After a nearly a week in hospital I'm now recuperating at home. The UK Horror Channel is keeping me entertained whilst resting on the sofa. This afternoon I saw a TV mystery movie matinee called Nightscream from 1997. As cheesy as an old fondue set I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It concerned a young sleuthing girl called Drew [a la Nancy!] who is possessed by a dead girl who is identical to her. Drew sets out to solve the mystery of her doppelganger's killing. It stars a young Casper Van Dien who found fame as Rico in Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers a year later.
I actually tuned in as I thought it was the same flick I have in my VHS big box tape collection Night Screams from ten years earlier in 1987. I've never watched it and it was yet more mistaken identity.
The biggest mystery of Nightscream wasn't anything the young Drew stumbled across but this rather cool Chris Isaaks-style twangy song in the closing graveyard scene, which you can listen too here at the very end of this copy of the film on Popcorn:
As it's not listed on the film's credits I have searched for this song for ages today and all I could find where other people's search requests on various film forums. Like them I have searched for 'I am haunted by two loves' and similar lines from the song. Alas, nada.
Oddly enough the song with the closest title is Two Hearts by none other than Chris Isaaks but it sure ain't that. Just to make sure, I have searched Chris's back catalogue and he never made the 'I am haunted by two loves' song. I remain like everyone else who has searched for this tune well and truly stumped. It is without any identity whatsoever. A nested mystery!
As a final twist of the identikit the chiseled male lead in Nightscream, Casper Van Dien, looks exactly like Chris Isaaks as you can see here!
Chris right Casper left
Its especially so in Chris's mega-hit Wicked Game as you can see in his official and very raunchy video on You Tube. Wicked Game has the same twangy harrowed sound as 'I'm haunted by two loves'!
If anyone can find the identity of the mystery song I would be really grateful to know as it is driving me bonkers. I may even start screaming during the night!
I met the girl in the Wicked Game video back in the nineties. It was in Atlantic City NJ and she was posing for a photographer at Trump Plaza casino while I repaired a metal roof in the same room.Her name is Helena Christensen and was a Lingerie model for Victoria's secret at the time.Beautiful girl and very sweet too.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing Brian! Its like Confessions of a Roofer! ha ha. Would make a great book. It does say on Wiki that she is/ was a supermodel. What a small world. I nearly made it to Atlantic City in 2005 but the friends I was staying with in NJ opted for New York instead, where I'd already been to in 2000. What's Atlantic City like?
ReplyDeleteIt's seen better days,unfortunately.Many casinos have closed and the crime rate is high.However, Atlantic City has re-invented itself many times over the last century and I'm just waiting to see what the newest version will be.Hopefully, it will become a more family friendly destination like it once was before gambling became the focus.
ReplyDeleteSounds a bit like Blackpool, the pleasure resort of the North West coast of England. Besides its 'amusements' as gambling centres are called here, It once housed a huge Gerry Anderson exhibition called Space City. It still has a cool shop called Thunderbooks selling all manner of Andersonalia.
DeleteI've asked Garry Schyman who is credited as "music" on the imdb - will let you know if I get a reply.
ReplyDeleteHey Mike that's great! Thanks! lets hope he's not too 'schy'!
ReplyDeleteHey��I've just seen the same film on the Horror channel and I instantly thought of Chris Isaak's 'wicked Game'too. I used my 'soundhound' app, alas nothing.
ReplyDeleteAs it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere, I'm beginning to suspect it was made for the film and they wanted to avoid legal action from Mr Isaak himself����
It is a mystery Chew as you say. How can a sing in a film be unlisted anywhere? Yes, maybe its an Isaak-avoidance tactic, which is a shame as its such a memorable song! Did you enjoy the film?
DeleteArgh!!! I've literally just watched this film and I too am hugely curious as to whether it was the gorgeous Chris isaaks! And yes, the song sounds exactly like wicked Game...one of my faves...hence I had to find it and found your comments...hope Mike can get an answer!!! ;-) x
ReplyDeleteTara, I know what you mean, Very frustrating. there is a similar discussion on ImdB about this song. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119790/board/nest/160189232?ref_=tt_bd_2 . It often gets mistaken for Wicked Game. I have also just emailed the composer of Nightscream's score, Gary Schyman, to see what he thinks!
ReplyDeleteAmazingly Garry has replied! No further forward though!
DeleteHi Woodsy,
Unfortunately I have no idea. I wrote the score but not the songs.
You might suggest checking IMDB.
Best,
Garry