The Thing - 1982 - Soundtrack - Fan Edited Theatrical Version

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00:00 MainTitles
01:44 Antarctica - Winter 1982
04:26 The Norwegian Base
10:20 The Burned Remains
11:42 Autopsy
12:58 The Dogs
13:46 The Kennel's Aftermath
15:34 The Ship In The Ice
18:41 27,000 Hours
21:26 Bennings
23:56 Burning The Rest
25:44 MacReady's Tape - Fuchs
28:14 Nauls Returns Alone
31:08 We're Not Getting Out Of Here Alive
33:58 Blair Strikes
34:28 The Thing
35:40 MacReady And Childs
38:22 End Titles
45:00 Epilogue
If you're here looking for a theatrical edit of Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for John Carpenter's 1982 film 'The Thing' then I don't have to explain the complicated history of a very frustrating soundtrack album.
This version has been assembled to reflect the soundtrack as heard on the film. A complicated process and I'll avoid the thesis-like explanation for the moment but certainly there were two primary hurdles in creating this - the original recordings have quite a bit of ambient noise so chopping up various cues is one thing but that ambient noise has to be maintained during any breaks (the Norwegian Base is a good example where strings ease in and out of the soundtrack).
Secondly was creating the bass-drone that weaves in and out of the screen version of Humanity Part 2 (but only comes in during the last measure of the motif on the album version) as well as underpinning sequences such as the Dog-Thing in the kennels and the Blair-Thing during the final confrontation. I wanted this sound to be authentic and consistent so I took the only 'clean' section of that sound available on the original recording (about a second and a half) and looped it. It was then best guess-work and going by ear to create the different intensities that it modulates through.
Overall I wanted this to be as close as possible to the film version and avoid some of the clunkier moments found in so called "screen accurate" bootleg albums of the score. My only concession to 'aesthetics' was not including the 'heartbeat' (Humanity Part 2) that plays during the Helicopter take-off for the Norwegian base.
This video features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.

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@DingKong Жыл бұрын

"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!"

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Speaking of 'the couch'... you need to see this masterpiece. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMVhlM2A0M2yZZc.html

@saleconomos473 Ай бұрын

Yes... iconic line from this classic film. The other... "You gotta be fucking ... You know that one I'm sure.

@El_Castor_Bravo Жыл бұрын

I swear. Playing The Thing soundtrack on a cold winter night makes the night something else.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

It's good isn't it - I put together a version of this soundtrack with a 'howling wind' sound sound effect playing quietly underneath it - you only really hear it during the breaks in the tracks - but it's really atmospheric with that on the cold nights.

@El_Castor_Bravo Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander is that version uploaded? I kinda heard a howling wind on this upload.

@MarvelousSeven Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander yes it does. Totally.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

@@El_Castor_Bravo Ahh, no it's not but I know what you mean, I think we have echos of the film in our heads - what I might do is upload an 'Arctic Wind Mix' or something like that, it does work quite nicely in between the music pieces.

@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto Жыл бұрын

Doing it now with an AK which is useless if it was The Thing. Imagine that Class III ATF form: why do you want this US Army M2 Flamethrower? Just in case man, just in case. Um emergency heating. It's cold. Colder than it's been in a decade.

@brightdrumheart Жыл бұрын

My favorite horror movie of all time

@kev1maire586 Жыл бұрын

The Best horror of the world

@bernerbar7886 Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@jorgetoloza269 Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree.

@leander2743 Жыл бұрын

The best movie horror

@gameflicks5847 Жыл бұрын

ever play the video game? 😎

@sixbladeknife44 Жыл бұрын

Why don't we just…wait here for a little while. See what happens…

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

That became one of my go-to lines whenever I was a bit stumped by something or got lost.

@deirdreryan8258 Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander it sounds like the end of all hope and salvation.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

@@deirdreryan8258 Perhaps, but there's also a sense of inappropriate humour and dogged optimism even in the bleakness of a situation.

@deirdreryan8258 Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander I have paranoia it is a very frightening emotion to undergo. I transcend this difficulty by writing and watching horror movies. When times are bleak a sense of humor helps a lot in one's perceptions.

