The Village Of The Damned (soundtrack)
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Release info:Produced by: The Robb Brothers/Robert TownsonRelease date: 9 May, 1995 Record label & catalog #: Varese/Sarabande VSD-5629 Country: USA Format: CD Release type: Non-Kinks release |
Tracks:
| 1. March Of The Children | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 2. Children's Carol | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 3. Angel Of Death | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 4. Daybreak | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 5. The Fair | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 6. The Children's Theme | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 7. Ben's Death | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 8. The Funeral | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 9. Midwich Shuffle | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 10. Baptism | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 11. Burning Desire | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 12. Welcome Home, Ben | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| 13. The Brick Wall | stereo mix, recorded Jan-Apr 1995 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California |
Liner Notes:
Produced & Engineered by THE ROBB BROTHERS * Executive Producer: ROBERT TOWNSON
Executive In Charge of Music for Universal Pictures: HARRY GARFIELD * Music Supervisor: BRUCE ROBB
Orchestra Conductor: PAUL MIRKOVICH * Assistant Engineer: MATTHEW ELLARD
Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles * Production Co-ordinator: SUSAN D. * Orchestra Contractor: JOHN VAN HOUTEN
JOHN CARPENTER - Synthesizer & Bass Guitar * DAVE DAVIES - Acoustic & Electric Guitars * BRUCE ROBB - Hammond B-3
Orchestra: XIAO N. HE, EUN-MEE AHN, MICHAEL P. HARRISON, HELAINE WITTENBER, MIRIAM A. MAYER, GLENN GRAB,
KARL VINCENT-WICKLIFF * Concert Master: CHARLES EVERETT * Additional Synthesizer: PAUL MIRKOVICH
"March of the Children" voice over by MARK HAMILL
My friend Dave Davies, founder and lead guitarist for the legendary British group Kinks, began our music collaboration by sending me a cassette containing a sketch which actually defined the direction for the soundtrack for VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED. Eventually referred to as "March of the Children," Dave's music was beautiful, haunting, dark and somehow heroic. I loved it.
We began working with the Robb Brothers at Cherokee Studios, and five or so weeks later produced a score combining live instruments with electronic synthesizers. Bruce Robb guided our compositions, moulded them, shaped them, and when they came out of the speakers they were transformed into one of the most full, most romantic scores I've ever done.
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED is a good old-fashioned science fiction movie, based upon the classic 1957 novel by John Wyndham and the 1960 black and white film. My job as a composer is to support the drama, unify sequences, and heighten suspense. Together, Dave and I tried to bring emotional life to the story of a small town invaded by children with unusual powers and a total lack of humanity.
-John Carpenter
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