STONE 1974 - the funeral ride - Australian Movie

Stone the movie was a Biker cop movie that showed the lifestyles of the 70’s the Epic moment of the Funeral ride in the closing portions of the movie is still one of the most dramatic and pivotal moments in Australian Moviemaking history. The Distinct line up of Kawasaki Z1000 following the iconic Chesterfield Sidecar racing outfit “the Wedge“ (crashed racing prior to the filming and hadn’t been repainted in its normal livery) leading the funeral ride down into the newly opened Cutting through the Gosford freeway to the graveyard scene. Billy Green composed the soundtrack score for this classic Australian cult biker movie. Using the whole string section from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to start this piece while the bikers ride on.... just before they arrive the band comes thundering in, with the mighty voice of Doug Parkinson singing the “Cosmic Flash“.
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