@ashleywalker1411 2 ай бұрын

Something hibernating in the Antarctica that the Norwegians got to first....

@mikebasil4832 5 ай бұрын

One of my favourite sci-fi classic soundtracks. Ennio was quite an artist. 👍🏻

@jezzalexander 4 ай бұрын

All these years and I still watch this flick. Even in the edited form arranged for the film Ennio's soundtrack just embodied the tone of the film (along with some soundtrack nudges from Carpenter/Howarth of course).

@JD.78 Жыл бұрын

Listening to this masterpiece makes it feel like it's the first god damn week of winter...

@Rob-eg8qc Жыл бұрын

Saw this movie in the theatre back in 1982, and still watch it a few times a year.

@mr.pontius9896 2 ай бұрын

do you like it?

@hibernianperspective6183 10 ай бұрын

There is something eerily beautiful about it. A masterpiece.

@jaeger4898 10 ай бұрын

This first track, it's short but it bites deep, it's literally a cosmic horror theme. This is the theme of the moment when the abyss looked at you, into you.

@RW4X4X3006 Жыл бұрын

We're all tied to this fucking couch.

@horrorfanandy4647 Жыл бұрын

Not a bad thing as long as this film is on really.

@jarekwestermark7160 3 ай бұрын

ah men

@CowboyRobot2000 Жыл бұрын

Still blows my mind Carpenter didn't do the music, not that I'm complaining about Morricone's score. Cuz I'm not. It's awesome.

@jezzalexander 10 ай бұрын

Carpenter actually sneaked in a few cues onto the soundtrack - five I think, if I remember.

@livingbeing1113 Жыл бұрын

So simple, yet so fucking perfect, unbelievable. Total masterpiece.

@cascade5682 Жыл бұрын

What is this in the news lately, that tells of something huge under the ice?

@drlaackenstein Жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that John Carpenter only had a brief conversation with Ennio Morricone when talking about what he wanted the music to be like. I think John said something like "less is more." Ennio understood the assignment.

@TheBfutgreg Жыл бұрын

@@drlaackenstein I had always thought the score was by Carpenter himself, def his style of synthy creepy goodness I assume Morricone emulated that style

@anthonyleong9901 Жыл бұрын

Never gets old and still scares the crap out of me hearing the single bass thumping of the theme throughout. It's so simple and yet it grips forever.. A wonderful rare case of not having to be complicated to be remembered. And The Thing is a masterpiece in every way, it's musical concept as well as it's practical effects in the movie is what made it come alive anytime better than crappy CGI that's overblown in movies today. Thanks so much for this timeless upload and I appreciate the effort you made compiling the soundtrack seamlessly into one collective version. Love it

@airplanestuff5839 Жыл бұрын

I have to agree with you. This movie was very well made, and the music blends in perfectly. The absence of cartoonish, and realism-erasing CGI makes this movie a "memorable" horror film.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for listening - it was something of a passion project for a number of years and when they finally released the music that Carpenter had also composed it was able to move forward. Took a little while but got there.

@trooperdx31171 Жыл бұрын

Honestly fantastic job, one of the biggest problems I've had with the official soundtrack is that it was mostly music that wasn't in the film. This is the actual music in the film and properly captures the ambience and atmosphere of it. Thanks so much for doing this!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

A pleasure, and the primary reason for doing this - a music experience that reflected the film we're all fans of.

@drlaackenstein Жыл бұрын

My favorite horror movie of all time.

@StephenDedalus74 Жыл бұрын

Me too :) It is an absolute masterpiece, every scene is perfect on its own like in "Jaws" of Spielberg :) I think I have seen like 12 times since my teenage years and it still fascinates me :)

@Mr-th9vh Жыл бұрын

John carpenter,a master in his class, Halloween,the thing,the fog,escape from new York, assault on precinct 13, soundtracks are amazing.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

He did have that signature sound didn't he and it fitted so well with his visual style.

@robertcellison7253 5 ай бұрын

Like tonight in eastern KY. Single digits. No one is getting out of here, but neither is it!!

