The constant companion to each character’s anxiety and dread: a heartbeat. Perfect in its understatement and a benchmark collaboration of Carpenter and Morricone. A movie and score that retains impact long after ET (my opinion; I saw ET once-I’ve watched The Thing more than 20 times)
What's really freaky is now we are beginning to discover the truth on Antarctica and its purpose along with programmable matter, liquid crystal polarization, and shapeshifting. This movie is not so far out of reality as we once thought back in 1982
Comparing THE THING to ET is like comparing apples to oranges. You'd be better off comparing THE THING to POLTERGEIST, since that was Spielberg's horror companion to ET. But really, the scores couldn't be more different. Both Williams and Goldsmith (ET and POLTERGEIST composers, respectively) composed fully orchestral scores that relied on sentimentality, wonder, and mystery. THE THING is spare and foreboding--it's a masterful score to be sure and arguably a vastly more frightening film than POLTERGEIST (or ET for that matter!) It perfectly captures the style of Carpenter with the tone of Morricone. I wholeheartedly agree that it is a benchmark collaboration.
@@johncaudill9782 the comparison is because both films were released the same year: 1982, and both considered sci-fi, for want of a better description, at that time. ET was obviously hugely successful whereas The Thing was considered a flop. That’s why the comparison was made
In 1982 John Carpenter’s The Thing was not too well received by audiences and critics, the focus lied more on another Alien: Spielberg’s E.T. Today things turned out differently and The Thing appears to be a timeless classic. Because the director was so busy with finishing the job, he just could not focus too much on providing a decent score as he had on his other previous projects. He then turned to the much admired Ennio Morricone, who after seeing a rough-cut, wrote atmospheric music that Carpenter could use in the picture as he pleased. So, it came that on the original soundtrack releases much music appears that is in fact not featured in the film. Carpenter decided to make his film a musical hybrid of Morricone and Carpenter music, although in the film all musical credits go to Morricone. Here, however we have some music that is yet not officially released, like most of Carpenter’s tracks are. For that case I used the Front Cover of the Cimmerian Records bootleg release (which material was just partially used for this video), which in fact contains more music than official releases but again not the Carpenter recordings. Please be aware that the UA-cam Content ID system claims some tracks to be the Alan Howard re-recordings (from the 2011’s BSX Records release), but in fact they are John Carpenter’s original ones. Enjoy!
Hi there, i was surprised when i couldn't find any Morricone U- turn soundtrack on UA-cam,even on your channel?!,Is it too recent? Already removed? cause the work is really fantastic..
@@Deepurplerain Hello there! Maybe there is a copyright issue there, why it's not shown or listed on UA-cam. It's not on this site, as we didn't focus on that score, yet. So I can't give you more information than that. Best anyways! Fred
Wunderschöne Interpretation dieses fein komponierten Meisterwerks mit seidigen Töne aller Streicher und milden Töne aller Bläser. Die genialen Komponisten/Dirigenten leiten das funktionelle Orchester im idealen Tempo mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach außerirdisch!
When i was 9 word went round school about this film being shown saturday night.My dad 'taped' it,and next morning i had trouble getting past the intro credits with synthesiser organ....screaming corpse with icicles of blood was particularly disturbing!😂
Hasta siempre 💧💧💧💧💔Grande MAESTRO❤️, lo recordare por siempre con una profunda admiración y aprecio, nos deja como un LEGADO INVALUABLE, magistrales y maravillosas composiciones musicales que perduraran en el tiempo. Descanse en paz. 💧💔🎼🌎🌍🌏🎼❤️💧
Hello Suzanne and thank you very much! You can find a video to Carpenter's "Halloween" here: ua-cam.com/video/hntbkd4H504/v-deo.html "Escape FromNew York" will soon be done. I was looking forward to it for quite some time. :-) Best! Fred
Hello there, the main source was the Cimmerion (Bootleg) CD, which contains Ennio Morricone's complete music. Another source was used for the John Carpenter synthesizer tracks, which aren't officially released, yet. Best! Fred
@@asdfghjklkjhvbvcvjhvlyhb9957 The price seems fitting. Unearthly prices for this piece (it has the front cover, which is used in this video). I don't recommend to buy it at all. I would stay at the original albums, as they contains almost everything, except some little cues and Carpenter tracks, which you won't find on that CD, too. I really recommend you to buy an original album. Probably some official complete release will be happen in the near future, containing everything and being legal. Fred
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The constant companion to each character’s anxiety and dread: a heartbeat. Perfect in its understatement and a benchmark collaboration of Carpenter and Morricone. A movie and score that retains impact long after ET (my opinion; I saw ET once-I’ve watched The Thing more than 20 times)
Well said. I was just thinking the same. The music is so vital to this film
What's really freaky is now we are beginning to discover the truth on Antarctica and its purpose along with programmable matter, liquid crystal polarization, and shapeshifting. This movie is not so far out of reality as we once thought back in 1982
Comparing THE THING to ET is like comparing apples to oranges. You'd be better off comparing THE THING to POLTERGEIST, since that was Spielberg's horror companion to ET. But really, the scores couldn't be more different. Both Williams and Goldsmith (ET and POLTERGEIST composers, respectively) composed fully orchestral scores that relied on sentimentality, wonder, and mystery. THE THING is spare and foreboding--it's a masterful score to be sure and arguably a vastly more frightening film than POLTERGEIST (or ET for that matter!) It perfectly captures the style of Carpenter with the tone of Morricone. I wholeheartedly agree that it is a benchmark collaboration.
