The original MGM soundtrack re-release of the ground-breaking electronic score to the timeless 1956 science fiction classic.

MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, "Forbidden Planet" combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. In the 23rd century, Cmdr. J. J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) guides United Planets cruiser C-57-D on a rescue mission to faraway planet Altair-4. Twenty years earlier, Earth ship Bellerophon disappeared while en route to Altair-4. Only the ship's philologist Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) survived; in the intervening decades, Morbius has created an Edenlike world of his own, for the benefit of himself and his nubile young daughter Altaira (Anne Francis). His private paradise is zealously guarded by Robby the Robot, a piece of technology far in advance of anything on earth. When Adams and his crew land on Altair-4, Morbius announces that he has no intention of being rescued and returned to Earth. When Adams attempts to contact home base, he finds his radio equipment has been smashed by some unseen force. Holding Morbius responsible, Adams confronts the scientist, who decides to tell all. At one time, according to Morbius, Altair-4 was populated by the Krel, a wise, intellectually superior race. Using leftover Krel technology, Morbius has doubled his intellect and gained the ability to shape a new world to his own specifications. "Forbidden Planet" was a big influence on future sci-fi outer-space efforts, especially Star Trek. -GNP

1 Main Titles - Overture 2:21
2 Deceleration 0:55
3 Once Around Altair 1:10
4 The Landing 0:50
5 Flurry Of Dust - A Robot Approaches 1:10
6 A Shangri-La In The Desert / Garden With Cuddly Tiger 1:33
7 Graveyard - A Night With Two Moons 1:16
8 "Robby, Make Me A Gown" 1:18
9 An Invisible Monster Approaches 0:48
10 Robby Arranges Flowers, Zaps Monkey 1:18
11 Love At The Swimming Hole 3:12
12 Morbius' Study 0:38
13 Ancient Krell Music 1:48
14 The Mind Booster - Creation Of Matter 0:58
15 Krell Shuttle Ride And Power Station 2:34
16 Giant Footprints In The Sand 0:45
17 "Nothing Like This Claw Found In Nature!" 1:26
18 Robby, The Cook, And 60 Gallons Of Booze 1:07
19 Battle With Invisible Monster 2:55
20 "Come Back To Earth With Me" 1:19
21 The Monster Pursues - Morbius Is Overcome 5:49
22 The Homecoming 1:59
23 Overture - Reprise 2:15