Village Of The Damned
(Film - 1995 CD - 1995)
Music Composed By John Carpenter
And Dave Davies
Varese Sarabande
Part Number VSD-5629 Length 33:2901. March Of The Children (8:03)
02. Children's Carol (1:40)
03. Angel Of Death (1:37)
04. Daybreak (1:12)
05. The Fair (1:32)
06. The Children's Theme (1:15)
07. Ben's Death (3:17)
08. The Funeral (1:54)
09. Midwich Shuffle (2:05)
10. Baptism (1:04)
11. Burning Desire (4:58)
12. Welcome Home, Ben (1:06)
13. The Brick Wall (3:22)
Music Composed By: John Carpenter And Dave Davies
Produced & Engineered By: The Robb Brothers
Executive Producers: Robert Townson
Executive In Charge Of Music For Universal Pictures: Harry Garfield
Music Supervisor: Bruce Robb
Orchestra Conductor: Paul Mirkovich
Assistant Engineer: Matthew Ellard
Recorded And Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
Production Co-ordinator: Susan D.
Orchestra Contractor: John Van Houten
Synthesizer & Bass Guitar: John Carpenter
Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Dave Davies
Hammond B-3: Bruce Robb
Orchestra: Xiao N. He, Eun-Mee Ahn, Michael P. Harrison,
Helaine Wittenber, Miriam A. Mayer, Glenn Grab, Karl Vincent-Wickliff
Concert Master: Charles Everett
Additional Synthesizer: Paul Mirkovich
"March Of The Children" Voice Over By: Mark Hamill
My friend Dave Davies, founder and lead guitarist for the legendary British group Kinks, began our music collaboration by sending me a cassette containing a sketch which actually defined the direction for the soundtrack for VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED. Eventually referred to as "March of the Children," Dave's music was beautiful, haunting, dark and somehow heroic. I loved it.
We began working with the Robb Brothers at Cherokee Studios, and five or so weeks later produced a score combining live instruments with electronic synthesizers. Bruce Robb guided our compositions, moulded them, shaped them, and when they came out of the speakers they were transformed into one of the most full, most romantic scores I've ever done.
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED is a good old-fashioned science fiction movie, based upon the classic 1957 novel by John Wyndham and the 1960 black and white film. My job as a composer is to support the drama, unify sequences, and heighten suspense. Together, Dave and I tried to bring emotional life to the story of a small town invaded by children with unusual powers and a total lack of humanity.
John Carpenter