Les Baxter - Father of Surf Pop Culture (??) - Tiki Music

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Sun, Dec 27, 2009 11:39 AM OK, I'm kidding but this is something I just discovered by chance (and from searching TC, hasn't been pointed out before). BigBro mentioned on my Jungle-style thread, that Les Baxter scored several Jungle movies. I was researching it on the Internet Movie Database, and noticed that he composed all of the music for the AIP "Beach Party" movies of the mid-1960's. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005958/ Beach Party - 1963 Muscle Beach Party - 1964 Bikini Beach - 1964 Pajama Party - 1964 Beach Blanket Bingo - 1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini - 1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine - 1965 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini - 1966 His name is even mentioned on the poster credits. Were soundtracks for these movies ever released? And BTW, the out-of-print "Exotic Moods of Les Baxter" that I gave up a long time ago trying to find for a reasonable price, you can now download it on iTunes. :) [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-12-27 11:42 ]
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:07 PM surf and tiki mix? ha ha ha
K Kawentzmann Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 254	K Kawentzmann Posted posted on Wed, Dec 30, 2009 2:03 PM On 2009-12-28 16:07, bigtikidude wrote: surf and tiki mix? ha ha ha There’s an idea ;–)
M MrFab Tiki Socialite Van Nuys, CA Joined: Oct 14, 2004 Posts: 195	M MrFab Posted posted on Tue, Jan 5, 2010 10:29 AM If you actually WATCHED those movies as I have you'd have noticed his name on the credits! "Beach Blanket Bingo" is my fave. Mad surealism. I was disapointed that "The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" did NOT have a theme song. Someone needs to record one. Speaking of surf films, did you all know that you can meet Gidget - the actual Gidget - at Duke's on PCH? She works as a hostess on Sundays. Well, at least she used to, haven't been lately. Very nice lady.

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JOHN-O Posted posted on Sun, Dec 27, 2009 11:39 AM

OK, I'm kidding but this is something I just discovered by chance (and from searching TC, hasn't been pointed out before).

BigBro mentioned on my Jungle-style thread, that Les Baxter scored several Jungle movies. I was researching it on the Internet Movie Database, and noticed that he composed all of the music for the AIP "Beach Party" movies of the mid-1960's.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005958/

Beach Party - 1963
Muscle Beach Party - 1964
Bikini Beach - 1964
Pajama Party - 1964
Beach Blanket Bingo - 1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini - 1965
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine - 1965
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini - 1966

His name is even mentioned on the poster credits.

Were soundtracks for these movies ever released?

And BTW, the out-of-print "Exotic Moods of Les Baxter" that I gave up a long time ago trying to find for a reasonable price, you can now download it on iTunes. :)

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-12-27 11:42 ]

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bigtikidude Posted posted on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:07 PM

surf and tiki mix?
ha ha ha

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Kawentzmann Posted posted on Wed, Dec 30, 2009 2:03 PM

On 2009-12-28 16:07, bigtikidude wrote:
surf and tiki mix?
ha ha ha

There’s an idea ;–)

M

MrFab Posted posted on Tue, Jan 5, 2010 10:29 AM

If you actually WATCHED those movies as I have you'd have noticed his name on the credits! "Beach Blanket Bingo" is my fave. Mad surealism. I was disapointed that "The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" did NOT have a theme song. Someone needs to record one.

Speaking of surf films, did you all know that you can meet Gidget - the actual Gidget - at Duke's on PCH? She works as a hostess on Sundays. Well, at least she used to, haven't been lately. Very nice lady.