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| Gremlins (1984) |
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| Music by Jerry Goldsmith |
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| Line: Retrograde |
| CD Release:
November 2011
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| Catalog #: FSM80130-2 |
| # of Discs: 2 |
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Chris Columbus was a fledgling writer when Steven Spielberg optioned his screenplay about little creatures terrorizing small-town America. By the time Amblin Productions filmed Gremlins in 1984, Spielberg and director Joe Dante had transformed the straightforward horror film into something far more comic, while retaining some memorable Grand Guignol moments. A combination of cuddliness, edgy comedy and shocking violence turned the film into a sensation, rendering it one of the biggest hits of the year.
A key element in the film’s success was the imaginative meld of traditional orchestral writing and cutting-edge electronics provided by frequent Joe Dante collaborator Jerry Goldsmith. The music for Gremlins is a fan favorite that has long been recognized as one of Goldsmith’s most original works. Most of it has never been available in a legitimate release—until now.
At the center of the score is a ragtime theme played on synthesizer—a raucous celebration of mayhem that harkens back to the early days of animation yet gives the music a funky, contemporary twist.
This is balanced by a heart-warming lyrical theme for the endearing mogwai character, Gizmo (which doubles as a love theme for the young couple portrayed by Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates). An off-kilter waltz theme for Polly Holliday’s modern-day equivalent of the Wicked Witch of the West may be Goldsmith’s most outrageous comic confection. Solo fiddle invokes the devil (as in Herrmann’s The Devil and Daniel Webster), eerie bells (both acoustic and electronic) invoke the mystery of the mogwai, and pulse-pounding action music aptly supports the wild physical antics of the destructive creatures.
Disc one of this 2CD set features the premiere release of the complete score for Gremlins, mastered from the original PCM live stereo mixes by Bruce Botnick, supervising engineer of the original recording sessions. Disc two features a recreation of the 1984 soundtrack album, billed as a “Specially Priced 7-Cut Mini Album” with three pop songs on side one and a 16:12 suite from Goldsmith’s score on side two.
FSM’s 28-page booklet includes a reminiscence from audio engineer Botnick as well as a detailed essay on film and score by Jeff Bond and Mike Matessino (incorporating comments from an interview with director Dante).
Fans of Goldsmith and Gremlins are urged to purchase these CDs immediately, but be warned: Do not get the discs wet and absolutely never play them after midnight! |
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| Track List |
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Click on track TIME for MP3 sound clip. Gremlins (1984) Music Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith DISC ONE The Film Score -
Fanfare in C (Max Steiner)/The Shop/The Little One 4:30 - Late for Work 1:46
- Mrs. Deagle/That Dog 2:22
- The Gift 1:45
- First Aid 2:17
- Spilt Water 3:02
- A New One 1:10
- The Lab/Old Times 2:35
- The Injection 2:56
- Snack Time/The Wrong Time 1:49
- The Box 1:24
- First Aid 1:39
- Disconnected/Hurry Home 1:03
- Kitchen Fight 4:06
- Dirty Linen 0:43
- The Pool 1:07
- The Plow/Special Delivery 1:16
- High Flyer 2:22
- Too Many Gremlins 2:06
- No Santa Claus 3:27
- After Theatre 1:39
- Theatre Escape/Stripe Is Loose/Toy Dept./No Gizmo 4:36
- The Fountain/Stripe's Death 5:42
