BODY DOUBLE
Composed by PINO DONAGGIO
INTRADA Special Collection Volume 86

The 1984 Columbia thriller Body Double was director Brian De Palma’s attempt to fuse his characteristic Hitchcock homages with a jaded look at hardcore pornography. The story finds actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) losing a part in a vampire film due to his claustrophobia and finding that his live-in girlfriend is cheating on him, putting Scully out on the street and out of a job at the same time. Fortunately, a genial fellow actor named Sam Bouchard (Gregg Henry) takes pity on Scully and puts him up house-sitting in a spectacular octagonal house in the Hollywood Hills. Bouchard shows Scully a telescope in the house that’s pointed at an apartment complex where wealthy, exhibitionistic Gloria Revelle (Deborah Shelton) dances mostly naked in front of her window each night. With lots of time on his hands, Scully becomes fixated on the woman, especially after he sees her seemingly pushed around by an abusive husband and then stalked by a mysterious, scarred “Indian” thug. Shortly afterward Gloria is murdered, yet Scully sights a porno actress named Holly Body (Melanie Griffith) who resembles Gloria—or at least resembles Gloria’s unclothed body—and he begins to suspect that he was set up to be a witness to Gloria’s murder.

Italian composer Pino Donaggio made a name for himself in films of suspense and horror such as Piranha, Tourist Trap, Beyond Evil and The Howling, where his music’s evocative mix of eeriness and striking lyric romanticism made highly distinctive contributions. Body Double provides a field day for Donaggio, opening with a smashing horror movie pastiche for scenes of Scully shooting a vampire movie, while laying the groundwork for some of the operatic flourishes and important thematic approaches for the rest of the film. Donaggio keeps up his characteristic blend of lyricism and tension throughout the film. His opening title is a mellow, hopeful melody for strings and piano, and the aftermath of Scully’s breakup is tenderly scored for high-range strings (in a manner befitting Herrmann). Scully’s claustrophobia is treated with spectral textures from strings, piano and celeste as well as sighing vocals, while a two-note motif is pounded out by horns and heavier brass in scenes where Scully is incapacitated by his phobia. Donaggio was able to go in a purely contemporary ‘80s direction with several cues that showcase the electronica and synthetic percussion of the era, with a lilting vocal siren song weaving throughout. Donaggio wrote a number of long and elaborate musical cues that are not only at the forefront of the sound mix, but also feature the kind of melodic development rarely seen in movies today.

All of Donaggio’s Body Double music is here, including the source cues he wrote specially for the film. Although Donaggio went on to score De Palma’s 1992 thriller Raising Cain, he has since been primarily active in Italian film, with over 170 scores to his credit. But his work for De Palma (which includes Carrie, Dressed to Kill, and Blow Out) will always rank as one of the most productive and memorable director/composer relationships. This release mixed from the original multi-track elements and is limited to 3000 copies.

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PARASITE
Composed and Conducted by RICHARD BAND
INTRADA Signature Edition ISE 1027

The 1982 3-D sci-fi/horror film Parasite features Richard Band's seventh film score, featuring an evocative underscore that is equal parts action, atmosphere and shock, with a rich orchestral palette. Band's objective for this film was to capture the feelings of desolation and isolation in the the post-nuclear world of the film, while remaining musically transparent and avoiding color to the characters and the scenes. He uses echoplexed strings to evoke both the desolate location and the unease of the parasite menace. Band credits this score as having set his genre style for years to come. "Fans who might be familiar with some of my earlier scores will no doubt recognize some of the similarities in my orchestrational devices, motifs, and thematic structures —as well as my use of percussion and early delay lines—and multiple string effects, which I would revisit in subsequent scores such as The Alchemist, Mutant, From Beyond and Re-Animator," remarks Band.

The film, featuring actress Demi Moore's premiere screen performance, was an early entry in the early to mid-80s rejuvenation of 3-D. In the film, it is the last days of the millennium, when gasoline costs $40 a gallon and silver coins or barter are the only acceptable currency in a crumbling society. Scientist Dr. Paul Dean is on the run from the XYREX corporation. In the southwestern American desert, he encounters looters and highwaymen who lure him into a trap with their sexy cohort. A kindly old man (Tom Villard) treats him to a treasured cup of instant coffee and eventually he finds refuge in the tiny town of Joshua.Taking up residence in a hotel run by Miss Daley (Vivian Blaine) he soon runs afoul of a local band of renegade teenagers, led by Ricus (Luca Bercovici) and his girlfriend Dana (Cherie Currie) who tragically discover his horrible, dark secret. Dr. Dean is carrying a deadly parasite, developed for the Merchants. He hopes to destroy it before it destroys him, and with the help of Patricia Welles (Moore), he goes into hiding to find a cure. But an evil Merchant (James Davidson) is in pursuit, leaving a trail of destruction wherever he goes.

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FIRES WITHIN
Composed and Conducted by MAURICE JARRE
INTRADA Signature Edition ISE 1026

The 1991 Cannon Film Fires Within (a.k.a. Little Havana) tells the story of Isabel (Greta Scacchi), a Cuban woman who rafts to America after her husband Nestor (Jimmy Smits) is imprisoned for distributing subversive literature. She and her infant daughter are rescued from the ocean by Sam (Vincent D’Onofrio), a seaman out of Miami who falls in love with her and cares for them. After eight years, Nestor is finally released and comes looking for his family … forcing Isabel to make the hardest choice of her life.

One key element of Fires Within was a composer who was well qualified to bolster the film’s dramatic impact: the legendary Maurice Jarre. Having gained international fame and prestige in the 1960s with his indelible scores for the David Lean epics Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago, Jarre has enjoyed a prolific career and continual acclaim.
The ability to craft diverse ethnic soundscapes is one of Jarre’s particular strengths. Fires Within is given a traditional Latin American flavor through the prominent use of guitar and percussion, accenting the sights and sounds of Little Havana. Jarre then enlarges the film’s dramatic scope by deepening the ensemble’s palette with the more European tones of violin and cello. Shifting among and blending these tonal colors produces a vital impression of emotional depth. Synth elements create additional layers and contrasting textures, with special emphasis given to flute and trumpet. Divorced from the film, Jarre’s score breathes and moves with a life of its own: spicy, seductive and tinged with melancholy…it stands as a fitting tribute to the people of Cuba and their rich history.

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Originally posted by tjguitar:
If Roger had a dollar every time someone thought it was BTTF, they'd have enough $$ to license the damn thing.

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haha aint that the truth.

By the way these I can happily pass on. Well let's see what Intrada unveils on the 29th of this month.

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Originally posted by BigT1981:
Uh ya, they release scores every two weeks. You should know that by now.

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BODY DOUBLE!!!!!!

Oh. My. God.

Um, I'm getting that one.

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Originally posted by rkeaveney:
BACK TO THE FUTURE is going to happen. And it won't have to be when lightning strikes Doug Fake travelling at 88mph.

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Originally posted by rkeaveney:
BACK TO THE FUTURE is going to happen. And it won't have to be when lightning strikes Doug Fake travelling at 88mph.

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Originally posted by tjguitar:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by rkeaveney:
[b]BACK TO THE FUTURE is going to happen. And it won't have to be when lightning strikes Doug Fake travelling at 88mph.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

Source?[/B]

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