BOC: Reaper on *another* soundtrack

[John McIntyre]

>From: Lurking Girl <tori at PANIX.COM>

>'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.)

>Mutton Birds.  Riiiight.  Anyone heard of these noodles?  What kind of
>travesty might we be in for, here...?

Ah, but what is reassuring is that the movie is directed by Peter Jackson
who was responsible for _Dead Alive_, _Heavenly Creatures_, and _Meet
The Feebles_.

John McIntyre
Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept
Michigan State University
mcintyre at pa.msu.edu