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John Barry's Howard The Duck

posted 13 years ago by YippieKaiYay
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Considering the prolific career of the late, great John Barry, it's easy to see how this one gets overlooked. Say what you will about the movie itself, but this score is a lot of fun.

That said, I'm looking for a particular piece of music not included in the soundtrack. In the clip below, the song I'm looking for starts at 6:02, and considering the sound, it might actually be some of Sylvester Levay's additional music. Anybody have any ideas?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8TPNCMft5M

[–] TrevorAclea 13 years ago

The link isn't working. It's a terrific score, though, and hopefully it will eventually get an expanded release as a limited edition from a label like Intrada or Varese. It really deserves to be on CD.

"Security - release the badgers."

[–] YippieKaiYay 13 years ago

Ah, fixed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8TPNCMft5M

Glad I'm not the only one who appreciates this score. Sure, it's easy to fall through the cracks of John Barry's illustrious career, and it doesn't help that the film itself is falling into obscurity, but I love this one. And I agree, if this got a proper release with decent sound quality, I would be a VERY happy man!

[–] TrevorAclea 13 years ago

That does sound more like Levay. Let's hope Intrada get their hands on it some day - they'd be the most likely to include both composers' cues.

"Security - release the badgers."