@MrHereWeGoYo Жыл бұрын

Working from home, mellow overcast day, got this on loop. In my own world right now and loving it.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

It's a good looper-soundtrack isn't it. Very happy you've this cut.

@fiat_hater7761 9 ай бұрын

first goddamn week of winter...

@MM-pl5ed Жыл бұрын

It's a nightmare that never ends. Cosmic horror is hard to describe but it is so deep to contemplate... The Book "Who goes there?" is a masterpiece.

@backyardbiologist6468 Жыл бұрын

The book was good, but I think it missed a few key elements that made the thing so wonderful. We never see the things real form in the movie, but in the book it's the first thing that's described. In the book it felt like the thing wasn't very menacing or a big threat, like everyone was casual about it. In the movie it was a paralyzing fear. I feel like you saw and understood the thing way too much in the book, but keeping it mysterious and unknown I'm the movie was amazing.

@mikebasil4832 4 ай бұрын

@@backyardbiologist6468 Whether or not a film version is in any way better than the original novel makes an interesting discussion. As far as allowing more unknown elements is concerned, The Thing was indeed a classic to give us all a healthy appreciation for that much.

@andressorribes5652 8 ай бұрын

" Chariots of the gods childs, chariots of the gods " said Palmer

@chuyhighman6927 7 ай бұрын

I play this at night to Sleep,…or just to Relax 🩷🩵💙🤎💜🧡🖤💛💚🩶❤️‍🔥☮️

@jezzalexander 4 ай бұрын

I'm kind of the same, I do find it an ambient soundtrack.

@jezzalexander 3 ай бұрын

@@justphil2394 That's fantastic!

@jordankristoff5406 6 күн бұрын

psychos or Things

@deirdreryan8258 Жыл бұрын

One of the scariest scenario conjured by this music. Isolation can be a dreadful thing. And to not trust anyone sounds about right.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Very much so - I think that was one of the main reasons for putting this together and attempting to reflect the atmosphere of the film which the original soundtrack album release didn't quite do for me.

@deirdreryan8258 Жыл бұрын

The music heightened the effect of fear and panic. I know how horrifying isolation can be. Who do you trust?

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

@@deirdreryan8258 It can do that - heighten the darker aspects, but there is also something self reflective about the music and a quietness, the quietness of isolation, that I found myself quite drawn to.

@slowneutron6163 4 ай бұрын

This, Alien, and The Shining. The holy trinity or horror soundtracks.

@sean-fw7zi 9 ай бұрын

Listening to this while reading the terror it’s a pretty good choice for ambience 😂

@George-pp2hr 4 ай бұрын

Hey Niles, Niles.. Chariots Of The Gods man! They tought the Incas everything they know! Such a great film. Well done John Carpenter. Much loved. Unforgettable.👍💫🌟✨👽🎆🎇

@George-pp2hr 3 ай бұрын

Sorry correction should be 'Childs...Childs... Chariots Of The Gods man! They tought the Incas everything they know!... Not Niles wrong name slipped by me. Character name in The Thing is Childs. Apologies.👍✌️

@3rdmin1st3r 6 ай бұрын

Probably top 3 horror films of all time. And this sounds great too.

@jezzalexander 6 ай бұрын

Good on you - thank you.

@oodisei4994 Жыл бұрын

Real masterpiece!

@cmdrTremyss 11 ай бұрын

For some reason this music made me remember to the anime Angel's Egg

@user-ys7kt7dd3o 5 ай бұрын

This soundtrack makes being a doordash driver 100 times more exciting especially at night if you convince yourself that the food is going to manifest itself into something about to consume your entire body and you have to get rid of it in a timely manner.

