horror soundtracks

At least they've moved on from using the REQUIEM FOR A DREAM soundtrack for every movie trailer ever.

Yeah the Tree Of Life thing took some explaining, especially since what Desplat actually wrote was a tie for my favorite score of last year (with Conrad Pope's amazing bassoon-and-ensemble score for the el cheapo horror The Presence). My friend was blown away by the Smetana used in the actual film so I made her a mix CDR of Czech orchestral faves.

Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson's soundtrack for The Legend of Hell House--all ten minutes of it--is a creepy delight.

texas chainsaw massacre

― diamanda ram dass (Edward III)

^^ one of my favourite albums ever. kinda like the template for my favourite wolf eyes related stuff - the more static stuff from dead machines, etc.

also, some of carl zittrer's slasher soundtracks - black christmas, prom night and this in particular :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsmePcMNtNM

also, that 'last house on dead end street' video linked above is A+. exactly the kind of i always look for in an horror soundtrack. has it been released officially?

Vinyl reissues of Prince Of Darkness and The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue now up for pre-order at Death Waltz...

http://www.deathwaltzrecordingcompany.com/

volcanic tongue seem to have these in stock already:

http://www.volcanictongue.com/labels/browse/Death%2BWaltz%2BRecording%2BCompany

xxp : *the kind of mood / soundscapes

volcanic tongue seem to have these in stock already:

http://www.volcanictongue.com/labels/browse/Death%2BWaltz%2BRecording%2BCompany

― Ward Fowler, Monday, July 16, 2012

Ah yeah, those ones are the first two in the series - Zombi 2 and Escape From New York. They just announced these others last week.

oh duh i was mixing up my escape from ny w/ my prince of darkness, which will never do!

also, that 'last house on dead end street' video linked above is A+. exactly the kind of i always look for in an horror soundtrack. has it been released officially?

― rusty_allen, Monday, July 16, 2012 9:57 AM (2 hours ago)

I doubt it? the film itself barely got released officially, let alone the soundtrack.

oh duh i was mixing up my escape from ny w/ my prince of darkness, which will never do!

― Ward Fowler, Monday, July 16, 2012

Ha, no worries.

Black Christmas has never been released on LP or CD, has it...?

I'm a big fan of John Murphy's 28 Weeks Later soundtrack (not to be confused with 28 Days Later). It's unlike most of the other soundtracks mentioned in that it feels more like instrumental rock. But while it's not breaking new ground, I find the slowly building guitars, and the ultimate payoff, pretty pleasurable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlApxZ5rF00&feature=related

Halloween II and III now on sale on Death Waltz... <3 alan howarth!!

Halloween II

John Carpenter and Alan Howarth managed to do something not many people have been able to do with their score to Halloween II. They managed to take the blueprint of the first films score and make it bigger, bolder, darker and nerve shreddingly intense. Synths wail and stutter as the score progresses to the point where you feel your head might implode from the oncoming onslaught. This score really should be played late at night with all of the lights out.
This edition comes with all new artwork by Brandon Schaefer and sleevenotes by Alan Howarth and Brandon Schaefer.The vinyl is orange and black colour in colour effect and it also comes with a variant colourway 12 x 12 lithograph print and a folded A2 poster

Halloween III : Season Of The Witch
You have to bow down before John Carpenter & Alan Howarth. Their score for Halloween III is so far ahead of it's time it's mind boggling. Halloween III is a tour de force of experimental synth tones, intense melodies and dark brooding mood pieces. This is one of my favourite scores of all time and I am honored to have the chance to release it.
This edition comes with all new cover art by Jay Shaw and features sleevenotes by Alan Howarth and Jay Shaw. The vinyl comes in an Orange & Black colour in colour effect with a 12 x 12 lithograph and a folded A2 poster of the cover art

I have I and II and I never remember to listen to II. I should fix that.

Howarth recently produced new recordings, using vintage synths, of the Morricone/Carpenter The Thing score and Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 with Dark Star. I've been hearing good things about them.

This is pretty boss. I'd like to hear the rest. (Good flick, too.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uloZ0A6GhAM

^^^ this is super creepy

i mean that in the best possible way

Not entirely consisting of horror soundtrack music, but a good chunk of this mix is, and the rest is super synthy: http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2012/09/chrome-canyon-mix-soundtracks

oooooOOOOOOoooooo
looks good

can't wait to hear "Moochie Mix 4"

Is that the one where they go into space?

