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THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION
THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION is a limited edition release of 1000 units.
SRP: $22.95
LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for SNAPSHOT/aka THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN
http://buysound.webjedi.net/Brian_May_Collection/01_01%20Snapshot%20Title%20Music.mp3
LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for THE SURVIVOR
http://buysound.webjedi.net/Brian_May_Collection/01_18%20The%20Survivor.mp3
LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for HARLEQUIN
http://buysound.webjedi.net/Brian_May_Collection/02_01%20Harlesquin%20Main%20Title.mp3
THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION is a limited edition release of 1000 units
Starts Shipping the week of Oct 31 ,2016
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Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents the soundtrack release of THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION, a 2 CD collection featuring music composed by Brian May (MAD MAX, THE ROAD WARRIOR, CLOAK & DAGGER) for a select group of Australian horror/fantasy films produced by Antony I. Ginnane during the boom of the Australian New Wave of cinema in the late 1970s and early 1980s. THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION includes music from PATRICK (1978), SNAPSHOT (1979), HARLEQUIN (1980) and THE SURVIVOR (1981).
PATRICK tells the story of Kathy (Susan Penhaligon) a young nurse who begins working at a small private hospital where she encounters Patrick (Robert Thompson), a comatose hospital patient who appears to have the ability to use his mind to influence the world around him. After killing his mother and her lover by electrocution, Patrick hasn’t left his bed in three years. Dr. Roget (Robert Helpmann) is in charge of Patrick’s treatment and has been secretly using him for his own personal experiment. As the story progresses, Patrick becomes more attached to Kathy and strange things start to happen around her. Directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche, frequent collaborators who worked together on many films, including ROAD GAMES, PSYCHO II and LINK.
SNAPSHOT, also known as ONE MORE MINUTE and DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN, tells the story of Angela (Sigrid Thornton), a young hairdresser who finds herself on her own for the first time after a difference of opinion with her mother about the way she’s living her life. One of Angela’s clients, Madeline (Chantal Contouri), thinks that she might make a good model and introduces her to Linsey (Hugh Keays-Byrne), a well regarded photographer. He convinces her to pose topless for him for a possible advertising campaign. Angela moves in with Linsey and starts spending time with other models while she waits for new modeling opportunities. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure driving an ice cream truck begins to stalk her… Equal parts drama, thriller and horror film, SNAPSHOT was directed by Simon Wincer (THE LIGHTHORSEMEN, LONESOME DOVE) and written by Everett De Roche and Chris De Roche.
HARLEQUIN, also known as DARK FORCES, tells the story of Nick Rast (David Hemmings) and his family. The film begins with the disappearance of the Australian deputy governor. Rast is next in line to replace him. His son, Alex (Mark Spain) is suffering from leukemia and is no longer responding to treatment. One night, the family is visited by Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) a charismatic faith healer who claims he can cure Alex. Even after only spending a few minutes with Wolfe, it is apparent that he is having a positive effect on Alex’s health. As the film progresses, Wolfe manages to integrate himself into every aspect of Rast’s life, which does not go unnoticed by Rast’s political friends. HARLEQUIN was directed by Simon Wincer and written by Everett De Roche.
Directed by David Hemmings, based on the novel by James Herbert and a screenplay by David Ambrose, THE SURVIVOR follows the aftermath of a terrible plane crash that claims the lives of all the passengers and crew except for one of the pilots. The film follows Keller (Robert Powell) as he tries to recall the events that led up to the crash and how he came to be the only one to survive. Keller meets Hobbs (Jenny Agutter), a local psychic who has been having visions since the night of the crash. She convinces Keller that the only way he will be able to find peace is to solve the mystery of the fatal crash. At the same time, the spirits of some of the children killed in the crash begin to appear to the local townsfolk, followed by a series of strange deaths…
One thing these films have in common is the music of Brian May. All of Antony I. Ginnane’s horror/supernatural thrillers from this time period were scored by Brian May. For PATRICK, May composed a lush-sounding symphonic score supported by ARP synthesizer. His score for SNAPSHOT mixes dramatic orchestral music, with sublime romantic music and a fair amount of contemporary modern jazz. HARLEQUIN was scored for a variety of atonal motifs for strings, piano, and percussion, giving thematic unity through a lush, string-based love theme. THE SURVIVOR is arguably May’s most Herrmannesque score, opening with a main theme that recalls Herrmann’s Hitchcock collaborations.
