May,Brian Brian May Collection CD

One thing these films have in common is the music of Brian May. All of Antony I. Ginnane's horror/supernatural thrillers from this time period were scored by Brian May. For PATRICK, May composed a lush-sounding symphonic score supported by ARP synthesizer. His score for SNAPSHOT mixes dramatic orchestral music, with sublime romantic music and a fair amount of contemporary modern jazz. HARLEQUIN was scored for a variety of atonal motifs for strings, piano, and percussion, giving thematic unity through a lush, string-based love theme. THE SURVIVOR is arguably May's most Herrmannesque score, opening with a main theme that recalls Herrmann's Hitchcock collaborations. Born in Adelaide in 1934, Brian May (no relation to Brian Harold May of Queen) was one of the first composers to achieve international acclaim as an Australian composer and was best known as the composer of MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR (MAD MAX II). Moving into film music in a period of time when Australia's film industry was just beginning to take it's place among international film circles, May composed such notable film scores as RACE FOR THE YANKEE ZEPHYR, ROAD GAMES, CLOAK AND DAGGER, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, MISSING IN ACTION 2, SKY PIRATES, STEEL DAWN, DR. GIGGLES, FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHT MARE and BLINDSIDE. He won the Australian Film Institute Award for best original score with MAD MAX; many other awards followed, including the Golden Award from the Australian Performing Rights Association. He continued to score films until 1993, composing music for more than 30 films and many hours of television, most of which he orchestrated himself. Sadly, the composer passed away in 1997 at the age of 63.

1. Opening Title Music 2. Madeline's Theme / Pursued 3. Angela's Decision 4. Locked Out 5. Darryl's Dilemma 6. The Gay Disco 7. Angela's Transformation 8. Sans Chemisette 9. Who's Sleeping in My Bed' 10. Bermuda Cool (Madeline Makes Her Move) 11. Goodbye to Madeline 12. Fright and Flight 13. Danger! the Whippy Van 14. Elmer's Place 15. Studio Fire 16. Exit Darryl 17. Closing Title Music 18. The Survivor - Main Title 19. Take Off and Crash 20. Romantic Mood / Ghost Girl 21. Scary Bit in the House 22. Scared 23. Back at Wreck 24. Memories 25. Frantic Drive to Hangar / Gruesome Discovery 26. Final Confrontation and Burning 27. Revelation and Finale 28. Harlequin - Main Title 29. Political Theme 30. Thunderclap / Alex Spits Blood 31. Sandra and Alex 32. The Cure 33. The Aerial / Did You Cure My Son' 34. Was It Assassination' / Alex Plays Dead 35. The Cliff 36. Wolfe and Sandra 37. Alice Disrobes / Shattering Windscreens 38. Wolfe Leaves Alex 39. Wolfe's Show of Magic 40. Wolfe's Face on the Tiles 41. Sandra and Alex Leave 42. Wolfe Escapes from Jail 43. Letting Out the Dogs 44. Wolfe on the Estate 45. March of the Marbles 46. The Set-Up 47. Wolfe's Death 48. Wolfe's Resurrection 49. Wolfe Killed Again 50. Wolfe Dumped 51. Wolfe Surfaces / End Titles 52. Patrick Suite 53. Snapshot Suite - Part One 54. Snapshot Suite - Part Two