Soundtrack - The Deep (1977)

Casablanca released the original motion picture soundtrack to "The Deep" on blue colored vinyl, one of the few highlights of this work conducted by the legendary John Barry. He teams up with Donna Summer, who had a couple of gold records prior to this but had not ascended to the “Queen of Disco” level quite yet. Together they write “Theme From the Deep (Down, Deep Inside),” which is actually a decent orchestrated tune from Summer’s dance world. It sounds influenced by Barry White’s 1973 work with “Love Unlimited Orchestra” and could have fit into any number of James Bond films. Like the movie, which featured Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett, and Eli Wallach, the soundtrack has faded into the 1970s an artifact of the disco era. Beckett’s “Disco Calypso” is innocuous and somewhat monotonous, produced by Buddy Scott and engineered by Ed Sprigg. It comes between the three variations of “Down, Deep Inside” the film “theme” that makes up side two. Side one is a 24-minute-plus ballet based on the score from the motion picture The Deep, which Barry titles “Return to the Sea  2033 A.D.” It doesn’t have the attraction of Jerry Goldsmith’s Planet of the Apes work, or Barry’s beloved award-winning moments, but it is still pleasant enough. Summer has her “Love to Love You Baby” orgasms in the first of the two versions she sings on, which is amusing, though the slower take that ends the disc has more intrigue. On the up-tempo track that opens side two she almost sounds like an on-key Yoko Ono with the “Something warm is coming inside of me” line.

Track listing

1.  "John Barry – Return to the Sea, 2033 A.D."  - 24:15

2.  "Donna Summer – Theme From The Deep (Down, Deep Inside)"  - 4:22

3.  "John Barry – Theme From The Deep (Instrumental)"  - 4:22

4.  "Beckett – Disco Calypso"  - 7:27

5.  "Donna Summer – Theme from “The Deep” (Down,Deep Inside) (A Love Song)"  - 3:55

Release: 1977

Recorded at:  The Burbank Studios

Label:  Casablanca

Genre:  Disco, Soundtrack

Length:  44:42

Producer:  John Barry, Buddy Scott

Arranged:  John Barry