May received his musical training as a pianist, violinist and conductor at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium.
Like other films featuring telekinetic characters, PATRICK utilizes sound effects to materialize psychological concepts into physical forms.īorn in Adelaide in 1934, Brian May (no relation to Brian Harold May of Queen) was one of the first composers to achieve international acclaim as an Australian composer and was best known as the composer of MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR (MAD MAX II). The other side of the coin is Patrick’s willingness to stop at nothing, not even murder, to possess Kathie. The raw emotion of May’s saccharine music imbues sympathy for Patrick’s motivations while injecting the necessary terror into his violent psychokinetic attacks. One, a tale of lopsided love-an invalid patient with telekinetic powers aches to win the affection of his unrequited love. As Patrick becomes more infatuated with her, his control over his abilities increases and the stakes get higher.īrian May’s unorthodox approach to scoring PATRICK involved composing music that expresses both sides of the narrative coin. Kathie becomes increasingly aware of Patrick’s abilities and pleads for assistance, but nobody at the hospital will believe her. His conscious mind is capable of leaving his physical body to travel limitless distances in search of victims. Unbeknownst to Kathie and the hospital staff, Patrick possesses telekinetic powers. Kathie, a young nurse recently hired by the Clinic, is assigned to care for Patrick and immediately takes a shine toward him. After this act of matricide inflicts irreparable damage to his brain, Patrick ends up comatose in a bed at the Roget Clinic, unable to move or speak and fully dependent on the care of others for his most basic needs. Ginnane and William Fayman during the boom of the Australian New Wave of cinema in the late 1970s and early 1980s and starring Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullianar, Bruce Barry, Julia Blake, Walter Pym and Robert Thompson as Patrick.ĭirected by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche, PATRICK is a psychological horror-thriller that tells the story of a mentally disturbed young man who becomes so enraged by his mother’s unchecked libido that he electrocutes her and her lover while they are frolicking in a bathtub. Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through, presents the soundtrack release of PATRICK, featuring music composed by Brian May (MAD MAX, THE ROAD WARRIOR, CLOAK & DAGGER) for the 1978 horror film directed by Richard Franklin (ROAD GAMES, PSYCHO II, LINK), produced by Antony I.
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