Brian May - The Brian May Collection (CD)

One thing these films have in common is the music of Brian May. All of Antony I. Ginnane's horror/supernatural thrillers from this time period were scored by Brian May. For PATRICK, May composed a lush-sounding symphonic score supported by ARP synthesizer. His score for SNAPSHOT mixes dramatic orchestral music, with sublime romantic music and a fair amount of contemporary modern jazz. HARLEQUIN was scored for a variety of atonal motifs for strings, piano, and percussion, giving thematic unity through a lush, string-based love theme. THE SURVIVOR is arguably May's most Herrmannesque score, opening with a main theme that recalls Herrmann's Hitchcock collaborations. 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). Moving into film music in a period of time when Australia's film industry was just beginning to take it's 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.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Opening Title Music
2. Madeline's Theme / Pursued
3. Angela's Decision
4. Locked Out
5. Darryl's Dilemma
6. The Gay Disco
7. Angela's Transformation
8. Sans Chemisette
9. Who's Sleeping in My Bed'
10. Bermuda Cool (Madeline Makes Her Move)
11. Goodbye to Madeline
12. Fright and Flight
13. Danger! the Whippy Van
14. Elmer's Place
15. Studio Fire
16. Exit Darryl
17. Closing Title Music
18. The Survivor - Main Title
19. Take Off and Crash
20. Romantic Mood / Ghost Girl
21. Scary Bit in the House
22. Scared
23. Back at Wreck
24. Memories
25. Frantic Drive to Hangar / Gruesome Discovery
26. Final Confrontation and Burning
27. Revelation and Finale

Disc: 2

1. Harlequin - Main Title
2. Political Theme
3. Thunderclap / Alex Spits Blood
4. Sandra and Alex
5. The Cure
6. The Aerial / Did You Cure My Son'
7. Was It Assassination' / Alex Plays Dead
8. The Cliff
9. Wolfe and Sandra
10. Alice Disrobes / Shattering Windscreens
11. Wolfe Leaves Alex
12. Wolfe's Show of Magic
13. Wolfe's Face on the Tiles
14. Sandra and Alex Leave
15. Wolfe Escapes from Jail
16. Letting Out the Dogs
17. Wolfe on the Estate
18. March of the Marbles
19. The Set-Up
20. Wolfe's Death
21. Wolfe's Resurrection
22. Wolfe Killed Again
23. Wolfe Dumped
24. Wolfe Surfaces / End Titles
25. Patrick Suite
26. Snapshot Suite - Part One
27. Snapshot Suite - Part Two