Original Score Composed and Conducted by William Motzing

(cast) President's Band PALM COURT ORCHESTRA

Music Consultant Lance Reynolds for Bestall Reynolds

Production Songs Produced by Charles Fisher

Songs Engineered by Allan Thorne, Trafalgar Studios

Orchestration by William Motzing and Mark Isaacs

Music Recordist Gerry Nixon, Thorn-EMI Studios 301

"Into the Blue" "We Need a Hero" "Bullshit" Written and Composed by Brad Love

"Name Your Poison" "Captain " "Evil Midnight" Written and Composed by RIchard Hartley Richard O'Brien

"Heaven in Your Eyes" Written and Composed by Beth Lawrence Norman Thalheimer Sung by Beth Lawrence

"The World I Knew" Written and Composed by Billy Field Tom Price

"Amazing how they're alike" Written and Composed by Jan Bunker Mike Scarpiollo

All compositions administered world-wide by Bestall Reynolds Music

We acknowledge with thanks permission to use in this motion picture the following musical compositions:

"New York New York" Music by Leonard Bernstein Words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Used by permission by Warner Bros. Music.

"Give My Regards to Broadway" Words and music by George M. Cohan Used by permission by George M. Cohan Music Publishing Inc.

"God Bless America" Words and music by Irving Berlin Used by permission of Irving Berlin Music Corp.

We also acknowledge with thanks the permission of Ms Kate Smith and RCA Records to use Ms Smith's 1939 Victor recording of "God Bless America".

"Riders of the Valkyries" Composed by Richard Wagner

Music Mixer Gethin Creagh

Specialised sound FX created by John J. Zuliakha John B. Levine

Recorded at Emerald City Music Studio Sydney, .

Additional Specialised Sound Equipment provided by Roland Corporation Australia Pty. Ltd. Roland - logo

Audio Mix Systems International Pty. Ltd. for supplying the R.M.S. D.M.X. series of Digital equipment

Ampex Tape was used for the sound track Ampex Australia Pty. Ltd.

Remarkably the Palm Court Orchestra was still a working band at time of writing (October 2014), and had its own website here, which inter alia provided these details:

Sydney's Palm Court Orchestra was formed in 1974 to play the light music and popular classics of the Edwardian Era. Their vast repertoire in this genre includes ragtime, English and Continental waltzes, tunes from musical comedy, those cheeky, raggy of Tin Pan Alley songs and well known light classics such as those penned by Elgar, Dvorak, Rubinstein and Grieg amongst others.

The orchestra has played very successful seasons at Sydney's Hilton Hotel, Melbourne's grand Windsor Hotel, at Pinetrees Lord Howe Island, and more recently at the sacred River Retreat, Bali, appeared as concert artists on the QE2, played for H.M. Queen Elizabeth on a number of occasions and for Prince Charles & Princess Anne and at the reception of Elton John's wedding.

The P.C.O. has also accompanied silent movies, notably two Australian Classics, "For The Term Of His Natural Life" and more recently "Kid Stakes" and their faces and or music have been used in scenes in a number of Australian films and TV drama.

They are virtually invisible in the film - perhaps they scored a close up in the out-takes in the longer cuts of the film. As it is, a few shapes and their instruments can barely be seen behind the singing US President and his cavorting entourage. (Below: the Palm Court Orchestra as they appear in the film). William Motzing:

Composer William Motzing's site, Spare Parts Productions, active as of October 2014, provides this short CV:

