The Thing from Another World - Cool scene and soundtrack

I love this scene: the discovery and "explosive digging" of the flying saucer in Christian Nyby's The Thing from Another World (1951). Produced by Howard Hawks.

"this scene is presented with the entire isolated music soundtrack by Dimitri Tiomkin, one of the eeriest and strangest soundtracks ever created for a sci-fi movie. With lots of theremin, the music suits perfectly the outer-worldly icy scenes in the film, and it creates a living, breathing atmosphere of unease."

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