Wolf Girl (Blood Moon)

Film released on Region 1 DVD by Spartan Home Entertainment (SPE40936), formerly a television movie

Music clip one, 0'58" (457Kb)
[music from the opening, used for the DVD menu, sans dialogue or pauses]
Music clip two, 1'25" (668Kb)
["Freaks and geeks and monsters" - song by Roby and Fitzgerald]
Music clip three, 1'04" (501Kb)
["Freak show" music by Douglas Romayne Stevens; place in film unverified]

BRIEF REVIEW

Despite what the goulishly descriptive DVD liner claims, this is a slow-burning, sad moral tale very much in the vein of classic horror, where a girl (played by Victoria Sanchez) living with a traveling freak show chances using an unproved formula in order to rid her of her full-body fur coat (hypertrichosis) and be like other girls. But in the process of shedding her hair, ironically the potion gradually endows her with the mindless bloodlust of the werewolf she had previously to mimic for the sideshow. Tim Curry and Darlene Cates add a genuine humanity to their roles as freakshow folk, countering the hidden freakery of the nasty local children who hound them. Chris Beck's score (which includes some uncredited additional music from Douglas Romayne Stevens) is beguiling and sets the sombre-yet-feminine mood perfectly with its edgy wordless vocal line sending a shiver up your spine. Overall, though, Beck's talent is limited in this mood-setter role, consisting mostly of subtle underscore and scene-bridging. This is countered by some delightful songs for the freakshow itself, composed by John Roby, sometimes in collaboration with director Thom Fitzgerald (see the credits below). Not only this, but the cast, including Tim Curry and Grace Jones, do their own vocals—indeed it is the show itself that Fitzgerald most lovingly creates, and often the impression is that the performances here are centre-stage rather than the "primal urges" of Beck's Wolf Girl music.

Webmaster's additional note:

Tim Curry/Wolf Girl fans might find this link to a fan site page relevant.

Full music credits

**opening credits**

Sideshow music by John Roby
Original score by Christophe Beck

**end credits**

[Music consultant - Jeanine Dasilva]
[Music editor - Kevin Banks]

Recorded at Welllesley Sound Studios, Toronto

Sideshow orchestra studio musicians:
Piano / conductor - John Roby
Trumpet - John Macleod
Clarinet - Bob Deagelis
accordion - Denis Keldie
Drums - Mark Kelso
Trombone - Laurie Bower
Bass - Henry Heillig

**songs**

"Freaks and geeks and monsters"
Written by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald
Performed by John Roby

"Normal"
Written by Annette Ducharme
Performed by ANET
Courtesy of A.Network Records

"World of wonders"
Written by Grace Jones
Performed by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald

"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
Written by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald
[Performers uncredited]

"Yes I can"
[Written by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald?]
Performed by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald

"The right kind of man"
Written by Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert
Performed by Annette Hanshaw
Courtesy of ASV Limited

"The plucking song"
Written by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald
Performed by Tim Curry

"I'll follow you"
Written by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald
Performed by Thom Fitzgerald

"Just the right height for delight"
Written by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald
Performed by Marcel Ungureanu

"Everything will never be OK"
Written by Joe Sumner, Dan Brown, Seton Daunt, Olly Brown
Performed by Santa's Boyfriend
Courtesy of Isaak Entertainment

"Two sides to every story"
Written by John Roby and Thom Fitzgerald
Performed by Grace Jones

"Just say something"
Written by Justin Burgess
Performed by Justin Burgess
Courtesy of Attack Records

"Better in the back"
Written by John Roby
Performed by David Matheson

"That's you, baby"
Written by C.Conrad, A/Gottler, S.Mitchell
Performed by Annette Hanshaw
Courtesy of ASV Limited

"Freakshow"
Written by Ani DiFranco
Performed by Ani DiFranco
Courtesy of Righteous Babe Records