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Does anybody know if maestro Bernstein recorded more Music to Landis Movie than was actually used as Landis instead oppted to use Moon songs during a lot of the scenes?
I know the track Metamorphosis which would have been instead of Bad Moon Rising, later was used in Michael Jacksons Thriller, but was there more and have Intrada checked this one out at Universal?

A great Movie with great blend of horror and Comedy and fantastic Music by Elmer Bernstein

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Somebody who was present at the recording sessions for "An American Werewolf in London" wrote this account a few years ago:

http://hollywoodandallthat.com/2013/12/ ... -its-bite/

There was also a lengthy discussion about this on the FSM board where the author expands his thoughts on some matters: http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts ... &archive=0

It's important to note that "Metamorphosis," while very similar, isn't the same music that was composed for "Michael Jackson's Thriller," though until doing a direct comparison (I write about this in the FSM thread above) I too thought it was the same music.

Also note that the track "Metamorphosis" on the City of Prague compilation is not only the unused transformation music, but following that is yet another unused cue, but that one I can't place. It's a mystery how much unused material was recorded during the sessions. It has also never been addressed why the Silva Screen compilation has re-recordings of two unused cues instead of cues that made it into the film (though it's a blessing that the unused material was re-recorded, especially if these cues weren't recorded during the sessions or if during the sessions only outtakes were recorded, and if one wants some of the tracks that made it into the film they can be found isolated in the stills section on the DVD/blu bonus features).

I have to imagine the idea of pairing "An American Werewolf in London" and "Animal House" (perhaps also including "The Blues Brothers" 'God' music) has been discussed by Intrada and other labels. All Universal, all John Landis films, all Bernstein. It seems like this would sell very well, but perhaps something is preventing it from happening. We know Universal is slow moving, so perhaps it's in the pipeline for down the road. I'm hoping a potential release of "An American Werewolf in London" will include some discoveries, either in terms of cues or more research about the score and the sessions.