William Motzing (BMus, MMus) was born in the USA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music from in Rochester, New York and continued his studies earning a Masters Degree from Manhattan School of Music.He went on to study conducting with Ernest Matteo, Nicholas Flagello, Ionel Perlea and Olga von Geczy; composition with Ludmila Ulehla and John Mayer at Birmingham Conservatoire(UK) and arranging with Rayburn Wright. During his career as a professional trombonist Bill performed with Septet, Jon Eardley Quintet, Big Band,Bill Russo Big Band, Sal Salvador Big Band, Eastman-Rochester Symphony and the Symphony. His diverse career has also included being the sound designer for Blood,Sweat and Tears for three years. In the classical arena Bill has conducted major symphony orchestras including the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestras. In Europe he has conducted the BBC Radio Orchestra,the Irish Radio/Television Concert Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, the Budapest Opera Orchestra and the Babelsberg Film Studio Orchestra in Berlin. Bill has composed, arranged, produced and conducted stage productions including Academy Award presentations and over 100 albums and CDs in the USA, Australia and Europe. As a composer/arranger his film credits include The Quiet American, Soul Food and the Simpsons. In Australia he is well represented via filmscores and television series including Mother and Son, Come in Spinner, Brides of Christ and Young Einstein. He currently teaches theory, arranging, modern jazz history, improvisation and ensembles at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Bill continues to perform his works regularly in Sydney and inspires all musicians he comes in contact with. (Below: William Motzing)

(Below: William Motzing on the right, here conducting the music for the Australian feature film Kokoda at Studios 301, with composer John Gray on the left) The film is notable for featuring three tracks by Rocky Horror Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley. There is no need to dwell on them here - there is plenty of information on their work for the film at the fan site Rocky Horror here, and with many links on the home page here.

Brad Love also contributed three songs, and because he is less well known, here is his biography from his now defunct eponymous website:

Born in Olympia, WA and raised in Malott, WA (just west of Okanogan) Brad Love started playing piano at the age of 5 years old. Growing up, both of his parents who were musical played guitar and sang folk and country music in the evenings at home. Brad started in his first band in Jr. High School in which he wrote all the songs that they performed on stage, because he felt "that writing was easier than learning songs off of a record". Brad and friends started recording when they were in high school on an 8- track recorder at a place called 'Waldo's' in Omak, WA. In 1975 right after making their first recording as a band called 'Aviary' Brad left northeastern Washington and headed for Washington University in Seattle, WA with longtime friend, Paul Madden. Within the next few years, Aviary took on change of members, to eventually become the band that Brian Lane, manager of the progressive rock band Yes, would get signed to a recording deal with Epic Records. (*See Aviary complete history in a booklet that comes with the re-release of Aviary's Self Titled CD on Rewind Records a product of Sony Music Special Products). After touring, Brad and the band headed for England to record a second, unreleased album. Lacking promotion support, the band was eventually dropped from the label. After seeing an Aviary video, Bestall and Reynolds (Air Supply) Management team contacted Brad for a solo management deal. In 1982 Brad recorded his solo album, 'Colours', on MCA Records with producer John Hug. 'Colours', was released on a technical basis only and received no promotion. Various record companies are considering the idea of a 'real' release of this beautiful album. Also that same year, Brad flew to Australia to work on film music for the movie, 'Captain Invincible' starring Alan Arkin. In 1983 Brad became a staff writer with Screen Gems for 2 years. After the management team of Bestall & Reynolds (Air Supply) split up, Brad teamed up with 3 guys from the band OXO and in 1984 the band recorded a demo tape which started a large bidding war amongst most of the major record labels. Lack of management caused the band to lose those deals and eventually break up. In 1984 Brad played stand-in keyboards for twosome Wang Chung performing on Solid Gold, American Bandstand and other television shows. From 1985 until 1993 Brad continued writing songs, and started a few Los Angeles bands, one band he originated was the band, 'Artica'. In 1993 Brad moved to Houston, TX and shortly thereafter he began recording his new CD 'Through Another Door'. Love's defunct website could, at time of writing, be accessed through the wayback machine here, and there is a 2002 interview with him available on a Dutch progressive rock page here.

