Happy Halloween freaks! I had hoped to be able to post several different items today, but it doesn't appear as if I'm going to have enough time now. Unfortunately my computer was accidentally unplugged, and everything I had been writing in preparation for today's posts was lost. I will try to make the best of the situation regarldess. Back in 2008 I posted Ennio Morricone's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to "The Thing", which can be found here:
While checking my statistics, I recently discovered that it has since become the second most downloaded album on the entire blog. Most of the traffic is coming from people searching google for "The Thing OST". I did a search of my own which resulted in my blog showing up as the number one result out of over one million different sites for that particular search, which explains the recently influx of visitors.
A fellow by the name of The Doc recently requested that I posted this soundtrack. It is the first of three bootleg soundtracks/scores for The Thing that I plan to post. Fortunately there is more information available regarding this release than the two others I possess. It was released under the title of "The Thing: Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" by a group or individual known as PROTUB. While it is a bootleg release, it was falsely labeled and circulated as a promotional release. In fact, to this day you still find this version listed and tagged as "Promo" on several different websites. It contains 19 tracks, which is nine more than what the official original soundtrack contains, with a running time of roughly 75 minutes 45 seconds.
Unfortunately there are still a few mysteries surrounding this release as well. Most importantly, I have no idea what the source is for the extra music contained on this release. In most cases, bootleg releases contain music ripped from the music of a DVD or VHS release, with the most common method being to isolate and rip the music from the 5.1 surround sound tracks contained on the DVD. My DVD of the film is over a thousand miles away, so unfortunately I can't compare the music found on this version to the music included in the film. Perhaps someone could shed some light on the origins of the various bootleg releases in circulation for this film.
In addition to this bootleg, I also have two bootleg versions that were released under the same title, "The Thing: Complete Motion Picture Score". The first is a rip containing 17 tracks which are individually named. It primarily consists of low bitrate 128kbps MP3 files. It also includes a track containing audio from the trailer. A review I found on Rateyourmusic.com claims that this version contains music composed by John Carpenter, as well as unused music cues.
The second bootleg is only 15 tracks long, the majority of which are of a higher quality bitrate of 320kbps MP3. The tracks were not named, nor did it include custom album art. However, it does contain tracks which were not included on the two other bootlegs. I plan to post these two bootlegs eventually, although I plan to spend the rest of the day posting treats for those who visit this blog during the final hours of Halloween. I will try to post them within the next couple of days though. Once I do I all add all of the links to each post, and hopefully someone will be able to provide further information about the three versions. In the meantime, I present to you Ennio Morricone's Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to The Thing.
While checking my statistics, I recently discovered that it has since become the second most downloaded album on the entire blog. Most of the traffic is coming from people searching google for "The Thing OST". I did a search of my own which resulted in my blog showing up as the number one result out of over one million different sites for that particular search, which explains the recently influx of visitors.
A fellow by the name of The Doc recently requested that I posted this soundtrack. It is the first of three bootleg soundtracks/scores for The Thing that I plan to post. Fortunately there is more information available regarding this release than the two others I possess. It was released under the title of "The Thing: Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" by a group or individual known as PROTUB. While it is a bootleg release, it was falsely labeled and circulated as a promotional release. In fact, to this day you still find this version listed and tagged as "Promo" on several different websites. It contains 19 tracks, which is nine more than what the official original soundtrack contains, with a running time of roughly 75 minutes 45 seconds.
Unfortunately there are still a few mysteries surrounding this release as well. Most importantly, I have no idea what the source is for the extra music contained on this release. In most cases, bootleg releases contain music ripped from the music of a DVD or VHS release, with the most common method being to isolate and rip the music from the 5.1 surround sound tracks contained on the DVD. My DVD of the film is over a thousand miles away, so unfortunately I can't compare the music found on this version to the music included in the film. Perhaps someone could shed some light on the origins of the various bootleg releases in circulation for this film.
In addition to this bootleg, I also have two bootleg versions that were released under the same title, "The Thing: Complete Motion Picture Score". The first is a rip containing 17 tracks which are individually named. It primarily consists of low bitrate 128kbps MP3 files. It also includes a track containing audio from the trailer. A review I found on Rateyourmusic.com claims that this version contains music composed by John Carpenter, as well as unused music cues.
