening to leave (and eventually did) and it lessened the quality for both visuals and writing. Unfortunately, the music production was one such casualty. The second-season theme isn't bad, and was actually done by a well-known TV composer, but...it doesn't match the dramatic mystery-themes of the first season.

[princeminski47]

Speaking of "pushing the limits"--that actress is turning in a "standout" performance in that great Sixties dress.

[schallrd1]

Outer limits was pushing the limits on television at its time.

[Lerghin]

Incredible Dominic Frontiere ending. Thanks!

[Krupa08]

Thanks for including the outstanding 'closing theme' 3:10 by Dominic Frontiere; most YouTubes don't include it.

[TimelordR]

One of my favorite episodes of The Outer Limits from its 1st season.

[The1962driftingaway]

This particular episode contained some very beautiful black-and-white photography by Conrad Hall. I remember it scared the bejeebers out of me when I first saw it as a child.

[Mowerblower]

When I was a little pup this music used to scare me so bad that I had to keep my lights on!! Yeah the special effects compared to today are a bit cheesy, but it was magical in 1963!!

[rolex452]

@Mowerblower: You're right: We made do with the "special effects" of the day. But in the genre of science fiction/fantasy (Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Star Trek), the story and convincing acting were more important than the special effects. Todays formula: 10-20% story and acting, 80 to 90% special effects (computer generated). Nowadays, one doesn't have to think about the story or dialogue too much when watching a Sci-fi or Fantasy flick. That's progress.

[irish89055]

@rolex452 boy, you said a mouthful rolex.... scary show with great theme by Frontiere

[ferociousgumby]

This series was WAY creepier and scarier than Twilight Zone. I was about 9 years old and didn't always get the more subtle messages in TZ, but this just scared the pants off me because it was about "aliens".

[Houdini774]

If logic is the stepping stone to progress, then fantasy is the bridge to invention.

[albert2241]

awesome