(Below: Brad Love)

Like the film, the music has had a chequered career. One database, here, lists a 45 which wasn't commercially released:

Side A: "Captain Invincible Theme" Side B: "Name Your Poison", vocals: Christopher Lee

And another database lists the title theme as being part of a CD collection, Best of Science Fiction, released in 1993 in Germany, with composer William Motzing conducting the Czech Orchestra and including the 1'45" piece as track 15 on disc 2. (Further details here) But it seems that for a film approaching a musical, the score was never released on LP or disc, and it seems the best way to access the score remains by watching the movie.

Lyrics for some of the featured songs:

The first song in the film is Captain Invincible shouting some of the lyrics of Bernstein's "New York, New York" into the echoing NSW Blue Mountains, c. 9'20" (US DVD timing). c. 19'27" (US DVD timing) the US president (Michael Pate) renders the "Bullshit" song (Brad Love), with the lyrics mainly consisting of repeated "Bullshits" and the occasional "Bull" and "shit". c. 20'25" (US DVD timing). After a few bars from a chorus, the US President (Michael Pate) breaks into "We Need a Hero" (Brad Love). The style is American revivalist:

What the world needs now (Chorus/ensemble: Oh yeah) Is a shining hero (Chorus/ensemble: Oh yes we do) What the world needs now (Chorus/ensemble: what the world needs now) Is a man (Chorus/ensemble: a glory man) Who will fly down (Chorus/ensemble: who will swoop down) And save the day (Chorus/ensemble: and save the day) What the world needs now (Chorus/ensemble: what the world needs now) Yeah ... is a hero to help us through (Chorus/ensemble: to help us through) We know we gunna find it (Chorus/ensemble: Oh yeah) A hypno ray (Chorus/ensemble: Oh yes we do) Yeah, he gunna find it (Chorus/ensemble: a hostile ray) In a single day (Chorus/ensemble: in a single day) Our troubles are over (Chorus/ensemble: oh yes they are) That's what I say (Chorus/ensemble: that's what you say) I know he's gunna find it (Chorus/ensemble: gunna find that ray) (Together) Yeah he's gunna find that ray What the world needs now (Chorus/ensemble: oh yeah) Is a shining hero (Chorus/ensemble: Oh yes we do) What the world needs now (Chorus/ensemble: what the world needs now) Is a glory man (Chorus/ensemble: a glory man) Who will fly down, and down, and down and down And save the day (Chorus/ensemble: and save the day) What the world needs now (Chorus/ensemble: what the world needs now, Together: Yeah is a hero to help us through (choir wordless humming building to the climax) Yeah brothers and sisters We need a hero to find our hypno ray That hypno ray, hip hip hoohray Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeahhhhh …

Around the c. 25'40" mark (US DVD timing) Captain Invincible (Alan Arkin) bursts into "Amazing how they're alike", written and composed by Jan Bunker and Mike Scarpiollo, in a country music style:

The good guys and the bad guys It's amazing how much they're alike They both act sincere But they're so filled with fear They switch sides in the wink of an eye

The good guys and the bad guys Well it ain't like old Wyatt and Doc A man knew where he stood then What was evil and good then And the good guys always came out on top

Now who's wearing black hats And who's wearing white And who's on the side of justice and right The line is so fine between heaven and hell Not even a hero can tell

The good guys and the bad guys Today neither one wants to fight fair They keep changing the rules Makin' all of us fools Until finally nobody cares

The good guys and the bad guys Don't count neither one as your friend When the going gets rough Well they won't back you up And you'll stand all alone in the end

Now who's wearing black hats And who's wearing white And who's on the side of justice and right Well the line is so fine between heaven and hell Not even a hero can tell The good guys from the bad guys …

At around 45'30" (US DVD timing) Patty (Kate Fitzpatrick) sings "Heaven in Your Eyes", written and composed by Beth Lawrence and Norman Thalheimer, with the vocals credited as being sung by Beth Lawrence. It is in the style of a bad Olivia Newton-John song:

Sometimes it's hard to Get off the ground at first But know that You're not the only man who's been hurt Don't get discouraged Look to the skies I'll be beside you Whatever you try Don't lose your courage Just know you can fly 'Cause I see heaven in your eyes …

