‣22/07/2019 Bob Hendrikx
Notes on Soundtrack: THE THING (1982)
Director: John Carpenter (1948-)
link Premiered in USA on 25 June 1982.
link Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor: Ennio Morricone – Opening credits:
jpg Music recorded in Rome and Los Angeles.
"I devised two versions of a quite long piece. In Rome I prepared a version for synthesizers only, while in Los Angeles I recorded an instrumental version of the same together with the other cues."
(Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words, 2016/2019, page 116)
link 6:54 – A1 – Humanity (Part 1)
3:15 – A2 – Shape – Play:
mp3 1:01 – A3 – Contamination
2:54 – A4 – Bestiality
5:54 – A5 – Solitude [mistakenly listed as 2:58]
5:31 – A6 – Eternity
6:24 – B1 – Wait
7:10 – B2 – Humanity (Part 2)
5:04 – B3 – Sterilization – Play:
mp3 4:47 – B4 – Despair
First released on LP:
The Thing – Varèse Sarabande MCA-6111 – USA – 1982
link Front:
jpg A-side label: "Music composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone – Produced by Ennio Morricone – 1982"
jpg B-side label:
jpg The same tracks released on CD:
The Thing – Varèse Sarabande VSD-5278 – USA – 1991
link Front:
jpg Back:
jpg 10 tracks – Total time: 48:54 – All tracks in stereo.
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