Terror has no shape and neither does Michael Hoenig's score for the very film that boasted that wonderful and memorable tagline: the 1988 remake of The Blob.
Hoenig's self-described approach to composition is "sculpting with sound" and, perhaps, there is no better way to musically embody the shapeless menace that is the Blob.
"The Blob goes through more change than the Kevin Dillon character," Hoenig recalls in the liner notes for this 2011 limited edition release from La-La Land Records. "Which [made] the Blob itself...the main musical motive."
In the early portions of the score, the music complements for the Blob are described by liner notes author Brian Satterwhite as "thin, transparent, and seemingly harmless electronic textures."
But as the Blob absorbs more and more victims, it grows larger, heavier, and more threatening. So does Hoenig's score, which adds more and more layers and textures as the Blob grows ever larger and more voracious. These layers and textures even include live brass and percussion accompaniment.
"I was in Seventh Heaven in terms of what I was allowed to do," Hoenig recalls in the liner notes. "I was given license to experiment. It was like a playground. It was wonderful!"
Also wonderful was the opportunity to finally add this long sought after score for one of my all-time favorite 80s creature features to my soundtrack collection.
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