Micke came up with the mother of all lists for films featuring synths in their sound tracks. Click here for the list on VSE. So... the one thing that bugs me about VSE is that posts expire over time to make space on the server. That said, I will put the list in the comments. Hopefully Micke is ok with this. Pictured: Blade Runner featuring Vangelis and the Yamaha CS80. Trailer directly below.YouTube via Mart138.Blade Runner - Vangelis Music Video
Star trek: the motion picture - Trailer (1979):
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the sound effects heard throughout this trailer were done by Alan Howarth
using a Prophet 5 rev 2 (on four tracks) plus an Arp Avatar.
The Shining (Wendy Carlos, 1978-80)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EoHm6UywRTw
City Of the living dead (Fabio Frizzi, 1980)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gZcz8sDNJ04
Doctor Who - Meglos soundtrack (Peter Howell & Paddy Kingsland, 1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sadjKenE0jk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eICSJf4Z2YI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XdafOKPUdc
The Boogeyman (Synthe-Sound-Trax, 1980):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A9tBxVqQnIo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Be4rdeVnn8&feature=related
Maniac (Jay Chattaway, 1980):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NcZew9lFAgY
Contamination (Goblin, 1980)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RLy4ciYLGHI
Hell Night (Dan Wyman, 1981)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WK89XlOUWms
Escape from New York (John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, 1981)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WQF1EdHl0JA (opening theme)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ckvDo2JHB7o
Inseminoid (John Scott, 1981)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pVnG15foHUM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yo0RIqtETp0
Tenebrae (Claudio Simonetti/Goblin, 1982)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R5wKppxpwK0
The Thing (Ennio Morricone % John Carpenter, 1982)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NlK2Y6vN5Ow
Bladerunner (Vangelis, 1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJrOVLEUBgw
Knight Rider (Stu Philips, 1982)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZffqanrFE8Q&feature=related
Creepshow (John Harrison, 1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGEj7UUZe9g&feature=related
1990: The Bronx Warriors (Walter Rizzati, 1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuYmMLVkTSw
Halloween III intro & montage (John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, 1982):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qc-BQfvn6BM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XBP4VsWVpzg
Airwolf (Sylvester Levay, 1983)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ijQ7kHfrRt0
Exterminator II (David Spear, 1984)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AEjSBGKgyc0
(this is the only soundtrack that I know of that was entirely done on a DX-7 and a drum machine)
Phenomena aka Creepers (Claudio Simonetti, 1985)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Mk6EjlATp4
Retribution (Alan Howarth, 1986)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wFUEO9XL6hU
Prince Of Darkness (John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, 1987)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D5I3Lt8PwyQ
Wavelength (Tangerine Dream)
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Run Lola Run (Tykwer/Klimek/Heil)
Charlie's Family (Download)
Pi (Clint Mansell)
Videodrome (Howard Shore)
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Don't forget Full Metal Jacket. The scene with that fat marine on the toilet with a gun.
ReplyDeleteThat was William Carlos right?
How about "A Clockwork Orange"? :D
ReplyDeleteMan that sucks what they did to it with all that CGI. I'd rather go watch my collection Space Precinct episodes.
ReplyDeleteThe Keep (1983) god damn it. Supreme work by Tangerine Dream there, don't know exact synths.\
Night Flyers (1987) got to figure this one out still (Micki?), total 80s cheese!
Risky Business (Tangerine Dream). Can't believe no one mentioned this one yet. Among the general public, it's probably TD's most-exposed work.
ReplyDeleteNighthawks (Keith Emerson). Sly Stallone and Keith Emerson on the same project? Yes, and it's probably Stallone's best effort. It's a shame the movie got little publicity. Emerson is in fine form here. Was this the only soundtrack he ever did?
It's Alive (Bernard Herrmann, 1974)
ReplyDeleteNot only an underrated movie (I like horror movies that deal with adult issues), but as I recall, a monosynth-only soundtrack
Night of the Demons (Dennis Michael Tenney, 1987)
He and the same crew did "Witchboard", I just don't remember whether it also had a synth soundtrack.
The Stepfather (Patrick Moraz, 1988)
And then there's Goblin, with too many to mention, notably "Suspiria" (1977), "Dawn of the Dead" (1979), and "Deep Red" (1975)
You can usually count on Italian horror from the '70s and '80s to have a synth soundtrack. Dario Argento usually used Goblin, Lucio Fulci usually worked with Fabio Frizzi ("Zombie", "The Beyond")