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Composed and Co-Produced by:
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John Frizzell
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Co-Produced by:
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Micha Liberman
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Conducted by:
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Pete Anthony
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Release Date:
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September 7th, 1999
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Availability:
Regular U.S. release.
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Filmtracks Editorial Review:
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Teaching Mrs. Tingle: (John Frizzell) A short, but pleasant listening
experience. Frizzell's music for Teaching Mrs. Tingle hovers between the
dark comedy and horror scoring genres, though the horror is the type of
"mock-scary" material that builds suspense rather than frighten. Upon
overlooking the entire score, there isn't really much remarkable to tell about
it. It's a very functional score, but at the same time, it features no
distinguishing characteristics outside of its dry and rather distant style.
It's a score that rumbles rather than dazzles. Frizzell concentrates
heavily on strings, with lengthy cues consisting of choppy and bouncing strings,
and when combining this technique with the morbid personality of the music
(nobody could ever tell from listening to the music alone that the film has any
comedy elements), the result reminds me of early Elfman style sans the wit.
Thematically speaking, there is very little to be excited about in terms of a
consistent motif. Though Frizzell does add a few character tracks here and
there, each introducing its own mini-theme before breaking off and returning to
the barely noticeable underscore. Tracks six and eight show the first (and only)
true feeling of sensitivity, with varied soft string performances of theme, and
the final track has a hint of this as well. The only other remarkable track is
the tenth, in which Frizzell inserts a loungy small band cue.
I might venture so far as to say that perhaps Frizzell was striving to achieve a
more subtle Bernard Herrmann effect, but his music lacks the creativity to reach
that level. What exactly the purpose of the music is fails me; the moments of
orchestral outburst near the end sound as though they were performed without any
enthusiasm... almost as though the musicians just wanted to do their job and go
home. The result is a functional score, yet nothing interesting to listen to.
Word has it that Christopher Young was originally slated to score Teaching
Mrs. Tingle, but left the project before completing any work for it. I would
have enjoyed hearing his take on it... **
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Viewer Ratings and Comments:
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• 1. The Incident at School (1:59)
• 2. Untie Me... Please (2:14)
• 3. The Crossbow Accident (2:48)
• 4. Get a Television, Mrs. Tingle (1:07)
• 5. Spanky Shows Up (3:13)
• 6. I Know You (2:19)
• 7. Caught Cheating (1:36)
• 8. My Mom has been Very Sick (1:08)
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• 9. Luke Confides in Tingle (2:29)
• 10. Close Your Eyes (1:18)
• 11. Leigh Ann Crosses the Line (1:41)
• 12. I Don't Think So (0:48)
• 13. I'm Your Friend (1:07)
• 14. Destiny (5:12)
• 15. Triumph (0:58)
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The insert notes include a short
paragraph from the director of the film, but has no extra information about the score.
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