Twizzle first introduced Barry Gray to Gerry Anderson, and it was a history-making meeting. Twizzle was a character created by author Roberta Leigh, who was trying to interest producer Anderson in making a series or a film with Twizzle. Barry Gray was the composer who eventually brought Twizzle, and countless other characters, to life through his distinctive musical style. From an early age, Barry Gray received a sound musical education in Lancashire, where he was born and where his first teacher remarked of his notating and arranging abilities, "This young lad takes to manuscript paper like a duck takes to water! ".
The following interview was conducted during February of 1982 and is published in its entirety for the first time. CS = CinemaScore, a previous name of SoundTrack. SoundTrack Vol. 12 No. 47, September 1993
This is a relatively complete listing of all commercially available recordings of Barry Gray's music. The first table contains original recordings, and the second contains a list of reasonable attempts to emulate the music.
The table below is the complete studio recording list of Barry Gray from his personal notes. It contains information on dates, projects, recording venue and schedule, number of musicians and additonal notes.