The second bootleg is only 15 tracks long, the majority of which are of a higher quality bitrate of 320kbps MP3. The tracks were not named, nor did it include custom album art. However, it does contain tracks which were not included on the two other bootlegs. I plan to post these two bootlegs eventually, although I plan to spend the rest of the day posting treats for those who visit this blog during the final hours of Halloween. I will try to post them within the next couple of days though. Once I do I all add all of the links to each post, and hopefully someone will be able to provide further information about the three versions. In the meantime, I present to you Ennio Morricone's Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to The Thing.
Year of Release: Original: 1982 | Expanded: Unknown
Label: PROTUB
Genres: Soundtrack/Score, Horror
Bitrate: 320kbps
Label: PROTUB
Genres: Soundtrack/Score, Horror
Bitrate: 320kbps
Track List:
1. Opening Credits/Main Theme
2. Humanity (Part One)
3. Humanity (Part Two) (4:12)
4. Shape (Suite One) (2:43)
5. Shape (Suite Two) (2:31)
6. Shape (Suite Three) (1:48)
7. Sterilization (3:49)
8. Despair/The Discovery (3:08)
9. The Warning Sign (3:18)
10. Bestiality (Part One) (1:57)
11. Wait (2:01)
12. Contamination (1:04)
13. Solitude (1:35)
14. Eternity (7:43)
15. Wait (Part Two) (5:39)
16. Research (0:49
17. Sterilization/Solitude (Part Two) (11:30)
18. Main Theme (Version Two) (10:01)
19. Main Theme (Alternate Take) (4:27)
1. Opening Credits/Main Theme
2. Humanity (Part One)
3. Humanity (Part Two) (4:12)
4. Shape (Suite One) (2:43)
5. Shape (Suite Two) (2:31)
6. Shape (Suite Three) (1:48)
7. Sterilization (3:49)
8. Despair/The Discovery (3:08)
9. The Warning Sign (3:18)
10. Bestiality (Part One) (1:57)
11. Wait (2:01)
12. Contamination (1:04)
13. Solitude (1:35)
14. Eternity (7:43)
15. Wait (Part Two) (5:39)
16. Research (0:49
17. Sterilization/Solitude (Part Two) (11:30)
18. Main Theme (Version Two) (10:01)
19. Main Theme (Alternate Take) (4:27)
Hey, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS! I'm glad you had this Expanded Soundtrack and posted it! I'm also glad it has driven many people to your blog. I may have some info on where some of this music comes from. I have read that the very first version of the DVD for "The Thing" has an audio track with the isolated score. This is not listed on the DVD, but it is there. This is not on the more recent Collector's Edition of "The Thing". This is probably where it was taken from, although, I have not been able to find the original version of the dvd to confirm this, I only have the Collector's Edition. If I am incorrect and my memory is faulty, then this isolated score track may have been on some laserdisc version of "The Thing" I hope this helps you or anyone that may wish to make an even better version of the soundtrack!
ReplyDeleteSorry to botheryou, but I downloaded the soundtrack and winrar is coming up with several errors in the file. Several tracks cannot be opened. Please chech the fileand reupload acorrected version. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe errors might lie in thelong file names...????
ReplyDelete@The Doc: Thank you for the additional information. I'm not sure what could be causing your problem, but unfortunately I don't have enough time on my hands to investigate it tonight. I have school in the morning and need to catch some sleep, but I'll be sure to check on this as soon as I possibly can. I noticed that no one else commented, despite the fact that this has already been downloaded a few dozen times. I may not be able to check on the problem till either tomorrow afternoon or later on in the night. Perhaps someone else can report in on this in the meantime, and either confirm your error, or report that they didn't have any problems. If you have downloaded this please leave a comment and let me know if you had any problems extracting the archived content.
ReplyDeleteTracks 1,17,and 19 are damaged. I have used winrar, winzip, and 7-Zip to open the rar archive and the problem occurs with all these programs.
ReplyDelete@The Doc: Again, I apologize for the inconvenience. I had hoped to be able to give you the opportunity to listen to this before Halloween ended. Unfortunately I already deleted the original archive that I uploaded, but I'm downloading this right now in an attempt to duplicate your error. I just want to make sure that the error didn't occur due to the download process. I am re-uploading it right now regardless though, and I should have it posted within a few hours.
ReplyDelete@The Doc: I replaced the download link with a new one. If you encounter any problems please let me know.
ReplyDeleteI downloaded the new archive and it works! Great job! Maybe I can come up with another request that drives as much traffic to your site! Thanks Again! Later!
ReplyDeleteAm trying to extract this archive and am getting errors - please re-up
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