Nice to hear horror scoring from Kamen again, and I like the 'suite' format of the album(2 long suites, and two shorter bookending cues).
There is some great action work here as well, sans techno, but mostly eerie suspense string and brass writing.
Does anyone know what the 'choral' lyrics are?

Rod Serling and Bernard Herrmann are thanked in the notes, although their names are misspelled

Kamen's music is good (frenetic and suspenseful), but you can't hear it. The CD would have had potential had the volume of the Orbital noise been lower. It's pretty lame noise too. Orbital have done some nice things, this is not one of them. The least inspired techno-influenced soundtrack I've ever heard.

If you can have it cheap (as in really cheap) go for it. I wouldn't pay full price for this piece of junk if I were you.

My thoughts echo that of Chris' post above. It's a fun CD... I'm also a big techno fan, so fusing Orbital with Kamen's dark orchestral mass is a great thing. It's definitely a CD you've gotta be in the mood for... on the upside, my roommate just notified me that while she normally enjoys dark music, this stuff actually disturbs her. Nifty, huh?

NP- The Count of Monte Cristo - Ed Shearmur

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Originally posted by André Lux:

I like the part the chorus sings:
[b]"EX EX ÉT GOLDSMITH ÉX!"

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It's funny how the mind attatches certain words to indecipherable lyrics, and then you're 'stuck' with them from that point on......

Forgot to mention at the end of track 2 I think, there is a great, furious action piece for the airlock sequence, one of the most intense bits Kamen may have done

I wish this film would get a directors cut on DVD someday, since around 30mins. were lopped off the first half, and who knows what else was meddled with in the rest of the film. I wish I could be more specific, but this film was the victim of.....Studio Meddling!(insert musical stinger)

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Originally posted by SEBULBA:
There is a special edition coming out this summer. I don't know all of the details, but I believe it's also a director's cut. Someone else here may know. But it is a special edition release with supplemental material.

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Grazia Sebulba

So sue me, but I like this film, thought it has some nice,scary visceral images.

I hope the director, whose name escapes me, contributes a scathing commentary!(Yeah, right )

Great news, and I'd love to learn more about how Kamen and Orbital worked together....and maybe they'll restore his end title, instead of that awful song!

1.12.02 EVENT HORIZON

While promoting his soon-to-be released Resident Evil film at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, director Paul Anderson mentioned that he will be working on a special edition DVD of 1997's Event Horizon. Expect to finally see the loads of deleted footage that was edited out of the final release. No release date was given for the disc.

Word is that RESIDENT EVIL was completed back in December, and Beltrami did INDEED work with Manson.

J/k

Well, I'm relieved it's done then.....disappointed that George Romero didn't get to work with Morricone on it, but it should be decent.....I hope

Beltrami and Manson are pretty heavy techno, so I wonder if there will be any orchestra involved at all....any details?

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disappointed that George Romero didn't get to work with Morricone on it

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Well, just chaulk it up under the category of "what if!" films. You know, like Oliver Stone directing PLANET OF THE APES, or Michael Bay directing SUPERMAN LIVES. Sure it was gonna happen at some point (they were attached, and moving forward) but it just didn't work out.

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Beltrami and Manson are pretty heavy techno, so I wonder if there will be any orchestra involved at all....any details?

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No details yet, but I know an orchestra was involved.....

Dan