Cinematography:
Peter PetronioComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Jackie Burroughs, Don Francks, Vlasta Vrana, August Schellenberg, Rodger Bumpass, Al Waxman, John Vernon (more)Plots(1)
This unique collection of six animated stories combines science fiction with fantasy, horror, comedy, sex and rock music. The segments include "Harry Canyon" and "Den." In the first, a New York City cab driver gets mixed up with a beautiful femme fatale. Although he's become so hardened that he keeps a death ray in his car to kill troublesome riders, he lets his guard down long enough to fall for his latest passenger... and it could cost him his life. In "Den," a nerdy student travels to another planet and transforms into a macho stud with incredible strength. While fighting villains, beautiful women throw themselves at him. Other stories in this anthology feature the exploits of a beautiful female warrior, pilots fighting off a creature from another world, and a Pentagon secretary who gets captured by an alien. There's also one off-the-wall segment played purely for comic effect. The stories are all linked by sequences featuring a fiendish green meteorite that claims to be the cause of evil throughout the world. (official distributor synopsis)
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Heavy Metal
The Score
Label: La-La Land Records
Year: 2024
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:37:10
Notes: Limited edition.
1. | SCORE PRESENTATION: Soft Landing | Elmer Bernstein | 01:16 |
2. | Grimaldi | Elmer Bernstein | 01:19 |
3. | Den And The Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 03:18 |
4. | Den Makes Out | Elmer Bernstein | 02:42 |
5. | Castrate Him / Searching For Loc-Nar | Elmer Bernstein | 02:04 |
6. | Den And The Queen | Elmer Bernstein | 02:55 |
7. | Den's Heroics | Elmer Bernstein | 02:52 |
8. | Captain Sternn | Elmer Bernstein | 01:27 |
9. | Getting Bombed | Elmer Bernstein | 03:07 |
10. | Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 02:15 |
11. | Dem Bones | Elmer Bernstein | 02:44 |
12. | No Alarm | Elmer Bernstein | 00:58 |
13. | Space Love | Elmer Bernstein | 01:33 |
14. | Harry | Elmer Bernstein | 01:36 |
15. | The Next Morning | Elmer Bernstein | 01:57 |
16. | End Of Baby | Elmer Bernstein | 02:43 |
17. | Taarna Summoned | Elmer Bernstein | 02:49 |
18. | Flight | Elmer Bernstein | 02:17 |
19. | Taarna Prepares | Elmer Bernstein | 03:33 |
20. | Flight To Holiday Town | Elmer Bernstein | 02:20 |
21. | Fighting | Elmer Bernstein | 02:43 |
22. | My Whips! / Taarna Escapes Pit | Elmer Bernstein | 04:57 |
23. | Taarna Forever | Elmer Bernstein | 03:35 |
1. | 1981 SCORE ALBUM: Den And The Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 03:14 |
2. | Den Makes It | Elmer Bernstein | 02:50 |
3. | Den And The Queen | Elmer Bernstein | 02:54 |
4. | Den's Heroics | Elmer Bernstein | 02:51 |
5. | Bomber And The Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 04:34 |
6. | Space Love | Elmer Bernstein | 01:30 |
7. | Harry And The Girl | Elmer Bernstein | 03:41 |
8. | Taarna Summoned | Elmer Bernstein | 02:49 |
9. | Flight | Elmer Bernstein | 02:17 |
10. | Taarna Prepares | Elmer Bernstein | 03:32 |
11. | Barbarians | Elmer Bernstein | 03:35 |
12. | Taarna Forever | Elmer Bernstein | 03:34 |
13. | BONUS TRACK: Den Makes It (Alternate Mix) | Elmer Bernstein | 02:49 |
Heavy Metal
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Film Score Monthly
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:11:26
1. | Beginning | Elmer Bernstein | 01:16 |
2. | Intro To Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 01:18 |
3. | Discovery / Transformation (Den And The Green Ball) | Elmer Bernstein | 03:15 |
4. | Den Makes Out (Den Makes It) | Elmer Bernstein | 02:42 |
5. | Castrate Him / Searching For Loc Nar | Elmer Bernstein | 02:04 |
6. | Queen For A Day (Den And The Queen) | Elmer Bernstein | 02:54 |
7. | Pursuit (Den's Heroics) | Elmer Bernstein | 02:51 |
8. | Fiste | Elmer Bernstein | 01:27 |
9. | Getting Bombed | Elmer Bernstein | 03:06 |
10. | Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 02:15 |
11. | Dem Bones | Elmer Bernstein | 02:44 |
