The Burning [Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Import]

Rick Wakeman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Music Fusion UK
• ASIN: B000MTEBI6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,140 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice to see this re-released., February 4, 2008

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snowleopard (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Burning (Audio CD)

The Burning was a Friday the 13th clone slasher movie back in the early 80's, produced by the Weinsteins who later formed Miramax about an evil caretaker that was once burned alive and now has come back to haunt kids at a summer camp to get his revenge. The film was pretty weak but had a few redeeming qualities: Tom Savini's ghastly FX, a young Holly Hunter and Jason Alexander, and a strong synth-based score by Wakeman that worked well on screen and gave the film some oomph.

As to this soundtrack. Half of the album is filled with the actual score from the film, which is mostly a lot of modulated synths which don't necessarily make for great tunes to listen on a CD more than once or twice (but worked very well in the film - fitting it's concept, as noted) with a neat electronic closing titles theme. Interspersed with that is dialog from the movie. The Campfire story being the only part that's interesting in that regard.

The other half of the soundtrack is what most Wakeman fans will mostly listen to, and it's excellent. Rick took many of the themes and sounds from the film and went into the studio and created some outstanding tracks based on or "inspired by" (if that's the way to put it) the film. This part of the album is classic Wakeman and really good music.

Rick said that this album is mostly for fans only, but if you are a fan or not much of this album is worth listening to, with some excellent tracks, as noted.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite horror-movie soundtrack, September 27, 2010

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Enzo Alda (New Jersey - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Burning (Audio CD)

I am strongly biased in favor of anything composed by Rick Wakeman, having followed his music for more than 30 years.
That said, this CD has some truly excellent songs. The movie main theme and the variations on it have some hypnotic effect.

Side note: I also got to see the movie years ago. The VCR recording was a birthday gift from a dear friend of mine.
It's even harder to find than the soundtrack CD. The movie itself is so-so: it's rated 6.1 at IMDB.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Burning all but up the charts!, December 16, 2007

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John Sposato (Syracuse, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Burning (Audio CD)

This was originally released in 1981 on Charisma Records (don't know if it got a US release then; "1984" didn't; mine are UK LPs). Later reissued by Varèse Sarabande with a different cover. Mostly instrumental with film dialogue. This movie had elaborate prosthetic makeup, I've heard. Recorded in Douglaston, Queens for tax purposes. Rick didn't think this would be successful, so he opted out of a cut of the film profits. It was big in Japan, and helped establish Miramax, so he may have regretted that! I don't listen to instrumental albums much. Rick even said this is more for collectors.