Heavy Metal (I): The Movie (1981)

A kool Canadian Rock n Roll based animated film produced by Leonard Mogel, publisher of Heavy Metal ...A kool Canadian Rock n Roll based animated film produced by Leonard Mogel, publisher of Heavy Metal mag. Film is anthology of sci-fi/fantasy stories adapted from the mag. w/ some originals. I remember xactly where/when I 1st. seen this -at "Midnight Movies" wasted on "creeper" ..lol! "Heavy Metal 2000" was a sequel to this flick. SOUNDTRACK: 01. Heavy Metal (Title/orig. version -Sammy Hagar) 02. Heartbeat -Riggs, 03. Working in the Coal Mine -Devo, 04. Veteran of the Psychic Wars -B.O.C. 05. Reach Out -Cheap Trick, 06. Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride) -by Don Felder 07. True Companion -Donald Fagen, 08. Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment) -by Nazareth, 09. Radar Rider -by Riggs, 10. Open Arms -Journey, 11. Queen Bee -by Grand Funk, 12. I Must Be Dreamin' -Cheap Trick, 13. The Mob Rules (alt. vers.) -Black Sabbath, 14. All of You -by Don Felder, 15. Prefabricated -by Trust, 16. Blue Lamp -by Stevie Nicks. Unusual @ the time, an LP of Bernstein's score was released with soundtrack, 1981, & featured the composer's 1st. use of the ondes martenot instrument which became a trademark of Bernstein. In 2008, Film Score Monthly released official, expanded CD of Bernstein's score he conducted. Score performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the "London Voices" & Jeanne Loriod on the ondes Martenot. Legal snags surrounding the movie's use of some of the songs delayed it's VHS release. TRIVIA: Look for Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise & grafitti that says "Mariians are people too."

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