12. | No Alarm | Elmer Bernstein | 00:58 |
13. | Robot Love (Space Love) | Elmer Bernstein | 01:32 |
14. | Harry | Elmer Bernstein | 01:35 |
15. | The Next Morning | Elmer Bernstein | 01:56 |
16. | End Of Baby | Elmer Bernstein | 02:43 |
17. | Council (Taarna Summoned) | Elmer Bernstein | 02:49 |
18. | The Flight To Temple (Flight) | Elmer Bernstein | 02:16 |
19. | The Sword (Taarna Prepares) | Elmer Bernstein | 03:32 |
20. | Flight To Holiday Town | Elmer Bernstein | 02:20 |
21. | Fighting | Elmer Bernstein | 02:43 |
22. | My Whips! / Taarna Escapes Pit | Elmer Bernstein | 04:57 |
23. | Finish (Taarna Forever) | Elmer Bernstein | 03:34 |
24. | BONUS TRACKS: Den Makes Out (Film Version) | Elmer Bernstein | 02:49 |
25. | Bomber And The Green Ball (Album Edit) | Elmer Bernstein | 04:35 |
26. | Harry And The Girl (Album Edit) | Elmer Bernstein | 03:41 |
27. | Barbarians (Album Edit) | Elmer Bernstein | 03:34 |
Heavy Metal
Label: Elektra
Year: 1995
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:01:23
1. | "Heavy Metal" - Sammy Hagar | 03:50 | |
2. | "Heartbeat" - Riggs | 04:20 | |
3. | "Working In The Coal Mine" - Devo | 02:48 | |
4. | "Veteran Of The Psychic Wars" - Blue Öyster Cult | 04:48 | |
5. | "Reach Out" - Cheap Trick | 03:35 | |
6. | "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)" - Don Felder | 05:00 | |
7. | "True Companion" - Donald Fagen | 05:02 | |
8. | "Crazy (A Suitable Case For A Treatment)" - Nazareth | 03:24 | |
9. | "Radar Rider" - Riggs | 02:40 | |
10. | "Open Arms" - Journey | 03:20 | |
11. | "Queen Bee" - Grand Funk Railroad | 03:11 | |
12. | "I Must Be Dreamin'" - Cheap Trick | 05:37 | |
13. | "The Mob Rules" - Black Sabbath | 02:43 | |
14. | "All Of You" - Don Felder | 04:18 | |
15. | "Prefabricated" - Trust | 02:59 | |
16. | "Blue Lamp" - Stevie Nicks | 03:48 |
Heavy Metal
The Score
Label: Full Moon
Year: 1981
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 37:51
1. | SIDE A: Den And The Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 03:17 |
2. | Den Makes It | Elmer Bernstein | 02:49 |
3. | Den And The Queen | Elmer Bernstein | 02:56 |
4. | Den's Heroics | Elmer Bernstein | 02:52 |
5. | Bomber And The Green Ball | Elmer Bernstein | 04:41 |
6. | Space Love | Elmer Bernstein | 01:32 |
7. | SIDE B: Harry And The Girl | Elmer Bernstein | 03:45 |
8. | Tarna Summoned | Elmer Bernstein | 02:50 |
9. | Flight | Elmer Bernstein | 02:20 |
10. | Tarna Prepares | Elmer Bernstein | 03:35 |
11. | Barbarians | Elmer Bernstein | 03:37 |
12. | Tarna Forever | Elmer Bernstein | 03:37 |
Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)
LP Single
Label: Full Moon
Year: 1981
Country: Netherlands
Format: LP
Length: 09:18
1. | SIDE A: "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)" - Don Felder | 05:00 | |
2. | SIDE B: "All Of You" - Don Felder | 04:18 |
Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride) / All Of You
Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Full Moon
Year: 1981
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 07:52
1. | SIDE A: "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)" - Don Felder | 03:34 | |
2. | SIDE B: "All Of You" - Don Felder | 04:18 |
Heavy Metal
Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Full Moon
Year: 1981
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 01:01:23
1. | SIDE A: "Heavy Metal" - Sammy Hagar | 03:50 | |
2. | "Heartbeat" - Riggs | 04:20 | |
3. | "Working In The Coal Mine" - Devo | 02:48 | |
4. | "Veteran Of The Psychic Wars" - Blue Öyster Cult | 04:48 | |
5. | SIDE B: "Reach Out" - Cheap Trick | 03:35 | |
6. | "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)" - Don Felder | 05:00 | |
7. | "True Companion" - Donald Fagen | 05:02 | |
8. | "Crazy (A Suitable Case For A Treatment)" - Nazareth | 03:24 |
1. | SIDE A: "Radar Rider" - Riggs | 02:40 | |
2. | "Open Arms" - Journey | 03:20 | |
3. | "Queen Bee" - Grand Funk Railroad | 03:11 | |
4. | "I Must Be Dreamin'" - Cheap Trick | 05:37 | |
5. | SIDE B: "The Mob Rules" - Black Sabbath | 02:43 | |
6. | "All Of You" - Don Felder | 04:18 | |
7. | "Prefabricated" - Trust | 02:59 | |
8. | "Blue Lamp" - Stevie Nicks | 03:48 |