Original soundtrack by Bruce Broughton for Nick Castle fantasy about tragedy and loss, friendship and romance, magic and flight, starring Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins, Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Gwynne.
Original soundtrack by Bruce Broughton for Nick Castle fantasy about tragedy and loss, friendship and romance, magic and flight, starring Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins, Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Gwynne. Emotional elements of youth struggling with death, inward feelings, reaching out, lines between fantasy and reality all gave Broughton considerable dramatic material to work with. He chose to anchor with gentle, quiet character of Eric, the boy who could fly. Transparent scoring, haunting lydian harmonic vernacular of theme are gorgeous! Once idea is established, Broughton trains his musical forces on bigger ideas, fantastic flight sequences. Majestic, soaring music trades with dramatic undercurrents of story, even intense segments with darker edges. Entire, lengthy work is rich display of orchestral imagination, emotional thematic writing. Several long cues add to positive vibes. Many sequences stand out: warm Americana strains of "Family", exciting riffs for young Louis attempting navigation of neighborhood amidst bullies, intense horn writing during "Eric Agitated". Yet, towering above all are magnificent flying cues, culminating in sweeping, wondrous orchestral splendor of "Milly And Eric Flee/He Really Flies". Here, Broughton takes his gentle main theme, melds it with all elements of fantasy in glorious manner. Stunning music! Intrada original soundtrack CD (not to be confused with Varese Sarabande release of re-recorded highlights) presents entire score in crisp, vibrant stereo from newly-remastered session mixes made by Armin Steiner, courtesy Warner Bros. Both Stephen Bishop's popular "Walkin' On Air" End Credits song plus Broughton's unused ending music appear! Extras include alternate version of "First Hint", Broughton's treatment of Lyn Murray's "Fireworks" from To Catch A Thief for TV sequence, "Back Of The Bus" number written by Broughton with lyrics by director Castle (performed by filmmakers Castle, John Carpenter, Tommy Wallace) plus Broughton's "Car Radio" source music. Bruce Broughton conducts. Intrada Special Collection CD available while quantities and interest remain!
01. Main Title (4:45)
02. Louis Meets Hitler (1:00)
03. Louis’ Retreat (1:14)
04. Late! (First Hint - Revised) (1:04)
05. Eric On The Sill (0:28)
06. On Milly’s Sill (1:24)
07. Eric On The Roof (2:25)
08. Milly’s Science Project (3:34)
09. First Triumph (1:40)
10. Family (3:09)
11. The Rose/Flying (9:35)
12. Eric’s Gone (4:00)
13. Eric Agitated (4:17)
14. Louis Gives Up (3:24)
15. The Ring (3:22)
The Extras
20. First Hint (1:04)
21. Fireworks (From To Catch A Thief) (1:40)
22. “Back Of The Bus” (0:59)
(Nick Castle/Bruce Broughton, Perf. by The Coupe De Villes)
23. Car Radio (2:16)
Total Extras Time: 6:04
Composed and conducted by Bruce Broughton. Recorded on Janury 8-10, 13, 14, 21, 23, February 17, & June 11-13, 1986, at Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California and Master Control Studios, Burbank, California.
VIOLIN Gerald Vinci
Stuart Canin
Murray Adler
Israel Baker
Thelma Beach
Arnold Belnick
Dixie Blackstone
Mari Tsumura Botnick
Jacqueline Brand
Leslie Brown Katz
Thomas Buffum
Assa Drori
Bruce Dukov
Henry Ferber
Ronald Folsom
David Frisina
James Getzoff
Edward Green III
Diane Halprin
Reginald Hill
Bill Hybel
William Hymanson
Patricia Johnson
Bernard Kundell
Connie Kupka
Carl La Magna
Kathleen Lenski
Irma Neumann
Stanley Plummer
Jay Rosen
Sheldon Sanov
Daniel Shindaryov
Haim Shtrum
Bonnie Shubert-Sgarro
Marshall Sosson
Robert Sushel
Dorothy Wade
Harold Wolf
VIOLA Pamela Goldsmith
Denyse Buffum
Alan De Veritch
Steven Gordon
Peter Hatch
Roland Kato
Janet Lakatos
Carol Mukogawa
Michael Nowak
David Schwartz
Linn Subotnick
Herschel Wise
CELLO Ronald Leonard
Douglas Davis
Robert Adcock
Ronald Cooper
Marie Fera
Joyce Geeting
Anne Goodman Karam
Paula Hochhalter
Barbara Hunter
Armen Ksajikian
Harry Schlutz
David Shamban
David Speltz
BASS Arni Egilsson
Timothy Barr
Drew Dembowski
Steven Edelman
Bruce Morgenthaler
Meyer Rubin
Robert Stone
FLUTE Louise DiTullio (Dissman)
Susan Greenberg
Sheridon Stokes
OBOE John Winter
Thomas Boyd
CLARINET Dominic Fera
Gary Gray
Jim Kanter
BASOON David Riddles
Michael O'Donovan
FRENCH HORN Vincent De Rosa
Arthur Maebe
Richard Perissi
Henry Sigismonti
TRUMPET Malcolm McNab
Robert Divall
Mario Guarneri
TROMBONE Alan Kaplan
William R. Broughton
Dick Noel
Craig Ware
TUBA J. Tommy Johnson
PERCUSSION Larry Bunker
Kenneth Watson
Jerry D. Williams
Robert Zimmitti
DRUMS Ralph Humphrey
Steven Schaeffer
HARP Dorothy Remsen
KEYBOARD Ralph Grierson
John Berkman
Randy Kerber
Michael Lang
GUITAR George Doering
Mitch Holder
Tim May
BASS Abe Laboriel
Neil Stubenhaus
MUSIC CONSULTANT Mark McKenzie
ORCHESTRATORS Bruce Broughton
Mark McKenzie
Lyn Murray
COPYISTS Robert G. Bornstein
Phil Azelton
Gerald Dolin
Julia Eidsvoog
Emmet Estren
Elizabeth Finch
Deborah Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Berwyn Linton
Roberta McIntosh
Kenneth Mitchell
Donald Nemitz
Arthur Richards
Howard Segurson
Karen Marie Smith
James Weisheit
SMALL SESSIONS Jules Chaikin (contractor)
Hadley S. Hockensmith (gtr)
Weldon Dean Parks (gtr)
Craig A. Siegel (kbds)
Thomas W. Scott (sax)
