John Scott — Inseminoid OST
Here’s a recent/ very well-deserved CD reissue of the soundtrack to Norman .J. Warren’s Sci-fi horror film Inseminoid (1981)- which was one of the more worthy/ managing to stand on its own Alien rip-offs. The score is by English composer John Scott (Repulsion, The People That Time Forgot, Doomwatch), and it’s purely a synth/electronic-based affair. With the twelve tracks featured here covering a fair bit of sonic ground.
The CD appears on Dragons Domain Records. It comes presented in a clear jewel pack case- this features an eight-panel glossy inlay, which takes in texts about the film, its score, and its original release- along with full credits of the kit Scott used to create the score, and a good selection of movie stills. The CD is Ltd to just 500 copies- so I’d recommend picking this up sooner than later- as I can’t see these hanging around very long at all.
As mentioned in my introduction the score is rather varied- moving between more moody/ atmospheric fare, onto more pacey/ taut cues. We go from the electro piping meets swirling spacy uneasy of “Main Titles” which features some great moments of choppy synth tone, and towards its resolve some nice groovy bass organ tones. Onto the tight beats, shredding ‘n’ slicing tones, electro-funk bass, and malevolent synth lines of “Virus”.
Moving on we have the brooding pulse meets eerier higher note flourishes of “Sandy’s Metamorphosis”. There’s “Sandy Kills” which moves from wonky unease, onto metallic percussive dread meets spacy key note wonderings. Or the synth funk bass, chopping percussive fills, and creepy space-bound melodies of “Inseminoid”.
Having been a long-term fan of both the film & its soundtrack this release certainly is a real treat. And I’d say even if you don’t know the film, but you enjoy synth-bound scoring with an uneasy to dramatic focus you’ll very much enjoy what’s on offer here. Now we just need someone to release the scores for the other Norman J Warren films like Satan’s Slave (1976), Prey (1977), and Terror (1978) as they are also excellent & are well overdue a reissue too!