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02-07-2014, 11:19 PM
Original score by Angelo Badalamenti and Andrew Barrett.
"If I Woke Up Tomorrow With My Head Sewn To The Carpet, I Wouldn't Be More Surprised Than I Am Now".
"You Couldn't Hear A Dump Truck Driving Thru A Nitroglycerin Plant"
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SYNOPSIS
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Griswolds, Clark is food additives expert who works for a
company that doesn't appreciate him. He sets high standards for holiday events that no one can live up to and is notorious for dragging his grudging family along on every painstaking detail of every scheme.
His wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) is the voice of reason, who keeps the family rooted in reality and
responds with frequent deadpan bewilderment to his constant disasters. The long-suffering kids, Russ and Audrey (Johnny Galecki and a very young Juliette Lewis) have turned into the living embodiment of pure cynicism, but there's no talking any sense into Clark Griswold. Ever!
But now Clark just wants to stay at home in the snowy Chicago suburbs for a 'fun, old-fashioned,
family Christmas' and he's going to let nothing stop him. His enthusiasm for the holidays manages to
infect the audience and you'll be rooting for him the whole way. He's an anti-Scrooge and if you're
having a Christmas crisis then you need to watch this movie. Any disasters can be overcome.
But that's easier said than done. He didn't bargain on bickering family members (including the voice of
Betty Boop, Mae Questel, as a senile old aunt), a house covered in non-working Christmas lights, a
seriously over-cooked turkey, snotty Yuppie neighbors making fun of him or Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) and his hickabilly family turning up unannounced to sponge some Christmas cheer off him.
It's hard to pick the best moments but Randy Quaid's sudden appearance will make you grin a mile wide, a cat wrapped up in a box (with Happy Birthday paper!) that meets an unfortunate end and 'an asshole in his bathrobe emptying a chemical toilet into the sewer' are just plain brilliant.
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SOUNDTRACK
This is my tribute to Angelo Badalamenti and Andrew Barrett who created the score to this wonderful soundtrack. Since no real soundtrack exists, I felt it was appropriate to re-create these wonderful tracks for your holiday listening pleasure. Please note that this is a"Vocal Removal" soundtrack, which means some FX may remain.
There are some classic pop songs by Mavis Staples, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby and Gene Autry, but the
under score by Angelo Badalamenti is both subtle and definitely underrated.
Most of the score is hidden under the dialogue, and as with many "Vocal Removal" soundtracks, there are some artifacts (squeeks) and FX that just cannot be removed.
"20 I Still Have A Couple Hundred More Bulbs To Check" and "32 I'm Not Santa Claus" are a perfect examples of Badalamenti's simple but effective scoring that complements the emotion of the scenes.
Of course let's not forget when Rany Quaid was cleaning out his toilet, Badalamenti complemented with "33 Merry Christmas, Shitter Was Full" which is a version of "Rudoplh The Red Nosed Raindeer" played on a Tuba and an Accordion!
As a bonus, I've added the original complete versions of incidental Christmas songs played
(often un-noticed) in the background in a number of scenes.
Extra! This year I've included "11 Auld Lang Syne (clip from It's A Wonderful Life)" by Dimitri Tiomkin and 4 cues scored by Andrew Barrett.
All in all, for all of the fans of "Christmas Vacation", I think you'll enjoy this soundtrack!
P.S. Thanks to AberZombi&Flesh for providing the Andrew Barrett music cues.
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INFILM TRACK
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..... 00 Ho Ho Ho - Randy Quaid
00:00 01 Christmas Vacation (Main Title short version) � Mavis Staples (03:42)
04:04 02 That Jackass Is Riding My Tail
07:45 03 The Christmas Tree � Andrew Barrett
08:56 04 Dad, Did You Bring A Saw?
09:44 05 Bend Over And I'll Show You
10:13 06 I Wasn't Talking To You
12:44 07 December 14 (Jingling Bells)
13:39 08 You're Putting In A Pool
13:48 09 Executive March
14:58 10 Hey Santa Claus
17:38 11 Auld Lang Syne (clip from It's A Wonderful Life) - Dimitri Tiomkin
17:56 12 Door Bell
18:25 13 The Inlaws Arrive
21:40 14 Stapling the Lights � Andrew Barrett
23:27 15 Where Do You Want These Reindeer?
