INTRADA AnnouncesDEADLY BLESSING
Composed and Conducted by JAMES HORNER
INTRADA ISC 490
Intrada announces the premiere release of James Horner's 1981 score to the Universal Pictures film Deadly Blessing. In the early '80s, Horner's career was just starting to take off and he'd scored a series of horror films, including Humanoids From the Deep, The Hand and Wolfen. Even though it was early in his career, Horner had an undeniable gift for human emotion and the mechanics of film drama and it is on full display here. Deadly Blessing presented an evocative, eccentric canvas and partnered him with the hot new master of suspense, Wes Craven. Horner composed a score featuring both orchestra and chorus, featuring a large string section, augmented with solo woodwinds, piano, chimes and percussion. In what generally seems uncommon, almost every cue heard in the film appears where Horner originally intended it to be!
The score is presented from the only surviving complete set of 1/4" stereo elements in largely good sound, although as producer Doug Fake mentions in his liner notes, "These precious 10 rolls of tape were originally dubbed at the slower tape speed of 7 1/2 i.p.s. and had seen better days, but they were complete, including all takes and pickups as well as all chorus overlays." The result is a satisfying listen to one of Horner's most important previously unreleased scores.
Directed by Wes Craven, the film tells the tale of a former Hittite (a fictitious religious sect that live a lifestyle similar to the Amish), who left the faith to marry an outsider. The shunned man, who remains a farmer in the midst of his people, is mysteriously murdered—and his young widow and her out-of-town girlfriends try to survive within this bizarre world of ancient practices, strange beliefs and a possible supernatural curse.
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01. Main Title (From Deadly Blessing) (2:23)
02. Incubus Painted On Wall (1:08)
03. Martha And Jim (1:57)
04. Unwelcome Visitor (2:03)
05. Jim’s Death With Tractor (3:19)
06. Brief Funeral (1:12)
07. Kids In The Barn/Pluck It Out (2:29)
08. Gluntz’s Demise (5:06)
09. This Century Is More Peaceful (1:12)
10. Lana In The Barn (4:37)
11. Gluntz Hangs Around (1:14)
12. Snake In The Bath (Original) (4:45)
13. John Gets A Licking (1:06)
14. Lana’s Dream (1:05)
15. Wind Blows In Martha’s Room (0:47)
16. Trouble In The Convertible (1:59)
17. Sour Milk (0:40)
18. Surprise In The Grave (4:12)
19. Martha And Faith Wrestle (2:02)
20. Faith Leaps Out (4:10)
21. The Incubus Rises And End Credits (From Deadly Blessing) (4:16)
Total Score Time: 52:28
The Extras
22. Snake Stinger (0:11)
23. Snake In The Bath (Revised) (4:22)
24. End Credits (From Deadly Blessing) – Alternate (1:44)
25. Deadly Blessing – Trailer (John Beal) (2:17)
Total Extras Time: 8:42
Total CD Time: 61:19 |
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