@jezzalexander 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic use of a soundtrack - good on you :)

@user-ys7kt7dd3o 4 ай бұрын

You gotta get creative with gig work or you might lose your mind out there 🌨️🥃🚁🧨🧫🔥

@getreal2977 Жыл бұрын

I collect soundtracks since 1978 and from time to time a composer can surprise one deeply with a master piece which falls so very much out of the usual music you're used from them. Even today, decades later, it is hard to believe that this bone chilling soundtrack came from the maistro. It ever reminded me a bit more from John Carpenter's work from his best years. It never gets old and still gives me today goose bumps. So grateful for this wonderful work. :)

@strangeplacestv Жыл бұрын

Its hard to believe Ennio Morricone's score was ridiculed when it first came out...was even nominated for a Razzie for "Worst Soundtrack".

@marcinniewiadomski8343 10 ай бұрын

The thing, Blade runner, 1982 was very good year 😊

@jezzalexander 10 ай бұрын

I always thought 'Winter 1982' would make a great band name ;)

@franzhaas5597 Жыл бұрын

"Why don't we just...wait here a little while..".

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

" ... see what happens... "

@86leewis Жыл бұрын

Macready and childs reminds me of resident evil 1, the mansion music and it changes a bit each floor you're on.

@StarShipGray Жыл бұрын

I have the original LP of this soundtrack. One of the coolest finds ever at my favorite record store in Atlanta.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

I think it was one of the first LPs I bought back when I was a kid - and a great album cover!

@krashlyboo Жыл бұрын

I played this a bit and had to lock the dog in the garage. Couldn't risk it....nope

@MrHereWeGoYo 11 ай бұрын

You are the hero we didn't know we needed. lol As far as I'm concerned this is the definitive companion soundtrack. Hard to believe it's been up for nearly two years and I'm just now finding it (2 months now). Your work on the deep drone for Autopsy and The Dogs is, for me, the icing on the cake. Bravo!

@jezzalexander 11 ай бұрын

Thank You very much! Your comments here made my day! - Autopsy and The Dogs were so much work getting that deep drone bass note as close as possible and I was really pleased how Autopsy turned out. I've heard 'movie accurate' bootlegs that just use the opening titles to represent that sequence but upon listening carefully to the movie sequence itself there's other bits and pieces playing in there - it's so quiet in the film too but I think I got it. That drone sound was taken from 'Humanity Part 2'. On that original album track the main heartbeat theme plays, then ends before cutting into that garish, almost fairground ride style organ piece but in-between the two pieces of music is about two or three seconds of the 'drone' sound on its own and I took those few precious seconds and edited a couple of minutes worth of the sound. I then tweaked different versions of it to get the changes in frequency that you hear on the film's soundtrack. These were then overdubbed on to the main theme on my version and the 16th track here 'The Thing' and used to create the aforementioned Autopsy and The Dogs. Thanks again - it's fans of the film picking up on tracks like that that made this project worth the time and effort.

@MrHereWeGoYo 11 ай бұрын

@@jezzalexander That is awesome. The amount of effort you put into it is greatly appreciated and I know many others feel the same way! 👏

@rosfrew7631 Жыл бұрын

I come back to this video almost everyday, man! I cannot help listening to it!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Salutations :) And thank you for coming back to it :)

@TheOuroboros84 3 ай бұрын

I work as a bartender ina club that starts the session to this song, First time I heard it was for a Halloween event... Thought it was just for seasonal ambience... It wasn't hehe

@windows2054 Жыл бұрын

I recommend playing this while reading through Bill Lancaster's Original Screenplay. It's like enjoying the original all over again.

@lornemcneil Жыл бұрын

Not carpenter ,I must look

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

There's a couple of decent audio books out there also, of the original novella mind you but still very atmospheric.

@Malcio Жыл бұрын

Windows is back from dead

@youdontknowmegigna Жыл бұрын

Decided to do just that. Though, I'm two minutes in and of the FOUR times Childs has been mentioned, it's been re-iterated in THREE of them that he's big and black. The fourth time he's even referred to as "the large black who had been working on the snowmobile". The large black.

@wrockage Жыл бұрын

well hot damn, sir, thank you for this! why soundtracks can't be released in the proper order is beyond me, but i'm grateful that skilled individuals like you can make things right for the rest of us. another of my movie favorites, blade runner, comes to mind - there have been numerous edits to mirror the theatrical score. anyway, wonderful, thank you!!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Oh Bloody Hell, Bladerunner is a nightmare isn't it. There's been all sorts of releases of the soundtrack with what feels like hours of music not actually heard on the music and yet you still have to track down some bootleg just to get the accurate opening music cues. And thank you, glad you enjoyed this effort.

