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03-10-2015, 08:45 AM
Bennett Salvay
Jeepers Creepers 2 (Deluxe Edition)
2003
45 tracks, TRT: 2:01:28, 320 MP3
https://mega.co.nz/#!05dEgbhb!-ByPQujl2J7ukA6K3nhbCUV_cXmZVGev6CbDLTeinsA
Note: The Jeepers Creepers films, its director and the scores played a crucial part in my film and music appreciation growing up. I had never heard of Bennett Salvay but you better believe that I never forgot him after his surprisingly effective score for the first Jeepers Creepers film. For the sequel, not only did the set pieces get amped up to the max but the score gets a very appreciated boost in energy. What was only hinted at in the first score gets pushed to the max in the second.
When the film was released, an album was released from Varese Sarabande which provides more than half the score (what I call the best cues) but still left off some suspenseful cues, action cues and extensions of action cues that I personally love to enjoy. One scene in particular is the first scene where the group sees the Creeper for the first time on the bus. It's mostly "creepy" music and scored to match what was happening on screen which may explain its absence on the album but it is one of my favorite cues from the score. Like the Creeper, you never know when the orchestra is gonna strike. Another cue I personally love, even if it is under 30 seconds, is "The Creeper Takes Off".
My love for the films and its score has led me to two chances to meet the director Victor Salva. Despite his scandalous past all those 20 years ago, I not once felt threatened by him. He was a very funny, down-to-earth guy. It's a shame that he hasn't made a GREAT movie since Jeepers Creepers 2 but Dark House came close...at least in the rough cut he showed me before the producers made their silly changes to it. The film I saw was called "Wormwood" which later became "Dark House". Needless to say, I was surprised that the film I had seen a year ago in the director's home was not only out on Bluray but was under another name. It took looking at the back to confirm that Victor directed it for me to know it was the same film. To those who are curious, the screen was supposed to cut to black before it was revealed who visited Eve in the hospital at the end and that second ending with the kid drawing the picture of the two-headed figure wasn't even in the rough cut I saw. Damn producers adding extra scenes that aren't even needed. Victor's touch is in there somewhere but the producers really screwed up his vision.
Jeepers Creepers 2 on the other hand did not suffer the same fate. He got a much-needed larger budget to give us the film fans were probably clamoring for. Unfortunately due to all the gay overtones and other uncomfortable images that may strike some folk the wrong way, the film didn't get quite the acclaim I think it deserved. It has action, it has drama, it has comedy and overall it's just a big damn movie. At the time, it was better than anything else coming out.
As a side note, I ultimately realized my brother and I's vastly different tastes in music courtesy of this movie. Upon leaving the theatre, my brother couldn't stop making comments like "this movie had way too much instrumental music. It needed more songs." Needless to say, I disagreed and months later bought the album even though by that time the music was not fresh on my mind so I was in essence going in blindly. This was before I really started watching movies for their scores. From track 1 and on, I was hooked. "Billy's Abduction" has to be one of the creepiest and scariest ways to start the album. It starts with dread right from the get-go and I was pulled along for the next 45 minutes.
I had been reaching out to Victor Salva for many years about obtaining complete scores for the two Jeepers Creepers films but he did not have his physical discs and he did not have them on his hard drive. Trust me, we looked while I was visiting. In fact, as soon as I got this and edited it, I ended up sending this to him. He was happy without a doubt. I'm not though because the version I'm posting here is FAR better.
For this release, it required a lot of work. First, several tracks were ripe with pops, clicks and uneven sound leveling. After a year of near-constant revisions, I have finally reached the point where I feel confident in sharing this. I performed my usual mixing of smaller cues into longer ones, leveling out the sound, etc. I assure you that this is the REAL DEAL, NOT from a Bluray/DVD source and of course there are NO SFX.
No REAL complete score of the first film has posted yet, they are all Bluray/DVD rips mixed with the official album tracks. A pity but not a big deal considering it's only missing MAYBE 5 minutes at most. Like with James Newton Howard though, every cue is important and not a second is wasted. Bennett Salvay hasn't had quite the heavy amount of work as JNH has but from what I've heard, he takes his scoring seriously and there are no wasted cues.
As a SPECIAL BONUS, due to some vast differences in mixing on the album I opted to include the album as a separate listening experience. The complete score is comprised of tracks 1-27 and runs for 75 minutes. The original soundtrack album cues are from tracks 28-45 with a running time of 46 minutes. These are not the sessions but are derived from them.
