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_____________________________________ FM-MY1 Italy 1986

ERCOLE E LA REGINA DI LIDIA –

NELLA GROTTA Soundtrack – Orchestral

Comp: Enzo MASETTI Scr. (Film): Ennio De Concini & Pietro Francisci (Based on play “The Seven against Thebes” by Aeschylus and the play “Oedipus at Colonus” by Sophocles)

Perf: (Studio orchestra)

Cond: Carlo SAVINA Dir. (Film): Pietro Francisci, 1959 Prod. Co. (Film): Galatea Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film, & Urania Film Prod. Co. (Disc): Phoenix Records Time: 1:53 LP: ERCOLE E LA REGINA DI LIDIA Phoenix PHCAM 07 12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 9) Notes: En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. “Hercules is entranced after drinking the "water of forgetfulness", found emanating from a fountain near the entrance to a cave. Omphale, the bewitching man-eater of Lydia, forces her men to lust after her by using the powers of the magical waters. Hercules comes under her spell but is saved by his friend, Ulysses in time to save the city of Thebes from certain destruction.” (Anon. 2008)

It was not possible to hear this cue, “In the Cave.” Ref: Anon. 2008, Hercules Unchained, Review, coolasscinema Enzo Masetti, Bio (in Italian), Wikipedia Enzo Masetti, Bio, wordpress Enzo Masetti, Ercole e la Regina di Lidia, Discogs Ercole e la Regina di Lidia (Hercules Unchained), imdb Hercules Unchained, Comments, B-Movie Detective, wix Hercules Unchained, Plot, wordpress

_____________________________________ FM-MY2 United Kingdom 1989

ERIC THE VIKING –

FREYA'S CAVE Soundtrack – Orchestral – Instrumental – Spoken Word – Film Dialogue

Comp: Neil INNES Arr: John Altman Scr. (Film): Terry Jones Rts: Halemount Ltd./KB Eric the Viking Film Production

Perf: (Studio orchestra)

Tim ROBBINS (Eric) Eartha KITT (Freya)

Cond: John ALTMAN Dir. (Film): Terry Jones, 1989 Prod. Co. (Film): KB Eric the Viking, Prominent

Features, Svensik Filmindustri Prod. (Disc): Andre Jacqueman N. INNES J. ALTMAN Prod. Co: John Goldstone/Prominent Features Production Rec. Co: (Music) Snake Ranch; London (Soundtrack) Goldcrest Elstree Studios Liner Notes: Danny Schiller Time: 2:54 1. LP: ERIC THE VIKING Sonet SNTF 1023 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 5) 2. CD: ERIC THE VIKING (1989) Sonet SNTCD 1023 (Tk 3 – Part 2) Notes: A straight dub of the dialogue in the cave scene where Eric comes to get advice from the seer Freya. The music is foreboding. The narrator says – “This is the age of Ragnarok, where Fenrir the Wolf has swallowed the sun, the gods are asleep, and men are destined to fight each other until the world is destroyed. Eric asks Freya what he can do. She tells him –

“Far out in the midst of the western ocean is a land, men call it, Hy-Brasil. There you will find the horn. This horn is called The Sanden. You must take the Horn of Sanden and three times you must blow on it. The first note will take you to Asgaard. The second note will awaken the gods and the third note will bring you home.” The movie still shows Eartha Kitt and Tim Robbins in the cave, probably a studio set.

Early in his carrier Neil Innes was a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (see under Rock Music – Alley Oop 1966-2005) and he had worked with John Altman on the music for the famous BBC Television series, Monty Python.

