John Scott - Inseminoid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) '1982

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Dragon’s Domain Records, presents the original motion picture soundtrack
for INSEMINOID, featuring music composed, arranged and performed by John Scott
for the 1981 science fiction horror film directed by Norman J. Warren, written
by Nick and Gloria Maley and starring Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley, Stephanie
Beacham, Steven Grives, Barrie Houghton, Rosalind Lloyd, Victoria Tennant,
Trevor Thomas, Heather Wright, David Baxt and Judy Geeson.

INSEMINOID tells the story of a crew of interplanetary archaeologists who are
threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members (Geeson),
causing her to develop a psychosis and mutilate her colleagues one by one.
INSEMINOID was directed by British filmmaker Norman J. Warren, known primarily
for a series of late ‘70s-’80s horror films, including
SATAN’S SLAVE, PREY, BLOODY NEW YEAR and the like and produced by Richard
Gordon known for a variety of films but specializing in horror movies such as
THE HAUNTED STRANGLER, FIEND WITHOUT A FACE, CORRIDORS OF BLOOD, and DEVIL DOLL.
Warren shot the film during May and June 1980, with a £1 million budget, half
of which was financed by Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers (their first
investment in a British film). 

To compose the film’s score, Warren brought in distinguished orchestral
composer John Scott, who by 1981 had composed wide-ranging scores for some 86
films and television series, beginning with James Hill’s 1965 Sherlock
Holmes mystery, A STUDY IN TERROR. Scott’s efforts in the genre have
included films such as Freddie Francis’ TROG, the West German thriller
MARK OF THE DEVIL PART II, Kevin Connor’s THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT,
and the magnificent score for 1980’s time-travel film, THE FINAL
COUNTDOWN (along with GREYSTOKE, KING KONG LIVES, THE WICKER TREE amongst the 70
scores subsequent to INSEMINOID). Warren and Scott had worked together
previously on his film, SATAN’S SLAVE. 

When it came to their next collaboration, INSEMINOID, using even a small
orchestra was beyond the budget; leaving electronics as the only viable means.
In the process, Scott made use of synthesized rock-and-roll elements (low basso
structures, electronic drums, and in particular a recurring, 8-note motif shared
between electric guitar and synths, most notably in the main titles and end
credits, mixed over a variegated abundance of synthetic substances. As the
mixing of the electronic score took shape, enhanced by many hours of
multi-tracking and overdubbing, Scott was aided in recording the score by the
Pinewood Studios music mixer Otto Snel.

For nearly sixty years, John Scott has established himself as one of the finest
composers working in films today, having collaborated with the foremost
producers and directors worldwide, including Richard Donner, Mark Damon, Hugh
Hudson, Norman Jewison, Irvin Kershner, Daniel Petrie, Roger Spottiswoode and
Charlton Heston, among others. He has been an essential voice in international
scoring that thoroughly belies his occasional over-looked stature in the midst
of brand name composers. Frequently associated with Hollywoods finest composers,
including Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein and John Williams, John Scott has
created a body of work that stands up as some of the finest music ever written
for film.

Tracklist:
1.01 - John Scott - Main Title (2:38) 
1.02 - John Scott - The Chrysalis (3:36) 
1.03 - John Scott - Virus (2:25) 
1.04 - John Scott - Death In Space (4:04) 
1.05 - John Scott - The Creature Strikes (3:22) 
1.06 - John Scott - The Insemination (2:13) 
1.07 - John Scott - Sandys Metamorphosis (4:03) 
1.08 - John Scott - Sandys Warning (1:22) 
1.09 - John Scott - Sandy Kills (2:29) 
1.10 - John Scott - Birth Of The Twins (2:44) 
1.11 - John Scott - Death Of Sandy (2:29) 
1.12 - John Scott - Inseminoid (3:55)

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