Lifeforce (1985)
Director Tobe Hooper’s next movie after the Poltergeist.
Naked space vampires attack in this campy science fiction horror starring Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart
Composer, Orchestrator, Conducter, Co-Producer: Additional Music
Henry Mancini originally scored the film. Michael was brought in to compose additional music for the US theatrical version when the producers decided that more “scary music” should be added to the film.
Film, TriStar
Additional Music Composed and Produced by
Michael Kamen and James Guthrie
Orchestral Score
Orchestrated and Conducted by
Michael Kamen
Performed by
The National Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded by
Eric Tomlinson
Electronic Score
Engineered by
James Guthrie and Tony Richards
Assistant Engineer (Utopia Village)
John Lee
Recorded at
Abbey Road EMI Studios (Orchestral Score), Mayfair Studios and Utopia Village (Electronic Score), London, March - May 1985
Audio Clips
CUE LIST
Orchestral Score
1M1 - Main Credits
1M2 - Main Credits (part 2)
1M2 2nd Section - Int. Alien Craft
1M3 - Int. Alien Craft (part 2)
2M1 - Int. Sarcophagus Room - Mix 1
2M1 - Int. Sarcophagus Room - Mix 2
6M4 (tk.3) - Nightmare
6M4 (tk. 4) - Nightmare (alternate take)
6M4 (pick-up from bar 68) - Nightmare (pick-up)
Electronic Score
Lifeforce Logo
Entering the Alien Spacecraft (with synth overlay)
Passage of Time (Version 1)
Passage of Time (Version 2)
Passage of Time (Version 3)
Passage of Time (Version 4)
Passage of Time (Version 5)
Rescue Mission
The Girl Awakens (Mix 1)
The Girl Awakens (Mix 2)
Caine's Entry / Waking Male Vampires (Version 1)
Caine's Entry / Waking Male Vampires (Version 2)
Autopsy on Guard
End of Autopsy
Girl in Park
Leaving the Nurse / To Sykes Cell
Injecting Dr. Armstrong
Interrogating Armstrong Part 1
Interrogating Armstrong Part 2 (Mix 1)
Interrogating Armstrong Part 2 (Mix 2)
London Street Chaos (Mix 1)
London Street Chaos (Mix 2)
Helicopter Interior And Blood Clot Scene
Carlson's Flashback (Mix 1)
Carlson's Flashback (Mix 2)
Prime Minister / Helicopter Escape / Army Base / Lifeforce to Aliens (Mix 1)
Prime Minister / Helicopter Escape / Army Base / Lifeforce to Aliens (Mix 2)
Carlson gone / Caine drives through the city / Alien Girl calling Carlson / Arriving at the Cathedral / Falladas's Lab / Caine Confronts Fallada / Carlson Enters the Crypt
Alien Spacecraft Atmospheres (Wild Overlay)
Batchamber (Wild Overlay)
Seagulls Violin Pizz & Drone
Multipurpose Sting
Wild Chimes
Wild Chimes (excerpt)
Wild Chimes Loop
Atmospheres for Reel 2: Chimes
Atmospheres for Reel 2: Wind
Atmospheres for Reel 2: Low Sweep
Wild Effects for Loops