Ref: Eric the Viking, Film Credits, imdb Eric the Viking, Original Shooting Script, (Use keyword to skip to “cave” scene), dailyscript Eric the Viking, Plot, Wikipedia Eartha Kitt, Bio, Wikipedia Forman, Michael 2013, Terry Jones’ The Saga of Eric the Viking, Pavilion Children’s Books, London John Altman (composer), Bio, Wikipedia Neil Innes, Bio, Wikipedia Neil Innes & John Altman, Eric the Viking LP & CD, Discogs Tim Robbins, Bio, Wikipedia

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FM-MY3 United States 1983

HERCULES –

IN THE HYDRA CAVERN Soundtrack – Orchestral – Instrumental

Comp: Pino DONAGGIO Scr. (Film): Lewis Coates

Perf: (Studio Orchestra)

Cond: Natale MASSARA

Dir. (Film): Luigi Cozzi [aka. Lewis Coates], 1983 Prod. Co. (Film): Cannon Italia Srl., Golan-Globus Productions Prod. (Disc):Tom Null, Chris Küchler, & Scot W. Holton Prod. Co: Varèse Sarabande Records Inc.; North Hollywood, CA Liner Notes: Richard Kraft Time: 2:42 LP: HERCULES Varèse Sarabande STV 81187 (stereo) 12" 33epm (Sd 2 – Bd 3) Notes: Hercules “swims ashore on a remote island and is confronted by an old crone, a nasty looking witch who turns into a beautiful sorceress, Circe. She convinces him to enter Hell and retrieve her magic charm…

Circe & Hercules wait to cross Styx Hercules in Hydra Cavern Battle with the mechanical robot Hydra

“To get to Circe's magic charm, Hercules has to battle the three-headed guardian of Hell. That would be a giant mechanical hydra. He does so and they cross the lake Styx to Castle Greyskull. Inside our burly hero retrieves the talisman from behind a twofold magic barrier.” (Borntreger 2006) The cue, “In the Hydra Cavern,” begins with an ominous orchestral theme leading to strained chords that cry out then fade to bring in crashing repeated pounding phrases with trumpets howling in the background continuing intensely to the end. Ref: Borntreger, Andrew 2006, Hercules, Plot, badmovies Hercules (1983), Film Credits, imdb Pino Donaggio, Bio, Wikipedia Pino Donaggio, Hercules LP, Discogs Pino Donaggio, Hercules LP, soundtrackcollector

_____________________________________ FM-MY4 France 1995

MOLOM –

THE CAVE Film Music – Jazz-Fusion – Avant-garde – Instrumental

Comp: John McLAUGHLIN Rts: Buma/Stemra Scr. (Film): Marie Joaul de Poncheville

Perf: John McLAUGHLIN (guitar synthesizer)

Trilok Gurtu (percussions) Dir. (Film): Marie Joaul de Poncheville Prod. Co. (Film): Lung Ta, Compagnie des Films, J. McLAUGHLIN

Les Films de la Pagode, France 2 Cinéma, Canal +, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, & Centre National de la Cinématographie

Prod. (Disc): John McLaughlin Prod. Co: Verve Rec. Co: Studio Ramses; Paris Rec. Date: Feb. 1994 Time: (Total – 5:48) 2:49 CD: MOLOM – A Legend of Mongolia Verve 529 034-2 (Tk 4 – Part 2) Notes: "Yonden, an eight-year-old boy who was abandoned by his father, has been living in the wilderness with a pack of wolves. He is adopted by Molom, a shaman, story-teller, and time-traveler. The two of them trek across the countryside and visit two cities.” (Brussat 2016) The cave scene starts with Molom taking Yonden into a cave at the base of the cliffs. Inside he makes a

campfire and the boy falls asleep. Molom calls the spirits to the campfire.and reads Yonden’s future on a sheep bone. He says the boy’s future is very bright – “You’re betrothed to bliss from the six original worlds. You have the lofty brow of a shaman, a life-giver. Cup your eager hands. You’ll taste everything.” Preceded by a guitar cue, "Breakfast," this cue is very different, combining synthesizer and unusual percussion sounds – tocks, clacks, gongs, slaps, hollow-log tapping, clashes – it creates a weird underground atmosphere. John McLaughlin, the legendary guitarist – songwriter, should not to be confused with the pop songwriter, who has the same

name. Ref: Brussat, Frederic & Mary Ann 2016, Molom, Review, spiritualityandpractice Jean Coutances John McLaughlin (musician), Bio, Wikipedia John McLaughlin, Molom CD, Discogs Molom – Conte de Mongolie, Film Credits, imdb Molom – A Legend of Mongolia CD, Amazon.fr Molom – A Legend of Mongolia CD, cf.ac.uk Molom – A Legend of Mongolia, Cave Scene, (2:19), youfacebookclip (◄VIDEO CLIP)