Born in Adelaide in 1934, Brian May (no relation to Brian Harold May of Queen) was one of the first composers to achieve international acclaim as an Australian composer and was best known as the composer of MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR (MAD MAX II). May received his musical training as a pianist, violinist and conductor at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium. He joined the Australia Broadcasting Company in 1957, where he formed the ABC Adelaide Big Band, an ensemble that performed all manner of light music for broadcast, and May became a leading figure in Australian light music as a result. He moved to Melbourne in 1970 to arrange and conduct the ABC’s Melbourne Show band. Moving into film music in a period of time when Australia’s film industry was just beginning to take its place among international film circles, May composed such notable film scores as RACE FOR THE YANKEE ZEPHYR, ROAD GAMES, CLOAK AND DAGGER, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, MISSING IN ACTION 2, SKY PIRATES, STEEL DAWN, DR. GIGGLES, FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHT MARE and BLINDSIDE. He won the Australian Film Institute Award for best original score with MAD MAX; many other awards followed, including the Golden Award from the Australian Performing Rights Association. He continued to score films until 1993, composing music for more than 30 films and many hours of television, most of which he orchestrated himself. Sadly, the composer passed away in 1997 at the age of 63.
Previously released on compact disc by 1M1 Records in the early days of the compact disc format, Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring the contents of THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION back from the past, newly remastered by Digital Outland and presented together on two CDs. On this release, PATRICK is presented via a short seven-minute suite that encompasses the main elements of May’s score. Because the previous presentations of SNAPSHOT were markedly different, we have opted on bookending this collection with both versions of the SNAPSHOT soundtrack. Disc 1 presents the 1M1 release, which follows the film sequence. Disc 2 consists of the version assembled for Citadel Records. This version was edited and sequenced differently, but because we like this presentation very much, we wanted to include it as an alternate assembly for your listening pleasure. Our presentation of the HARLEQUIN score replicates that of the 1980 French MovieMusic vinyl release and the 1M1 CD. THE SURVIVOR appears as it did on the previous 1M1 release.
The booklet includes exclusive liner notes written by author Randall Larson, with the participation of producer Antony I. Ginnane.
THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION will begin shipping on October 31st, 2016.
CD ONE
SNAPSHOT/aka THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN
01. Opening Title Music 2:40
02. Madeline's Theme / Pursued 1:28
03. Angela's Decision 1:10
04. Locked Out 1:25
05. Darryl's Dilemma 2:37
06. The Gay Disco 1:42
07. Angela's Transformation 1:34
08. Sans Chemisette 1:01
09. Who's Sleeping In My Bed? 2:38
10. Bermuda Cool (Madeline Makes Her Move) 2:24
11. Goodbye To Madeline 1:10
12. Fright And Flight 2:38
13. Danger! The Whippy Van 1:08
14. Elmer's Place 1:28
15. Studio Fire 2:21
16. Exit Darryl 2:39
17. Closing Title Music 1:47
THE SURVIVOR
18. The Survivor - Main Title 3:08
19. Take Off and Crash 5:08
20. Romantic Mood / Ghost Girl 2:02
21. Scary Bit In The House 2:03
22. Scared 2:03
23. Back at Wreck 2:00
24. Memories 3:01
25. Frantic Drive To Hangar / Gruesome Discovery 3:06
26. Final Confrontation and Burning 2:11
27. Revelation and Finale 3:44
Total Time - Disc One: 61:00
CD TWO
HARLEQUIN/aka DARK FORCES
1. Harlequin - Main Title 2:04
2. Political Theme 0:51
3. Thunderclap / Alex Spits Blood 0:48
4. Sandra and Alex 0:42
5. The Cure 3:16
6. The Aerial / Did You Cure My Son? 1:36
7. Was it Assassination? / Alex Plays Dead 0:44
8. The Cliff 1:38
9. Wolfe and Sandra 3:11
10. Alice Disrobes / Shattering Windscreens 1:14
11. Wolfe Leaves Alex 0:59
12. Wolfe's Show of Magic 1:14
13. Acid Alice /Wolfe's Face on the Tiles 2:15
