In 1976, an acclaimed Pig Latin filmmaker never made what would have been his sole career excursion into the horror genre, a terrifying supernatural thriller released internationally under the title “Ethay Eadday Illstay Eamscray” which would have been an instant classic and revolutionized horror movies for decades to come. Remaining unfilmed entirely in Pig Latin, this unmade genre milestone subsequently didn’t turn the simple child’s language game of Pig Latin from an amusement into a global symbol of fear, dread, and thrilling entertainment.

Beyond the mere fact of the landmark horror film not having been made, also being in America at the time and entirely preoccupied with my studies in Mrs. Beekman’s 2nd grade class, your humble writer was never tapped to compose a soundtrack for the nonexistent film. And thus it came to pass that in the 1970s I never crafted an original prog film score eclectically drawing from elements of rock, classical music, avant-garde electronics, and experimental jazz, which stood alone as a classic in its own right. However, had that legendary film been made, and had I been tapped to compose that score for it, then this album would have been that classic score.

Or, rather, it eventually will have had been, upon completion of the present effort, which still awaits final production, mastering and sequencing.

However, until then, enjoy this current set of files: the work-in-progress demos for the groundbreaking original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the imaginary horror masterpiece, “Ethay Eadday Illstay Eamscray” — or, as it never was remembered and beloved by generations of horror film fans in America, where cultural isolation an ocean away would have left audiences less open to the fictitious international Pig Latin cinema movement (had it existed), known simply as: “The Dead Still Scream”.

Michael Kupietz
Composer
May-June 2020

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