The Shadow Knows

Mark_Kostora wrote on 4/16/2026, 3:25 AM
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Tags: Ambient, Other, MIDI, Soundtrack, Radio play, Music Maker artist, Pop

Greetings Magix community,

Today I will present and share with you a track that commemorates a series of old time radios shows produced during the 30s, 40s, and 50s. These stories have been much enjoyed throughout the many years of radio. I will give a summary of the words and music I have edited on to this track:

MUSIC
Omphale’s Spinning Wheel by Saint-Saéns

WORDS
... Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? ...
The Shadow knows ... 

The Shadow Lamont Cranston, a man of wealth, a student of science, and a master of other people's minds, for most his life ... righting wrong, protecting the innocent, and punishing the guilty. Cranston is known to the underworld as the Shadow, never seen ... only heard. 
His true identity is known only to his constant friend and aide, Margo Lane. 

MUSIC
I arranged and performed the synth music here based in part on a midi score by Jerry Goldsmith, titled 'Who Are You'. The midi score was arranged, shared, and provided by rmxmusicprojects. I performed this music segment with my own studio instruments and resources. I used some Magix loops during the first part of this synth based segment.

WORDS
And once more man has learned that there's only one musician who can play the cosmic music of silence and sound ... the master musician of them all ... the composer of life itself.
(claps)
MUSIC
I will ask anyone who may identify the organ music in this segment to give me the title ;)

WORDS
The story you have just heard is copyrighted by the 'Shadow Magazine (1930s and 1940s)'.
Real names are never used in these stories.  

... The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. ... Crime 
does not pay. The Shadow knows ...

MUSIC
Omphale’s Spinning Wheel by Saint-Saéns

Segments of music and words taken from the original old time 'The Shadow' radio soundtracks:
The Shadow 1937-09-26 (87) The Death House Rescue
The Shadow 1938-06-05 (123) The Tenor with the Broken Voice
The Shadow 1938-12-04 (149) Murder In E Flat
This content is presently and freely available on the 'Internet Archive'

WHO KNOWS ... THE SHADOW KNOWS ...
Mark ;)
 

Comments

Hans-Siba wrote on 4/16/2026, 6:36 AM

HALLO MARK EIN SEHR GELUNGENES NOSTALGISCHES HÖRSPIEL MIT MODERNE SOUNDELEMENTE PERFECT

franco-galateo wrote on 4/17/2026, 1:39 AM

exellent idea compositional.. sound of the good quality. well done

Franco

Guitarsmurf wrote on 4/17/2026, 10:05 AM

Hello Mark, what a good idea to combine a radio play with music, fantastic...well done... i like it very much... a big❤️ upstairs...All the best...Bert

Heikki-HJM wrote on 4/17/2026, 10:13 AM

Whole set is greatly build with radio clips, good work 👍👍👍👍

Vio-Project wrote on 4/17/2026, 11:02 AM

This is a really powerful musical film! The old radio clips are a brilliant idea! And the music is arranged in a very cool and varied way! A real treat for the ears! 💯💯💯💯💯📻📻📻📻📻👏👏👏👏👏🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌📻📻📻📻📻👑👑👑👑👑💯💯💯💯💯

Stay healthy, see you soon, and greetings from Sylvio 😎