Without further adieu, I encourage you to download this and enjoy! It's been an amazing year mixing this and I like to think that all the work paid off. Once I get my record label business from up off the ground then I will actively try to procure the rights to release an expanded edition myself. Until then, this is about as close as we're gonna get until I can work with the master source.
As a final note, Jeepers Creepers 3 IS coming. Just not fast enough. When I visited him when he lived in Burbank in April of 2013, I was told it would start production in Mississippi (or Louisiana, my memory can't recall which) in the summer and that Justin Long was considering signing on but as of this writing, it's back into developmental hell again. On my second visit in July of 2014, there were several other projects he had come up that sound extremely hopeful. Victor has a large handful of scripts he wrote for both film and TV. Of course, there's Jeepers Creepers 3 (subtitled "Cathedral") and there's "Rattle Man" plus a science fiction epic that I know I'm not supposed to talk about so until more gets developed on that, I can't talk about it. The music will be an important factor, I will let you in on that. He actually encouraged the friend whom went with me who was a music composition student to come up with some ideas musically for his story that no science fiction epic has ever used. On the flip side, fans may wanna know that he has been writing scripts for an eventual Jeepers Creepers series PLUS a 13 episode series for a show he came up with called "Poho County"where most of his films are based. I've read the first episode's script and it's pretty damn creepy. Clowns don't scare me at all but writing a clown in it that disappears in the light but is visible in the dark is just too creepy for me and probably will be for American audiences when it's released haha. "Rattle Man" will really be something. Victor has a very specific sound in mind for the rattle of the Rattle Man. He played me variations on a sound effect utilizing a Bishara-ish violin which was REALLY up my musical alley; however, he refused to send it to me for my collection because he doesn't want anyone to have access to spreading it until the film is made. Also, please do not private message me asking for these scripts. They are strictly confidential and I made a promise I don't intend to break to not let them leak. That's honestly part of the reason why Jeepers Creepers 3 has had a time getting made. Some jerk leaked the script online which forced the director to re-write whole sections to keep it all a mystery until it's released. That and finding a producer which won't butcher his vision for maximum profits is proving difficult.
Anyway, I've leaked enough info so I'm gonna hush up now and let you hear this amazing horror score for one of the most memorable horror movies made in the last 15 years.
Jeepers Creepers 2 (Deluxe Edition)
2003
45 tracks, TRT: 2:01:28, 320 MP3
https://mega.co.nz/#!05dEgbhb!-ByPQujl2J7ukA6K3nhbCUV_cXmZVGev6CbDLTeinsA
Note: The Jeepers Creepers films, its director and the scores played a crucial part in my film and music appreciation growing up. I had never heard of Bennett Salvay but you better believe that I never forgot him after his surprisingly effective score for the first Jeepers Creepers film. For the sequel, not only did the set pieces get amped up to the max but the score gets a very appreciated boost in energy. What was only hinted at in the first score gets pushed to the max in the second.
When the film was released, an album was released from Varese Sarabande which provides more than half the score (what I call the best cues) but still left off some suspenseful cues, action cues and extensions of action cues that I personally love to enjoy. One scene in particular is the first scene where the group sees the Creeper for the first time on the bus. It's mostly "creepy" music and scored to match what was happening on screen which may explain its absence on the album but it is one of my favorite cues from the score. Like the Creeper, you never know when the orchestra is gonna strike. Another cue I personally love, even if it is under 30 seconds, is "The Creeper Takes Off".
My love for the films and its score has led me to two chances to meet the director Victor Salva. Despite his scandalous past all those 20 years ago, I not once felt threatened by him. He was a very funny, down-to-earth guy. It's a shame that he hasn't made a GREAT movie since Jeepers Creepers 2 but Dark House came close...at least in the rough cut he showed me before the producers made their silly changes to it. The film I saw was called "Wormwood" which later became "Dark House". Needless to say, I was surprised that the film I had seen a year ago in the director's home was not only out on Bluray but was under another name. It took looking at the back to confirm that Victor directed it for me to know it was the same film. To those who are curious, the screen was supposed to cut to black before it was revealed who visited Eve in the hospital at the end and that second ending with the kid drawing the picture of the two-headed figure wasn't even in the rough cut I saw. Damn producers adding extra scenes that aren't even needed. Victor's touch is in there somewhere but the producers really screwed up his vision.
