In 1992 I was hired by director Boaz Davidson to create the score for his Cannon Films schlock B-movie tour de force AMERICAN CYBORG: STEEL WARRIOR. An unashamed Terminator homage, the plot of the film concerns a woman named Mary who is carrying her unborn child, the hope and savior of the human race, in an artificial womb on her back. She journeys through a post-apocalyptic crumbling industrial city to meet The Rebels at the sea, pursued by a deadly cyborg and protected by a strapping, ambivalent mercenary named Austin.

Using large metal debris percussion, heavy metal guitars, multi-tracked Latin requiem choir vocals, a pile of cutting-edge synthesizers, and a harmonica, I set out to create music as bombastic as the film itself. I wanted a score that would magnify the religious themes, make the hero larger than life, terrify the audience during the scary robot scenes, and kick ass during the seemingly endless fight sequences.

Boaz was thrilled by the score, Cannon Films actually finally paid me the agreed fee, and the film has been playing on late night TV for over thirty years, so all things considered it was a great success. After decades of requests from fans the world over, I’d like to finally make the score available as a deluxe remastered edition on vinyl LP and streaming. Stay tuned for news about a release coming soon.