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This is really exciting. I was present at the actual film scoring session at the legendary Olympic Studios in Barnes, London. It got quite contentious between Bernstein and John Landis. I was witness to the whole argument about how to score the metamorphosis scene. In my opinion Landis made the wrong call - Bernstein was correct they should have used his original cue.
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May 11, 2025 - 8:48 AM
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I think MV's comment implies that La La Land or somebody is working with Universal on a release of this music (I recall him making similar comments about Alfred Newman's "The Diary of Anne Frank," which eventually came out), and since it's a short score it's likely to be paired with another Bernstein Universal title such as "Animal House." Like a lot of titles, it's probably a 5-10 year project to get this music out there, so if it's indeed being produced it has probably been in the works for a long time at this point.
I still maintain that Bernstein's "Universal horror"-like scoring for the transformation scene is far superior to the ironic song placement, which especially in this day and age seems like an easier and more obvious approach. However, the film's utilization of songs with the word "moon" in their title/lyrics was something audiences instantly found memorable about the film, and that extends to the transformation scene, so obviously Landis' idea translated, but in 2025 traditional 1950s-like scoring has pretty much vanished while lots of modern movies and TV have ironic song placements. Having the scene richly scored with big, vintage "monster music" seems like a far more interesting and unique approach now.
A great scene and a film that has become a classic, regardless.
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