@@johncaudill9782 the comparison is because both films were released the same year: 1982, and both considered sci-fi, for want of a better description, at that time. ET was obviously hugely successful whereas The Thing was considered a flop. That’s why the comparison was made
In 1982 John Carpenter’s The Thing was not too well received by audiences and critics, the focus lied more on another Alien: Spielberg’s E.T. Today things turned out differently and The Thing appears to be a timeless classic.
Because the director was so busy with finishing the job, he just could not focus too much on providing a decent score as he had on his other previous projects. He then turned to the much admired Ennio Morricone, who after seeing a rough-cut, wrote atmospheric music that Carpenter could use in the picture as he pleased. So, it came that on the original soundtrack releases much music appears that is in fact not featured in the film.
Carpenter decided to make his film a musical hybrid of Morricone and Carpenter music, although in the film all musical credits go to Morricone. Here, however we have some music that is yet not officially released, like most of Carpenter’s tracks are. For that case I used the Front Cover of the Cimmerian Records bootleg release (which material was just partially used for this video), which in fact contains more music than official releases but again not the Carpenter recordings. Please be aware that the UA-cam Content ID system claims some tracks to be the Alan Howard re-recordings (from the 2011’s BSX Records release), but in fact they are John Carpenter’s original ones. Enjoy!
Hi there, i was surprised when i couldn't find any Morricone U- turn soundtrack on UA-cam,even on your channel?!,Is it too recent? Already removed? cause the work is really fantastic..
@@Deepurplerain Hello there!
Maybe there is a copyright issue there, why it's not shown or listed on UA-cam. It's not on this site, as we didn't focus on that score, yet. So I can't give you more information than that.
Best anyways!
Fred
R.I.P. Ennio Morricone, greetings From Brazil.
I am a big fan of Ennio Morricone & John Carpenter, thank you so much Fred another great Video.
Wunderschöne Interpretation dieses fein komponierten Meisterwerks mit seidigen Töne aller Streicher und milden Töne aller Bläser. Die genialen Komponisten/Dirigenten leiten das funktionelle Orchester im idealen Tempo mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach außerirdisch!
A wonderful collaboration fusing two unique styles RIP Ennio Morricone
The film is a masterpiece, the soundtrack a huge part of it. Love it.
Awesome! Great movie and soundtrack!
When i was 9 word went round school about this film being shown saturday night.My dad 'taped' it,and next morning i had trouble getting past the intro credits with synthesiser organ....screaming corpse with icicles of blood was particularly disturbing!😂
Hasta siempre 💧💧💧💧💔Grande MAESTRO❤️, lo recordare por siempre con una profunda admiración y aprecio, nos deja como un LEGADO INVALUABLE, magistrales y maravillosas composiciones musicales que perduraran en el tiempo. Descanse en paz.
💧💔🎼🌎🌍🌏🎼❤️💧
Da lassù nella sua casa Lui te ne sarà grato!!!
One of my favourite films.
M07072020. Rest In Peace Great Composer: Master Ennio Morricone.
Although I prefer the original movie, "The Thing From Another World" (1951), I do like this movie and the soundtrack. Thank you for this suite! :-)
M07072020. Master Ennio Morricone Was and is The Best Composer of Italy, and Music Western.
Da lassù nella sua casa Lui te ne sarà grato!!!
No dog can survive that long in this cold
That thing wanted to be USSSSSSSSSSS!!!
Good stuff!
I love your compilations. Would you ever consider doing a post of John Carpenter’s music from “Halloween” or “Escape From New York”?
Hello Suzanne and thank you very much!
You can find a video to Carpenter's "Halloween" here:
ua-cam.com/video/hntbkd4H504/v-deo.html
"Escape FromNew York" will soon be done. I was looking forward to it for quite some time. :-)
Best!
Fred
The post guardians were heros!
One small error:
Humanity, Part 2 was not composed by John Carpenter.
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which cd is this from?
Hello there,
the main source was the Cimmerion (Bootleg) CD, which contains Ennio Morricone's complete music. Another source was used for the John Carpenter synthesizer tracks, which aren't officially released, yet.
Best!
Fred
is the Cimmerion bootleg the cd currently on ebay for £250
@@asdfghjklkjhvbvcvjhvlyhb9957
The price seems fitting. Unearthly prices for this piece (it has the front cover, which is used in this video). I don't recommend to buy it at all. I would stay at the original albums, as they contains almost everything, except some little cues and Carpenter tracks, which you won't find on that CD, too.
I really recommend you to buy an original album. Probably some official complete release will be happen in the near future, containing everything and being legal.
Fred