original music frank strangio All Fired Up Gavin Hammond performed by One Big Union Cool World R Wilson (Doo Dah Music/ Mushroom Music) performed by Mondo Rock (Image Music) My Girl D Faulkner performed by The Hoodoo Gurus (BMG Australia) This Is A Love Song Gavin Hammond performed by One Big Union The Nips Are Getting Bigger M Plaza (Syray/Polygram Music) performed by Mental As Anything (Regular Records) Gimme Some Lovin' M Callaghan/M Bidstrup/MCA Music Australia Chris Gilbey) performed by Gangajang (Gangajang Productions) Love Takes Care Brewster/Neeson/Brewster (J Albert & Son) performed by The Angles (sic, The Angels) (Mushroom Records/Tutankhamun) Love Is All R. Pleasance (MIMA Music/Control) performed by Richard Pleasance (Gotham Records/BMG) I've Got A Plan D Bridie (Mushroom Music) performed by My Friend The Chocolate Cake (White Records) That Word (L.O.V.E.) B. Jones/ J Jones/ R Medhurst/R Smith (EMI Songs Feet up & WB Music Corp) (?, obscured) performed by The Rockmelons (Mushroom Records) Lyrics: Sylvia (Joy Smithers) deliveres her ultimate verdict on proceedings, "what is love? one word, four letters … a million meanings … a billion feelings … (with a sigh) … hell, what does anyone know?" She tosses her cartridge of the Hi8 E60 tape of the night's interactions into the outdoor fire. "Love", she muses, " don't talk about it, just do it". On a shot of the cartridge melting in the flames, and then we hear over, a question previously discussed: "Do you really think Batman got laid?" The question produces laughs, then an insistent response: "He did, I told you he did, no he did …" ( more laughs) "…in the episode with Eartha Kitt, you know, when she was …" (more laughs, and muffled asides, such as "she was the sexiest" ...) The end credits begin, with key cast on the right hand side of frame in scenes from the movie, as The Rockmenlons' That Word (L.O.V.E.) begins to play. Lyrics as heard in the movie (which aren't exactly the same as other versions): I'm flat on my back and Just staring at the ceiling Breakfast in bed Confusion and coffee Upside down and hidden meaning Technicolor dreams in my head I could spend a lifetime waiting Just contemplating Whoa yeah, oh yeah I can tell now by the way you look You're all through with hesitating 'Cos you just wanna hear That word, say it clear now L.O.V.E. love That word, how can four letters mean so much? That word, L.O.V.E. love That word, said L.O.V.E. love … (Unlike other versions, a male voice intrudes and begins a kind of rap in a pseudo-Jamaican accent on the theme, designed to be indecipherable): The love dream is a double blesson (blessing) No matter what they do, the loving got done The love dream is a double blesson All the way here in a puff of … (? maybe be 'par-on', indecipherable) (The song reverts to the standard version): All style and no substance You can think but keep it to yourself I can't sleep at night, I can't be somebody else I've got power, I'm gonna use it Put the message in the music Realise the dreams in your head, wo-wo oh Baby don't you know, around the world There's 80 ways to hate and hate … (The version begins to fade out at this point in the film … and another riff from the film takes over the soundtrack, with the cast using random words to describe the act, previously heard in the film, such as "hiding the salami" and "hitting a home run", with laughs. As the image fades to black, the words fade out.) The rest of the song's lyrics, not heard in the film: ...I've got something here inside of me It's gonna make a change It's gonna make a change That word, say it clear now L.O.V.E. love That word, how can four letters mean so much That word, L.O.V.E. love That word, said L.O.V.E. love Baby don't you know around the world There's 80 ways to hate and hate I've got something here inside of me It's gonna make a change It's gonna make a change That word, say it clear now L.O.V.E. love That word, how can four letters mean so much That word, L.O.V.E. love That word, said L.O.V.E. love H.A.T.E. don't live here anymore, no no no Cause L.O.V.E. is written on this door, yes it is H.A.T.E. don't need you anymore, no no no Cause L.O.V.E. is written on this door, yeah, yeah Love is mine Love sweet love Composer Frank Strangio: Frank Strangio started his feature film career with Dusty. At one point, he released a compile of his film and television work, but perhaps significantly, it didn't include his work for his second feature, BMX Bandits, which he did with director Brian Trenchard Smith, nor his work for The Dreaming, with his music for Craig Lahiff’s Fever featuring instead. Strangio did a number of films with writer/director Murray Fahey, including Fahey’s first film, the 1993 Get Away, Get Away and the 1995 Sex is a Four Letter Word, but neither score, nor his work for Fahey's comedy Dags or the