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 Posted:   Aug 28, 2012 - 7:39 PM   
 By:   Xebec   (Member)

This is a great soundtrack, love it to bits, but the vocals on the song Come To Me are woeful, and that's being extremely kind. Was it intentionally so bad? I'm not being sarcastic, it's like a "for placement only" vocal they left in. Just wondered what the crack was.

Having said that it does make me smile when i listen to it. And shudder.

 
 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 6:27 AM   
 By:   panavision   (Member)

Been listening to this. I'm not a fan of it, it's lacking interesting melodies. I didn't particularly like his Terminator scores either, besides the iconic theme.

 
 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 7:14 AM   
 By:   Thor   (Member)

I remember this film primarily for ONE thing -- the creepy-as-fuck poster with that grinning vampire face hovering over the house. Freaked me out as a kid, but also fascinated me. Didn't see the film itself until much later, and was kinda bummed that it was more a dopey horror comedy than what that poster had promised years earlier.

I think I sampled this score, and - finding no evidence of the delicious darkness style I can tolerate in horror films, and more than its share of standard horror tropes - moved on to other things. Might be time for a reevaluation, though.

Funny to read the discussion from 2011 above, about the omission of songs. Personally, I tend to weed out songs from score albums unless they're part of the score's fabric otherwise, written by the film's composer etc. If they're just existing songs pasted in, I'd rather seek out the original albums instead.

 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 1:07 PM   
 By:   jkheiser   (Member)

Been listening to this. I'm not a fan of it, it's lacking interesting melodies. I didn't particularly like his Terminator scores either, besides the iconic theme.

 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 1:49 PM   
 By:   Advise & Consent   (Member)

I remember this film primarily for ONE thing -- the creepy-as-fuck poster with that grinning vampire face hovering over the house. Freaked me out as a kid, but also fascinated me. Didn't see the film itself until much later, and was kinda bummed that it was more a dopey horror comedy than what that poster had promised years earlier.

I think I sampled this score, and - finding no evidence of the delicious darkness style I can tolerate in horror films, and more than its share of standard horror tropes - moved on to other things. Might be time for a reevaluation, though.

Funny to read the discussion from 2011 above, about the omission of songs. Personally, I tend to weed out songs from score albums unless they're part of the score's fabric otherwise, written by the film's composer etc. If they're just existing songs pasted in, I'd rather seek out the original albums instead.


Yes. The poster art was the most impressive part of the project and it promised way more than it delivered. I also enjoyed Roddy McDowell, but the score was leagues away from the delicious darkness style that you, and many others, enjoy.

 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 2:06 PM   
 By:   danbeck   (Member)

I also loved the poster and think the movie delivered exactly what the poster promised. A fun (that mouth is scary but it is also laughting) ride in a suburb setting with enough terrifying and suspense moments.
Unlike most horror movie posters of the time (Evil Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Nightmare On Elm Street), Fright Night in fact had a scene, a big scare, with that mouth looking exactly like the one in the poster.

It remains my favorite vampire movie.
Part II is also good and has a better score (IMO is the best score from Fiedel) - hope a Part II score is released someday… as my avatar reveals it is a grail for me.

 
 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 2:20 PM   
 By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member)

I remember thoroughly enjoying the film too.
A fun comedy/horror effort with some good chills, cool FX and off beat characters (that kooky kid from Catholic Boys was stacks of fun).
I was underwhelmed by the music, although it didn't ruin the film.
I just think it could have been better.
I actually enjoyed the remake too (with Colin Farrell and a much better score by Ramin Djawadi).

 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 2:20 PM   
 By:   On the Score   (Member)

Been listening to this. I'm not a fan of it, it's lacking interesting melodies. I didn't particularly like his Terminator scores either, besides the iconic theme.



Stealing this for Facebook. Thanks!

 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 2:50 PM   
 By:   danbeck   (Member)


Funny to read the discussion from 2011 above, about the omission of songs. Personally, I tend to weed out songs from score albums unless they're part of the score's fabric otherwise, written by the film's composer etc. If they're just existing songs pasted in, I'd rather seek out the original albums instead.


Except that the songs from Fright Night were not existing songs pasted in, most were specially commissioned and written for the movie.

Perserverance released the song album on 2016 with some good notes from Randall D. Larson and interview from Tom Holland and the music executive producer David Chackler, and the songs were intended from the beginning in the script and the bands were commissioned knowing the script/scenes for which they’d be used and submitted demo options that were chosen by the director.

On “Come To Me”, the theme is great. Having it turned into a song for the songtrack was an ok idea and the lyrics are not the problem IMO - they fit in the thematic of the movie - It is Brad’s vocals/delivery that lacks a bit. I think the same song (with extended lyrics) is much better in the end credits of Part II with Deborah Holland’s vocals.
https://youtu.be/OjWsy9K0LFU?si=ine3uWqmZTiTgCgg

 
 Posted:   Oct 31, 2024 - 2:56 PM   
 By:   Michael Scorefan   (Member)

I missed out on this when it was released, and would jump on a rerelease. Although it is probably sacrilege to admit, I actually like Ramin Djawadi's score for the remake better than the original. The film is pretty good too. That said, I also like both the original film and its score.

 
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