Ravenous-Colquhoun's Story

Ravenous
Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn

[@Highfalutinloyd]

I love that the opening loop stays throughout the entire track, like a memory of happier times, gradually pushed to the background as the music changes as the story of an optimistic voyage turns into a nightmare.

[@woadblue]

Well articulated

[@benwatson6729]

"We left in April, six of us in all. Mr. MacCready and his wife, from Ireland. Mr. Janus, from Virginia, I believe, with his servant, Jones. Myself - I'm from Scotland. And our guide, a military man, coincidently, Colonel Ives. A Detestable man and a most disastrous guide. He professed to know a new, shorter route through the Nevadas. Quite a route that was. Longer than the known one and impossible to travel. We worked very, very hard. By the time of the first snowfall, we were still a hundred miles from this place. That was November. Preceding in the snow was futile. We took shelter in a cave, decided to wait until the storm had passed but the storm did not pass. The trails soon became impassable and we had run out of food. We ate the oxen, all the horses and even my own dog. And that lasted us about a month. After that we turned to our belts, shoes and any roots we could dig up, but you know there's no real nourishment in those. We remained famished. The day that Jones died, I was out collecting wood. He had expired from malnourishment. And when I returned, the others were cooking his legs for dinner. Would I have stopped it had I been there? I don't know. But I must say when I stepped inside that cave, the smell of meat cooking, I thanked the Lord. I thanked the Lord. And then things got out of hand. I ate sparingly, others did not. The meat did not last us a week and we were soon hungry again, only this time our hunger was different. More, severe, savage. And Colonel Ives, particularly, could not be satisfied. Janus was the first to be killed and then Mr. MacCready. That left Colonel Ives, MacCready's wife and I alone and I knew that in that company my days were numbered. I'm ashamed to say that I acted in the most cowardly manner. It would have been nobler, I know to have stayed and protected Mrs. MacCready from Ives, but I was weak. I fled. It was nothing less than pure providence that I arrived here."

[@nigelguiboche2840]

this is the best comment

[@patrickdmuzangi9639]

"Did you eat her as well" "Well as a matter of fact...." "Your disgusting" *Sinister Chuckle*

[@jonyer1980]

One of the most underated OST ive ever seen. An unknown jewel....

[@darrenmaguire9023]

Robert Carlyle made this movie. His best performance, ever

[@kristenkropf2646]

So true!😭

[@JFinker73]

Saw this not too long after it hit VHS, thanks to my uncle. Can fully agree because the scene of him digging like an animal to retrieve the hidden knife made me uncomfortable as a young lad. He seemed...feral and non human...I loved this entire movie.

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

This movie is a masterpiece

[@xxelaxela333]

It’s so good it’s like civil war era nine inch nails

[@SStupendous]

That's like calling a Ww2 airborne trooper tune a "Vietnam drill beat", I get the vibe though

[@virgogaming6488]

Starts off jolly, becomes increasingly more sinister.

[@noellewilliams3362]

Some of the most wonderful, haunting, creepy and beautiful movie music I've ever heard.

[@b.willisfederer8720]

Agree, and if u like creepy movie's music, if u don't know it, listen to the score from Sinister. It's really a masterpiece, and the movie is great also.

[@EorRompage7]

The moment there is snow on the ground and freezing temps, it’s time to WATCH THIS MOVIE

[@frscltngdsklght4539]

3:12 And then, things got out of hand.

[@ChuckPalomo]

Hell of an understatement.

[@Absolutely_Nobody]

I ate sparingly. ...others did not.

[@JauneOuique7824]

I love this music so much, I found myself listening to it multiple times a day. It has a european sound to it, a mix of styles from the old continent's settlers who made the US. The concertina loop reminds me of acadian and cajun french music, and the flute has almost a medieval european feel to it. It makes sense when you place it in the context of the movie. This medieval feel is there to illustrate the centuries of european folk tales, myths and legends, that the settlers brought with them but soon forgot, embracing a new world of economic and industrial progress. This music beeing played when the wendigo and his deeds are introduced, links him with the european folklore, as if the wendigo is more than a native legend, but something greater present in all societies. Think about the werewolves, vampires and other ghouls. They too are simple humans corrupted by evil, and turning against other so stay "alive". Americans may think they escaped this, in a pure new world where they can prosper and progress as a civilisation, but the reality is that you can't fight human nature and the modern society it created, as it is the real wendigo, consuming everything in its path.

[@garrettzeff5729]

The concertina loop is from a song called "Saut Crapaud" and can be found on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music Vol.2.

[@_JellyWalker]

Fantastic analysis.

[@Shurikova666]

I'm from Russia. I must say that the concertina loop is very similar to the melody of the Turkic peoples. As is the sound of the instrument itself. I must admit that the composition attracted me precisely with the opening chords of concertina. That's how my grandfather played.

[@Route-kq8xd]

This track sounds like happy gold prospectors meeting their doom.

[@jakabokbotch99]

Great flick; great soundtrack. Makes John Carpenter proud.

[@MyIrules]

This sounds right out of the period. Amazing.

