Richard Band - Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) '2021

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Dragon’s Domain Records presents the world premiere soundtrack release of
DR. HECKYL AND MR. HYPE, DR. HECKYL AND MR. HYPE features music composed by
Richard Band for the 1980 science fiction/horror film written and directed by
Charles B. Griffith (LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS), starring Oliver Reed, Sunny
Johnson, Maia Danziger, Virgil Frye, Mel Welles, Kedrick Wolf, Jackie Coogan,
Corinne Calvet, Sharon Compton, Denise Hayes, Charles Howerton and Dick Miller. 

HECKYL AND MR. HYPE began life as a result of a conversation between Charles B.
Griffith and Menahem Golan in the early days of Cannon Films. Griffith was a
prolific writer/director for low budget films whose main claim to fame was the
quirky LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and screenplays for many Roger Corman films
including DEATH RACE 2000, EAT MY DUST and THE WILD ANGELS. Griffith’s
concept for the film would be that “the ugly guy would be the good
guy”.

Released in 1980, DR. HECKYL AND MR. HYPE tells the story of Dr. Heckyl (Reed),
an atrociously ugly, malformed podiatrist who falls in love with one of his
patients. When his colleague, Dr. Hinkle (Welles) develops an ‘instant
diet paste’ that reduces his fat patients to skinny babes, Heckyl steals
a vial and drinks it down – and finds himself transformed into Hype (also
Reed), a handsome, hedonistic but violently self-absorbed ladies’ man.
Soon, the transformations become more frequent and uncontrollable, with Hype
reverting back to Heckyl at the most inappropriate of times.

Composer Richard Band was contacted by Charles B. Griffith and asked to score
the film. DR. HECKYL AND MR. HYPE would be his third score. His music for the
film is a mixture of orchestra and electronics, considered a unique approach in
those days as synthesizers were still relatively in their infancy in film music.
The score is built around the interaction of three primary themes and two
subordinate motifs. The main theme consists of the melody that accompanies both
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype as they are characterized through the story. The main
theme represents the overall quirkiness of the whole tone of the movie. The
score was recorded with a small orchestra of 20 – 22 pieces, small
string, brass and woodwind sections, along with two percussionists and augmented
by synthesizers.

Richard Band was born in Los Angeles on December 28, 1953. He is the son of film
producer-director-writer Albert Band (THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE – screen
adaptation), brother to producer-distributor Charles Band and uncle to young
rock star Alex Band of the rock group ‘The Calling’. Shortly after
his brother Charles had formed his first movie company, Richard decided to take
a break from music and began to work as an assistant director on some of his
films. He then went from assistant director to production manager, to associate
producer and finally producer on over 13 films. Richard has since gone on to
score over 75 feature films and many television productions including multiple
episodes of STARGATE SG-1, WALKER: TEXAS RANGER and Disneys SING ME A STORY
series.

Richard has composed the music for more than 10 interactive computer/video games
over the years and has had many soundtracks that have been released of his film
works. Richard has also scored many documentaries including the award-winning
series’ MOST DECORATED, BRUTE FORCE and WEAPONS OF WAR and has also
contributed much music to other series’ like THE REAL WEST, CIVIL WAR
JOURNALS and BIOGRAPHIES. His experience over the years has brought him to
record over 22 film scores with internationally renowned orchestras such as THE
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE LONDON SYMPHONY and THE ROME PHILHARMONIC. He
has also had his music recorded in Prague, Romania, Croatia and Munich. In more
recent years, Richard has also enjoyed scoring a variety of family and comedy
films for Viacom and Paramount Pictures as well as hundreds of animated
vignettes for the WB kids network all of which were scored with orchestra. His
musical talents can also be heard on several amusement park rides including
ALIENS - THE RIDE as well as several Vegas venues. Among the many interactive
games Richard has scored the music for STAR TREK, WATERWORLD, CASPER, STONEKEEP,
DECENT UNDER MOUNTAIN, CLAYFIGHTER and INVICTUS: THE SHADOW OF OLYMPUS.

Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to present the soundtrack to DR.
HECKYL AND MR. HYPE for the very first time. DR. HECKYL AND MR. HYPE has been
produced from the composer’s original elements by James Nelson at Digital
Outland, including liner notes written by author Randall Larson, with the
participation of the composer. 

1.01 - Richard Band - Intro / Main Titles (2:39)
1.02 - Richard Band - Heckyls Office and Partners (0:49)
1.03 - Richard Band - Coral’s Love Theme (1:21)
1.04 - Richard Band - The First Transformation (2:27)
1.05 - Richard Band - Dream / Mr. Hype (2:00)
1.06 - Richard Band - Mr. Hype Sneaks Out / Havoc (1:50)
1.07 - Richard Band - Hinkle, Finebum and Hype (1:47)
1.08 - Richard Band - Honky-tonk Cop / Coral’s Love Theme #2 (1:32)
1.09 - Richard Band - Hypes Stroll Thru Town (0:38)
1.10 - Richard Band - Cops Chase Hype / Hype Dumps Woman (0:53)
1.11 - Richard Band - Druck Follows Hype (2:00)
1.12 - Richard Band - Madam Purees Last Foxtrot (2:19)
1.13 - Richard Band - Heckyl Remembers Coral (1:03)
1.14 - Richard Band - Dumping Puree / Finding Coral (2:01)
1.15 - Richard Band - In Pursuit / Monster on the Loose (1:00)
1.16 - Richard Band - Love Reprise (0:55)
1.17 - Richard Band - Transformation Music FX (0:52)
1.18 - Richard Band - Cops Follow (2:18)
1.19 - Richard Band - Hoo Tries the Potion (0:31)
1.20 - Richard Band - Followed / Liza Dropped Her Bag (3:51)
1.21 - Richard Band - Squish You like a Bug (1:44)
1.22 - Richard Band - Hyping It Up (3:07)
1.23 - Richard Band - Heckyl Remembers When (0:55)
1.24 - Richard Band - Still Looking / In the Garbage (0:59)
1.25 - Richard Band - Hoo Dies (1:08)
1.26 - Richard Band - Escape & Capture (0:58)
1.27 - Richard Band - Goodbye (0:33)
1.28 - Richard Band - Finale & End Titles (2:35)

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