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Thank you, Lukas! I actually caught "It's Alive" during its first run engagement in Chicago -- it was so exciting to hear a new Herrmann score back then. In my opinion the film, and its sequels, are very interesting -- well acted, conceptually provocative, and possessed of a unique, sad, melancholic world view -- enhanced immeasurably by Herrmann's somber, direful, beautiful music. The films are a dirge for the family unit in a chaotic, threatening, bleak universe -- with moments of compassion and love gleaming here and there like the glimmering flashlights that haunt the main titles of "It's Alive." I especially like the opening scenes of "It's Alive" when a seemingly normal family goes through very mundane experiences preparing for a new baby -- low key dialogue, etc. -- and then the stunning birth sequence -- and that wonderful moment when the father rushes down the hospital corridor into the bloody operating room and, suddenly, all hell breaks loose. Herrmann handles that sequence absolutely masterfully, as does Mr. Cohen. Great, grand stuff. Thank you for another holy grail!
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As an impressionable teen, this movie scared me and made me sad for the misunderstood killer demon baby at the end. Bennie's music played no small role in that. I've wanted the score for these thirty years, and am utterly thrilled to have it released by the one and only FSM.
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