[@Retro_Man_76]

Sounds nothing like John Carpenter's music. Wtf

[@bulbasaurbrutal5137]

Absolute jewel of a movie. It's such a rarity for a film like this to take shape and for a singular focused vision to build such a unique twisty little film which is typically not accessible to the mainstream Marvel movie audience, but various deeper fans of cinema like John Carpenter fans are sure to appreciate the hell out of this.

[@Badficwriter]

Why do pretentious people always crab about superhero films? Tons of non-superhero crap has been made for years.

[@paulclow3398]

I saw this film after hearing about it from a friend, and I was hooked from the first minutes, great story, awesome cast, and a really cool soundtrack

[@TheDopedemon69]

This movie was so awesome

[@schmendrake]

"and then things got out of hand"

[@landofthesilverpath5823]

I think the film would have done better if they marketed it properly. The marketing was a little confusing. But it's a great film and has a strong cult following.

[@Vousie]

Wasn't the issue that they were trying to market it to follow with the very popular Scream movies, but despite both being horror movies, the Scream movies were more light-hearted and Ravenous is much more serious & thoughtful? So two very different markets? I watched this movie because of Robert Carlyle, and without even having watched the trailer (which I usually do for movies). I then watched the trailer afterwards and was very glad I hadn't seen it before I saw the movie...

[@landofthesilverpath5823]

@Vousie V same here, I just happened to pick it up at the video store with my dad after it came out, not knowing anything about it. One of the first DVD's we ever watched.

[@marccru]

Marketing was awful! They tried to push it as a horror / comedy, which both Carlyle and Pierce said it was never meant to be. The studio cut it up pretty good.

[@SStupendous]

​@@marccruUhh.. it was clearly meant to be comedic as well as pure horror. Kinda like Cabin fever but waaaaay better as a film. The trailer was generic and sucked ass though

[@shaunedt8018]

"Eat me!" - Unknown

[@joshuahoener2603]

The music would fit if there was a movie taking place during king Philips war

[@arcotroll8530]

That's why Atun Shei used it as background music on his video on that topic!

[@SleepDepJoel15]

We won't kill--indiscriminately.

[@adman1381]

We don’t want to break up families.

[@PercivalBlakeney]

@Salvador Miralla One of the most criminally under rated movies. Maybe that's how it should be. 😉

[@DoctorBastard]

Fervent...

[@mattlufcy1254]

(Toffler smiles innocently and gratefully... no idea what is coming.)

[@dorkmax7073]

3:12 Can I get just this section as its own song? Jesus fuck thats so good.

[@johnbirchall2794]

I think you're after Manifest Destiny kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGiQgYF-Za53psk

[@vallytine]

Then things got... out of hand.

[@Ahmonza]

wait I just realized that the guy from gorrilaz is responsible in part for the music here

[@RobertMorgan34]

The unofficial theme to Oregon Trail.

[@MrBink2000]

Colquhoun... that's my family's scottish clan name

[@connorshekelstein6432]

Highlander Claymore what? Scotland has clans? Well the Scottish don't speak English so i can't really learn more about it

[@jophielnicholls276]

not going in a cave with you... XD

[@death3301]

@@connorshekelstein6432 we speak english and we've had clans for a long while

[@PercivalBlakeney]

@Highlander Claymore Also the name of the vice President, after whom a street in Charleston is named... where that massacre took place. It was only after I got back to the UK, I realised I'd walked right past it. 😶 Addendum... When I was a kid, we drove through Glencoe, whilst they were filming one of the battle scenes (the one with the Kurgen). ☺️

[@PercivalBlakeney]

@@jophielnicholls276 Sawney Bean Scottish Family Butcher... of generations. 😉

[@user-rv2wi5tz7r]

Best theme all film included

[@warloch6441]

I watch this movie every year till I die. Or should I eat someone?

[@Mickyeahh]

If you eat someone and continue your habit you will have more years to spare after all, hence more chances to watch Ravenous. I say go for it.

[@tearsbeers]

Feast or Famine?

[@thedoorwall]

My dad took me to this movie after my best friend punched me in the eye the hardest I've ever been punched in the eye in my life

[@pietramaladjaprie4097]

Reminds me to Confirmed Alpha 1.0.0 Video From June 30th 2010 (at that time,its still called as 'Minecraft Infdev')

[@payne5173]

Pietramala Djaprie the minecraft world corruption video?

[@LeonardoMaster2006]

Yeah, i see that video

[@chaymilne9896]

3 mins 12 is incredible

[@dannykid3215]

66th like. Well ain't that ominous?

[@user-zy4xp5ku8p]

A like to you Miss Williams.I agree.

[@LHGoupyl]

Indeed. Too bad the film wasn't as good as the music...

[@bobbob-es3cp]

+L.H Goupyl the film is brilliant!

[@LHGoupyl]

bob bob It's a really interesting movie but the plot and dialogues got some holes, it could have been better.

[@bobbob-es3cp]

Hey, everything can always be better ;-)

[@jophielnicholls276]

@@LHGoupyl yea i realised after like 500 times watching it, it has some loop holes.. still a fucking brilliant classic

[@triggeredliberal7236]

3:12

[@Benson24]

🐸🐸🐸

[@paolopancini4027]

Windigo 😢

[@MaxKlump]

🐸

[@sk4channel]

looks like zelda

[@jophielnicholls276]

what looks like zelda??

[@Minniemouse-qw9vq]

Genialne ❤