Take time to realise Your self and where you've been Open your heart To let a new life begin And don't get discouraged Look to the skies I'll be beside you Whatever you try Don't lose your courage Just know you can fly 'Cause I see heaven in your eyes …

And when the cares of the universe Weigh upon your mind Remember how heavenly you shine And don't get discouraged Look to the skies I'll be beside you Whatever you try Don't lose your courage Just know you can fly 'Cause I see heaven in your eyes …

(chorus: don't get discouraged, repeat)

Repeat: ... in your eyes

'Cause I see heav …

(Captain Invincible mercifully ends the song by halting the turntable)

At about the 1'00'05 mark (US DVD timing) Captain Invincible starts singing Evil Midnight, in the style of an American Broadway musical, before it segues into Mr Midnight (Christopher Lee). Captain Invincible is on what's supposed to be a Sydney suburban train, but which is dressed like the US underground, while Mr Midnight is in his red tinged lair with provocatively clad dancers, and affects a cool 1960s musical styling.

Evil Midnight, lyrics by Richard O'Brien, music by Richard Hartley

Captain Invincible:

I had chums in the Wall Street crash Who made a hash of their sums And burned their mothers for cash They turned into bums in a flash I've known monkeys who were doing okay Who met flunkies that would blow you away They were junkies in less than a day There are pushers and hoodlums of great dedication That without hesitation supply medication One minute you're a looker that looked And the next you're a hooker that's hooked

Mr. Midnight:

Long before the great Big Bang There was evil in the Void Long before the first bird sang Evil was enjoyed

Captain Invincible:

Long before the dawn of man There was born an evil plan Believe me when I say that There's no other side to Midnight Hold on, sit tight You never ever did right Roll on Midnight You're spoiling for the big fight Mr. Evil Midnight

Mr. Midnight:

Long before the sands of time There was evil doing well Long before the birth of crime There was evil building Hell

Captain Invincible:

Long before the Age of Reason Evil waged unholy treason Believe me that no mother Ever cried for Midnight

Chorus:

He's a creature of a thousand disguises

Captain Invincible: But the man behind the mask Remains the same

Chorus:

If it's really who you think it is, You're in for some surprises. Was a Stalin, was a Hitler (Line obscured)

Mr. Midnight:

Long before the crack of doom There was evil in the air Long before we left the womb There was evil everywhere

Captain Invincible:

Long before the troupe was found Evil used to cruise around Believe me, it's a one-way Ride for Midnight

Captain Invincible and Chorus:

Hold on, sit tight You never ever did right Roll on Midnight You're spoiling for the big fight Mr. Evil Midnight

Captain Invincible:

Now I'm gonna keep my grip tight

Mr. Midnight:

I'm going to take a big bite

Captain Invincible:

Gonna get a big fight Mr. Evil Midnight Chorus Mr. Evil Midnight ...

This number is almost immediately followed by a song c. 1"04"20 (US DVD timing) over Patty and Captain Invincible flying over Sydney harbour, with the Captain crooning "Into the Blue" (Brad Love) in Bing Crosby/Frank Sinatra style:

Into the blue Where I belong, at last Above the clouds where I am strong and fast Into the blue Into the blue, va va voooom

Into the blue I've just begun to fight No evil thoughts can match the strength of right Into the blue Into the blue, va va voooom

If in the night you see the streak of light Across the sky you know there's help in sight Into the blue Into the blue, va voooom

The next song comes after the deli pie fight c. 1'19"48, "The World I Knew", written and composed by Billy Field and Tom Price, and not surprisingly, given Billy Field's involvement, is in the Nelson Riddle/Frank Sinatra style, sung by a crooning Captain Invincible:

Whatever happened to The world that I once knew They call this progress It can't be true What was wrong with the time When a dime was a dime Men wore a coat and tie World leaders didn't have to lie So if I have to fight Then that's what I will do I'll fight until I find The world I knew I'll fight until I find The world I knew … (the final word is garbled into a cry as Invincible falls in a vortex down into Midnight's lair)

Mr. Midnight sings the next song, "Name Your Poison", in suave tones, around the c.1'26"03 mark (US DVD timing), as he tempts Invincible to have a drink or three, with a rhumba lilt.

