Barry Gray's original Ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument used by Barry on many of his Gerry Anderson scores; including Supercar, Fireball XL5 and UFO had a high profile outing this month, playing on a brand new recording of Maurice Jarre's score for the film Lawrence of Arabia.

The Ondes Martenot was one of the additional items rescued by Ralph Titterton when he, and long term partner Cathy Ford, took on the Barry Gray tape archive back in the early 1990s which subsequently led to the various soundtrack CDs produced for both the fan and commercial market's over the last ten years.

Composer and doctor of electronic music, Francois Evans, and Ralph's later partner for the Barry Gray Concert, took on the Ondes Martenot and had it completely restored back to full working order. It has already played some of Barry's themes for the 1997 Silva Screen release The Cult Themes: Re-Opened, and on some small low budget films, however this is the first big title the instrument has been used on.

This superb new rendition of "Lawrence of Arabia" was recorded by The City of Prague Orchestra in Prague, with the many Martenot lines being laid down by Francois in a studio in North London earlier this month. The CD will be released by Silva Screen Records later this year.