Within The Woods promo photo
This project began a good few years ago when I first saw the 1978 Sam Raimi Super-8 short film
Within The Woods. This was a prototype film, made in order to raise funds for the later feature
The Evil Dead. Like many of Sam's Super-8 films, it was scored using music taken from other motion picture scores, and I recognized immediately one or two of the music tracks upon first seeing it.
I decided to try and identify all the tracks and edit a complete score. I took the standard 'Sam Raimi Super-8 shorts' DVD, and copied the audio track from
Within The Woods to my hard drive. I then used Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1 to edit every single piece of music used, into it's own individual sample file breaking it down into 31 tracks. Then I gave each track it's own listing in an index text file. Approaching the project from this angle meant that nothing could be missed, if I still had unidentified tracks left at the end, then I knew hadn't identified everything, and I had a sample of exactly what I was.
Having got as far as I have, I now know that the film borrows heavily from two scores; Michael Winner's 1974 film
Death Wish (composed by Herbie Hancock), and Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake of
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (composed by Denny Zeitlin), but also draws from a number of other diverse films such as
On Her Majesty's Secret Service,
The Deadly Mantis,
Jaws,
Sorcerer, and
The Eyes Of Laura Mars, as well as a couple of disco songs by artists Rickie Lee Jones, and Sister Sledge, and even a track from Prog rock group Jade Warrior.
This was not a project that lent itself to active completion, mearly passively waiting until I recognized a new tracks. The project was finally completed in August 2011, when the final two tracks were identified. This project also has it's own page in the
Within The Woods section of my Evil Dead fansite; 'Book Of The Dead', with full track listings, which you can see
Here.
Death Wish
US Poster
Invasion Of The Body
Snatchers US Poster
On Her Majesty's Secret
Service US Poster
The Deadly Mantis
US Poster
Jaws
US Poster
Sorcerer
US Poster
The Eyes Of Laura
Mars US Poster
You can see the complete list of the tracks below. The version of
Within The Woods which the tracks have been synced up to is taken from the generally available 'Sam Raimi Short Films' bootleg DVD, which is NTSC at 29.97fps with a total running time of 30mins 41secs.
0)
Timeline From -> Timeline To (Total Clip Running Time)
Original Film Title - Original Track Title
(Track From -> Track To = Clip Running Time @ Pitch Stretch, if needed)
Action on screen during track
1)
00:04:23 -> 01:40:00 (01:35:06)
Death Wish Score - Paint Her Mouth
(00:06:20 -> 01:48:00 = 01:41:10 @ 106.40%)
Credits/Moving through swamp to cabin & dead body/Title Screen
2)
02:19:12 -> 02:42:24 (00:21:04)
Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love
(00:41:17 -> 01:05:22 = 00:24:03 @ 103.00%)
Radio music, Bruce talks about indian territory/Scott & Shelly play monopoly
3)
02:49:18 -> 03:04:07 (00:14:18)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Flight
(00:12:28 -> 00:27:16 = 00:14:18 @ 103.00%)
Swing chair bangs against cabin as Bruce & Ellen walk off. Please note; it's too short, low quality & mixed with other sounds, to be 100% sure on this identification
4)
03:04:08 -> 04:59:21 (01:55:14)
Jade Warrior - Waves (Part 2)
(12:21:20 -> 14:17:06 = 01:55:13 @ 103.50%)
Bruce & Ellen walk into the woods for the picnic
5)
06:15:17 -> 06:38:08 (00:22:20)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Infiltration (Suite)
(02:33:25 -> 02:56:23 = 00:22:28 @ 101.00%)
Bruce digs up the old indian dagger & shouts to Ellen
6)
07:25:24 -> 07:34:22 (00:08:28)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Infiltration (Suite)
(02:14:13 -> 02:23:10 = 00:08:28 @ 100.00%)
BAAA! Bruce & Ellen are asleep/A roaring fire starts next to them
7)
07:37:28 -> 08:10:01 (00:32:00)
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
(00:42:28 -> 01:16:04 = 00:33:05 @ 103.50%)
Radio Music, Scott & Shelly play monopoly
8)
08:10:01 -> 09:41:06 (01:31:05)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Main Title
(02:37:03 -> 04:08:09 = 01:31:05 @ 100.00%)
Ellen wakes up & Bruce is gone/Ellen Shouts for him while searching the woods
9)
10:10:09 -> 10:14:04 (00:03:25)
Death Wish Score - Paint Her Mouth
(01:44:06 -> 01:48:00 = 00:03:25 @ 100.00%)
Fallen Ellen looks up to see Bruce's dead body
10)
11:01:09 -> 11:31:11 (00:30:02)
Death Wish Score - Paint Her Mouth
(01:17:28 -> 01:47:29 = 00:30:02 @ 100.00%)
Ellen hears noises & realises something is coming towards her
11)
11:31:12 -> 13:03:05 (01:31:21)
Death Wish Score - Suite Revenge