25:33 16 250 Strands Of Light
27:09 17 The Lights Don't Work � Andrew Barrett
28:39 18 Get Off Of Me You Little Fungus (background.. Silent Night clip)
33:52 19 The Spirit Of Christmas � Ray Charles
36:00 20 I Still Have A Couple Hundred More Bulbs To Check
37:41 21 Honey I Think I Know What's Wrong (O Come All Ye Faithful)
38:42 22 Ellen I Fixed It (O Come All Ye Faithful)
40:02 23 Hallelujah Chorus � Oratorio Society Of New York
40:37 24 The Little Lights Are Not Twinkling
44:13 25 Don't Forget The Rubber Sheets and the Gerbils
47:26 26 December 18
48:38 27 Get Me Somebody While I'm Waiting
50:23 28 I Am A Professional
51:30 29 December 21
52:31 30 Merry Christmas, Same To You
52:44 31 Mele Kalikimaka � Bing Crosby
54:58 32 I'm Not Santa Claus
58:36 33 Merry Christmas, Shitter Was Full (Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer)
59:22 34 He's Been Holding Out For A Management Position (background.. We Wish You A
..... ... Merry Christmas clip)
59:46 (background.. unknown store music shopping)
61:44 35 December 24
62:10 36 Aunt Bethany Arrives (background.. O Come All Ye Faithful clip) �
..... ... Ray Charles Singers
64:18 37 Grace Passed Away 30 Years Ago
65:42 38 Save The Neck For Me Clark
68:48 39 If He Keeps It Up, It Will Be His Last Christmas
69:14 40 Cat Lights Up (background.. Twelve Days Of Christmas clip) � Ray Conniff Singers
72:01 41 It Was An Ugly Tree Anyway
72:33 42 A Letter Confirming Your Reservation At The Nut House
76:38 43 I Told You We Should Have Gone To Hawaii
77:11 (background.. new age music1)
78:41 44 What's That Sound (background.. Angels We Have Heard On High clip) �
..... ... Ray Charles Singers
79:53 45 Quiet, Shut Up
80:15 46 Squirrel Chase � Andrew Barrett
82:35 (background.. new age music2)
83:53 47 I Had A Lot Of Help From Jack Daniels
85:49 48 Eddie And A Man In His Pajamas
88:40 49 Here Comes Santa Claus � Gene Autry
91:22 50 It's The Christmas Star
92:43 51 Star Spangled Banner
93:10 52 I Did It! � Andrew Barrett
93:57 53 Christmas Vacation (End Title long version) � Mavis Staples
BONUS TRACKS
..... 54 Christmas Vacation Commercial � Radio Announcer
..... 55 Leave You For Dead � Chevy Chase
..... 56 Dump Truck � William Hickey
..... 57 My Head Sewn To The Carpet � Chevy Chase
..... 58 Death Trap � William Hickey
..... 59 Holy Shit, Where's The Tylenol � Chevy Chase
..... 60 Silent Night (complete) � Mitch Miller
..... 61 Hallelujah Chorus (complete) � Oratorio Society Of New York
..... 62 We Wish You A Merry Christmas (complete) � Andre Kostelanetz
..... 63 O, Come All Ye Faithful (Adestes Fideles) (complete) � Ray Charles Singers
..... 64 Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria In Excelsis Deo) (complete) �
..... ... Ray Charles Singers
..... 65 Boing
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"If I Woke Up Tomorrow With My Head Sewn To The Carpet, I Wouldn't Be More Surprised Than I Am Now".
"You Couldn't Hear A Dump Truck Driving Thru A Nitroglycerin Plant"
__________________________________________________ ______________________
SYNOPSIS
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Griswolds, Clark is food additives expert who works for a
company that doesn't appreciate him. He sets high standards for holiday events that no one can live up to and is notorious for dragging his grudging family along on every painstaking detail of every scheme.
His wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) is the voice of reason, who keeps the family rooted in reality and
responds with frequent deadpan bewilderment to his constant disasters. The long-suffering kids, Russ and Audrey (Johnny Galecki and a very young Juliette Lewis) have turned into the living embodiment of pure cynicism, but there's no talking any sense into Clark Griswold. Ever!
But now Clark just wants to stay at home in the snowy Chicago suburbs for a 'fun, old-fashioned,
family Christmas' and he's going to let nothing stop him. His enthusiasm for the holidays manages to
infect the audience and you'll be rooting for him the whole way. He's an anti-Scrooge and if you're
having a Christmas crisis then you need to watch this movie. Any disasters can be overcome.
But that's easier said than done. He didn't bargain on bickering family members (including the voice of
Betty Boop, Mae Questel, as a senile old aunt), a house covered in non-working Christmas lights, a
seriously over-cooked turkey, snotty Yuppie neighbors making fun of him or Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) and his hickabilly family turning up unannounced to sponge some Christmas cheer off him.
It's hard to pick the best moments but Randy Quaid's sudden appearance will make you grin a mile wide, a cat wrapped up in a box (with Happy Birthday paper!) that meets an unfortunate end and 'an asshole in his bathrobe emptying a chemical toilet into the sewer' are just plain brilliant.
__________________________________________________ ______________________
SOUNDTRACK
This is my tribute to Angelo Badalamenti and Andrew Barrett who created the score to this wonderful soundtrack. Since no real soundtrack exists, I felt it was appropriate to re-create these wonderful tracks for your holiday listening pleasure. Please note that this is a"Vocal Removal" soundtrack, which means some FX may remain.
There are some classic pop songs by Mavis Staples, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby and Gene Autry, but the
under score by Angelo Badalamenti is both subtle and definitely underrated.
Most of the score is hidden under the dialogue, and as with many "Vocal Removal" soundtracks, there are some artifacts (squeeks) and FX that just cannot be removed.
"20 I Still Have A Couple Hundred More Bulbs To Check" and "32 I'm Not Santa Claus" are a perfect examples of Badalamenti's simple but effective scoring that complements the emotion of the scenes.
