Stepmonster (Terry Plumeri)

 

Todd (Bill Corben) rebels at his father (Alan Thicke) finding a new love so soon after his mother's disappearance, and no one believes his claim that his stepmother-to-be (Robin Riker) is really a monster. Watchable enough (and, given the cast, most fascinating to aficionados of genre cinema and 80s sitcoms), but like most of Roger Corman's kid-centered projects of the time, it can scarcely be called a family movie, with its occasional moments of violence and scantily-clad women.

The late, great Terry Plumeri's fine score (with a dark waltz main theme and a creepy, Beetlejuice-inspired secondary theme) was released in part on an Edel-Cinerama album in 1994 alongside the composer's scores for Final Judgment and The Terror Within II (since released together in full by Howlin' Wolf Records), but there is always room for more.

Stepmonster

composed & conducted

by

Terry Plumeri

1. Main Title 2.40

2. Semantics/Arrival 0.29

3. A Walk in the Woods 1.33

4. Mom's Pep Talk 1.20

5. Life Imitates Art 0.58

6. Failed Bonding 1.35

7. Room for Dessert 1.29

8. Grandpa's Advice 0.41

9. Between Meal Snack 0.27

10. Fish Dinner 1.27

11. In the Doghouse 1.17

12. Astrology Lesson/Night Walk 3.51

13. Photographic Evidence 1.10

14. Bats in the Belfry 1.21

15. Dad Leaves 0.24

16. Yard Work 0.49

17. The Trap 1.06

18. Todd Saves Wendy 1.26

19. Pawn Shop 0.18

20. Shrink Rap 1.50
21. Sold! 2.40

22. Down the Stairs 0.23

23. False Alarm 0.11

24. Wedding Pictures 0.09

25. Reception source/The Missing Piece 1.27

26. Dinner source/Reinforcements 2.34

27. The Real Denise 0.56

28. Final Attack 0.45

29. Father and Son 1.26

30. Reunited/End Credits 4.54