@wrockage Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander took me a while, i just came across this reply - duh! you know it used to be that you couldn't find much blade runner on yt but i gotta say i'm enjoying the influx of all the contributors with their own blade runner-ish and inspired by music, not to mention all of the new ambient mixes and different versions (slowed down, covers, etc). it's been really neat to see the movie and the music really get embraced by so many over time. anyway, the quest for ALL the MUSIC goes on. just my two cents. cheers, friend!

@chadergeist Жыл бұрын

The original MCA Records soundtrack album is my second favorite soundtrack from under Poltergeist (1982) being my first favorite soundtrack.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Poltergeist is an excellent soundtrack - Goldsmith catches every moment and mood in his music.

@davetothejessup 6 ай бұрын

Been listening to this at work and it's made working so much easier.

@jezzalexander 6 ай бұрын

That made my day :)

@johnneyperkins5196 7 ай бұрын

fantastic job, thank you for all the time you put into this, just a wonderful piece of work you have done for all the fans of this, so much apreciated

@jezzalexander 7 ай бұрын

An absolute pleasure and thank you for understanding where this came from and why - that makes all the work worthwhile.

@hulktv9935 9 ай бұрын

Masterful work. Brilliantly captures all the emotions and tension present throughout the movie. Also, I really appreciate your intricate job to define and isolate the best tunes out of a full movie, which must be very time-consuming. Great job really...

@jezzalexander 9 ай бұрын

Cheers, and glad you enjoyed this version. Took a little while to smooth it all out in the editing process but was worth it.

@axelpervoljainen7456 Жыл бұрын

Supreme

@rosfrew7631 Жыл бұрын

You did it at last! Congratulations!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

I think it might have taken about seven years from when I first thought of doing this! Thank you very much, without 'The Thing' fans this would have been pointless :)

@lornemcneil Жыл бұрын

So we are human after all😊👀🙏

@youngtrainingdaywestphilly203 9 ай бұрын

"Ship in the ice". At 15:34 is my favorite of the soundtrack. 🛸👽 🌍 🚁 🧍‍♀️ 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️👀 🧊🛸👽 😬

@JohnBownsArmy Жыл бұрын

Sir, from now on you will have a special Place in my Heart. Thanks for the Effort.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and an absolute pleasure. I initially started on this as a personal pet project but KZfaq means I can get this out to other fans of the film and its music and makes all that fiddly editing worthwhile.

@LoveFor298Yen Жыл бұрын

Good work. I’ll be coming back to this one.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

@MATT-2033 Жыл бұрын

Im now recording your soundtrack of this movie onto a cassette tape to listen to in my car while i drive around. I watch this movie ever december not because i think it's a christmas movie just winter is my favorite season.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Very happy to hear you enjoy listening to this.

@MATT-2033 Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander 👍

@10LeavesLeft Жыл бұрын

Can’t believe you still have a cassette player in your car! Good job sir

@MATT-2033 Жыл бұрын

@@10LeavesLeft 👍👍

@morgenstern5748 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Thank you for your efforts!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

A pleasure and thank you for listening. It's the cool thing about KZfaq is you can get this sort of stuff out there and to fans of the movie.

@TheDigiVault Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thanks!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and good to hear you enjoyed. Makes the work worthwhile.

@user-cn3yc6hi3h 3 ай бұрын

Remember to never take in a Norwegian stray dog...

@youngtrainingdaywestphilly203 9 ай бұрын

Childs: Fire's got the temperature up all over the camp. Won't last long though. MacReady: Neither will we. Childs: How will we make it? MacReady: Maybe we shouldn't. Childs: If you're worried about me... MacReady: If we've got any surprises for each other, I don't think we're in much shape to do anything about it. Childs: Well, what do we do? MacReady: Why don't we just... wait here for a little while... see what happens? 🥶 🥶

@crismontagner616 4 ай бұрын

Top quality.👏

@butteryfriedwizard2219 Жыл бұрын

I listened to this on most of my trip from Dodge city to okc. Love this movie and the eerie sound tracks. You did it justice.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for giving it the ears and I'm chuffed you enjoyed it.