People go into space in Christine?

Here it is, guess I don't have to sit through that whole mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaPwo6EJuB0

Sorry, I was making a somewhat oblique joke – the fourth entry in a lot of horror franchises goes into space

Christine 4 Under the Hood!

Only SORT OF a horror score, but much too urgent not to bring up here: the impeccable FSM label is down to less than 200 copies of Jerry Goldsmith's amazing music for The Illustrated Man, and there won't be any more pressed.

One of the most inventive and psyched-out things he ever did, absolutely on par with Planet of the Apes and Alien. Unrepentant abstract moog weirdness, coral electric sitars, delicious vocalese, Bartokian chamberisms, luscious 60s studio sound quality.

http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/2358/THE-ILLUSTRATED-MAN/

Oooh that sounds good. Thanks for the tip.

I think u and thnig will like!

O yeah-- J Justen! Same website (Screen Archives) has the May soundtrack in its clearance section for 5 bucks. I think you were looking for that...?

SUPER exciting news! Due December 10th:

http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=356921

anyone know if the soundtrack to Legend of Hell House (by Derbyshire/Hodgson and an uncredited Dudley Simpson) is available anywhere in any form? Watched this Wednesday night and WANT.

Great movie (until the very end).. forgot Derbyshire was involved. Now I'll need to watch it again.

Yeah I loved it! Especially the visual compositions, which reminded of Gene Colan's layouts on the Tomb Of Dracula comics. (I suppose the influence is probably the other way around tho).

> anyone know if the soundtrack to Legend of Hell House (by Derbyshire/Hodgson
> and an uncredited Dudley Simpson) is available anywhere in any form?

on the dvd 8)

http://cottageofelectrichell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/legend-of-hell-house-1973custom.html

:D :D :D

US Release date January 8! This is a must-buy, people, one of the great pastoralist horror scores:

http://www.amazon.com/Witchfinder-General-Paul-Ferris/dp/B009TR7COM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1354736195&sr=1-1&keywords=witchfinder

This arrived today. So psyched.

http://www.quartetrecords.com/media/catalog/product/cache/4/image/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/h/shanks.jpg

http://www.quartetrecords.com/composers/alex-north/shanks.html

i totally wishlisted witchfinder general
only wish cover said CON

i mean CONQUEROR WORM
what happened there?

CAN-CANQUEROR WORM

http://youtu.be/d9Qdj7pt7Iw

Hmmph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Qdj7pt7Iw

xxpost

lol

Yeah I like that title better too. But WG is not a half-bad title.

Other hot tip, Kritzerland is about to do a reissue of the Carrie soundtrack which sold out in like a day when they did it before. It will be just a single CD of the complete score this time though, the 2nd cd with the shorter album program won't be included. I think it goes live this tuesday or poss the tuesday after that.

Also, after having my first listen to Bish Bosch today it was really hard to figure out what to follow new Scott Walker with. But then I remembered Howard Shore's music for The Cell and yes it is still one of the most amazing recordings of this century and a fine avant-Stygian match for nu-Scott. Everyone who reads this thread should get a cheap used copy!

<3 Cathedral

Plenty to enjoy here, most of which I hadn't heard. Listen & absorb & discuss.

http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/andy-votel-horror-soundtracks

BTW, Korynski's Possession is now available as an mp3 download from eMusic and other digital vendors, not just in this physical edition:

http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/shop_221.html

Amazon Mp3 version:

http://www.amazon.com/Possession/dp/B009Z1IGLU/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355343309&sr=301-3

okay WTF I am experiencing a crossed-streams mind explosion. Just learned that the great Leonard Rosenman (who composed the fearsomely avant-garde scores to The Prophecy, Sibyl, Fantastic Voyage, the 2nd Planet of the Apes film, Bakshi's LOTR, etc etc) was the arranger and producer on the Linda Perhacs album. She was his dentist. Help! My brain!!!

Add dentistry to any equation and it's going to result in a pretty severe brain fritz for me. Yikes.

BTW i just got hold of a few cues from Rosenman's music to Sibyl. You, LL, should hear them, they are freeeeky. Will try to remember to upload this weekend and send u link.

Oooh thanks!!