By the way, does anyone know the answer to this?: was the Amercian release "Screamers" (1981) featuring the same music? Or was the American edited version rescored?
I ask only because Soundtrack Collector lists Sandy Berman for the US version.
By the way, does anyone know the answer to this?: was the Amercian release "Screamers" (1981) featuring the same music? Or was the American edited version rescored?
Was that the one with Dennis Christopher, where people were turned inside-out? Or the Peter Weller one based on the short story by Philip K. Dick?
By the way, does anyone know the answer to this?: was the Amercian release "Screamers" (1981) featuring the same music? Or was the American edited version rescored?
I ask only because Soundtrack Collector lists Sandy Berman for the US version.
I'm a little late to the party. Just saw SCREAMERS aka Island of the Fishmen. Loved the score and just tracked down a copy.
As for SCREAMERS, it appears there is different music at the beginning of the film during the added sequence that was shot by Corman's guys to beef up the horror. I've been trying to identify the music myself. It definitly features the Blaster Beam instrument, so I'm wondering if it was simply lifted off another Roger Corman production. The credits mention Luciano Michelini, who scored Fishemn and who's music is used in 90% of the film.
They also credit Sandy Berman with additional music. A quick google search shows that he is actually a sound design guy. So he was probably responsible for tracking the music.
Anyone know what other Corman movies featuring Blaster Beam that they could have lifted from?
Anyone recognize the blaster beam music used in the first 9 minutes here? (starting around 5:12)
Not familiar with the beam music at all. The film was released in 79 so it may have been a little early to have used any of Horners work with it. Possibly Up From The Depths? Depending when the US version was put together? Not sure when the beam first started to be used though? We know Rosenman used it for Prophecy in 78.
The anthem for the lost civilisation is pretty epic. Sounds like it would be more at home in Chariots of the God's than a movie about hybrid fishmen. This disc has great sound too btw, close miked and really crisp. Nice score.
The anthem for the lost civilisation is pretty epic. Sounds like it would be more at home in Chariots of the God's than a movie about hybrid fishmen. This disc has great sound too btw, close miked and really crisp. Nice score.
I was able to track down a copy on Amazon. Can’t wait to hear it.
Personally I never upgraded my Fin de Siecle album, due to the vastly inferior artwork of the Cometa release.
Your right Cometa artwork is rubbish lol never noticed any problem with the sound until I heard the difference after getting the Cometa release sold my copy of Fin De Siecle cd.
The artwork is on the reverse of the Cometa booklet I flipped mine round only it is nowhere near as sharp in detail as the Fin De Siecle.
Personally I never upgraded my Fin de Siecle album, due to the vastly inferior artwork of the Cometa release.
Your right Cometa artwork is rubbish lol never noticed any problem with the sound until I heard the difference after getting the Cometa release sold my copy of Fin De Siecle cd.
The artwork is on the reverse of the Cometa booklet I flipped mine round only it is nowhere near as sharp in detail as the Fin De Siecle.
I just purchased the earlier edition with nicer artwork but less music. What kind of stuff is it missing from the Cometa one?