Name Your Poison, lyrics by Richard O'Brien, music by Richard Hartley

Mr. Midnight:

Mai Tai say that I'm Old-Fashioned Tres Vin Ordinaire That I want a fresh Manhattan With white Anglo-saxons everywhere ... A Black Russian's No Pink Lady Give her the Singapore Sling And Moscow Mule is not your baby So Highball the Vodka and name your sting Be a big shot, with a Bullshot Be a Schwein mit der Wein Have a short, or a Port, or a snort, of any sort Asti Spumante, Uno Chianti Are divine!

I got some economic Hocks A Gin and Tonic on the rocks Where angels fear to tread, I say Choose your booze! Let's hit the Red-Eye! Think of young Deanna Durbin And how she sung on Rum and Bourbon Or enhance your luncheon hour With a Planter's Punch and a Whiskey Sour If you feel like a wreck, try a Horse's Neck Or a Sherry with a cherry in the new fun size

If you don't name your poison I'll have to get the boys in The spirit of adventure opens one's eyes If you don't name your poison I'll have to get the boys in And you'll never see another Tequila Sunrise (Mr. Midnight's voice is transplanted into a made-over Goth looking Kate Fitzpatrick)

Live happily ever after With a Chablis and some laughter Between The Sheets is lovely With a dizzy blonde and a popular bubbly There's nothing sicker in society Than a lack of liquor and sobriety

(Lyrics revert to Mr Midnight)

So, down the hatch Here's mud in your eye Take a bracer with a chaser Wash it down with Rye! Bottoms up. Stir a cup. It'll put you in the pink And all you have to do is Drink Drink Drink Drink Driiiink Drink Drink Drink Drink Driiiink Drink Drink Drink Drink Driiiink Drink Drink Drink Drink Driiiink Driiiink, Driiiink ….

At around the 1'30"17 mark (US DVD timing), there is an excerpt of Kate Smith singing Irving Berlin's song "God Bless America". This was Smith's signature number and is widely available on the intertubes - for example, there is a clip of her introducing the song to America, on YouTube, here, after Berlin had revised the 1918 song in 1938.

With Midnight defeated, there's a triumphant burst of Wagner and the "Ride of the Valkyries" (called "Riders of the Valkyries" in the tail credits), and then starting around the 1'33"56 mark, this is followed by a final song, which, after some -style musical flourishes under Captain Invincible flying with Patty, commences c.1'36"40 and runs into the tail titles. "Captain Invincible" is done in mock heroic style, and when it begins, wouldn't be out of place in a Peter Dawson catalogue.

"Captain Invincible", lyrics by Richard O'Brien, music by Richard Hartley:

Who is the one true friend of America? Friend of her people from farmer to Senator Keeping America safe from the predator So that the weak and the meek shall inherit her Who in the fight for our rights always wins that war Wielding justice from above! Who stands for me and for you and for principle Captain Invincible, that's who!

At this point, the song turns towards a Henry Mancini style, and only needed a shot of the Pink Panther or Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes, combing his hair, perhaps crossed with the Bee Gees, to be complete:

A wop bop pow! And all right! Put up a fight And put out the lights Wham bam splat! And you K.O. You are America's dream! America I'm wrapped I'm trapped I've been zapped 'Till I'm insensible I'm trapped I'm rapt In Captain Invincible

A wop bop pow! And all right! Put up a fight And put out the lights Wham bam splat! And you K.O. You are America's dream! America I'm wrapped I'm trapped I've been zapped 'Till I'm insensible I'm trapped I'm rapt In Captain Invincible Invincible, Invincible Invincible, Invincible ...