Of course let's not forget when Rany Quaid was cleaning out his toilet, Badalamenti complemented with "33 Merry Christmas, Shitter Was Full" which is a version of "Rudoplh The Red Nosed Raindeer" played on a Tuba and an Accordion!
As a bonus, I've added the original complete versions of incidental Christmas songs played
(often un-noticed) in the background in a number of scenes.
Extra! This year I've included "11 Auld Lang Syne (clip from It's A Wonderful Life)" by Dimitri Tiomkin and 4 cues scored by Andrew Barrett.
All in all, for all of the fans of "Christmas Vacation", I think you'll enjoy this soundtrack!
P.S. Thanks to AberZombi&Flesh for providing the Andrew Barrett music cues.
__________________________________________________ ______________________
INFILM TRACK
<HTML><PRE><p style="line-height:50%">
..... 00 Ho Ho Ho - Randy Quaid
00:00 01 Christmas Vacation (Main Title short version) � Mavis Staples (03:42)
04:04 02 That Jackass Is Riding My Tail
07:45 03 The Christmas Tree � Andrew Barrett
08:56 04 Dad, Did You Bring A Saw?
09:44 05 Bend Over And I'll Show You
10:13 06 I Wasn't Talking To You
12:44 07 December 14 (Jingling Bells)
13:39 08 You're Putting In A Pool
13:48 09 Executive March
14:58 10 Hey Santa Claus
17:38 11 Auld Lang Syne (clip from It's A Wonderful Life) - Dimitri Tiomkin
17:56 12 Door Bell
18:25 13 The Inlaws Arrive
21:40 14 Stapling the Lights � Andrew Barrett
23:27 15 Where Do You Want These Reindeer?
25:33 16 250 Strands Of Light
27:09 17 The Lights Don't Work � Andrew Barrett
28:39 18 Get Off Of Me You Little Fungus (background.. Silent Night clip)
33:52 19 The Spirit Of Christmas � Ray Charles
36:00 20 I Still Have A Couple Hundred More Bulbs To Check
37:41 21 Honey I Think I Know What's Wrong (O Come All Ye Faithful)
38:42 22 Ellen I Fixed It (O Come All Ye Faithful)
40:02 23 Hallelujah Chorus � Oratorio Society Of New York
40:37 24 The Little Lights Are Not Twinkling
44:13 25 Don't Forget The Rubber Sheets and the Gerbils
47:26 26 December 18
48:38 27 Get Me Somebody While I'm Waiting
50:23 28 I Am A Professional
51:30 29 December 21
52:31 30 Merry Christmas, Same To You
52:44 31 Mele Kalikimaka � Bing Crosby
54:58 32 I'm Not Santa Claus
58:36 33 Merry Christmas, Shitter Was Full (Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer)
59:22 34 He's Been Holding Out For A Management Position (background.. We Wish You A
..... ... Merry Christmas clip)
59:46 (background.. unknown store music shopping)
61:44 35 December 24
62:10 36 Aunt Bethany Arrives (background.. O Come All Ye Faithful clip) �
..... ... Ray Charles Singers
64:18 37 Grace Passed Away 30 Years Ago
65:42 38 Save The Neck For Me Clark
68:48 39 If He Keeps It Up, It Will Be His Last Christmas
69:14 40 Cat Lights Up (background.. Twelve Days Of Christmas clip) � Ray Conniff Singers
72:01 41 It Was An Ugly Tree Anyway
72:33 42 A Letter Confirming Your Reservation At The Nut House
76:38 43 I Told You We Should Have Gone To Hawaii
77:11 (background.. new age music1)
78:41 44 What's That Sound (background.. Angels We Have Heard On High clip) �
..... ... Ray Charles Singers
79:53 45 Quiet, Shut Up
80:15 46 Squirrel Chase � Andrew Barrett
82:35 (background.. new age music2)
83:53 47 I Had A Lot Of Help From Jack Daniels
85:49 48 Eddie And A Man In His Pajamas
88:40 49 Here Comes Santa Claus � Gene Autry
91:22 50 It's The Christmas Star
92:43 51 Star Spangled Banner
93:10 52 I Did It! � Andrew Barrett
93:57 53 Christmas Vacation (End Title long version) � Mavis Staples
BONUS TRACKS
..... 54 Christmas Vacation Commercial � Radio Announcer
..... 55 Leave You For Dead � Chevy Chase
..... 56 Dump Truck � William Hickey
..... 57 My Head Sewn To The Carpet � Chevy Chase
..... 58 Death Trap � William Hickey
..... 59 Holy Shit, Where's The Tylenol � Chevy Chase
..... 60 Silent Night (complete) � Mitch Miller
..... 61 Hallelujah Chorus (complete) � Oratorio Society Of New York
..... 62 We Wish You A Merry Christmas (complete) � Andre Kostelanetz
..... 63 O, Come All Ye Faithful (Adestes Fideles) (complete) � Ray Charles Singers
..... 64 Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria In Excelsis Deo) (complete) �
..... ... Ray Charles Singers
..... 65 Boing
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