Happy B-Day, DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST

I was happy to see Schrader’s cut – the original film – as well. However, whenever I see it, it just makes me sad for the whole debacle that was Morgan Creeks idea to make a prequel.

I really wanted to see this on the big screen, the closest it was playing was in Fort Worth Texas, thats a state away from me, so it wasn’t in the cards.
I finally saw it in august on a really bad bootleg, But I Loved it despite the fact the I couldn’t see much because of the bad Quality.

Ultimately Im glad that this Film Exists
Despite it being Unfinished.
I Never wanted to see it be a Horror Film, at least no more than Exorcist 3, Yes I wanted a creepy Movie, But I really Wanted to see Something differn’t from all the Horror Movies being Done, And as Prequels to Movies were coming out, I was always dissapointed wit the fact that none of them really took the idea of being a prequel seriously, they all had refrences to the Film they were a Prequel to, I won’t even go into ETB.

But Dominion was differn’t, It’s an unconventional Prequel, it Dosent handcuff itself to the Exorcist, It took the Idea seriously that story wise the Exorcist hasn’t happend yet, So theres not a shit load of refrences to the Original, It’t really does just play straight, Dosent say Hey do you see a Connection to the Original.

My Version However does have refrences, But the most obvious is of Course the Howdy Flashes, Ive added afew more, but tried to work them in a way that feels Natural with whats going on.
I have to Admit there are no Tubular bells in my version, I felt that should stay with the Original Film, However I did want Some sort of sound that was Exorcist-Like, So the sound ive used is based off of the very first sound were here during the opening logos, we then here it when Merrin is in Iraq, then arriveing at the House, this sound I always associated with Merrin and the Demon, So that became my bases for Merrins theme in Dominion, atleast during the scenes when He senses or feels something Evil so to speak.
Im still working on it but the pace has been slowing down, I feel bad about that, but at the same Time im trying Finish it right.
it suprises me how fast some Fan Cuts are made, yet Im taking forever,But As Ive always said Im not a Pro, it won’t be perfect, but it will be the best that I can do with what I have to work with.