14. Sandra and Alex Leave 1:09
15. Wolfe Escapes From Jail 0:50
16. Letting Out the Dogs 1:27
17. Wolfe on the Estate 2:26
18. March of the Marbles 2:33
19. The Set-Up 2:10
20. Wolfe’s Death 1:32
21. Wolfe’s Resurrection 1:41
22. Wolfe Killed Again 0:58
23. Wolfe Dumped 1:05
24. Wolfe Surfaces / End Titles 3:23
PATRICK
25. PATRICK Suite 7:08
THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN aka SNAPSHOT
26. Suite-Part One 14:51
27. Suite-Part Two 16:17
Total Time CD Two: 78:08
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Whoa, cool! Already own PATRICK but I'm unfamiliar with these other scores. I've also liked May's distinct voice and knack for melodic horror - He's kind of an Australian Pino Donaggio or Richard Band. I'll have to mark this one for a purchase!
We have provided clips in the the post for your review as well.
Brian May was a very talented composer and a very nice man, he was taken from us far too soon.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Yeah, I thought it was weird that Patrick was shorted when there was obviously room for it to fit if another score hadn't been presented twice (couldn't the cue order for the two suite arrangement just have been included in the liner notes for those so inclined?). But this set is still a great deal since it's two CDs for just over the price of one.
Yavar
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Yeah, I thought it was weird that Patrick was shorted when there was obviously room for it to fit if another score hadn't been presented twice (couldn't the cue order for the two suite arrangement just have been included in the liner notes for those so inclined?). But this set is still a great deal since it's two CDs for just over the price of one.
Yavar
FYI, we could only include a short suite because the rights to the full soundtrack recording are currently with with the label that recently released the score on LP
Ford A. Thaxton
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Ah, that explains it then. So you were able to just do a suite, similarly how Lukas was able to do just 5 minutes from Best of Both Worlds on the Ron Jones project?
Yavar
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I have all of the 1M1 releases. I might have been tempted to upgrade for the "better" sound - but the puzzling shortage of Patrick cues (there were 20 on the 1M1 disc) - especially considering its "top billing" on the cover - has persuaded me to stick to those older discs - along with Yankee Zephyr.
Brian May was indeed a superb composer!
Well James Nelson at Digital Outland Remastered for a much warmer sound then the original 1m1 release, he also fixed some rough edits and dropouts as well and IMHO made the scores sounds much better.
He did the same thing on Yankee Zephyr as well.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Any news on when the CD will be released. Looking forward to adding this to my collection.
Just an aside, I saw Brian May conducting his and other works by various composers at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on 22 June 1985 here in Australia. He was very entertaining offering anecdotes on certain pieces before being played. Plus after the concert my friends & I waited backstage & managed to talk with him for a few minutes. He was an amazingly nice man. Very much missed I might add.
Stephen
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Same label, just a different name, so expect the same delays.
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So, what have we here... Mr. Thaxton has the time to show his temper commenting other people's posts on other topics, but doesn't have the time to give us a short reply if there's a delay regarding something of his direct incumbency.
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Anyone got an update?
Three weeks late and counting!
We had an issue with the artwork at the last minute that had to be addressed and that took far longer then expected to get the final clearance (Which we were told we had).
Good news is that it's at the pressing plant and will be shipping out lat long last next week.
Ford A. Thaxton
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