Jeepers Creepers 2 on the other hand did not suffer the same fate. He got a much-needed larger budget to give us the film fans were probably clamoring for. Unfortunately due to all the gay overtones and other uncomfortable images that may strike some folk the wrong way, the film didn't get quite the acclaim I think it deserved. It has action, it has drama, it has comedy and overall it's just a big damn movie. At the time, it was better than anything else coming out.
As a side note, I ultimately realized my brother and I's vastly different tastes in music courtesy of this movie. Upon leaving the theatre, my brother couldn't stop making comments like "this movie had way too much instrumental music. It needed more songs." Needless to say, I disagreed and months later bought the album even though by that time the music was not fresh on my mind so I was in essence going in blindly. This was before I really started watching movies for their scores. From track 1 and on, I was hooked. "Billy's Abduction" has to be one of the creepiest and scariest ways to start the album. It starts with dread right from the get-go and I was pulled along for the next 45 minutes.
I had been reaching out to Victor Salva for many years about obtaining complete scores for the two Jeepers Creepers films but he did not have his physical discs and he did not have them on his hard drive. Trust me, we looked while I was visiting. In fact, as soon as I got this and edited it, I ended up sending this to him. He was happy without a doubt. I'm not though because the version I'm posting here is FAR better.
For this release, it required a lot of work. First, several tracks were ripe with pops, clicks and uneven sound leveling. After a year of near-constant revisions, I have finally reached the point where I feel confident in sharing this. I performed my usual mixing of smaller cues into longer ones, leveling out the sound, etc. I assure you that this is the REAL DEAL, NOT from a Bluray/DVD source and of course there are NO SFX.
No REAL complete score of the first film has posted yet, they are all Bluray/DVD rips mixed with the official album tracks. A pity but not a big deal considering it's only missing MAYBE 5 minutes at most. Like with James Newton Howard though, every cue is important and not a second is wasted. Bennett Salvay hasn't had quite the heavy amount of work as JNH has but from what I've heard, he takes his scoring seriously and there are no wasted cues.
As a SPECIAL BONUS, due to some vast differences in mixing on the album I opted to include the album as a separate listening experience. The complete score is comprised of tracks 1-27 and runs for 75 minutes. The original soundtrack album cues are from tracks 28-45 with a running time of 46 minutes. These are not the sessions but are derived from them.
Without further adieu, I encourage you to download this and enjoy! It's been an amazing year mixing this and I like to think that all the work paid off. Once I get my record label business from up off the ground then I will actively try to procure the rights to release an expanded edition myself. Until then, this is about as close as we're gonna get until I can work with the master source.
As a final note, Jeepers Creepers 3 IS coming. Just not fast enough. When I visited him when he lived in Burbank in April of 2013, I was told it would start production in Mississippi (or Louisiana, my memory can't recall which) in the summer and that Justin Long was considering signing on but as of this writing, it's back into developmental hell again. On my second visit in July of 2014, there were several other projects he had come up that sound extremely hopeful. Victor has a large handful of scripts he wrote for both film and TV. Of course, there's Jeepers Creepers 3 (subtitled "Cathedral") and there's "Rattle Man" plus a science fiction epic that I know I'm not supposed to talk about so until more gets developed on that, I can't talk about it. The music will be an important factor, I will let you in on that. He actually encouraged the friend whom went with me who was a music composition student to come up with some ideas musically for his story that no science fiction epic has ever used. On the flip side, fans may wanna know that he has been writing scripts for an eventual Jeepers Creepers series PLUS a 13 episode series for a show he came up with called "Poho County"where most of his films are based. I've read the first episode's script and it's pretty damn creepy. Clowns don't scare me at all but writing a clown in it that disappears in the light but is visible in the dark is just too creepy for me and probably will be for American audiences when it's released haha. "Rattle Man" will really be something. Victor has a very specific sound in mind for the rattle of the Rattle Man. He played me variations on a sound effect utilizing a Bishara-ish violin which was REALLY up my musical alley; however, he refused to send it to me for my collection because he doesn't want anyone to have access to spreading it until the film is made. Also, please do not private message me asking for these scripts. They are strictly confidential and I made a promise I don't intend to break to not let them leak. That's honestly part of the reason why Jeepers Creepers 3 has had a time getting made. Some jerk leaked the script online which forced the director to re-write whole sections to keep it all a mystery until it's released. That and finding a producer which won't butcher his vision for maximum profits is proving difficult.
Anyway, I've leaked enough info so I'm gonna hush up now and let you hear this amazing horror score for one of the most memorable horror movies made in the last 15 years.