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The Burning – Music by Rick Wakeman Music Fusion – 2006
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Rick Wakeman the keyboard wizard who was part of
the rock group YES, does a marvelous job scoring this woods slasher film.
Wakeman’s contribution one of the keys to the film’s ability to
generate scares. “Theme From The Burning” is beautiful,
memorable and Goblinesque. Wakeman really floors it in the second track
“The Chase Continues (PO’S Plane).”
Wakeman is all over his keyboard cranking out an amazing amount of
notes. “Variations on the Fire” is one of the best
tracks on the CD. It is quite
a varied collection of Wakeman playing his keyboard in many fun and
exciting ways. The guitar by
Alan Brawer, bass from Kevin Kelly (I worked with his wife, actress
Stephanie Davy on my film OUT OF TOUCH) and Mike Braun’s drums are
important contributions to this track and two other cues. The 4th cut “Shear Terror and
More” starts scary but gets mellow.
This goes hand in hand with the film as time is spent giving the
many characters development so you get to know these folks and care about
them. “The Burning (End Title Theme)” is very
memorable and will stay with you for a long time. I still remember it after seeing the film once in 1983. Actor Brian Matthews provides the narration on
“Campfire Story.” Supposedly
the legend of the Cropsy maniac is a summer camp story told on the East
coast. I never heard while
growing up in Washington State. It’s
cool to hear about this and that it was the spark for the Weinstein
brothers making this movie. “The Fire” is appropriately creepy and
suspenseful. Wakeman
literally puts you inside the caretaker’s cabin as the prank is played
on him and you sense the power and horror as he catches aflame. “Devil’s Creek” is a fun combo of banjo
jamming with electric guitar, slide guitar and violin.
This was the music that backed the summer campers as they headed
out on a canoe trip. “The Chase” wonderfully underlines the action
in the movie. It is a true
adrenalin rush for Cropsy’s pursuit of Alfred (Brian Backer). Wakeman wraps his score with the coolest track
off the CD, which is the building gloomy music to back the infamous
“Raft Scene.” THE BURNING score should be part of every film
music lover’s collection
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