@octoson5944 Жыл бұрын

Love this!!! Great Stuff.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much - makes it worthwhile.

@josemigueltrujillodiaz9123 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you.

@jezzalexander 4 ай бұрын

An absolute pleasure. Hope you enjoy this and continue to.

@ChrisBlake 2 жыл бұрын

Great work Jezz

@jezzalexander 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris - got there in the end :) Glad you enjoyed.

@Wazulon 10 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for this :)

@jezzalexander 10 ай бұрын

A pleasure - glad you enjoyed it.

@frankcolumbo Жыл бұрын

Excellent ! Thank you so much for your work ! You did an amazing job !

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. It's one of the cool things about KZfaq, that fans can get these kind of efforts out there and the response and support has made the work worthwhile.

@theelittlestbird Жыл бұрын

thanks so much for putting this together. its been on of my fav soundtracks for a movie since i was a kid and its great to be able to hear this and not the released soundtrack

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening to it and getting where I was coming from in putting this together - the released soundtrack album was 'interesting' but wasn't what we heard on screen, in tone or narrative. It's a pleasure to be able to get this effort out there to fans.

@user-kq2ye4fu1q 5 ай бұрын

when your dog starts growing tentacles type beat fr fr

@3kinformaticamanutencaoeve91 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome and creepy. Good job!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and thank you for listening. Getting this out there and to fans of the movie made the work totally worthwhile.

@MyStefan72 Жыл бұрын

Hey, really thx for this Audiopart !! A lot of real times sequences from this movie and no fake. I never heard them without voices and other stuff or noises. I save this in Favorites now. 💗

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have heard many 'movie only' versions of this soundtrack and it was always irritating when voices and film noise were included on specific tracks.

@apvideostream 11 ай бұрын

epic ! 🤘

@MrFizzgig2 Жыл бұрын

Total class

@JuanGarcia-zj3ub Жыл бұрын

Películas cómo está ya no existen hoy

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Ahora todo es CGI. Esto es hacer una película genuina.

@lornemcneil Жыл бұрын

Crystal clean sound sir

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Eyes. The source material was pretty much edited from the 2011 digital release so it was much cleaner than the original CD release. Just needed to try and keep it consistent when I put some real reworking in.

@lornemcneil Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander Yr welcome jezz👍

@horrorfanandy4647 Жыл бұрын

Superb job! I'm so glad to hear the score (as close as you can get anyway, your subtle additions to make it more accurate are so well done) as it sounds in the film, it's an atmospheric masterpiece with both Ennio Morricone's awesome orchestral work and Carpenter's beautifully creepy synth.

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much - quite a few fans of the film and its music expressing similar sentiments here and it's really nice that fans are getting where this edit is coming from. And thank you for picking up on the additions as they are the trickiest to put together and pull off. I've bought pro-level bootlegs just cobble odds and ends together to fill some of those music cues so even one person picking up on those additions makes it worthwhile.

@horrorfanandy4647 Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander Well I always like to let someone know when they’ve done a great job, which is exactly what you have! I’ll put it this way, so long as this soundtrack is still playing, I wouldn’t mind spending the rest of Winter tied to a f*cking couch 🤣 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

@@horrorfanandy4647 :) Well said - Here's to the Couch and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too. Here's a little gem (regarding said Couch) that I bumped into a while back - I hope you enjoy. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMVhlM2A0M2yZZc.html

@ninjabeatz905 Жыл бұрын

Awesomeness

@rollotomasi8072 Жыл бұрын

La mejor película de terror‼️🛸💀

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Estoy de acuerdo! :)

@aljones68 10 ай бұрын

Mr. Alexander.... THAAANK YOU!!! 😍 Thank you! 1982 as a 13y old I saw the movie in german cinema, twice, wirhout company. I tried to convince some friends for the second one, but they were not in that kind of movie. Since then I was absolutely unsatisfied with all soundtrack releases. Until now... 😘 So, even if I repeat myself again, maybe because I became very old (😁): Thank you! 👍

@jezzalexander 10 ай бұрын

And thank you too - an absolute pleasure fans of the film and the music, as heard on the film, are enjoying this version. I was exactly the same with the soundtrack releases which was how this whole project came about. And not 'old' just - 'older' ;)

@kilosmotomadnessgarage3447 Жыл бұрын

Bravo!! 110%

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! :) Glad you enjoyed.

