The musical compositions of Richard Burdick
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Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride
for chamber orchestra with film

Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride is a comedy film by Stan Laurel from 1924. Composer and French hornist Richard O. Burdick wrote the soundtrack score in 2016 for chamber orchestra. Dr. Pyckle is a brilliant scientist who creates a serum that can turn people into animals. Mr. Pride is a businessman who wants to use the serum for his own gain. The two men battle it out in a series of hilarious and exciting episodes. The music by Burdick is both whimsical and exciting, and it perfectly compliments the action on screen.

This premiered in a version for Brass trio with film and sound track on the free library series April 17, 2016 at the Downtown library Regina, SK Canada.

This can be performed in a variety of insturment combinations, preferably a trio or larger with the film and sound track.

I am not making this a download from MusicaNeo, as I do with most of my works, to perform it, you will need to contact me via the contacts page.

Sections and scenes:

0-10 Title
10-15 Director
15-20 copyright
20-25 Score by Richard Burdick
25-44 Foreword
44-57 Title - in England
57-1:08 clock - pacing
1:08-1:21 Title
1:21-1:29 clock-ticking
1:29-1:36 Title - English Miss
1:36-1:47 ticking etc.
1:47-1:53 Title - Good Evil
1:53-1:57 Ticking and thinking
1:57-2:04 Title - take a life
2:04-2:14 more ticking
2:14-2:27 Title days of struggle
2:27-3:03 at chemists desk
3:03-3:26 Acid spill
3:26-3:41 Smoke
3:41-3:46 Title - Alone
3:46-9 talking
3:49-53 Title "Begone!"
3:53-58 Talking - Go!
3:58-4:30 door talking etc.
4:30-35 Title -Chair protector
4:35-5:10 more chemestry
5:10-13 Title "that's on it."
5:13-5:34 big bottle - trasnformation
5:34-43 back to room with clock
5:43-6:08 back to lab
6:08-13 Title Inspiration
6:13-30 found it
6:30-6:38 Title "At Last"
6:38-7:00 mixing
7:00-05 Title "Must not take"
7:05-27 struiggle to drink
7:27 falls & dizzy
8:08 up stairs
8:09 in house flopping around
8:51 appearance of Mr. Pryde
9:14 door
9:26 stairs
9:38 street
9:44 in door
9:45 kid with ice cream
10:00 sneaky
10:16 little fight
10:39 police officer
10:52 change of scene -dark alley - pea shooter
10:59 shot
11:02 Title "He shot me"
11:08 people
11:14 chase
11:17 stairs
11:31 in the house
11:43 transform back
11:52 Title "what-ho . ."
11:57 clock men
12:01 Title "we've been chasing"
12:07 clock men
12:12 Title "No one here"
12:16 clock men
12:20 Dog
12:37 old man
12:42 Jeckle dog
13:04 Dog bites
13:14 Title "Good Day . ."
13:19 Clock men
13:23 Crazy with dog
13:28 change of scene - policeman on street
13:34 Mr. Pryde runs out
13:46 by the stores
13:57 knock
14:02 noise maker
14:10 police
14:39 Knocked out - dizzy
15:05 paper bag bang
15:33 Stick-up man
15:45 finger trap - to chase
16:49 Stairs
16:56 in the house
17:16 Door
17:39 Julie
17:46 Title "Get then gone . ."
17:51 Dr. Pyckle
17:53 Julie
17:56 Dr. Pyckle
18:05 hand changes
18:14 Title "I'm Ill"
18:20 Dr. Pyckle
18:30 Mr. Pryde
18:38 Title "please let em in"
18:43 Julie
19:12 Stairs
19:15 Mr. Pride
19:41 knocked out
19:44 Fine