Strange Brew (soundtrack)

Last updated

Strange Brew
Strange Brew Soundtrack.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Released1983
Recorded1983
Genre Soundtrack
Length42:00
Label PolyGram
Mercury
Anthem
Producer Marc Giacomelli
Rick Shurman
Ian Thomas
Bob and Doug McKenzie chronology
The Great White North
(1981)
Strange Brew
(1983)

Strange Brew is the soundtrack album to the 1983 cult comedy film, Strange Brew . It was released in August 1983 by PolyGram and Anthem Records of Canada (ANR 1-1042). (Full title: The Adventures of Bob and Doug McKenzie Strange Brew Excerpts from the Original Soundtrack). Unlike most soundtrack tie-ins, the album features continuing comedy sketches by the title duo, Bob and Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas). Most of the album is sketches and film dialogue, while the music sampling is usually accompanied by the characters' commentary. The main title theme was performed by Thomas' brother, Ian Thomas. The album was produced by Marc Giacomelli, Rick Shurman and Ian Thomas. The album was only available for a short amount of time and currently remains out of print. This is the second and final album released by the duo. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Awards

The soundtrack won the Juno Award for Best Comedy Album in 1984. Bob and Doug accepted the award in person at the awards ceremony, held 5 December 1984, which also happened to be hosted by SCTV alums, Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."This Isn't Our Second Album"4:01
2."Welcome to Our Movie / Mutants"3:15
3."Mutants of 2051 II"3:22
4."I Didn't Do it, You Knob"1:54
5."Mouse in a Bottle (Film Dialogue)"5:33
6."Strange Brew"3:37
7."Behind the Scenes"0:58
8."Shakespeare Horked Our Script"1:53
9."The Game (Film Dialogue)"2:44
10."I Did it, You Knob"1:57
11."The Chase (Film Dialogue)"3:50
12."I Did it Again, You Knob"1:26
13."The Love Theme"1:34
14."Another Strange Brew (Film Dialogue)"5:21
Total length:42:00

Motion picture score

As with the soundtrack album, the motion picture score was released for a short amount of time and remains out of print. The album runs approximately 63 minutes in length and was composed and conducted by Charles Fox. [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Second City Television</i> Canadian television sketch comedy show

Second City Television, commonly shortened to SCTV and later known as SCTV Network and SCTV Channel, is a Canadian television sketch comedy show that ran intermittently between 1976 and 1984. It was created as an offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe. It is an example of a Canadian show that moved successfully to American TV, where it aired for three years on NBC from 1981 to 1983.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Moranis</span> Canadian actor, comedian and musician (born 1953)

Frederick Allan Moranis is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, songwriter, writer and producer. He appeared in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s and several Hollywood films, including Strange Brew (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Spaceballs (1987), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Parenthood (1989), My Blue Heaven (1990), and The Flintstones (1994).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Thomas (actor)</span> Canadian actor and comedian

David William Thomas is a Canadian actor, comedian and television writer, known for being one half of the duo Bob and Doug McKenzie with Rick Moranis. He appeared as Doug McKenzie on SCTV, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award out of two nominations, and in the film Strange Brew (1983), which he also co-directed. As a duo, they made two albums, The Great White North and Strange Brew, the former gaining them a Grammy Award nomination and a Juno Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob and Doug McKenzie</span> Canadian comedy duo portrayed by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas

Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of fictional Canadian brothers who hosted "Great White North", a sketch which was introduced on SCTV for the show's third season when it moved to CBC Television in 1980. Bob is played by Rick Moranis and Doug is played by Dave Thomas. Although created originally as filler to both satisfy and mock network Canadian content demands, the duo became a pop culture phenomenon in both Canada and the United States. The characters were later revived for an animated series, Bob & Doug, which premiered on Global in 2009.

Great White North may refer to:

<i>The Great White North</i> (album) 1981 studio album by Bob and Doug McKenzie

The Great White North is a Canadian comedy album by the fictional television characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, released in 1981 by Anthem Records (ANR-1-1036) and distributed in the United States by Mercury Records (SRM-1-4034). The title is a nickname for Canada, also used as the title of a Second City Television (SCTV) sketch featuring Bob and Doug. This album's release tied in with SCTV at the height of the characters' popularity, and a still from the show is on its cover. In its sleeve is a newspaper parody called The Daily Hoser.

