The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra, Chariots of the Gods? Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (side A)

Released in Germany in 1970 and the US in 1974, the Chariots of the Gods? soundtrack manages to combine bits of seemingly everything without sounding incongruous.  Some parts sound a bit like instrumental rock music, with guitars and a drum kit.  Others draw from a more traditional soundtrack palette, with strings and sparse percussion.  While they're a bit overly bright, the recordings are impressively consistent—it really helps to unite all of the disparate ideas.  The music is generally upbeat and engaging, and since it was made for a soundtrack, the pieces state their ideas in a concise and efficient manner.  The packaging emphasizes the contents of the film—apart from the obvious associations with its era, there is little regard for the music contained on the album.