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Speaking of original music...

posted 19 years ago by Doom
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It's important to keep in mind that not ALL movies/movie studios pull this kind of CRAP either. In fact, SOME (Universal, for example) have screwed up at first, only to CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES by the time the DVD came around.

Witness SLAP SHOT - the movie originally contained the classic Maxine Nightingale song "Right Back Where We Started From". When it came time for the VHS (AND the laser disc) release, the song was replaced with some generic sounding B.S. used earlier in the film.

BUT, the current TV - and thankfully current DVD - versions now retain the ORIGINALLY USED song. So my simple point is, sometimes it's done right the first time around, and some companies screw up and THEN later dislodge their heads from... well, you get the idea... making it right when all is said and done (DVD release, etc). The same can't be said (sadly) for Love At First Bite, ruining (on DVD) one of the coolest dance scenes I've ever seen put to film. :(

-Frank

[–] tmf_scipio 19 years ago

Could it be due to a copyright dispute at the time the VHS copy came out that was resolved when the DVD came out? I doubt the Studios would screw up on something that simple. It would be harder to remove the song than to leave it in.

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[–] Inkwell765 19 years ago

In this case it may just be laziness that they didn't put the music back in, or else they couldn't include the trailer, which has the original song.
At least I have a 16mm print of Love at First Bite. An airline copy from '79 that has both the score and the AIP logo that I have never seen on video.

"We have a powerful enemy somewhere within our planetary system." -Commando Cody

[–] mizbara 19 years ago

So which song is the original one? Because I've seen it both ways. I have one song in a taped copy from the WE channel, and then, I've seen the dvd version. Which song is the original?

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[–] Inkwell765 19 years ago

"I Love the Nightlife".
The song was re-arranged for the movie, the intro music begins with the shot of the disco ball, then pauses. "I Love the Nightlife" is the first line, as they begin to dance. the actual opening lyrics come later.

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