Brian May - OST Mad Max (Vinyl LP - 2021 - US - Original)
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A taut, tense science fiction thriller, the low budget AustralianMad Max(1979) made Mel Gibson an international star. A savage drama of a highway cop pushed into bloody vengeance in a crumbling near future Australia, the film was followed by two spectacular sequels.Mad Max IIwas also scored by Brian May, while Maurice Jarre, familiar with the burning desert afterLawrence of ArabiaandThe Message, took over forMad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Brian May (the Australian composer, not to be confused with the ex-Queen guitarist who contributed songs toFlash GordonandHighlander) crafted a brilliant action score with a memorably driven main theme, rousing brass fanfares and bold percussive writing. The album sounds crisp and powerful, if just occasionally lacking a little clarity, but compensates with a previously unreleased suite of outtakes. This is hugely energetic music, May's grandly orchestral writing continuing the classic tradition of Bernard Herrmann's fantasy scores for such films asMysterious Island, while pointing the way to James Newton Howard'sWaterworld(essentiallyMad Maxgoes to sea) and Basil Poledouris'sStarship Troopers. This album belongs in the collection of anyone who loves the sound of full-blown orchestral action cinema.--Gary S. Dalkin
Trackliste
A1 Main Title
A2 Max The Hunter
A3 Max Decides On Vengence
A4 The Final Chase
A5 The Terrible Death Of Jim Goose
A6 We'll Give Em Back Their Heroes
A7 Pain And Triumph
A8 Dazed Goose
A9 Foreboding In The Vast Landscape
B1 Declaration Of War
B2 Flight From The Evil Toecutter
B3 Pursuit And Tragedy
B4 Jesse Alone, Uneasy And Exhausted
B5 The Beach House
B6 The Nightriders Rave
B7 Jesse Searches For Her Child
B8 Rampage Of The Toecutter
B9 The Crazing Of Johnny The Boy
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