Dragon’s Domain Records presents STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, the original soundtrack for the 2004 horror drama written and directed by Jeff Burr, starring Ryan Francis, Scott MacDonald, Linda Thorson and David Warner.
Set shortly after the Battle Of The Bulge, during the final days of World War II, STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS tells the story of two American soldiers who desert their platoon. Losey (Francis) is thoughtful and sensitive while Deming (MacDonald) is the opposite ? hateful and vicious. After being captured by the Military Police, the pair manage to escape after their prison transport hits a landmine. Deming holds Losey at gunpoint as they make their way across the battlefield, hiding from their own troops and trying to evade the remaining German military forces. While taking shelter in a bombed out mill, they find themselves confronted by a group of young orphans cared for two freedom fighters, Deacon (Warner) and Maria (Thorson), who have trained the children to be ruthless guerrilla soldiers in order to survive. When a Nazi Panzer battalion arrives and traps them all inside the mill, they are all forced to make a desperate stand, offering Losey and Deacon another chance to redeem themselves.
The score for STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS is multifaceted and multi-dimensional. At times tranquil, subliminal, tense, featuring patterns of tonality and atonality, moments of frivolity, and elements of percussive gamelan and Gregorian-esque plainchant for both male and female singers. Convertino created the score at his studio in Venice, using his electronic music array as well as bringing in a small group of live players and a pair of singers for his choral material.
Michael Convertino was born Michael Hurt circa 1953 in New York City, educated at Yale, played in a jazz band, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire. Back in the US he was a member of The Innocents, a briefly successful New Wave band. Convertino moved into scoring films with Tim Burton’s original live-action short film version of FRANKENWEENIE, co-composing with David Newman in 1984. The composer gained significant acclaim by scoring CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986); while he is known to be very selective in his projects?with 35 film scoring credits to date?he is known for the dramatic, immersive soundscapes he brings to films as diverse as THE HIDDEN (1987), BULL DURHAM (1988), THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994), THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD (1995), BED OF ROSES (1996), MOTHER NIGHT (1996, also a WW2 film), and WE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (2004).
Previously released on compact disc by Citadel Records as a limited edition in 2006, Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS back to the marketplace. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, with liner notes written by author Randall Larson, including the participation of writer/director Jeff Burr and composer Michael Convertino.
STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS is a limited edition release of 500 units.
CITADELレーベルから2006年にリリースされた2004年のホラー戦争ドラマ「戦革機銃隊1945」がリマスターで再発売。限定500枚。
トラックリスト『ザ・スケアクロウ』の鬼才ジェフ・バー監督が贈る、オリジナリティ溢れるストーリーと大迫力の戦争アクション大作!第二次世界大戦下、10人のユダヤ人孤児からなる地下組織とその指導者、そして米軍空挺師団から逃げ出した2人の脱走兵が協力し、強大なドイツ軍と戦う姿を描く。
出演: デヴィッド・ワーナー、 レット・ガイルズ。2004年米。
Dragon’s Domain Records presents STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, the original soundtrack for the 2004 horror drama written and directed by Jeff Burr, starring Ryan Francis, Scott MacDonald, Linda Thorson and David Warner.
Set shortly after the Battle Of The Bulge, during the final days of World War II, STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS tells the story of two American soldiers who desert their platoon. Losey (Francis) is thoughtful and sensitive while Deming (MacDonald) is the opposite ? hateful and vicious. After being captured by the Military Police, the pair manage to escape after their prison transport hits a landmine. Deming holds Losey at gunpoint as they make their way across the battlefield, hiding from their own troops and trying to evade the remaining German military forces. While taking shelter in a bombed out mill, they find themselves confronted by a group of young orphans cared for two freedom fighters, Deacon (Warner) and Maria (Thorson), who have trained the children to be ruthless guerrilla soldiers in order to survive. When a Nazi Panzer battalion arrives and traps them all inside the mill, they are all forced to make a desperate stand, offering Losey and Deacon another chance to redeem themselves.
The score for STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS is multifaceted and multi-dimensional. At times tranquil, subliminal, tense, featuring patterns of tonality and atonality, moments of frivolity, and elements of percussive gamelan and Gregorian-esque plainchant for both male and female singers. Convertino created the score at his studio in Venice, using his electronic music array as well as bringing in a small group of live players and a pair of singers for his choral material.
Michael Convertino was born Michael Hurt circa 1953 in New York City, educated at Yale, played in a jazz band, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire. Back in the US he was a member of The Innocents, a briefly successful New Wave band. Convertino moved into scoring films with Tim Burton’s original live-action short film version of FRANKENWEENIE, co-composing with David Newman in 1984. The composer gained significant acclaim by scoring CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986); while he is known to be very selective in his projects?with 35 film scoring credits to date?he is known for the dramatic, immersive soundscapes he brings to films as diverse as THE HIDDEN (1987), BULL DURHAM (1988), THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994), THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD (1995), BED OF ROSES (1996), MOTHER NIGHT (1996, also a WW2 film), and WE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (2004).
Previously released on compact disc by Citadel Records as a limited edition in 2006, Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS back to the marketplace. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, with liner notes written by author Randall Larson, including the participation of writer/director Jeff Burr and composer Michael Convertino.
STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS is a limited edition release of 500 units.
発売日:2019/11/11の週
?1. Crucible (6:28)
2. The Solemnity Of The Body (3:30)
3. The Wedding Party /He Reaches Out To Her
And She Reaches Out To Him (7:08)
4. Flare (5:39)
5. The Mystery Sing (5:09)
6. Let The Cry Come / Supplication (6:06)
7. Nazikillers (6:42)
8. The Conqueror Worm (3:38)
9. Sleep And Dream / The Bidding Of
Vast Formless Things (7:46)
Bonus Track:
10. Traditional Plainchant (3:40)
arrangement: Michael Convertino
Total Time: 56:12