James Horner - Deadly Blessing (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) '2023

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World premiere CD release of exciting early James Horner horror soundtrack! Wes
Craven directs in 1981, Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, (young) Sharon Stone, Jeff
East, Lisa Hartman, Lois Nettleton, Ernest Borgnine star. Early James Horner
score written for large string section plus woodwinds, percussion, piano and
chorus. Craven’s tale is about a former Hittite (a fictitious religious
sect similar to the Amish) who left the faith to marry an outsider. Shunned, the
man is mysteriously murdered and his young widow and her out-of-town girlfriends
try to maintain the farm amidst a bizarre world of ancient practices, strange
beliefs and a possible supernatural curse. Composer Horner writes to this
satanic world with suspenseful strings, now turning violent, now turning creepy,
always unsettling. When the action explodes, chorus joins in the rhythmic
excitement. Unusually, the film uses almost all of Horner’s music where
it was originally intended. Intrada is presenting this score, courtesy of
Universal, from the only surviving complete set of 1/4” stereo elements in
largely good condition. These precious ten rolls of stereo tape were originally
dubbed at the slow tape speed of 7 1/2 i.p.s. and had seen better days, but they
were complete, including all takes, pickups and choral overlays. The result is a
satisfying listen to one of Horner’s most important previously unreleased
scores. Tim Greiving supplies informative notes, Kay Marshall offers dramatic
packaging. Dan Wallin records and mixes, James Horner composes, conducts.
Intrada Special Collection CD available while quantities and interest remain.

Tracklist:
1.01 - James Horner - Main Title (From Deadly Blessing) (2:27)
1.02 - James Horner - Incubus Painted On Wall (1:10)
1.03 - James Horner - Martha And Jim (1:59)
1.04 - James Horner - Unwelcome Visitor (2:05)
1.05 - James Horner - Jim's Death With Tractor (3:21)
1.06 - James Horner - Brief Funeral (1:16)
1.07 - James Horner - Kids In The Barn / Pluck It Out (2:32)
1.08 - James Horner - Gluntz's Demise (5:08)
1.09 - James Horner - This Century Is More Peaceful (1:15)
1.10 - James Horner - Lana In The Barn (4:38)
1.11 - James Horner - Gluntz Hangs Around (1:16)
1.12 - James Horner - Snake In The Bath (Original) (4:46)
1.13 - James Horner - John Gets A Licking (1:09)
1.14 - James Horner - Lana's Dream (1:08)
1.15 - James Horner - Wind Blows In Martha's Room (0:48)
1.16 - James Horner - Trouble In The Convertibile (1:59)
1.17 - James Horner - Sour Milk (0:43)
1.18 - James Horner - Surprise In The Grave (4:13)
1.19 - James Horner - Martha And Faith Wrestle (2:05)
1.20 - James Horner - Faith Leaps Out (4:12)
1.21 - James Horner - The Incubus Rises And End Credits (From Deadly Blessing)
(4:24)
1.22 - James Horner - Snake Stinger (0:14)
1.23 - James Horner - Snake In The Bath (Revised) (4:24)
1.24 - James Horner - End Credits (From Deadly Blessing) - Alternate (4:07)

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