The atmospheric aquatic adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASPs) provided the perfect grounds for the evolution of Barry Gray’s own musical odyssey. After navigating otherworldly vistas with experimental minimalism in Fireball XL5, Gray anchored Stingray’s underwater exploits with a cannon of earth-bound incidentals. Employing flutes and gentle woodwind sounds to set the scene, Gray’s music drew attention to the wonder of the series premise, employing lush heavenly strings for the series’ closing theme, ‘Aqua Marina’ (a croon brought to life by in-demand vocalist Gary Miller).

The off-duty exploits of the WASP characters also allowed Gray to return to his jazzy routes, with the production team adding a loving reference to the composer in the episode Tune of Danger with a ‘Graystein’ Piano. Episodic melodrama was once again brought to life with bold brass, and driving military marches would establish the WASPs’ base, Marineville, and an unforgettable Match of the Oysters (in The Secret of the Giant Oyster). The DNA of the which would foreshadow the iconic theme for the Andersons’ next series…

Stingray
1 Stingray Main Titles 1:18
2 Evil and Mysterious 3:29
3 Marineville High Alert 1:37
4 One Marine Minute 3:04

Plant of Doom
5 A Flower to Take Your Breath Away 2:45
6 Two Worlds United 3:49

The Golden Sea
7 Fool's Gold 3:43

Hostages of the Deep
8 Trouble in Paradise 2:13
9 Battle for Marina 3:33

Sea of Oil
10 Atlanta's Achievement 4:25

The WASP's sessions
11 Friday Night at Blue Lagoon 1:34

The Big Gun
12 The Might of Solarstar 2:52
13 Master of Infinite Disguise 3:07

Countdown
14 Home Sweet Home 1:49

The Ghost Ship
15 No Laughing Matter 3:18

The Legend of Loch Ness
16 The Legend of Loch Ness 3:53

Treasure Down Below
17 Bounty of the Deep 4:14

Star of the East
18 The Big and Small Toe 1:00

Search for the Tajmanon
19 One of Our Wonders is Missing 1:42

Secret of the Giant Oyster
20 March of the Oysters 1:36

A Christmas to Remember
21 Skating 1:27

Echo of Danger
22 Marvelous Madness 2:22

Emergency Marineville
23 For Want of a Button

Tune of Danger
24 Harmonic Homicide 4:12

Raptures of the Deep
25 Tempest's Trip 6:01
26 Stingray End Titles Aqua Marina 1:30