BOC: Reaper on *another* soundtrack

Ted Jackson jr. TOJACKSO at HAWK.SYR.EDU
Wed Jul 17 20:03:35 EDT 1996


> Lurking Girl writes:
> >
> > Found this on PCN, in an article about how Hollywood is once again trying
> > to drum up trade for movies with "hot" soundtracks.
> >
> > Copyright Pointcast Network, reproduced without permission, blah blah blah:
> >
> > 'The company [MCA/Universal] is also bowing "The Frighteners", with music
> > composed by Danny Elfman.  The mostly instrumental disc will also boast a
> > remake of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper", performed by New
> > Zealand's Mutton Birds.'
> >
> > (To make it more reassuring *ahem*, the movie is a sort of horror/comedy
> > starring Michael J. Fox as an exorcist of sorts--he doesn't banish ghosts
> > with bell, book, and candle, he seems to ignore them until they get
> > bored.  Or something.  The preview wasn't real specific, go figure.)

> Maybe I misunderstood the preview, but I thought the gist of it was
> that he was friends with the ghosts, and he ran a scam with them where
> he would get paid to "exorcise" his buddies... until the Bad Guy
> shows up.
>

Yeah, I saw a trailer for it at the flicks last w/e [ID4!]  That
pretty much sums it up.  M.J. Fox ain't my cup of hemlock, but the
f/x looked pretty cool
theo


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