Intrada Soundtrack Forum

i wonder who out there remembers the early made-for-TV movie that it seems SS wants all to forget...

preceding that famous duel-with-truck film, he directed one called something like Something Evil about demonic possession, with Darren McGavin, Sandy Dennis, and some young teen who want on to be a star (i think; can't recall who). pretty intense and scary for nighttime TV circa 1960-whatever, i've always thought, with a throbbing fetus in a jar, haunting cries in the darkness, slamming doors, powerful winds, eyes peering from demonic symbols, pretty good effects given the era, and some scene-chewing performances.

did it have eerie music too? it must have, but i can't recall. given all this, who composed the Something Evil music (if anyone), and what's become of this lost film? would it add anything to the Spielberg saga?

I actually saw this way back in 1972, but can't, for the life of me, remember the Vladimer Selinsky score. Selinsky's biggest claim to fame seems to be writing the theme and several episode scores for the classic 50's series, KRAFT THEATRE--and if you remember THAT one, you go back a bit!

No doubt, Spielberg didn't have much influence over who score this made-for-tv flick. I vaguely remember some neat directorial touches but it all seems quite distant in my memory.