The Prophecy is a 1995 American fantasy thriller horror film With The Prophecy, Widen wanted to analyze the underlying characteristics of angels in contrast to more benevolent depictions where they're in service of mankind and instead look at them as more complicated characters and what motivates their dark deeds like those in the Old Testament.
Release
Following several release delays, The Prophecy was given its theatrical release in the United States on September 1, 1995. Eric Hansen of Variety called it "daring and unique on the one hand, but hard to swallow on the other". Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that the film is bad enough to end the recent proliferation of religious thrillers. David Kronke of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Though Widen proves himself capable enough behind the camera, his script here is simply too loopy for him to render it in any credible fashion". Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote that director Widen made a film with some genuinely creepy moments. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly rated it D− and described it as "an occult freakshow so inert it seems to have been pasted together out of stock footage".
It has since gone on to become a cult film.
Sequels
The film spawned four direct-to-video sequels: The Prophecy II (1998), The Ascent (2000), Uprising (2005) and Forsaken (2005).
Soundtrack
The film score by David C. Williams was released by Perseverance Records on August 7, 2006. The song "Breakin' Down" by heavy metal band Skid Row plays over the closing credits. Other pop songs featured include "Angel In Black" by Shawn Amos, "Surf N' Turf" by Dennis Michael Tenney, and "Your Best Friend" by Peter Bear. The film also uses classical pieces associated with Christianity such as Franz Schubert's Ave María and the Gregorian chant Gloria, laus et honor performed by The Choir Of Monks Of Saint-Benoit Du Lac.
See also
- List of films about angels