Otis Day and the Knights revisited

Apparently DeWayne Jessie emerged from 19xx's Animal House with the rights to Otis Day and the Knights, the party band seen in the toga party and Dexter Lake Club scenes. Or perhaps Fox simply forgot to trademark the fictional band name back in those less merchandising-minded days.

This 19xx LP featured five 1962-era frat rock classics on one side (revisiting Shout! and Shama Lama Ding Dong from the movie), and a set of four contemporary funk tunes on the flip. The whole was produced by George Clinton. Bizarrely, the period songs have less zip and crackle than the Knights tracks on the Animal House soundtrack, and the arrangements and production of the funk cuts resemble a 20-minute version of Clinton's theme song for the Tracey Ullman TV program.

I present it here on the theory that some Animal House fan somewhere has been waiting 25 years for more frat party magic from Otis.

Track listing
Download link for music and covers

About this blog...

Obviously, the posts below are outlines only. I wanted to stake my claim to the title of this blog, figure out what I want to say about each collection, get nice clean cover art and figure out the fastest and most reliable file host. It might take a few weeks before this is fully online.

In the meantime, I'd appreciate any suggestions or contributions from movies whose music has been orphaned, or any likeminded blogs who would like a link here to their posts on similar subjects.

Joe Versus the Volcano

Story of the film

Track listing

Amazon link to DVD
Amazon link to George Delarue score
Link to helpful web pages
Download link for music and covers

The In Crowd 1988

Brief plot synopsis and story of the movie. The era and Philly's role as Hip City USA. Special reference to Pantoliano and the Jerry Blavat angle. VHS out no print and no official DVD release.

Track listing

Link to IMDB listing

Download link to music and covers
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Download link to cover versions of The In Crowd

They All Laughed (1981)

This 1981 romantic comedy starred Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara and John Ritter in a tale of private detectives falling for the wives they're supposed to be spying on. More plot and details.

Explain Colleen Camp's role as Christy Miller and the details of her two original songs.

Explain her onscreen backup band, Christy Miller’s Manhattan Cowboys:
Earl Poole Ball, piano
Jo-El Sonnier, accordion
Eric Kaz, acoustic guitar
Ken Kosek, fiddle
Larry Campbell, pedal steel guitar
Lincoln Schliefer, bass
Jon Sholle, guitar
Michael Holliman, drums

Explain Sinatra's generous gift of his four tracks.

Explain the counterpoint of jazz and country.

Explain the film's disastrous release and other reasons why the soundtrack was never released.

Track listing:
01 Back in the Country, Roy Acuff
00 That’s the Way It Is, Johnny Cash
00 It Comes and Goes, Johnny Cash
00 I Would Like to See You Again, Johnny Cash
00 Omaha, Waylon Jennings
00 We Had It All, Waylon Jennings
00 Kentucky Nights, Colleen Camp
00 One Day Since Yesterday, Colleen Camp
00 Amigo, Roberto Carlos
00 Ain’t Misbehavin’, Louie Armstrong
00 Memories of You, Louie Armstrong
00 My One and Only Love, Art Tatum with Ben Webster
00 Sing, Sing, Sing, Benny Goodman
00 A Fool Such as I, Rodney Crowell
00 Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight, Rodney Crowell
00 They All Laughed, Frank Sinatra
00 You and Me (We Wanted It all), Frank Sinatra
00 More Than You Know, Frank Sinatra
00 New York, New York, Frank Sinatra
00 These Foolish Things, Scott Hamilton
00 My Foolish Heart, Scott Hamilton
00 Mozart’s Piano Concerto in B-flat Major, Wilhelm Backhaus and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Tray.pdf

Link to IMDB entry
Link to Amazon DVD page
Download link to music with covers
Download link to covers only
Download link to Christy Miller's songs only.