Dead and buried is an extremely good slice of horror. I have enjoyed reading this series from the very first book, and i have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of dead and buried, wanting to know if we get our questions answered, if rose and joshua find their parents, and if they finally get closure. The ambient electronic music of joe renzetti is a unique blend of ethnic and modern instrumentation over layers of textural drones and passages. The film focuses on a small town wherein a few tourists are murdered, but their. The loss and rediscovery of the great epic of gilgamesh is david damroschs account of the discovery, preservation and translation of this remarkable poem, tracing both the history of the epic and archaeology itself.
B ack in march of 2008 the unreleased horror scores blog posted several volumes of main titles from unreleased horror scores compilations. Basket case 2frankenhooker original soundtrack light. Among its many assets are a great score by joe renzetti, and startling makeup effects by stan winston. A special mention would also have to be given to joe renzetti, for his great music score. The formerly peaceful community has suddenly been plagued by a series of grisly murders for the town sheriff dan james farentino to investigate. Im assuming the movie was originally mixed in mono, and these remixes dont veer obnoxiously far away from that. They populate their bizarre story with intelligent, believable characters and. Pulleys structural survey of an abandoned building in cleveland formed the basis for the dead key.
Joe was born in columbus ohio and currently resides there he is married to surrealist artist alissa renzetti his electronic music focuses on creating moods and atmospheres that explore the psyche of the human nature and the environment we dwell in. I started making fly tying hand tools in a one car garage. Instead of going for the obvious, campy approach, renzetti plays it straight, letting his moody, sometimes unsettling music act as a counterpoint to the absurd on. At the madly beating heart of elizabeth renzettis debut novel based on. The music by joe renzetti also needs mentioning, i love the music in this and it adds to the atmosphere more than most films music score does. It is albertsons final live action film role before his death six months after the films release his real final film, the fox and the hound, was an animated film.
The best element of dead and buried is the intelligent script by dan obannon and ronald shusett. Academy award winner joe renzetti contributes an unconventional. A suspense horror film set in a small coastal town where, after a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses begin to come back to life. Winstons work here is absolutely stunning, especially in regards to his charred and burned body puppets. Dont worry, youll get it people that like mysteries will most likely like. Instead of going for the obvious, campy approach, renzetti plays it straight, letting his moody. The movie almost feels like a classic camptale told out for 90 mins, but it demands your attention to the end. These arent household names by any stretch, but neither are the guys who built the george washington bridge, and tens of thousands of people drive over that. After a move west, joe immediately found success in hollywood, winning an academy award for the buddy holly story, and scoring a wide variety of films and television shows. The music by joe renzetti also needs mentioning, i love the. Dead and buried goodreads meet your next favorite book. The 2 disc anchor bay dvd is fantastic, the picture quality could have been a little better but the extras more than make up for it. Dead and buried boasts an impressive selection of talent on both sides.
During the 60s, in philadelphia, cameo records with the help of dick clark and american bandstand, joe renzetti became cameo records house guitarist, and played on the hits. Kali au by chuck loeb, performed by stan getz and his ensemble. Basket case 2frankenhooker original soundtrack light in the. Dead and buried by gary sherman gary sherman, james. Lets twist again, the mashed potatoes, south street, the bristol stomp, the limbo rock, palisades park, tallahassee lassie. Included in this version at long last is the eye scene. Musician relief funds, fender stops using ash, and. Although the music was that of hollys, renzetti taught the actors to play their instruments, sing the songs from scratch, and act as a performing group. Joe renzetti is a 20 year veteran of electronic music. Musician relief funds, fender stops using ash, and composer joe renzetti on my latest podcast about bobby owsinski bobby owsinski is. Frustrated with the fly tying vises that were available at the time, i started working on the presentation 3000 with the input and support of my brother robin, that was not the. Based on a true story by elizabeth renzetti house of anansi press 310 pp.
Instead of going for the obvious, campy approach, renzetti plays it straight, letting his moody, sometimes unsettling music act as counterpoint to the absurd on. Like the epic, damroschs book offers tales of dangerous journeys, heroic struggles and tragic defeats. Basket case 2 frankenhooker dinged sleeve voodoo comics. I will be posting the first five volumes from this collection tonight and tomorrow. The music by joe renzetti also needs mentioning, i love the music in this and it adds to the. Many scenes are played at dusk surrounded by thick fog, an eerie music score permeates throughout and the performances. Up to that point, dead and buried is fairly standard and cynical stuff, with. The cover art for dead and buried is one that has always creeped me out and im glad to report that the film as a whole is equally scary. The aim of this blog is to introduce the readers to music that is out of print, commercially unavailable, released under a creative commons license, or with approval by the featured artist.
Backstory home page joe renzetti film composer home page. Dead and buried is the twelfth novel in stephen booths cooper and fry crime series. This horror oddity, an attempt to update twilight zonestyled spookiness with a splash of early 80s gore, doesnt fully achieve this aim, but remains worth a look for hardcore horror buffs. Born in philadelphia pa renzetti moved to hollywood, and was called to arrange the music for the 1978 film the buddy holly story. Unfortunately the download links posted on his blog have been dead for some time now.
The film focuses on a small town wherein a few tourists are murdered, but their corpses begin to reanimate. This is only my second foray into the series but englands peak district plays a larger role in this mystery than previously, when the discovery of a body is wrapped up in the unsolved disappearance of a young couple in the past. Dead and buried is well directed by gary sherman, who later went on to direct the slightly disappointing poltergeist 3. It really has the lot and a brilliant double twist at the finale. Ronald shusett, dan obannon, chelsea quinn yarbro novel. Suite consists of the opening credits, the reconstruction and the closing cre. The use of the surrounds is largely atmospheric lapping waves, a bleating record player, and creaking wood, for instance and never feels. With james farentino, melody anderson, jack albertson, dennis redfield. The overall result is a more natural organic sound that breathes life in a flowing musical manner and envelopes the listener into a surreal mindscape. The book, dead and buried, is a very interesting read, very quick to get interested in from the beginning and holds the suspense level till you are begging for more and more. Stan getz, tenor sax, and his ensemble including victor jones, drs playing at an open air concert in battery park. Film music site childs play soundtrack joe renzetti. Lisa blount, nancy locke, jack albertson, dennis redfield. Screenplay was done by dan obannon, who has done the screenplays to some of my favourite movies including total recall, alien and return of the living dead.