If anyone was curious how the published sheet music for a few of the '84 Dune tracks were arranged / reduced for keyboard here's a demonstration for ya. Definitely loses something when you strip away the percussion, choir and guitar! Nevertheless I find these very enjoyable to play.
I was excited to try this out last week, as I just found out Hal Leonard published it recently in a horror film theme collection. (Simply under the title "Bram Stoker's Dracula", although it's clearly a reduction of "Vampire Hunters".). Anyway I think it's a fun arrangement of a great theme.
The book also includes premiere releases of Children of The Corn, The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, Pet Sematary (Goldenthal), Carrie (The Crucifixion scene) among others - so I am extremely stoked!
The "Dune Souvenir Songbook" published in 1984 not only has all of the album tracks from Toto, but the beautiful Brian Eno track as well. However, it is adapted for piano very strangely since the left hand is broken up into repeating arpeggios, which doesn't compliment the dreamlike flow of this piece. I tried playing those notes as solid "pads" instead and thought it turned out well. I decided to edit some imagery from the movie to pay tribute to one of my favorite "formative years" movies.
I was excited to try this out last week, as I just found out Hal Leonard published it recently in a horror film theme collection. (Simply under the title "Bram Stoker's Dracula", although it's clearly a reduction of "Vampire Hunters".). Anyway I think it's a fun arrangement of a great theme.
The book also includes premiere releases of Children of The Corn, The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, Pet Sematary (Goldenthal), Carrie (The Crucifixion scene) among others - so I am extremely stoked!
I was yawning until I saw AMITYVILLE HORROR. Is it the Schifrin?
looking it over I see a handful I'd like to play. The only "Ave Satani" I have is a fan-done version.
THE EXORCIST would be a memory from my past, hearing that theme on the radio multiple times a day back then. Twilight Zone TV series? I hope it's the Constant, not the new TV series. Too bad it's not the Herrmann. (and too back nobody ever did the Herrmann Suspense theme!)
looking it over I see a handful I'd like to play. The only "Ave Satani" I have is a fan-done version.
THE EXORCIST would be a memory from my past, hearing that theme on the radio multiple times a day back then. Twilight Zone TV series? I hope it's the Constant, not the new TV series. Too bad it's not the Herrmann. (and too back nobody ever did the Herrmann Suspense theme!)
HOLD MY HORSES! CAROLE ANNE'S THEME???? SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!
Thanks again, MM. You've got the skinny on all the hottest poop!
In case you were curious how the old published sheet music for Johnny T's "Jane Eyre" sounds, here's my interpretation. Very bare-bones, but still a lovely tune
I wish the published sheet for Blue Thunder was the beautiful "Ride with The Angels"! Alas, it is a nerfed "Murphy's Law". Still, I find it interesting how a kinetic electronic piece was stripped down to a simple piano piece. For those curious about this '83 sheet music relic:
Much to my delight Warner Bros published a songbook for the whole Chariots Of Fire album at the time of the movie's release. The moody "Abraham's Theme" has always been one of my favorites.
