1979 Soundtrack – Love At First Bite
Love at First Bite is a 1979 horror comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin and Arte Johnson. The original music score was composed by Charles Bernstein. The film’s tagline is: “Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone!”
Charles Bernstein (born February 28, 1943) (not to be confused with composer Charles Harold Bernstein, 1917-2016) is a composer of film and television music. His credits include the score for A Nightmare on Elm Street. He is a Daytime Emmy Award winner. He has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Tracks
1 Transylvania Moon 01:00
2 Fly By Night 12:50
3 Castle Interlude 02:43
4 Manhattan 01:03
5 Dancin’ Through The Night 04:59
6 Love Theme (Disco Version) 07:27
7 Transylvania Moon (Reprise) 00:48
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Bass | Peter Mercurio |
| Bass | Milton Nadel |
| Bass | Jimmy Williams |
| Drums | Steven Schaeffer |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Keyboards | Ralph Grierson |
| Keyboards | William Mays |
| Harp | Catherine Gotthoffer |
| Harp | Katie Kirkpatrick |
| Cello | Bob Adcock |
| Cello | Douglas Davis |
| Cello | Ernest Ehrhardt |
| Cello | Selene Hurford |
| Cello | Carolisa Lindberg |
| Cello | Edgar Lustgarten |
| Cello | Judith Perett |
| Cello | Daniel Smith |
| Cello | Gloria Strassner |
| Viola | Meyer Bello |
| Viola | James Dunham |
| Viola | Roland Kato |
| Viola | Myra Kestenbaum |
| Viola | Louis Kievman |
| Viola | David Schwartz |
| Violin | Israel Baker |
| Violin | Thelma Beach |
| Violin | Arnold Belnick |
| Violin | Jeanne Clausen |
| Violin | Herman Clebanoff |
| Violin | Isabelle Daskoff |
| Violin | Assa Droir |
| Violin | Robert Dubow |
| Violin | Ronald Folsom |
| Violin | Michelle Grab |
| Violin | Gwen Heller |
| Violin | William Henderson |
| Violin | Reginald Hill |
| Violin | Anatol Kaminsky |
| Violin | Ezra Kliger |
| Violin | Robert Lipsett |
| Violin | Gordon Marron Strings |
| Violin | Jack Pepper |
| Violin | Constance Pressman |
| Violin | Linda Rose |
| Violin | Jay Rosen |
| Violin | Sheldon Sanov |
| Violin | Jack Schulman |
| Violin | Anton Sen |
| Violin | Gerald Vinci |
| Violin | John Wittenberg |
| French Horn | Arthur Maebe |
| French Horn | Todd Miller |
| French Horn | Henry Sigismonti |
| Horn | Vincent DeRosa |
| Trombone (Bass) | Donald Waldrop |
| Trumpet | Stewart Blumberg |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Robert Findley |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
| Trumpet | Malcolm McNabb |
| Trumpet | Anthony Plog |
| Trumpet | John Rosenberg |
| Tuba | Jim Self |
| Woodwind | Terry Harrington |
| Woodwind | Ronald Longinger |
| Woodwind | John Lowe |
| Woodwind | Wilbur Schwartz |
| Cymbals | Stuart Brotman |
| Percussion | Larry Bunker |
| Percussion | Gary Coleman |
| Percussion | Ken Watson |
| Vocals | Babi Floyd |
| Vocals | Patricia Hodges |
| Vocals | Denita James |
| Vocals | Tricia Johns |
| Vocals | Yvonne Lewis |
| Vocals | Ullanda McCullough |
| Vocals | Charles Merriam |
| Vocals | Zachary Sanders |
| Vocals | Gloria Scott |
| Vocals | Kathy Ward |
Other Musicians
5 Dancin’ Through The Night
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Jerry Sommers |
| Guitar | Randy Mitchell |
| Keyboards | Stephen Hines |
| Trombone | Ernie Carlson |
| Trombone | Gilbert Falco |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trumpet | Stuart Blumberg |
| Trumpet | John Rosenberg |
| Trumpet | Bobby Findley |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Vocals | Sidney Barnes |
Liner Notes
Producer – Charles Bernstein (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
Producer (Assistant) – Richie Rivera, Steven Hines
Producer (Disco Production By) – Joe Long
Co-producer – Robby Adcock (Tracks 2, 5)
Engineer (Los Angeles Recording – Disco Orchestra, Studio Allen Zentz) – Neil Brody
Engineer (Los Angeles Recording – Original Score Orchestra, Studio Heider Scoring Service) – Grover Helsley
Engineer (New York Recording, Studios Eras) – Geoff Daking
Engineer (Sigma Sound) – Steve Tose
Mastered By (Sterling Sound Studios) – Jose Rodriguez
Mixed By – Joe Long, Richie Rivera
Music By (Music Score By), Orchestrated By, Conductor – Charles Bernstein
Other (Los Angeles Recording / Original Score Orchestra, Studio Coordination) – Joe Collins
Other (Mastering Coordination) – John Kubick
Other (New York Recording, Studio Coordination) – David Itkowitz, Katharine Meyer
Other (Production Staff, Los Angeles) – Ramon Sandoval
Other (Production Staff, New York) – Marsha Stern, Rafael Torres
Other (Sigma Sound, Studio Coordination) – Barbara Tiesi, Joanne Kesler, Marie Motroni, Wanda King
Score – Charles Bernstein
Technician (Los Angeles Recording / Disco Orchestra, Studio Allen Zentz) – Rick Ash, Steve Conger
Technician (Los Angeles Recording / Original Score Orchestra, Studio Heider Scoring Service) – Chris McNary, Dennis Smith
Technician (New York Recording, Studios Eras) – Brad Johnson, Dmitri Zbrizer
Technician (Sigma Sound, Recording) – Carla Bandini, Jim Dougherty, Matthew Weiner