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VARIOUS VERSIONS OF

DIE NIBELUNGEN

FM-MY5 West Germany 1980

DIE NIBELUNGEN –

IN ALBERICHS HÖHLE Soundtrack – Orchestral – Instrumental

Comp: Rolf WILHELM Rts: (GEMA) Scr. (Film): Harald G. Petersson, Harald Reinl, & Ladislas Fodor

Perf: FFB ORCHESTER

Cond: Rolf WILHELM R. WILHELM

Dir. (Film): Harald Reinl , 1966 Prod. Co. (Film): Avala Film & Central Cinema Company Prod. Co. (Disc): Limelight Records; Sitterswald Liner Notes: Rolf Wilhelm, Richard Kummerfeldt, & Klaus P. Muller Time: 3:54 LP: DIE NIBELUNGEN Limelight 0001

12” 33rpm (Sd 1 – Bd 6)

Notes: Alberich, the dwarf king of the Nibelungen, guides Siegfried into the treasure cave where he is presented with a magic net which allows him to vanish. Siegfried is forced to kill Alberich and this causes the other dwarfs to turn into stone. The cave interior scenes (see still) were shot in the Postojna Cave, Slovenia, at that time in Yugoslavia. It was not possible to listen to this cue, “In Alberichs Höhle,” on the LP because there was no separation between bands and band 6 could not be discerned on the vinyl surface. Ref: Die Nibelungen (1966/1967 film), Plot, Wikipedia Die Nibelungen – Teil 1 – Siegfried (La vengeance de Siegfried), Film Credits, imdb

Rolf Alexander Wilhelm, Bio (in German), Wikipedia Rolf Wilhelm, Die Nibelungen CD, Discogs

_____________________________________ FM-MY5 Germany 2001

DIE NIBELUNGEN –

VOR DEN DRACHENHÖHLE SIEGFRIED IN DER HÖHLE Soundtrack – Orchestral – Instrumental

Comp: Rolf WILHELM Rts: (GEMA) Scr. (Film): Harald G. Petersson, Harald Reinl, & Ladislas Fodor

Perf: FFB ORCHESTER

Cond: Rolf WILHELM Dir. (Film): Harald Reinl , 1966 Prod. Co. (Film): Avala Film & Central Cinema Company Prod. Co. (Disc): Cobra Records Time: (Tk 4 – Total) 0:57 & (Tk 6 – Total) 3:58 CD: DIE NIBELUNGEN Cobra CR 006 A/B (2XCDs) (Disc 1 – Tks 4 & 6) Notes: This was a re-release of the soundtrack music for the 1966 film, Die Nibelungen. This double CD contains several cues that were not included on the 1980 soundtrack LP album. The first cave cue, “Vor den Drachenhöhle” [Before the Dragon Cave], would have been used for the scene where Siegfried meets the dragon Fafnir in front of its cave, defeats it, and becomes invulnerable by bathing in the beast's blood. And the second cave cue, “Siegfried in der Höhle” [Siegfried in the Cave], is coupled with “Kampf mit Alberich und den Alben” [Fight with Alberich and the Alben], which, given about the same running time, seems to indicate that this is the same cue as that titled, “In Alberichs Höhle,” on the LP. Neither of these cues have been heard. Ref: Die Nibelungen (1966/1967 film), Plot, Wikipedia Die Nibelungen CD, soundtrackcollector Die Nibelungen – Teil 1 – Siegfried (La vengeance de Siegfried), Film Credits, imdb Rolf Alexander Wilhelm, Bio (in German), Wikipedia Rolf Wilhelm, Die Nibelungen CD, musik-sammler.de

_____________________________________________________ FM-MY6 United States 1998

THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD –

THE CAVE Film Music – Orchestral – Instrumental

Comp: Bernard HERRMANN Scr. (Film): Kenneth Kolb (From story by Ray Harryhausen)

