A famous Blockhead, Chaz Jankel is not too well known for composing music for movies, yet he does that – and back in 1988 the guitarist came up with an orchestral score for the film “D.O.A.(Dead on Arrival)” which his sister Annabel directed and which featured such luminaries as Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. The results of Chaz’s works saw a CD release, but the disc quickly disappeared and couldn’t be reissued, so Jankel’s fans didn’t have the opportunity to enjoy this opus. And now, finally, there’s a chance to listen to a fresh version of the long-forgotten gem.
D.O.A. Reimagined
It might have been forgotten even by the veteran himself – the release, of course, not the music per se – but not by his wife who wanted to do it justice and fairly recently suggested that Chaz should rejig it. The results of Jankels compiling and augmenting his original cues are currently available as “D.O.A. Reimagined” which, alongside old pieces, contains a new piano take on the melodies from the various parts of the score. Sounds evocative.
1. Dead On Arrival Suite (radio edit)
2. Electric Guitar
3. Interlude
4. Melancholy
5. Electric Guitar 2
6. Strings (Resolution)
7. Dead On Arrival (Piano Sonata)
