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Jeepers Creepers: Original Motion Picture Score

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i was looking up the jeepers creepers song when i noticed a different name for one of the groups...
here is the name of the group that plays the car radio jeepers creepers song...

Siouxie And the Banshees..........the whole song is very wierd but its cool....i looked it up on "iMISH" not kazaa

A lot of people including me were trying to find that song that was playing during the scene when the police were driving behind Trish and Darry in the car (The rocking Jeepers Creepers song that was playing on the radio). The moment I heard it, I loved it. It was haunting and it rocked. I found it after a bunch of research. The title of the song is Peek-a-Boo and it's performed by Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees. It's on their album called Peepshow. They were a great punk rock group from the 1980's. I play it over and over again at full blast and drive everybody in my house insane (haha). This is a great soundtrack and a great movie (scared me half to death), but if you want the rock version of the funky Jeepers Creepers (Peek-a-Boo) song check out Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. That song is slammin'!!

This is undoubtedly, one of the best scores in years. Bennett Salvay has composed a score that is not only original, but it's so well done that the themes already sound famous. It sounds like a future classic ready to join the ranks of PSYCHO, HALLOWEEN, POLTERGEIST, JAWS, etc.

I had never noted Bennett Salvay for anything else except for TV's FULL HOUSE and FAMILY MATTERS, and I wasn't sure what to expect when I found out he was doing JEEPERS CREEPERS, a film totally different from those two shows. I had no idea it was eventually going to become one of my most personal favorites. I am thankful to Free, Inc. for deciding to release this wonderful, yet underrated, gem. I was worried it might have several pieces missing because of L.A. re-use fees. However, it has about 4/5 of the score, so it should be enough to satisfy anybody. It also contains the phonographic version of "Jeepers Creepers" and "Here Comes The Boogey Man". There's even a hidden track featuring the awesome sound effect of the Creeper's truck horn. If you like suspenseful and stomach-churning scores, this is for you. Salvay also wrote some beautiful dramatic themes like the one played after they escape from the church and at the end with the bird flying in the air. That kind of music is good to listen to while watching birds fly across the sky. At the end of "The House of Pain", you can hear a (now popular) horror motif with the high-pitched horns getting louder and louder as the bodies stuck to the ceiling come into focus. Another cue worth noting is "Creeper's Tale" when Jazelle tells it all. Hard core film score fans might find it remniscent of Bernard Herrmann's PSYCHO score.

I highly recommend this CD for fans of music in the adrenaline section. It looks like availability is limited (given that it is not obtainable in many stores), so you may want to get it as soon as possible.

Tracks Listings:

Main Title (1:17)
The Truck Attacks (3:01)
Back To The Church/The Pipe(4:14)
Finding The Body (2:36)
The House Of Pain (3:02)
Kenny And Darla (1:14)
Trish's Surprise (0:42)
Trish And Darry's Theme (1:28)
The Truck Returns (0:38)
The Creeper Attacks (2:13)
Monster Mashed/The Big Flap (4:09)
Creeper's Tale (2:42)
Bone Appetite (1:06)
My Heart Goes Out (2:35)
Creepy Crawler (1:56)
My Brother's Creeper (6:31)
Jeepers Creepers [phonographic version] (2:18)
Here Comes The Boogey Man (2:53)
Creepers Truck Horn [hidden track] (0:06)

Total Time (44:54)

When I first saw the movie "Jeepers Creepers", I immediately started looking for the soundtrack. But I couldn't find it, until I happened onto it by chance on Amazon.com. So I immediately ordered a copy of it.

When I finally popped the CD into my player, I was amazed. It was a wholly original score that also was incredibly suspenseful, dramatic and frightening. It also is very strange, utilizing lesser used orchestral techniques to create a very creepy atmosphere.

Yet composer Bennett Salvay also has created several more dramatic and recognizable themes for the Creeper and Trish and Darry. At times the score is very quiet, with tense strained rhythms pulling you in. At other times, it is beautiful with some heartbreaking, tragic melodies that tug at your emotions. But all of this does eventually let loose and violently explodes, revealing that it is a very aggressive score, pounding out like the Creeper's ferocious truck bearing down on you.