Perf: ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA

Cond: John DEBNEY Dir. (Film): Nathan Juran, 1958 Prod. Co. (Film): Morningside Productions Prod. (Disc): Robert Townson Prod. Co: Varèse Sarabande Records Inc.; Studio City, CA Rec. Loc: City Halls; Glasgow Rec. Date: May 5-7, 1998 Liner Notes: Christopher Husted Time: 1:14 A. American CD: THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD Varèse Sarabande VSD-5961 (Tk 19) B. HERRMANN B. German CD: THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD Colosseum VSD-5961 (Tk 19) Notes: There were several cave scenes in this movie. “Sinbad and his men find the Cyclopes' treasure cave, but are then captured by one the creatures… With Parisa's aid, Sinbad manages to escape, then blinds the one-eyed creature, and lures it off the edge of a cliff to its death…. ” Later “Sinbad awakes and rubs the magic lamp, summoning Barani, who takes Sinbad to Sokurah's fortress. Barani helps him evade the chained dragon that stands guard. Sinbad reaches Sokurah, who restores the princess to normal. When Sinbad refuses to hand over the lamp, the magician animates a skeleton warrior, which Sinbad battles and destroys. With the help of the genie, Sinbad and Parisa make their way out of the cave, stopping to honor their promise to destroy the lamp, setting Barani free.” (Anon. 2016) Some of the cave interiors were filmed in the Cuevas de Arta on the Isle of Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. However, several cave scenes were also filmed on a studio set, either life size or in miniature. Judging by the order in which the cues appear on this CD, “The Cave” cue might have been for the scene when Sinbad first finds the Cyclopes’ treasure cave and gets himself captured. Or it might have been used for the dragon scene where Barani, the genie, comes to help.

The Cyclops The Dragon Princess Parisa & Sinbad in cave

Sinbad & Princess Parisa rub lamp Barani, the Genie Dragon in cave

Regarding Herrmann's score, Husted writes – "Because his style relies not on involved contrapuntal and harmonic textures, but rather on a highly repetitive employment of simple triads and motive figures, he is able to concentrate the listener's attention on timbre instead. The result is music that has a much less intellectual appeal – there is a primalness (sic) about it, a visceralness (sic) – addressing the listener directly and powerfully." (Liner notes) This cue has a bussing bassoon background with a short repeated orchestral phrase. Then the same phrase is taken up by the string section and repeated until the end. Prior to this CD, the music from this film, conducted by Bernard Herrmann, had been recorded in 1958 by the British Studio Orchestra and released on LP in many forms originally on the Colpix (1959) label, then reissued by the United Artists (1975), Request (bootleg – 1970), and Varèse Sarabande (1980) labels.

On these LPs several cues are for cave scenes, such as, "The Dragon," "The Skeleton," "The Duel with the Skeleton," "The Death of the Dragon," etc., but these cues do not have cave titles nor do they refer specifically to the caves. This was the first time this particular cue, "The Cave," was recorded for release. Ref: Bernard Herrmann, Bio, Wikipedia Bernard Herrmann, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad CD, Discogs Bohn, Ron & Van de Ven, Luc, Filmography/ Discography: Bernard Herrmann, in Motion Picture Music, 1980, Mechelen, Belgium, p.23 Bohn, Ronald L.; Doherty, Jim; & Van de Venn, Luc, Filmography/ Discography: Bernard Herrmann, Soundtrack, v. 5, n. 18, Jun. 1986, p. 10 Cuevas de Artá, Home Site, cuevasdearta Duckeck, Jochen 2015, Cuevas de Artá, showcaves Harryhausen, Ray 1972, Film Fantasy Scrapbook, A.S. Barnes & Co., Cranbury, NJ, p. 67 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Film Credits, imdb The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Plot, Wikipedia The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Bernard Herrmann (1958), Movie Stills, monstermoviemusic.blogspot.fr The 7th Voyage of Sinbad CD, Musiquedefilm The 7th Voyage of Sinbad CD, soundtrack (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, LPs & CDs, soundtrackcollector

_____________________________________ FM-MY7 Italy 1986

ULYSSES –

L’ADE: APPARIZIONE DE ACHILLE, AIACE E AGAMENNONE - (HADES: MEETING WITH ACHILLES, AJAX AND AGAMENNON)

