''Scream for Help'' is a soundtrack album by

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, released by

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on 22 March 1985 to accompany the film ''

Scream for Help ''Scream for Help'' is a 1984 British horror film directed by Michael Winner, written by Tom Holland, and starring Rachael Kelly, David Brooks, and Marie Masters. Set in New Rochelle, New York, the film follows a teenage girl who discovers that ...

''. Following the ''

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'' album project, guitarist

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was asked by his Berkshire neighbour, movie director

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, to record a soundtrack for the film ''

'' in August 1984. Due to other commitments by Page, he instead suggested to Winner that Jones, who had just completed upgrading his 24-track digital recording studio at Devon, was best placed to write and record the soundtrack. In return, Jones asked Page to help record two tracks "Crackback" and "Spaghetti Junction". The musical score differs in style from the ''

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of films, with Winner requesting that a minimum 70 piece orchestra backing be used for the soundtrack in addition to Jones' rock arrangements. Besides Page, folk guitarist

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assists on guitar, and

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singer

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sessioned on vocals as well as

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, for whom Jones had previous produced, composed, recorded, and played all the instruments for her solo album ''Comin' Atcha'' in December 1973. Jones sings lead vocals on "When You Fall in Love". Jacinda Baldwin (aka Jacinda Jones), Jones' daughter is co-writer on two tracks. It was his first full-length album release since the break-up of Led Zeppelin. The vinyl soundtrack had been unavailable in the US and UK for many years and was only obtainable on special import from Japan. The album has since been released on CD format in 2000 by WEA International.

Track listing

2000 Compact disc edition
Same track listing and order as the vinyl release.

Personnel

– Keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals, producer, lead vocals on "When You Fall In Love" and "Bad Child" *

– Electric guitars (Tracks 1 & 4) *

– Vocals (Tracks 3 & 7) *

– Vocals (Tracks 6 & 9) *

– Acoustic guitars * Graham Ward – Drums and percussion * Colin Green – Backing vocals *

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– Orchestra * The Johnny Pearson Studio Orchestra – Orchestra *

Howard Blake Howard David Blake (born 28 October 1938) is an English composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4’s 1982 film ' ...

– Conductor * Johnny Pearson – Conductor * Robin Clarke – Mixing

Additional notes

Catalogue: Atlantic Records 7 80190 1 Co-writer on "Here I Am" is Simon Bell, then backing singer for Madeline Bell before his more famous association with

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Singles

"Here I Am" was recorded but left off the first-release vinyl soundtrack album. It features as the A-side of the promo single, backed with "Christie". Released as a promotional single in the UK only.

References

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