Nice score, even though it's a pastiche, and I know many people have been wanting it on disc for quite awhile.....of course I would be happy if they focused on more Band as well, something Intrada did in the 90's.

NP: Memoirs Of An Invisible Man(Walker)
Sean

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Originally posted by JJH:
where does it say anything about Richard Band.

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It doesn't, but if Varese are suddenly into releasing oddities, obscurities and assorted odds and ends like the original ROLLERBALL, maybe they'll put out some Richard Band as well. Personally I've got all the Band I want - the REANIMATOR and PUPPET MASTER discs, and a few from Intrada; is there much unreleased Band that's any good still out there (at least, as good as MUTANT)?

I still say I'd like Varese to dip into their old pre-CD catalogue: F/X, SILVER BULLET, THE KINDRED and so on.

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Originally posted by Philipp:
And letīs not forget THE PANIC ROOM !!

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Yeah - PANIC ROOM was a really tense score in the film, and worked very very well. But I'm not quite sure how it will work as a CD listen... I guess we'll see!

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Originally posted by Richard Street:
is there much unreleased Band that's any good still out there (at least, as good as MUTANT)

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HA! Metalstorm, Ghost Warrior, The Day Time Ended... there's quite a bit. That last one was released by Varese on LP, and I would assume they still hold the rights to release it if they want.

Richard, does your "few from Intrada" include The House on Sorority Row / The Alchemist? I think that's by far the best Band CD Intrada put out.

How is Rollerball?

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Originally posted by James:
HA! Metalstorm, Ghost Warrior, The Day Time Ended... there's quite a bit. That last one was released by Varese on LP, and I would assume they still hold the rights to release it if they want.

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I've heard a bit of THE DAY TIME ENDED, and it was okay; I've never seen the film. If more Band does get released, at least let it be orchestral and not synths....

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Richard, does your "few from Intrada" include The House on Sorority Row / The Alchemist? I think that's by far the best Band CD Intrada put out.

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My entire Band collection: CRASH AND BURN, MUTANT, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, PUPPET MASTER 1+2, RE-ANIMATOR 1+2.

Is ALCHEMIST/HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW orchestral or the dreaded keyboards?

NP: RAMPAGE (Ennio Morricone)

Alchemist is not bad either, cut from the same cloth, but Sorority is the one that does it for me.

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From Varčse Sarabande
Revisited and restored, the original ROLLERBALL soundtrack, which had been an enormous hit record, now features music never before available.

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Originally posted by Richard Street:
Is ALCHEMIST/HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW orchestral or the dreaded keyboards?

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All orchestra. Alchemist with the Rome Philharmonic, Sorority Row with the London Philharmonic.

I need to get my web site back up....

Tourist Trap, Home Movies, Hercules, The Howling, Piranha....there are more, some non-Varese, but I hope somebody fixes this injustice someday(and no the old VC Club Cd doesn't count, since it's edited six ways to Tuesday).

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Originally posted by James:
I need to get my web site back up....

Kirk

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Just to play Devil's Advocate(JNH?), compare track two of Sorority to track two of Herrmann's Sisters

Glad to see Richard Band being discussed. I'm not completely sure why Richard Band hasn't reached the height he deserves (ex. more offers for films). He is one of my very favorite composers and it's unfortunate I have no idea what his current projects are. My best guess is that he's still trapped at WB writing scores in synth for cartoons and 7th Heaven/Buffy/Stargate.
It's a shame he is stuck doing this because I believe he has a tremendous talent for writing outstanding and brilliant orchestral scores for film...

He wrote gorgeous orchestral scores for low budget science-fiction/cult/horror films from the late 1970's until the late 1980's when it became more difficult to afford an orchestra for a low budget film (at least I believe this was the case). Since then, he has become (In my opinion) the greatest composer for synth (he's really worked wonders with it I think, with scores like Puppetmaster, Demonic Toys, and Doctor Mordrid...certainly not the best of his work [save the cue "the theme from Puppetmaster", which I believe to be Band's finest theme] but very adequate and accomplished for synth)...but his compositions need to be performed with an orchestra.
Ghost Warrior, in my opinion one of his greatest scores, remains unreleased (yes, not released in any form (not only is it not available commercially, there's no bootleg or promo even), except a very fine suite composed of three cues on Band's promo "Film Music Over the Years"). This score utilizes the gorgeous pan-flute, and has a very beautiful asian influence throughout, and it ends astonishingly (I have studied the music from the actual film).
Would be wonderful to see Band receive more attention. Here's to see that dream some of us here have (of him being hired to compose a score for a studio film [ex. univeral, fox, miramax, etc.]) become a reality.

Best Regards,
Dylan