Quoting
John Ottman, himself, writing about his music for Fantasy Island,
in the CD booklet notes - “I was feeling dreary after writing
scores to one intense and dark film after the next, so when this
show
came along, it was one of those battery-charging experiences.
I actually looked forward when getting out of bed towrite for
Mr Rourke and his questionable world.” Well Ottman’srelease
certainly shows for this is a very enjoyable twenty-minutes or
so suite with a very catchy theme.
The music evokes a tropical island paradise with exotic orchestrations.
The material may often be whacky, or spooky and eerie but it is
all written with a light touch with none of the threats associated
with the more serious action/dramatic movies - there’s hardly
a cloud around.
There are: waltz figures, chase motifs, fairground-like passages,
music that suggests scampering among the tree canopies; and there
is slow meditative stuff too. Ottman’s score for Cable Guy
is, to some extent, very similar for what is really a black comedy.
The music is often manic paralleling the eccentricities of Jim
Carrey.
This limited edition relesae features the original soundtrack
recordings from both projects by Mr. Ottman.
Official
Composer Site:
www.johnottman.com
FANTASY ISLAND: PILOT
1.
Main Theme (0:39)
2. The Plane / The Tube (3:39)
3.
Roll Call / Hang Gliding / What A Coincidence (3:09)
4. Time Is Wasting / The Hook /
I Got One (2:52)
5. Death Mountain / Barn's Feat (1:49)
6.
Life And Death (2:06)
7. Fantasy Jeopardy / Roarke's Fantasy /
A Lift (2:31)
8. Knowledge / Emily Appears (1:06)
9. An Invitation / Job Well Done
10. Forgiveness / Another Customer /
End Titles (4:51)
THE CABLE
GUY
11.
Main Theme (1:38)
12. Finding The Sweet Spot (0:58)
13. The Satellite Dish (00:55)
14.
Killing The Babysitter (3:33)
15. Channel Surfing / Messages (0:54)
16. The Tower (0:52)
17. Memories (1:30)
18. Turn Of Events (2:07)
19. No New Friend (0:49)
20. Spiders & Threats /
Steven's Pursuit (1:58)
21. Moving On (1:36)
22. Final Joust (1:15)
23. The Airduct (0:22)
24. Jail Threat (0:26)
25. Garage Chase (1:04)
26. "I'd Lock Up" (1:34)
27. The Water Fight (2:02)
28. "This Concludes Our Broadcast" (2:43)
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samples in MP3 format
