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Friday the 13th: The Series [Vinyl]

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This show was one of my favorites from about 10 years ago. In a nutshell, for those of you who don't know about the show, it was about 2 cousins and a friend who re-claimed antiques that were cursed and sold by the cousins' mad uncle Lewis Vendredi. Sounds cheesy, but it was great! And the music was really cool! Fred Mollin does music for a lot of other Canadian shows (i.e. "Forever Knight,"), and he's really talented. I listen to this CD when I write sometimes because it helps me tune into a certain mood I sometimes look to convey in a story. If you're a fan, what are you waiting for?? If you're not a fan, you'll probably like the music a lot. It's unusual, but certainly not at all boring!!

This CD shows some of the best work of Fred Mollin. The fans of the t.v series can especially relate to the music which comes from the show. All songs come directly from the series and has been remastered from the original music, providing higher quality music.

Many have probably confused the title of this series with that of the films. That also occured during the show's three-year run. It is unfortunate because, like the program, Fred Mollin's music is far superior to any of the "big screen" endeavors. The respective suites from the various episodes are representative of some of the best of his work applied to the most memorable installments of the horror series. Mollin is highly prolific and diverse, composing really unique works, never repeating himself. Great music from a great musician!

First of all, I HATE synth scores with a passion.
Second,I'm addicted to horror movie scores.

I remember the TV series and I definitely remember the Opening Title theme, which was about the only reason I handed over even $2 to buy this CD at a thrift store.

From previous scores Fred Mollin has demonstrated that with even a modest budget he can create a rousing good score -not Shakespeare or Wagner by any means, but still a score of interest, some degree of subtlety and a certain dramatic "presense."

Friday the 13th didn't appear to have any budget at all for a score, relying almost exclusively on synthesizers, which is the kiss of death for any film project (POSEIDON comes to mind).

Remarkably enough, however, this CD is unusually listenable. Mollin has created -despite the limitations- a score with some charming themes, textural diversity (I was going to say instrumental, but it's all synth) and a great deal of dignity -these were not just "throw-away" scores. There's nothing here that suggests cookie-cutter, assembly line scoring (POSEIDON comes to mind).

The themes and variations from one episode to the next are at turns tense, eerie, jazz/bluesy, serene and chilling -but always INTERESTING.

The bottom line here is that if you're a fan of the series, you're obviously going to want this CD, otherwise, it makes for interesting background listening or for dubbing into home video projects.

The title song is very short - it is only bad thing i can say