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In 1972, producer Irwin Allen quietly commissioned an alternate tie in heavy rock song during post-production on The Poseidon Adventure.

The track, recorded by IRON AIRSHIP and titled Upside Down in the Deep, was never used in the film, never released, and pressed only as a handful of private acetates.

During post-production on The Poseidon Adventure, producer Irwin Allen argued that the film required a heavy rock song to properly reflect its violence, panic, and physical danger. While a gentler theme, later released as “The Morning After,” was already moving forward, Allen maintained that the disaster demanded something louder and more severe.

20th Century Fox disagreed. Studio executives, led by senior vice president Richard Trickletaint, pushed for a reassuring counterbalance to the film’s dark content, fearing audiences would reject an ending that felt too punishing. Allen viewed this as a fundamental misunderstanding of survival.

In response, Allen privately commissioned IRON AIRSHIP, a well-known hard rock band, to record an alternate track that he believed captured the film’s true tone.

Tensions peaked during a meeting on the Fox lot when Allen challenged Trickletaint to a breath-holding contest in one of the studio swimming pools, insisting it was the only fair way to resolve musical taste differences. Allen lost decisively, as Trickletaint was a high school long swim champion. The studio considered the matter closed.

IRON AIRSHIP’s recording, titled “UPSIDE DOWN IN THE DEEP,” was completed but never considered for theatrical use. Rumors persist that John Williams, then composing the film’s score, quietly sat in on one session and contributed uncredited percussion.

The master recording was presumed lost to sea…

Until now.

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