- Goodbye, Billy 2:56
- End Title/The Gremlin Rag 4:10
Total Time: 62:26 Bonus Tracks - Blues 2:17
- Mrs. Deagle (film version) 1:27
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, arr. Alexander Courage) 1:12
- After Theatre (With "Silent Night") 1:36
- After Theatre (Without "Silent Night") 1:36
- Rabbit Rampage (Milt Franklyn) 0:47
- The Gremlin Rag (full version) 3:35
- Gizmo's New Song 0:35
- Gizmo's Trumpet 0:30
Total Time: 13:35 Total Disc Time: 76:01 DISC TWO 1984 Soundtrack Album -
Michael Sembello—Gremlins...Mega Madness (Produced by Michael Sembello and Mark Hudson) 3:52 - Quarterflash—Make It Shine (Produced by John Boylan) 4:11
- Peter Gabriel—Out Out (Co-Produced by Nile Rodgers and Peter Gabriel) 7:02
Total Time: 15:04 Jerry Goldsmith - The Gift 4:58
- Gizmo 4:14
- Mrs. Deagle 2:54
- The Gremlin Rag 4:13
Produced by Bruce Botnick and Jerry Goldsmith Total Time: 16:12 Total Disc Time: 31:25 |
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For more specific musician lists for the scores on this album, go here: |
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| GREMLINS Film Score |
| Quarterflash Band |
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Leader (Conductor):
Jerry (Jerrald) Goldsmith
Violin:
Judith Aller-Talvi, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Dixie Blackstone, Harry Bluestone, Al Breuning, Stuart Canin, Oscar Chausow, Herman Clebanoff, Isabelle Daskoff, Harold Dicterow, Bonnie J. Douglas (Shure), Assa Drori, David Frisina, Irving Geller, Endre G. Granat, Thelma Hanau (Beach), Clayton Haslop, Reginald Hill, Bill Hybel, Karen Jones, Joy Lyle (Sharp), Greg Moore, Irma W. Neumann, Don Palmer, Stanley Plummer, Robert A. Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Marshall Sosson, Robert "Bob" Sushel, Vickie Sylvester-Granat, Mari Tsumura (Botnick), Dorothy M. Wade (Sushel), Harold Wolf
Viola:
Myer Bello, Kenneth L. Burward-Hoy, Alan B. DeVeritch, Pamela Goldsmith, Allan Harshman, Roland Kato, Myra Kestenbaum, Louis Kievman, Carole S. Mukogawa, Kazi H. Pitelka, David Schwartz, Joel Soultanian, Linn Subotnick, Barbara Thomason
Cello:
Robert Lee "Bob" Adcock, Ron Cooper, Douglas L. Davis, Marie Fera, Barbara Jane Hunter (Badgley), Armand Kaproff, Armen Ksajikian, Miguel Martinez, Michael Mathews, Ronald J. Royer, Harry L. Shlutz, Gloria Strassner
Bass:
Milton Kestenbaum, Ed Meares, Bruce P. Morgenthaler, Buell Neidlinger, Margaret Storer
Flute:
Louise M. DiTullio (Dissman), Ronald Langinger (aka Ronny Lang), Geraldine Rotella
Oboe:
Robert Cowart, Joan Elardo, Arnold Koblentz, David Sherr
Clarinet:
Gene Cipriano, Roy A. D'Antonio, Dominick Fera, Gary G. Gray, Julian Spear
Bassoon:
Norman H. Herzberg, Michael R. O'Donovan, David Riddles
Saxophone:
Orinda Sue Ross
French Horn:
Vincent N. DeRosa, David A. Duke, Richard E. Perissi, Henry Sigismonti
Trumpet:
Robert Divall, Mario F. Guarneri, Tony Plog
Trombone:
Richard "Dick" Nash, Phillip A. Teele, Lloyd E. Ulyate
Tuba:
John T. "Tommy" Johnson
Keyboards:
Richard Lee DiGiallonardo, Ralph E. Grierson, Randy M Kerber, Michael A. Lang, Bill Mays, Ian R. Underwood
Guitar:
Jack Charles Meussdorffer, Marvin Webster Ross
Fender (electric) Bass:
Richard Fred Gooch
Harp:
Dorothy S. Remsen, Anne Stockton (Mason)
Drums:
Brian D. Willis
Percussion:
Larry Bunker, Peter Limonick, Joe Porcaro, Emil Radocchia (Richards), Kenneth E. Watson, Robert J. Zimmitti
Orchestrator:
Alexander Courage, Arthur Morton
Contractor:
Patti Zimmitti (DeCaro)
Copyist:
Bruce H. Babcock, Harvey R. Cohen, Barbara Franklin, Dan Franklin, Joel Franklin (Guzy), Arthur J. Freeman, Alvin Sanders, Will Schaeffer, Eric L. Stonerook
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