SKY by Eric Wetherell

Musical score to the 1975 HTV series Sky by Eric Wetherell.

“The Juganet is a circle. The circle is a machine. The machine is a cross-over point. The point is a paramagnetic intersection. That is where I must be. Not here.”

An eerie, unsettling benchmark for wyrd television in the 1970s, Sky was created by Doctor Who writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin. The series is widely acknowledged as one of several outstanding children’s dramas produced by HTV alongside Children Of The Stones, King Of The Castle and Into The Labyrinth.

Combining ecological fable with science fiction and fantasy, Sky is an ethereal alien who materialises on Earth and soon realises he’s landed in the wrong time zone. He must seek out the Juganet, an ancient portal that will send him to the correct temporal destination. With the help of young tearaway Arby Venner, his sister June and friend Roy he battles Earth’s immune system which is attempting to destroy Sky via the sinister human manifestation of Goodchild.

"a sort of rurally set The Man Who Fell To earth...perfectly captures a sense of 1970s grime and the anti-style of a country gone to seed" A Year In The Country

A brooding atmosphere is sustained across Sky's seven episodes, aided by Eric Wetherell's stark score. Featuring harpsichord, glockenspiel, timpani, cello and primitive electronics, the music is tense and atonal, verging on experimental.

Transferred from the composer's own master tapes, Buried Treasure is thrilled to present the isolated music to Sky on a ten inch, transparent, ice blue vinyl LP + ekopak CD. The album features 26 cues including unused and alternative takes. And any self-respecting HTV related release just wouldn't be complete without the iconic Waterfall ident, composed by Johnny Johnston with electronic sounds by John Baker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Radio support from Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone / Radio 6, The Seance, Trevlad & Dark Train.

Reviews in Electronic Sound & Shindig!

"as with all your releases, I love it - especially the electronic tracks"
Pete Reilly / Sounds Of The Universe

"a stunning release - magnificent" Matt Mead

"absolutely brilliant - love this score" Will / Soul And Jazz

"reliably great bit of excavation" Dem / The Seance

"fascinating - an excellent job" Markey Funk / Delights

"love it" Sinister Pete

"aloof yet menacing - still freaks me out today"
Johnny Seven / Resonance FM

"the whole album is fantastic" Keith Seaman

Tracklist

1.	Johnny Jonhston - HTV Waterfall Ident	0:09

2.	Sky Main Theme	0:47

3.	Help Me	1:21

4.	The Dram Line Tunnel	0:15

5.	The Animus Attacks	0:43

6.	Clothes	1:19

7.	Sting 2 Take 2	0:13

8.	Merriam School	0:52

9.	Goodchild Manifests	0:21

10.	I'm Looking For My Charge	0:21

11.	Healing Mrs Vennor	1:31

12.	Smothered By Living Things	1:10

13.	I Am In Danger	0:23

14.	Dr. Saul Is Operating	1:18

15.	I Will Call	0:26

16.	Devour	0:52

17.	Invulnerable	1:17

18.	Where Is The Juganet?	0:25

19.	Can You Get Me Back?	0:12

20.	Sky - unused Q2	0:41

21.	Sky - unused Q3	1:04

22.	Sky - unused Q5	1:37

23.	Sky - unused Q10	0:57

24.	Sky - unused Q11	1:24

25.	Sky - unused Q15	1:19

26.	Sky - alternative theme	1:08

Credits

released September 5, 2025

composed and produced by Eric Wetherell
remastered by Alan Gubby
original artwork by Arnaldo Putzo
layout & design by Nick Taylor

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