Brian May - Patrick (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) '1979

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Dragon’s Domain Records, presents the soundtrack release of PATRICK,
featuring music composed by Brian May (MAD MAX, THE ROAD WARRIOR, CLOAK &
DAGGER) for the 1978 horror film directed by Richard Franklin (ROAD GAMES,
PSYCHO II, LINK), produced by Antony I. Ginnane and William Fayman during the
boom of the Australian New Wave of cinema in the late 1970s and early 1980s and
starring Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullianar, Bruce Barry, Julia
Blake, Walter Pym and Robert Thompson as Patrick.

Directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche, PATRICK is a
psychological horror-thriller that tells the story of a mentally disturbed young
man who becomes so enraged by his mother’s unchecked libido that he
electrocutes her and her lover while they are frolicking in a bathtub. After
this act of matricide inflicts irreparable damage to his brain, Patrick ends up
comatose in a bed at the Roget Clinic, unable to move or speak and fully
dependent on the care of others for his most basic needs. Kathie, a young nurse
recently hired by the Clinic, is assigned to care for Patrick and immediately
takes a shine toward him. Unbeknownst to Kathie and the hospital staff, Patrick
possesses telekinetic powers. His conscious mind is capable of leaving his
physical body to travel limitless distances in search of victims. Kathie becomes
increasingly aware of Patrick’s abilities and pleads for assistance, but
nobody at the hospital will believe her. As Patrick becomes more infatuated with
her, his control over his abilities increases and the stakes get higher.

Brian May’s unorthodox approach to scoring PATRICK involved composing
music that expresses both sides of the narrative coin. One, a tale of lopsided
love—an invalid patient with telekinetic powers aches to win the
affection of his unrequited love. The raw emotion of May’s saccharine
music imbues sympathy for Patrick’s motivations while injecting the
necessary terror into his violent psychokinetic attacks. The other side of the
coin is Patrick’s willingness to stop at nothing, not even murder, to
possess Kathie. Like other films featuring telekinetic characters, PATRICK
utilizes sound effects to materialize psychological concepts into physical
forms.

Born in Adelaide in 1934, Brian May (no relation to Brian Harold May of Queen)
was one of the first composers to achieve international acclaim as an Australian
composer and was best known as the composer of MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR (MAD
MAX II). May received his musical training as a pianist, violinist and conductor
at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium. He joined the Australia Broadcasting
Company in 1957, where he formed the ABC Adelaide Big Band, an ensemble that
performed all manner of light music for broadcast, and May became a leading
figure in Australian light music as a result. He moved to Melbourne in 1970 to
arrange and conduct the ABC’s Melbourne Show band. Moving into film music
in a period of time when Australia’s film industry was just beginning to
take its place among international film circles, May composed such notable film
scores as RACE FOR THE YANKEE ZEPHYR, ROAD GAMES, CLOAK AND DAGGER, DEATH BEFORE
DISHONOR, MISSING IN ACTION 2, SKY PIRATES, STEEL DAWN, DR. GIGGLES,
FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHT MARE and BLINDSIDE. He won the Australian
Film Institute Award for best original score with MAD MAX; many other awards
followed, including the Golden Award from the Australian Performing Rights
Association. He continued to score films until 1993, composing music for more
than 30 films and many hours of television, most of which he orchestrated
himself. Sadly, the composer passed away in 1997 at the age of 63.

Previously released on very rare compact disc releases, Dragon’s Domain
Records is excited to bring the PATRICK back to the marketplace, newly
remastered by Digital Outland. The booklet includes liner notes written by
author and composer Brian Satterwhite.

Tracklist:
1 01. Brian May - Main Title (02:08)
1 02. Brian May - Matricide (01:05)
1 03. Brian May - The Flat (01:19)
1 04. Brian May - The Intruder (01:23)
1 05. Brian May - Room 15 (01:21)
1 06. Brian May - You Can Feel (02:07)
1 07. Brian May - Bossa For Ed (01:56)
1 08. Brian May - Kathys Tune (01:49)
1 09. Brian May - The Trance (01:48)
1 10. Brian May - Patrick Power (01:51)
1 11. Brian May - Kathys Theme (01:50)
1 12. Brian May - The Strobe (03:07)
1 13. Brian May - Exit Matron (01:59)
1 14. Brian May - Kathy Looks For Ed (01:41)
1 15. Brian May - Dr. Roget (01:37)
1 16. Brian May - The Needle (01:17)
1 17. Brian May - Kathy Returns (00:59)
1 18. Brian May - Im Going Now (01:33)
1 19. Brian May - Hes Dead (01:24)
1 20. Brian May - End Title (01:57)

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