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Family-friendly soundtrack debut for a family-friendly film!
Prehysteria! was the initial project from Full Moon Productions
theatrically-aimed spinoff company, Moonbeam Entertainment, with
Paramount Pictures then set to distribute, Charles Band producing,
Charles and Albert Band directing. Austin O’Brien stars, David Allen
Productions creates visual effects and Richard Band scores. Story
centers around family of tiny dinosaurs living amongst their adopted
human family. Humor, suspense and action all have their say. Modest
budget afforded composer Band to augment his array of electronics with
generous string section plus brass ensemble. Fun to realize this summer
1993 film arrived almost simultaneously with another dinosaur movie made
on a much grander scale by much grander filmmakers! For Prehysteria!,
Band launched with jaunty main soprano sax theme in Lydian mode
(prominent use of the raised 4th interval) over solid rhythm from low
woodwinds, muted trombone. Strings, electronics swirl around and above.
Suspenseful ideas for low strings, percussion illuminate initial cave
exploration, egg discovery. Band keeps everything coherent courtesy
snippets of his main theme and numerous brief Lydian mode motifs that
recall opening material. Balance of playful and suspenseful material
continues with warm new melodic idea in synths, still toying with Lydian
harmonic vernacular during “Tale Of The Eggs”. All of these ideas work
together until series of rich major chords usher in all-new ideas
surrounding hatching of the eggs. Dinos enter and plethora of major-key
motifs appear throughout several cues, leading to meld of both
suspenseful earlier themes and playful new ones. Striking intense
material enters into tonal world during “Sarno Pulls A Gun On Frank”,
lending score new colors with more serious intent. “Bad Guys Show Up At
The Farm/Sarno Takes The Dinos” is one of several highlights: Here Band
develops his material in florid, energetic display of musical activity
for the orchestra. “Ruby Is In The Cage” is another such highlight, with
Band’s warmer theme melding with the energetic material in a strongly
emotional finish to the score proper, leading to a reprise of the
opening music for the “End Title”. Two very brief cues appear as extras.
Orchestrations by Jack Smalley, Richard Band. Pat Siciliano, music
supervisor. Score conducted and produced by Richard Band. Intrada CD
available while quantities and interest remain!
01. Main Title (3:17) 02. Culebra Speaks (1:43) 03. Monica Sneaks Out Of House (0:32) 04. Sarno Finds Cave (2:34) 05. Tale Of The Eggs (1:37) 06. Sarno Says, “It’s The Usual Price.” (1:39) 07. Where Are My Eggs? (1:09) 08. Ruby Hatches Eggs (2:51) 09. Jerry And Ruby Are With Dino (5:25) 10. Sarno Grabs Whitey (1:17) 11. Dinos Break Out (1:02) 12. Kitchen Is A Disaster (1:51) 13. Get These Dinos Out Of Here (1:31) 14. Vicki Sees Dinos (2:27) 15. Monica Snaps At Vicki (1:27) 16. Sarno Pulls A Gun On Frank (3:14) 17. Sarno Is On The Phone (1:12)