| Title |
Year |
Comment |
| The Kidnapping of the President |
1980 |
William Shatner, head of the secret service, is trying to save Hal
Holbrook, President of the USA, who has been kidnapped by terrorists and
imprisoned in an explosive armoured truck on the steps of City Hall in
Toronto, Canada.
As typical Canadians, the extras in the background don't see what all
the fuss is and simply shuffle about. Nash does all the electronic sound
effects.
This film is very popular in South America and Turkey. It also shows
up on cable TV in America every four years according to election
years.
|
| A Trip Around Lake Ontario |
1984 |
Written and directed by Colin Brunton (later to be the Executive Producer
on Cube), this is a
delightful independent film about one man's travel around Lake Ontario.
On both the Canadian and the American sides, the many characters we meet
are honest and funny.
Nash's music enhances the surreal and the simple, from spacey keyboard
ripples to blues harmonica.
The CD release of
And You Thought You Were Normal
includes the tracks Lake Ontario Suite
Part 1 & 2, based on this soundtrack.
|
Black Pearls
aka
Fearless Tiger |
1986 |
A very low budget kung fu movie shot in Toronto. These guys were such
amateurs that when Nash gave them the music for the movie, they put the
music to the wrong scenes. Some tunes from this session are still being
played live today.
There is a details and very unflattering
review
of Black Pearls under its alternate title at
Ziggy's
Video Realm.
|
| Roadkill |
1989 |
Directed by Bruce McDonald and produced by Colin Brunton,
Roadkill became an instant cult classic.
Starring Don McKeller (who also wrote the screenplay), this black and
white gem has scenes you'll want to watch over and over again. "A rock
and road movie about a girl who learns to drive."
Nash not only provides the original score but also appears in concert
in the movie. Russell the serial killer is not amused.
|
| Highway 61 |
1991 |
From the same gang that gave us Roadkill,
this higher-budget colour movie follows a shy trumpet-playing barber, a
female roadie, plus her dead brother in a coffin on the roof of their
car, as they travel all the way from Thunder Bay, Canada to New Orleans,
USA on one highway, Highway 61.
They are being tailed by Mr. Skin, a wanna-be Satan. Jello Biafra puts
in a great performance as the border Customs officer. Other wonderful
moments help make this another hilarious cult favorite.
Nash performs his usual ethereal magic, but he is also assisted by
Tony Malone on arrangements and co-ordinating Doc Satan's Orchestra. The
original score was available as a limited edition CD.
|
| Blood & Donuts |
1995 |
No, it's not about cops. It's about a vampire in a donut shop. This
film is full of great characters and a fun script. Sexy and amusing, the
reluctant vampire has to deal with a world of very weird people.
Nash wrote and performed a score that includes
Moonwalk and
Boya's Revenge, two instrumental gems that
will soon be on CD.
There's an extensive
review
of Blood & Donuts -- with a special
mention of Nash -- at the great cult-movie website
Stomp Tokyo, who
were so impressed by Nash -- or at least Nash's name -- that
they included a screenshot of his "Music Composer" credit at the bottom
of the page.
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