FOUR FILM SCORES CD

Blake Leyh's CD Four Film Scores is a compilation of music from the period 1991 to 1993. The range of musical styles on the CD is as wide as the diversity of the films themselves.

The Serpent's Tale is a Turkish film which uses non-narrative structures to weave a complex story of vampirism and the destruction of language. It's score uses prepared piano and percussive strings to create a dissonant but seductive blend which at times almost disintegrates into chaos.

Odile & Yvette at the Edge of the World tells the story of two teenage girls who have a mystical adventure in the forest. The music uses bells, clay flutes, and bird calls to create a dream-like mood of yearning and mystery. The Boston Herald wrote "the real star may be Blake Leyh, who creatively sustains the other-worldly mood that totally hooks you."

Second Cousin, Once Removed follows Clyde Belmondo, an advertising hack from Chicago who gets lost in the dark fringes of Hollywood on a ridiculous search for his missing cousin. The film's ironic humor is highlighted by a score which uses electric guitar, accordion, strings and saxophones to create the atmosphere ofgrunge-noir.

Star Time is the provocative story of Henry Pinkle, a tragic anti-hero overwhelmed by the media age. The music ranges from ethereal glass harmonica solos, to frenetic percussion soundscapes, to the deranged big-band anthem of the title song. Leonard Maltin's review of the film says "Blake Leyh's excellent score uplifts this otherwise murky outing."

Leyh plays many of the instruments himself, including upright bass, fretless electric bass, guitars, saxophones, pan pipes, accordion, keyboards and various exotic percussion. The title song for Star Time includes a frenzied sax solo by the film's director Alexander Cassini, and backing vocals by Leyh's longtime collaborator Amanda Kramer, best known for her work with the Golden Palominos.