StreamingSoundtracks.com - Creepshow

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Prologue - Welcome To Creepshow John Harrison	4:04	100
02	Father's Day John Harrison	7:29	24
04	Something To Tide You Over John Harrison	5:24	16
05	The Crate John Harrison	5:26	23
06	They're Creeping Up On You John Harrison	7:32	30
08	Until The Next Time (End Title) John Harrison	4:25	28
09	Satanic Piano (Tales From The Darkside) John Harrison	4:24	27
10	Everybody Needs A Little Love (Tales From The Darkside) John Harrison	3:04	17
11	Sorry Right Number (Tales From The Darkside) John Harrison	5:27	10
12	Mansions Of The Moon (Overture) John Harrison	6:04	11

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CREEPSHOW!

By:	Jim_A
Date:	13 Oct 2008
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I've always found this score by John Harrison really effective, and often iconic. Initially, Harrison was hired as the First Assistant Director on the film. Though soon, he became the project's composer, assigned to compose very brief themes and movements, which would segue between public domain tracks selected by Romero (as with Night of the Living Dead,) from the Capitol Music Library. But Harrison's music impressed everyone, and gradually, he found himself orchestrating more and more of the picture.

Being both the 1'st AD, as well as the film's composer, Harrison stated, "I had a feeling for what the movie was all about," and added, "I didn't need to glean from Romero in two weeks what was going on and then try to write something quick." Thus producing a score which is perfectly symbiotic with its host.

His work on the film began in direct connection with the film's Cinematographer. Choreographing his own bits of music with the public domain tracks, Harrison made abridgements. Romero quickly found that he preferred Harrison's own stuff and encouraged him to use more. And eventually, 75% of the film's score became Harrison; performed on a Prophet 5 synthesizer, and even utilizing a small choir for the opening track.

The holdouts being minor borrowed pieces used for sound effect, and "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," which was in fact scored from the Capitol Music Library.

Terrific score. Especially for EC Comics fans.

Reference: Cinefantastique, Vol. 13 No 2/Vol. 13 No 3

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