John Scott - Webs and Other Wonders (Original Soundtrack Recording) '2021; 2021

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       Dragon’s Domain Records, presents the original soundtrack for WEBS
AND OTHER WONDERS, featuring music composed and produced by John Scott (ANTONY
AND CLEOPATRA, GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, SHOOT TO
KILL). In addition to his orchestral and electronic film scores, Scott also
maintained a long-running association with the French explorer Jacques Cousteau,
composing music for more than a dozen TV documentary series from 1976 through
1994.

In the 1970s, the British documentary company Oxford Scientific Films began
creating natural history films using then-innovative camera techniques such as
time-lapse photography, and micro and macro imaging. The actor and producer Bill
Travers (known for BORN FREE) was producing the Jane Goodall wildlife films and
suggested that Scott would be the right composer for the Oxford Scientific
projects. Scott composed music for four of their films: SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS OF THE
FLORAL KIND, (all the things that plants get up to in order to have sex),
DRIFTERS (the marine vegetation that inhabit the Sargasso Sea – a unique
region of the Atlantic Ocean), BUGS, and WEBS AND OTHER WONDERS – (all
about the habits of various kinds of spiders).

Also around this time, the composer had set up his electronic studio in London
and was looking for unique scoring opportunities to use his new gear. Given the
subject matter of WEBS AND OTHER WONDERS, it’s not surprising that Scott
chose to base his score around the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath), a medieval
plainsong chant that has been referenced in innumerable classical compositions
and film scores alike, and is often associated with its use as a requiem during
the Catholic mass for the dead. Scott’s electronic music for WEBS AND
OTHER WONDERS provides unique musical treatments for these eight-legged
creatures as the film explores the daily life of various arachnids.

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 Hollywood's 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 - Webs and Other Wonders (02:08)
1 02. John Scott - Crab Spider (01:04)
1 03. John Scott - Male Pursuer Offers Prey (02:02)
1 04. John Scott - Female Pursuer Lays Eggs (01:43)
1 05. John Scott - Lenethia and Ladybird (01:17)
1 06. John Scott - Lace Web Spider (01:19)
1 07. John Scott - Black Widow and Scorpion (04:55)
1 08. John Scott - Garden Spider (03:46)
1 09. John Scott - Robber Spider (02:13)
1 10. John Scott - Net Casting Spider (02:53)
1 11. John Scott - Bolas Spider (01:49)
1 12. John Scott - Lucky Bugs (01:45)
1 13. John Scott - Closing Credits (01:10) 

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