Soundtrack – Choral – Instrumental Comp: Alessandro CICOGNINI Rts: Radiofilmusica s.r.l. (BIEM/SIAE) Scr. (Film): Franco Brusati, Mario Camerini, Ennio de Concini,

Hugh Gray, Ben Hecht, Ivo Perilli, & Irwin Shaw (Based on epic poem "The Odyssey" by HOMER)

Perf: (Studio Orchestra)

Cond: Franco FERRARA Dir. (Film): Mario Camerini, 1954 Prod. Co. (Film): Lux Film Ponti-De Laurentis Prod. (Disc): Sergio Bassetti & Maurizio Buttazzoni A. CICOGNINI Prod. Co: (CD) Intermemzzo

Rec. Co: (Remastered CD) Studi BMG Ariola; Rome Time: 3:36 1. Original LP: ULYSSES (CP-IM) Intermezzo IM 007 (mono) 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 – Bd 6) 3. Reissue on CD: ULYSSES (1992) (CP-IM) Legend CD 8 (Tk 17) Notes: Hades (or the Greek Underworld of the dead) was always described as being in a cave and there are several caves that are traditionally held to provide the entrance to Hades. Two are located in Greece and two in Italy, but there are others in Turkey and elsewhere. (Brison 2005) (See also World Music – Greece – Rebetiko – Five Greeks in Hades) In the original epic tale, Odysseus (Latin name – Ulysses) goes to the entrance of Hades and digs a trench where he makes sacrifices to be able to speak with the spirits of the dead who come out to meet him. The orchestra slowly develops a slow, dismal theme then carries us into a long section of gloomy choral voices and finishes with a short brass fanfare. Several other cues included on this album were heard during scenes that take place in caves, but the titles do not mention caves. As for Tk 5 – Polyphemus; Tk 6 – Ulysses and his companions into the trap; Tk 7 – Polyphemus and the wine; and Tk 8 – The blinding of Polyphemus and escape from the island – all these tracks cover scenes that take place in the Cyclops’ cave. This long sequence in the Cyclops Cave is

remarkably well done, remaining faithful to the original epic tale except for the wine making scenes (Odysseus gave Polyphemus wine that they brought with them). Running through several of these cues there is a somber, threatening mood and a definite feeling for the cave surroundings.

Polyphemus (Oscar Andriani) His hand grabs a soldier Ulysses offers wineskin

Men turned to pigs Pigs turned back to men Cave set with Circe (Silvana Magnano) & Ulysses (Kirk Douglas)

Later, for the economy of the film script, the personages of Circe and Calypso are combined into one character (& played by the same actress). The two other tracks which cover that period: Tk 13 – Circe and Tk 14 – Ulysses and Circe: The idleness of Ulysses – both capture some of the mysterious and sinister aspects of the sorceress, Circe, and also the strangely-lit atmosphere of her stalactite cave. The elaborate studio cave formations in these scenes (stalactites & columns) are extensive and quite convincing. Circe had turned the first visitors from Ulysses’ crew into pigs and when Ulysses learned of it he forced her to turn them back into men. In the movie all of these scenes take place in the cave sets. Ref: Alessandro Cicognini, Bio (in Italian), Wikipedia & (in English), Wikipedia Brison, David 2005, Caves in The Odyssey, Acts of the 14th International Congress of Speleology, Athens- Kalamos, ese.edu.gr Ulysse, Film raconté (in French), Junior, n. 20, 4 Nov. 1954, 7p Ulysses (1954), Film Credits, imdb Ulysses (1954), The Film, (1:41:45), YouTube (◄COMPLETE VIDEO) Ulysses (1954 film), Data, Wikipedia Ulysses (1954 film), Posters & Photos, cinema-francais.fr Ulysses LP & CD, Discogs Ulysses, Soundtrack, (Tk 18), Allmusic (◄AUDIO SAMPLE) Ulysses, Hades: Meeting Achilles, Ajax and Agamemnon, (3:40), Shazam (◄COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE)

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