<i>Strange Brew</i> 1983 Canadian comedy film

Strange Brew is a 1983 Canadian comedy film starring the popular SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, portrayed by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis, who also served as co-directors. Co-stars include Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin and Angus MacInnes.

Ian Campbell Thomas is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Dave Thomas. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

<i>The Little Mermaid</i> (1989 soundtrack) 1989 soundtrack album by Various Artists

The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1989 Disney animated feature film, The Little Mermaid. It contains the songs from the film written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as the film's score composed by Alan Menken. The score was orchestrated by Thomas Pasatieri. The album has achieved multi-platinum sales and won the Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children. The album includes recordings of the music that won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television, the Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

Steve De Jarnatt is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and short-story author.

<i>Thumbelina</i> (soundtrack) 1994 soundtrack album by Barry Manilow and various artists

Thumbelina: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1994 Don Bluth animated feature Thumbelina and was released on February 24, 1994. The soundtrack was composed entirely by Barry Manilow. Manilow, along with lyricists Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, who wrote the songs. Bluth personally approached Manilow, who had been quoted as saying he originally aspired to be a soundtrack composer, to record the album. For his part, Manilow was enthusiastic about the opportunity to score Thumbelina, as an animated film where almost the entire runtime was soundtracked.

<i>Bob & Doug</i> (TV series) Canadian animated sitcom

Bob & Doug is a Canadian animated sitcom, which premiered on Global on April 19, 2009. The series is a revival of the SCTV sketch characters Bob and Doug McKenzie.

<i>Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Score</i> 2009 film score by Steve Jablonsky

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Score is a soundtrack that features the musical score by composer Steve Jablonsky for the 2009 live-action motion picture Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It was released physically on June 23, 2009. The score was first released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2009.

<i>Tron: Legacy</i> (soundtrack) 2010 soundtrack album by Daft Punk

Tron: Legacy is the soundtrack album to the 2010 film of the same name, released by Walt Disney Records on December 3, 2010. It is the only film score by French music duo Daft Punk.

Brian McConnachie is an American actor, comedy writer, and children's book author. In 1982, he won an Emmy Award as part of the writing team for SCTV Network, and in 1979 he was nominated for an Emmy as part of the writing team for Saturday Night Live.

<i>Bob & Doug McKenzies Two-Four Anniversary</i> Canadian TV series or program

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary is a one-hour Canadian entertainment special featuring the return of the popular SCTV characters, Bob and Doug McKenzie. Portrayed by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, the duo reunited one last time in a retrospective on the characters and their lasting impact on Canadian and American pop culture.

<i>Trolls</i> (soundtrack) 2016 soundtrack album by Various artists

Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2016 DreamWorks Animation film Trolls, released on September 23, 2016 by RCA Records. The soundtrack is produced primarily by singer Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, and Shellback. It features work from Timberlake himself, along with Anna Kendrick, Ron Funches, Zooey Deschanel and Gwen Stefani, who all voice characters in the film, as well as Earth, Wind & Fire and Ariana Grande. The album was certified Platinum in Australia and Double Platinum in the United States. The song "Can't Stop the Feeling!" was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Grammy Award.

<i>Long Strange Trip</i> 2017 American film

Long Strange Trip is a 2017 American documentary film about the rock band the Grateful Dead. It premiered on January 23, 2017, at the Sundance Film Festival. It had a one-night only nationwide screening on May 25, 2017, and a week-long limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles starting on May 26. The film was split into a six-part miniseries, which became available on Amazon Prime Video on June 2, 2017.

<i>Cinderella</i> (2021 soundtrack) 2021 soundtrack album by Cinderella Original Motion Picture Cast

Cinderella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2021 film, Cinderella. The soundtrack was released by Epic Records in the United States, Columbia Records in the United Kingdom, and Sony Music labels globally. "Million to One", performed by Camila Cabello, was released on July 21, 2021, as the first promotional single of the soundtrack. "Somebody to Love", performed by Nicholas Galitzine, was released on August 3, 2021 as an instant grant second promotional single, along with the pre-order for the album. "Dream Girl (Nile Rodgers Remix)", performed by Idina Menzel, was released on September 9, 2021, as the third promotional single.

References

  1. "Strange Brew". Amazon.
  2. "BobAndDoug.com - Albums". www.bobanddoug.com.
  3. "Strange Brew Soundtrack and Movie Music - The 80s Movies Rewind". www.fast-rewind.com.
  4. "Strange Brew: Complete Motion Picture Score". Amazon.