thriller Encounters, made it on to the compile. This was a promotional CD and is now rare. At time of writing, Strangio still had a personal website here. It contained this biography: Italian born Frank Strangio was raised in the United States and migrated to Australia as a teenager. He attended the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music and is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. While living in Boston Frank studied Composition privately with composer Michael Gibbs and piano with Madame Margaret Chaloff and Ray Santisi. Upon his return to Australia, Strangio began composing music for myriad projects, from Corporate films and presentations to Commercials for TV and Radio. His first feature film score was forDusty, by director John Richardson, and was the winner of the Best Music Award at the 28th Asian Pacific Film Festival. Dusty was an orchestral score featuring members of the MSO. This was followed by cult classics BMX Bandits, (Nicole Kidman's first film) and Dead End Drive-in, both directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It is said that Dead End Drive-In is Quentin Tarantino's favorite Trenchard-Smith flick. Following this, Frank composed the music for the Craig Lahiff film Fever, featuring the late Bill Hunter and Gary Sweet, and received an AFI Nomination for Best Film Score. Strangio has gone on to compose many other film scores including Paradise Found (directed by Mario Andreacchio) starring Kiefer Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski. The score was recorded at Angel Studios in London with the Philharmonia Orchestra and at Waveband Studio in Melbourne. The score was nominated for Best Soundtrack Album at the Australian Screen Composer Guild awards. Strangio composed the orchestral score to Andreacchio's The Dragon Pearl starring Sam Neil. This was the first official Australia China co-production and was filmed at Hengdian World Studios in China. The score was recorded by the Slovak National Orchestra. Frank has also composed for many documentaries and television series including the inimitable 'Round The Twist, which was awarded an AFI Award for Best Children's Program for the episode "The Whirling Dervish". The episode "Little Squirt" won the Le Prix Jeunesse and was nominated for an Emmy Award. The series Mortified scooped several awards as well: Gold Medal winner at 2007 New York Festival of Int'l TV Programming and Promotion Youth Programs Grand Award winner for Best Youth Program Nomination for Banff World TV Awards 2007 International Emmy Nomination 2006 First Prize at Chicago Int'l Children's Festival 2006 AFI winner for Best Children's TV Series More recently, Frank composed the dark, electronic score to Leigh Sheehan's teen thriller, Six Plots. Strangio was a synth man for many years and provided a note on this aspect of his work: In a bid to expand his musical horizons and compositional technique, Strangio invested in the legendary Synclavier Digital Music System. The Synclavier was, undoubtedly, the most advanced music technology of its time and was championed by such musical luminaries as Sting, Frank Zappa, Quincy Jones, Mark Knoefler and film composers Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore and too many others to list here. Strangio states that "the beauty of the Synclavier is not only its unique sonoric qualities, but its human interfaceability", thus enabling him to compose intuitively, efficiently and quickly. " the beauty of the Synclavier is not only its unique sonoric qualities, but its human interfaceability." AWARDS & NOMINATIONS 2007 New York Festival of Int'l TV Programming and Promotion Gold Medal Winner for Best Youth Program - Mortified 2007 New York Festival of Int'l TV Programming and Promotion Grand Award Winner for Best Youth Program - Mortified 2007 Banff World TV Awards Nomination - Mortified 2007 International Emmy Nomination - Mortified 2006 First Prize at Chicago Int'l Children's Festival- Mortified 2006 AFI Award Winner for Best Children's TV Series - Mortified 2006 Australian Guild of Screen Composers Nomination for Best Original Song for the Screen (with Joe Creighton) 2000 AFI Award Winner for Best Children’s Program - Round The Twist 1993 Emmy Award Nomination for Best Children's Program - Round The Twist (series 2) Winner of Le Prix Jeunesse for Best Children's Program - Round The Twist (series 2) 1986 Penguin Award for Best Music - The Lancaster Miller Affair 1988 AFI Award Nomination for Best Music - Fever 28th Asian Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Music - Dusty The site also provided this filmography: Feature Films: Six Plots (2012) The Dragon Pearl (2011) Under a Red Moon (2008) Elephant Tales (2006) Paradise Found (2003) Dalkeith (2002) Young Blades (2001) Muggers (2000) Dags (1998) Under The Gun (1995) Iron Fist