@George-pp2hr 4 ай бұрын

This soundtrack is great but a little frustrating when the first release soundtrack has parts of music heard in the movie connected to tracks not featured in the movie. However to get the movie version is a challenge. The tracks are there and with the re-release has extra tracks of Main title, Burn It, Fuchs, To Mac's Shack make the ambient tracks. The main title can be combined to make the Dog Monster scene. But you need to seperate tracks to get required movie version. I did combine track of the fying saucer opening with part of the opening Antarctica scene to create the helicopter take of for the Norwegian base. But faded out to early on the heartbeat track. This track is only seconds lasting of course. For the Blair monster combined Ennio Morriconne string plucking notes with part of ambient track. Tracks repeat with certain scenes . My soundtrack version is not perfect but very close to the movie. When pieces of Ennio Morricone music and John Carpenter ambient tracks were repeated it made it easy for the extra scene music needed. But again you have to cut tracks and fade in and out.Hope this makes sense. Not easy to explain. But im glad to see this is a popular soundtrack amongst all loyal to this wonderfully made Sci-fi horror. Well done work on this soundtrack.👍👍✨🌟💫👽

@aljones68 10 ай бұрын

Man, why can't I give you a 2nd thump up? 😍👍👍

@jezzalexander 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much - very glad for the one you could give, cheers!

@user-gy3cs9wl3g 11 ай бұрын

BEST EVER

@hlupekkk 22 күн бұрын

Do you know which of the original releases would be the closest to your version? PS. I love your edit, thanks for that.

@freddyfuzbear5639 4 ай бұрын

pretty cool however one thing you can hear in the track the thing that the rerecorded version of contaminated is used insteed of the original version which you can hear in the film :)

@psychokitty444 11 ай бұрын

You did good on those drone loops; did them up real nice. Put a lot of wind in the sails of somebody who's been struggling with a similar idea for awhile.

@jezzalexander 10 ай бұрын

Very much appreciate you picking up on those drone loops - they were the trickiest pain in the neck of this project but essential to getting it to a presentable level. Keep at it if you're doing this Thing too - as they say, it's the fans that often do the best work and it would be cool to listen to someone else's take on this soundtrack.

@psychokitty444 10 ай бұрын

@@jezzalexander If I ever manage to get it to where I'm comfortable sharing, I'd be happy to. :) You mind if I ask after your sampler/DAW? I've had some luck fudging the dynamic changes, but have had difficulties with creating a smooth continuous loop.

@jezzalexander 10 ай бұрын

@@psychokitty444 My drone was created purely in editing, no sampling at all (I wouldn't have a clue about that stuff) - in a nutshell, I took the two seconds or so of isolated drone sound I could find on the original soundtrack and created a 'chain' of them on Garageband - then a little bit of overlap and volume fade in/out on each little clip to get a consistent sound overall. That created a minute or so of 'drone' that I could double up again. Some inhouse effects patches and basic twiddles on Garageband to change the intensity but overall, a very very 'homemade' DIY Sellotape approach.

@psychokitty444 10 ай бұрын

@@jezzalexander @jezzalexander This is basically what was doing in FCPX, but executed much more smoothly. Probably helps that the drone you're using is much more constant and less 'dirty' than the Carpenter/Howarth rerecordings (which is what I've mostly been pulling from). There's a video tutorial up on YT of someone using BitWig's sampler to make smooth pads using just a sample of a single note-- bit beyond my monetary means right now, but I'm going to try and see if I can get a similar effect using Kontakt or FL Studio's Direct Wave. The way that same drone also weaves in and out of the film edits of "Humanity Pt. 2" is a big part of what makes it so chilling there, and it's not really well-represented on the album. Big thanks for the breakthrough on recreating it!

