The Black Hole, a Disney movie that wasn't very Disney. It was during the dark time of the 70's and Disney wanted to try Science Fiction. Yes this was a great movie with robots, crazy, mad scientist, and Earnest Borgnine. Lasers, cowboys in space, terror and mayhem. This soundtrack truly was unique for the sweeping score and the ominus focus on the music. There was a feeling of what is around the next corner when listening to the music. It was very well done and I really like it. I even own the soundtrack. Here is the Amazon link to The Black Hole soundtrack
There is no link for ITunes for The Black Hole but I of course have links to some of the wonderful music!
Overture to the film.
Main Titles
The Salvation of Dr. Hans...
Durant is Dead...
Finally the End Title. Well that's all for this week. Next week Mad Max! See ya then!
Moonraker, Ah another James Bond film about James Bond (Roger Moore) finding a missing plane called Moonraker. Little does he realize that the villians have constructed a space station. He gets pursued by a fan favorite Jaws. He also is accompanied by the beautiful Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) to get the plane found, get the CIA up to the station and have space battles while he confronts the Bad Guy Hugo Drax. Anyway guns, gadgets, women and Jaws all in the same film. Its fun and entertaining. The soundtrack is also really great!
The Muppet Movie. You get muppets, Jim Hensen, and a ton of cameo appearances. Its a story about a frog named Kermit who is discovered by Dom Deluise and tells him to find fame and fortune in hollywood. Along the path to stardom, Kermit discovers a sinster plot by a man who wants to make him famous in another way. Frog Legs Restuarant wants him as their spokesman. Kermit declines and is joined by a bunch of wayward friends like Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Dr. Teeth and his band, Bunsen and Beeker and more. This is a great soundtrack full of warmth and humor. Here is the link to the Amazon page for the Muppet Movie soundtrack
Alien, a movie about a group of intersteller travelers answering a distress call on a distant planet where there is already a ship there. The crew comprises of your typical gung ho captain, the first officer, Ripley (Sigorney Weaver) and several other crew who throughout the film die horrible deaths. In their investigations they find eggs of some alien race. Once one of the face huggers attaches itself to a crew member and spawns an alien more come about. This score composed by Jerry Goldsmith is very iconic, creepy, sweeping and moody. It really introduces you to the world of Alien and leads you through a story in music until the climax where Ripley escapes. Here is the Link to Amazon. The soundtrack is really expensive here, but you get two disc of music.
On ITunes you can only get the theme to Alien. Sorry. But I have some great Youtube clips for it. First the intro...
Next we have...
This is actually the link to the entire score on youtube. It really is quite amazing. One last track I found...
This was the End Titles. Well that is all for this week. This blog should really pick up soon. I've got some great soundtracks coming your way. Next week The Muppet Movie! See ya then.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a great feat in music history for Jerry Goldsmith. The sweeping score is fantastic and the iconic music makes you feel warm and fuzzy. Its about the crew of the Enterprise back together after their five year mission and they are investigating a strange source of power that is destroying ships and outpost. The source is a satellite merged with alien technology. VEGER is what it called itself. Well we all know it as Voyager II. Anyway action adventure, long sweeping shots of the Enterprise, and Spock in a spacesuit. Despite the faults of the movie, the score if you buy it, is actually very good. The movie score in the film repeats itself, but with the music it doesn't. Anyway I would like to share some links with you for your enjoyment.
It's a bird, It's a plane, no it's Superman! This is the ultimate adventure movie of superheroes. Its about a boy getting sent away from his planet to live on a foreign planet and right wrongs, to grow up to be a great superhero. This is what the new superman should have been. Not too serious, a whole lot of fun and no pointless destruction. The music of course is iconic, anyone who has heard the Superman theme knows its Superman. The composer of course is John Williams. The new soundtrack to Man of Steel is done by Hans Zimmer. Where is the theme to that movie? It doesn't exist. There is no real theme. I miss that with these type of movies. You should be able to pick out a theme to a superhero movie and say "Hey that's this such and such movie theme". But today people are not as keen on the soundtrack as they are the movie. I have several links or youtube links I will share with you. Starting with the Amazon link to Superman the Movie The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Now I can present to you the iconic music starting with the theme everyone loves!
I love that theme. Next I have this...
This one was called The Planet Krypton...
Here is the Love theme to Superman
Here is the Death of Jonathan Kent theme. Finally...
The End Titles. Well, I hope you enjoyed my links and hope that it fulfills your need to reblog or even tell someone how iconic the Superman music was back in 1978. That's all for this week. Next week Star Trek The Motion Picture. See ya then!
Revenge of the Pink Panther, Ah another Peter Sellers movie in which he plays Inspector Clouseau. Yes, Its about a Mafia boss trying to off Clouseau and also its about the Crazy Cheif Dreyfuss who is still trying to kill Clouseau. Yes there is mayhem and murder, there are sexy women such as Dyan Cannon who is the love interest for Clouseau. Anyway its a fun movie that ends up in a Chinese Fireworks warehouse. You have to see this movie to enjoy it. Its slapstick comedy and Sellers at his best. I really enjoyed the soundtrack, and continue to enjoy it. I am going to post some links to where you can appreciate it as well. Here is the link to Amazon for Revenge of the Pink Panther digital download album