The "Main Title" was actually a temp score sound effect composed by Victor Salva and Bennett Salvay. It is an eerie drone that brings you directly into the mood of the entire score, and the movie. "The Truck Attacks" is an exciting, suspenseful track that shows the orchestra at its fullest in a full terrifying mode. "Back to the Church/The Pipe" is a haunting track laced with mystery and tension, leading to the horrifying discovery in the basement of the church; this long segment is continued in "Finding the Body", "The House of Pain" (a truly eerie number), and "Kenny and Darla". "Trish and Darry's Theme" is a full-played version of the bittersweet theme for the brother and sister. "The Creeper Attacks" and "Monster Mashed/The Big Flap" makes a return to the horrific pounding action music. "Creeper's Tale" is a soft, tense piece of music where the legend of the Creeper is revealed. "My Heart Goes Out" starts with a dramatic action cue that leads into the climactic music for "Creepy Crawler" and "My Brother's Creeper". This track--"My Brother's Creeper"--is both eerie, frightening, and tragic as we are carried through the final confrontation to the sad and grim ending. Then two old phonographic songs that are utilized are displayed here: "Here Comes The Boogey Man" and "Jeepers Creepers". The title track is the best of these two, with its seemingly happy exterior masking the underlying current of ancient menace. Then there is finally the hidden track, a sound effect of the Creeper's truck horn blaring. An excellent surprise addition to the CD.

This is a fantastic soundtrack to a very scary movie, that proves that there is still originality in the world of film scoring. A must-have for any soundtrack aficiando. Like the movie itself, the soundtrack is superior to most of the offerings of horror films in recent memory. Overall, a truly memorable and frightening soundtrack.

In a day and age in which most horror films use music that appeals to the under twenty crowd, it's so refreshing that the makers of Jeepers Creepers decided to go with a real score, and let me say its an excellent one to boot!
Composer Bennett Salvay hits all the right notes, no pun intended--the score is powerful and hard-driving when necessary (such as "truck Attack" and "Trish's surprise"), but can also be downright unsettling (i.e. "House of Pain"), or emotional and moving ("Trish and Darry's theme").
I also liked the use of lesser-known instruments, such as the contra bassoon (forgive my speeling).
This agressive, scary score sure isn't cheap (the $20 I payed for it was practically a steal), but if you can find it, get it--a truly excellent soundtrack.
I hope to hear more from Mr. Salvay in the future!

A lot of people including me were trying to find that song that was playing during the scene when the police were driving behind Trish and Darry in the car (The rocking Jeepers Creepers song that was playing on the radio). The moment I heard it, I loved it. It was haunting and it rocked. I found it after a bunch of research. The title of the song is Peek-a-Boo and it's performed by Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees. It's on their album called Peepshow. They were a great punk rock group from the 1980's. I play it over and over again at full blast and drive everybody in my house insane (haha). This is a great soundtrack and a great movie (scared me half to death), but if you want the rock version of the funky Jeepers Creepers (Peek-a-Boo) song check out Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. That song is slammin'!!!!

A lot of people including me were trying to find that song that was playing during the scene when the police were driving behind Trish and Darry in the car (The rocking Jeepers Creepers song that was playing on the radio). The moment I heard it, I loved it. It was haunting and it rocked. I found it after a bunch of research. The title of the song is Peek-a-Boo and it's performed by Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees. It's on their album called Peepshow. They were a great punk rock group from the 1980's. I play it over and over again at full blast and drive everybody in my house insane (haha). This is a great soundtrack and a great movie (scared me half to death), but if you want the rock version of the funky Jeepers Creepers (Peek-a-Boo) song check out Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. That song is slammin'!

A lot of people including me were trying to find that song that was playing during the scene when the police were driving behind Trish and Darry in the car (The rocking Jeepers Creepers song that was playing on the radio). The moment I heard it, I loved it. It was haunting and it rocked. I found it after a bunch of research. The title of the song is Peek-a-Boo and it's performed by Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees. It's on their album called Peepshow. They were a great punk rock group from the 1980's. I play it over and over again at full blast and drive everybody in my house insane (haha). This is a great soundtrack and a great movie (scared me half to death), but if you want the rock version of the funky Jeepers Creepers (Peek-a-Boo) song check out Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. That song is slammin'!!!!

A lot of people including me were trying to find that song that was playing during the scene when the police were driving behind Trish and Darry in the car (The rocking Jeepers Creepers song that was playing on the radio). The moment I heard it, I loved it. It was haunting and it rocked. I found it after a bunch of research. The title of the song is Peek-a-Boo and it's performed by Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees. It's on their album called Peepshow. They were a great punk rock group from the 1980's. I play it over and over again at full blast and drive everybody in my house insane (haha). This is a great soundtrack and a great movie (scared me half to death), but if you want the rock version of the funky Jeepers Creepers (Peek-a-Boo) song check out Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. That song is slammin'!!!!

A lot of people including me were trying to find that song that was playing during the scene when the police were driving behind Trish and Darry in the car (The rocking Jeepers Creepers song that was playing on the radio). The moment I heard it, I loved it. It was haunting and it rocked. I found it after a bunch of research. The title of the song is Peek-a-Boo and it's performed by Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees. It's on their album called Peepshow. They were a great punk rock group from the 1980's. I play it over and over again at full blast and drive everybody in my house insane (haha). This is a great soundtrack and a great movie (scared me half to death), but if you want the rock version of the funky Jeepers Creepers (Peek-a-Boo) song check out Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. That song is slammin'!...