@redmario73 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible restoration. I cannot commend you enough! The credits especially sound perfect. Always seemed like the uploads of it were off in comparison to the film.

@jezzalexander 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Makes the effort worthwhile. Yup, I've even bought bootleg CDs that are meant to be 'screen accurate' versions of the soundtrack and even those miss the mark quite a bit hence my attempt here to do it some justice.

@lornemcneil Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander what do you do ? ?do y clean the track ,

@lornemcneil Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander do y play it all again yrself ,it sounds like yesterday

@lornemcneil Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander no reply jezz ? only compliment y r wash

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

@@lornemcneil Apologies, been up to my neck in rehearsals - This edit is all based on the original material lifted from the original soundtrack album by Morricone and the 2011 soundtrack release that featured the Morricone score plus the additional material composed by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth. So, no clean-up or playing on my part just editing.

@dylanhagsauce8629 5 ай бұрын

She's cold out tonight, stay frosty, boys.

@MrHereWeGoYo Жыл бұрын

Ended it with a very nice touch. 👍

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Thank you - was a little nugget I thought I'd weave in there for those who listened all the way :)

@MrHereWeGoYo Жыл бұрын

@@jezzalexander Love it!

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

@@MrHereWeGoYo Thank you very much :)

@tonycollins3505 Жыл бұрын

45:05 is chilling

@jezzalexander Жыл бұрын

Hah! Thank you - I couldn't resist putting in that little snippet from the original trailer just to wrap this up with and a little nugget for those who listen all the way through. :)

@type-pro3907 11 ай бұрын

What reference is that call?

@tonycollins3505 11 ай бұрын

@@type-pro3907 are you asking where was it in the movie or what

@pinomarittimo7563 Жыл бұрын

Il Maestro.

@rosfrew7631 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could Re-Like that video!

@EricSaner-fu5ge Ай бұрын

John Carpenter really knows how to put the element in horror I mean I know the 1951 black and white movie of The Thing is spooky but the 1982 reboot on the other hand is something else entirely, spooky is not the type of work I would use to describe this, the words I would use are Hart Pounding, Eery and Freaky, but I think the most horrifying part of the reboot… is the soundtrack, It’s not that I don’t like the movie because I do, I have watched it so many many times before and I didn’t freak out one bit, but I bet a lot of people in the world who are very sensitive and shy would have freaked out way more by the reboot than the original movie. Oh and one more thing, I WAS INFECTED😈💀

@krugmeister7301 6 ай бұрын

A EPIC MOVIE AND MASTERPIECE MUSICAL SCORE...A SINISTER MYSTERIOUS SCORE..🤯🤯😑😑

@maclemaster5966 6 ай бұрын

This is absolutely horrible I love it 👍 I’m on my 4th play through

@jezzalexander 6 ай бұрын

That made my day - thank you :)

@maclemaster5966 6 ай бұрын

The best horror movie ever

@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto Жыл бұрын

For all who praise Ennio Moricone, this isn't him. This is John Carpenter and Alan Howarath. Ennio did the orchestral music, John and Alan did all Synth work.

@horrorfanandy4647 Жыл бұрын

Praise both, Ennio's orchestral work is masterful, and whilst it was the right call to chuck some of it out for the more conventional Carpenter/Howarth style, the unused tracks are brilliant on their own!

@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto Жыл бұрын

@horrorfanandy4647 agreed. Absolutely. I'm specifying because this in particular, the iconic theme, is John and Alan on the synth

@horrorfanandy4647 Жыл бұрын

@@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto It’s a brilliant theme! One of their best, captures the bleakness and desolation of the film perfectly in just a few notes.

@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto Жыл бұрын

@horrorfanandy4647 precisely. I will say though, John Carpenter's Prince Of Darkness ost by John Carpenter and Alan Howarath is stealing my affection lately.