(06:05:12 -> 07:37:02 = 01:31:21 @ 100.00%)
Ellen runs from the evil spirit and runs upto the cabin door & starts banging on it
12)
13:06:24 -> 13:38:09 (00:31:15)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Score - This Never Happened To The Other Feller
(03:13:23 -> 03:45:23 = 00:32:01 @ 101.70%)
The spirit advances on Ellen/Scott gets up for a beer/Ellen frantically tries to find the right key
13)
13:38:09 -> 14:09:27 (00:31:16)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Score - This Never Happened To The Other Feller
(03:15:10 -> 03:47:12 = 00:32:02 @ 101.70%)
Ellen frantically tries to find the right key/Ellen drops the keys & Scott grabs her hand at the last moment
14)
14:17:02 -> 14:24:03 (00:07:01)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Flight
(00:33:03 -> 00:40:03 = 00:07:01 @ 100.00%)
The spirit retreats into the woods
15)
14:24:03 -> 14:33:27 (00:09:24)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Flight
(00:42:04 -> 00:51:27 = 00:09:24 @ 100.00%)
The sun is setting, it's now nigh time
16)
14:33:27 -> 15:26:26 (00:52:28)
Sorcerer Soundtrack - Tangerine Dream - Abyss
(00:08:00 -> 01:01:00 = 00:53:22 @ 101.50%)
Ellen recounts her story to the others/Scott goes outside to look for Bruce
17)
17:20:22 -> 18:59:24 (01:39:03)
The Deadly Mantis - Irving Gertz, William Lava - Theme
(00:00:07 -> 01:39:10 = 01:39:02 @ 103.00%)
Shelly opens the back door to see if she can see anything/Bruce pops out, kills her & stabs her with a cross/Ellen shuts & locks the back door then goes to the kitchen
18)
19:11:24 -> 20:18:15 (01:06:23)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Rescue
(00:12:19 -> 01:19:11 = 01:06:23 @ 100.00%)
Ellen walks through the cabin hearing noises/Someone is trying to open the front door/Ellen accidentally stabs Scott when he bursts in
19)
20:24:13 -> 20:31:08 (00:06:25)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Infiltration (Suite)
(02:16:03 -> 02:22:27 = 00:06:25 @ 100.00%)
BAAA! Bruce pops up at the window grabbing at Ellen
20)
20:31:11 -> 21:07:02 (00:35:20)
The Eyes of Laura Mars Score - Laura At Warehouse
(00:32:26 -> 01:08:18 = 00:35:19 @ 102.70%)
Bruce walks round to the front door, Ellen is trying to move Scotty's body
21)
21:07:03 -> 21:41:08 (00:34:06)
The Eyes of Laura Mars Score - Laura At Warehouse
(00:32:17 -> 01:06:25 = 00:35:19 @ 103.60%)
Ellen pulls scott's body out of the way & slams the door on Bruce's hand/Ellen stabs his hand and she properly shuts the door
22)
22:16:17 -> 23:47:08 (01:30:21)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Main Title
(02:37:12 -> 04:08:04 = 01:30:21 @ 100.00%)
Ellen walks down the cellar steps/Ellen finds the gun
23)
23:50:29 -> 24:39:20 (00:48:19)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Angel of Death
(00:00:00 -> 00:48:19 = 00:48:19 @ 100.00%)
Ellen comes out of the cellar/Searches the cabin
24)
24:39:20 -> 24:46:24 (00:07:05)
The Eyes of Laura Mars Score - Laura's Nightmare
(01:56:20 -> 02:03:26 = 00:07:05 @ 100.00%)
Ellen sees Scott's body has been stabbed with the cross
25)
24:47:11 -> 24:50:23 (00:03:12)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Score - Infiltration (Suite)
(02:16:03 -> 02:19:14 = 00:03:12 @ 100.00%)
BAAA! Bruce pops up behind Ellen
26)
25:44:20 -> 26:38:20 (00:53:28)
Jaws Score - The Underwater Siege
(00:20:25 -> 01:14:24 = 00:53:28 @ 100.00%)
Bruce's severed hand lands on the monopoly board/Ellen tries to get out a window/Bruce pulls her back/They struggle/Ellen stabs him with a knife/They struggle again
27)
26:38:20 -> 27:12:07 (00:33:15)
Jaws Score - The Underwater Siege
(01:20:29 -> 01:49:28 = 00:33:15 @ 100.00%)
They continue struggling
28)
27:12:07 -> 27:25:03 (00:12:26)
Jaws Score - The Underwater Siege
(00:24:29 -> 00:37:29 = 00:13:00 @ 101.00%)
Ellen stabs bruce with the dagger
29)
28:21:17 -> 28:54:14 (00:32:28)
The Eyes of Laura Mars Score - Laura At Warehouse
(00:31:25 -> 01:04:25 = 00:32:27 @ 106.00%)
Bruce & Ellen fight/Ellen chops Bruce up with an axe
30)
29:36:23 -> 30:12:08 (00:35:16)
Jade Warrior - Waves (Part 2)
(12:24:27 -> 13:00:15 = 00:35:15 @ 103.50%)
Ellen cries/Scott pops up in foreground
31)
30:19:15 -> 30:40:11 (00:20:26)
Sorcerer Soundtrack - Tangerine Dream - Search
(00:00:27 -> 00:22:02 = 00:21:05 @ 101.50%)
End credits
No CD covers or disc artwork was ever made for this project, as it was only a pet project intended to be listened to as an MP3 album, although I may create some in the future. Should you wish to track the full list of titles down, it's worth noting that a number of these cues such the ones taken from
The Eyes Of Laura Mars, have never been released on CD and were only ever available on LP records. Others may be available, but quite expensive to buy.
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