Music from the alley on the left

More background music tracks have been identified.

As Steve is walking through the rows of makeshift homesteads in Gypsy Billy's trailer-park-slash-shanty-town, we hear a short cacophony of various musical excerpts intended to sound as if coming from a number of different radios or record players.

One is another selection from the KPM recorded library titled, "I Gotta Get The World Off My Back" by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, and is currently available from iTunes as part of the KPM 1000 Series album The Sound of 'Pop'.

Another is the triumphal march from Guiseppe Verdi's grand opera Aida.

Then & Now

The Holy Grail has been found!

Fantastic breaking news for this blog which no one ever reads...

Thanks to Chris Hadley over at the Film Score Monthly forum, the musical coup de gras from the KKA soundtrack has been identified and located.

The brief bumper track heard following the fight sequence between The Team and the New Babylonians in the white box truck...and then the longer selection heard during the descent of the parachutists...are variations of a theme by composer Keith Mansfield which can be found on the KPM library music album titled, Olympiad 2001, released in 1978.

The specific selections are:

Track 17, Olympic Champion Fanfare 3 (0:17)
and
Track 18, Energy and Movement (1:15)

Other variations appear on a previous album, Olympiad 2000 (1977) which includes the track World Champion, known better as the opening theme music for the televised coverage of Wimbledon.

Music track identified!

In the never-ending quest to identify the elusive stock music used for the film's soundtrack, one selection has been ID'ed thanks to the iPhone SoundHound app.

The track played when The Team is driving the back roads to Ironville, and again in full during the closing credits, is titled, "Times Square," by composer Laurie Johnson. It currently appears on the album. "...With A Vengeance."

The album and the individual track are currently available for purchase on iTunes.

Thank you, SoundHound. What a revelation!

KOBK available again!

At present, Kill Or be Killed is available for instant viewing on Netflix.

After years of digging around for an available copy of the film in any playable format, I finally got to watch it in all it's...er, um...glory.

Personally, I have to say I believe KKA is far superior in its entertainment value, but it was great to finally see what was likely its impetus.

UPDATE 10/2012: It appears at this time KOBK is no longer available through Netflix. However, with a little research, viewing may still be possible through secondary market or underground sources.

Profile in Style: Gorilla

Early in the film, Gorilla tells Steve how he was banned from pro wrestling for biting the ears off his opponents when he won (maybe Mike Tyson saw this movie as a kid too!). So amongst a group of mostly martial artists, his is a style of simple brute force.

The Signature Modus Operandi


Choke yo' punk ass!









And chokin' yo' punk ass!










Come here so I can choke yo' punk ass!









Surprise! Yo' punk ass is choked!







The Nutcracker


How's that size 18 in the crotch feel?







The Head Butt


That's gonna leave a mark!








The Moe Howard Head Knock


Oooh, a couple of wiseguys!








The Fake Arm Bar


Yeah, I'm pretty sure the human
arm is meant to bend that way.







The Helicopter


A little cliche, but always good for a laugh.







The School Yard Showdown


Nothing like a good old-fashioned game of "mercy"







The Passive-Aggressive


Hey, Gorilla. Did you happen to notice a bunch of people fighting all around you?

Minor Character Spotlight: Gas Station Attendant

Cast in the role of "Gas Station Attendant," South African actor Deon Stewardson made his on-screen debut in KKA.

Stewardson appears as a New Babylonian "citizen" who sprays blue potato fuel everywhere when the mind control drug begins to wear off. He then runs away from the Chief Guard and is quickly subdued by a cadre of no less than five guards and receives a "reinforcement" injection from a male nurse who seems to magically jump into the scene from nowhere.

While Stewardson landed a number of acting jobs throughout the 80s and 90s, he is best known for his current role as Anders Du Plessis on the British television series Wild At Heart.













photo source: www.deonstewardson.com