![]() ![]() ![]() Producers: Jim Henson, Gary Kurtz, Bruce Sharman, David Lazer and Duncan Kenworthy The Character Voices: Stephen Garlicl, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, Barry Dennen, Michael Kilgarriff, Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitmire, Brian Muehl, John Baddeley, David Buck, Charles Collingwood, Brian Muehl, Seán Barrett, Miki Iveria, Patrick Monckton, Sue Weatherby, Barry Dennen and Joseph O'Conor The Landstriders Performers: Hugh Spight, Swee Lim and Robbie Barnett The Mystics Performers: Brian Muehl, Jean Pierre Amiel, Hugh Spight, Robbie Barnett, Swee Lim, Simon Williamson, Hus Levant, Toby Philpott, Dave Greenaway and Richard Slaughter The Skeksis Performers: Jim Henson, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Brian Muel, Bob Payne, Mike Quinn and Tim Rose The Character Performers: Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz and Dave Goelz, Trevor Jones wrote the baby Landstrider theme in honour of his newly born daughter. The main theme of the film is a composite of the Skeksis's and Mystic's themes. This was scrapped in favour of an orchestral score once Gary Kurtz became involved, as it was felt that an unusual score would alienate audiences. Trevor Jones initially wanted to compose a score which reflected the settings' oddness by using acoustical instruments, electronics and building structures. 2008 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Nominated: Best DVD Classic Film Release.įILM FACT No2: The film's soundtrack was composed by Trevor Jones, who became involved before shooting had started. 1984 BAFTA® Awards: Nominated: Best Special Visual Effects for Brian Smithies, Ian Wingrove and Roy Field. ![]() 1983 Hugo Awards: Nominated: Best Dramatic Presentation for Jim Henson (story/director), Frank Oz (director), Gary Kurtz (director) and David Odell (screenplay). 1983 Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival: Win: Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Nominated: Best Special Effects for Brian Smithies and Roy Field. But will Jen be up to the challenge of battling the unknown? Narrated by Joseph O'Conor.įILM FACT No1: Awards and Nominations: 1983 Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Win: Best Fantasy Film. It is up to Jen, the last of his race, to carry out the prophecy that a Golfing will return the missing shard of crystal and destroy the Skeksis’ evil Empire. Now as the convergence of the three suns approaches the Crystal must be healed or darkness will reign forever. In another time, The Dark Crystal was the Balance and Truth in the Universe, but was destroyed dividing the world into two factions: the wicked Skeksis and the peaceful Mystics. If he fails, the Skeksis will be free to rule forever. A Mystic tells him that in order to return Thra to its former glory Jen must heal the crystal before the three suns align. With feuding all around him, Gelling Jen (voice of Jim Henson) the only one left of his kind and dreams of the day when he can restore peace to his planet. 1000 years ago, a mysterious crystal was broken creating two new races, the evil Skeksis and the kind Mystics. Jim Henson co-directs, produces and lends his voice to this classic animated adventure set on the planet Thra. In the Age of Wonder! An Elaborate Fantasy Where Everything Seems Possible and Nothing is as it seems! THE DARK CRYSTAL Another World, Another Time. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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