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This was issued by Varese on LP way back. DEAD HEAT is a pretty awful zombie/cop pic directed by Mark Goldblatt and starring the ultra-suave Treat Williams and the talent-free Joe Piscopo.
The score by Ernest Troost is a pretty energetic orchestral effort. An LP transfer has made the rounds but sounds like hell. Any chance this will ever see the light of day on CD? Anyone heard it and can back me up?
Ryan
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Jan 22, 2015 - 9:21 AM
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GoblinScore
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I've always wondered about this one. I've had Troost's contribution to TREMORS for years now and while it lacks the Williams-esque excitement and aplomb of Robert Folk's contribution, it does on its own have a strong thematic through line, interesting orchestrations, and a lot of inventive and memorable motifs throughout.
Is this cut from the same cloth?
Kind of....
'Heat' uses a smallish orchestra and some great dated 80's analog synths for the opening robbery
scene (which is broken up on the album over several randomly placed cues - yes, this is a Tom
Null Varese record, so the sequencing is, you know.....), but not too overly poppy or anything.
It's worth hearing, just don't expect Tremors-scale orchestra or action histrionics. It's thematic, not really much to the horror/suspense portions, Troost played up the afterlife and action scenes more than the horror, and the much-hated film (at the time) seems to be aging well - if you need a Joe Piscopo fix ;-)
Thanks for bringing it up, I'm playing an LP transfer on ipod now, and its still a nice memorable album,
I'd welcome a Varese 1000 copy re-up anyday.
I can't believe I've been kicking around this board as long! Ha!
-Sean
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(which is broken up on the album over several randomly placed cues - yes, this is a Tom
Null Varese record, so the sequencing is, you know.....),
Ha! It kinda bums me out that I don't understand this reference. Get me hip to it, man!
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Jan 22, 2015 - 9:52 AM
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GoblinScore
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(which is broken up on the album over several randomly placed cues - yes, this is a Tom
Null Varese record, so the sequencing is, you know.....),
Ha! It kinda bums me out that I don't understand this reference. Get me hip to it, man!
Aw c'mon, of all people!??!?!
Null always resequenced the hell out of his Varese records, put the big cues up front, split up tracks that play in sequence (like the 3 or 4 odd Robbery cues here are
all over the place, but play in sequence in the film), and despite what I said 8 years ago sometimes didn't make the best playlists of things. Usually the album 'peters out' by the end, because he was left with the dull cues to end things.
Another example, and exception to this, that jumps to mind is David Newman's HEATHERS - how can one listen to that and decide the 3 Funeral cues should be mixed up!?! Makes no sense! It ends pretty strong however.
This is almost done - did I mention a REAL small orchestra.....like 30's maybe?
-Sean
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So, what we need is a CD release!
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