I don't know about you, but when I'm reading horror, writing horror or even just want to dream horror, I throw on my favorite soundtracks, be it Re-Animator or The Omen, and have myself a good old time. Obviously the guys over at Bloody-Disgusting feel the same way, so they've compiled a massive 90+ hour Spotify playlist full of all your favorites?
Whether you want to take a trip down memory lane with your favorite themes, or just put it on shuffle and create a fun little guessing game, this playlist is pretty much a must have for horror fans. Head below and check it out, and thank BD's John Marrone for the ear candy!
It's a pretty magical month for fans of Halloween, what with the release of the 35th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-Ray last week, now you can own all those iconic themes, scores and sounds from the ENTIRE franchise in one collection thanks to BuySoundtrax Records! Read on for the press release:
BuySoundtrax Records is proud to scare the bejeezus out of you
this fall with the release of HALLOWEEN: THE SOUND OF EVIL – MUSIC FROM
THE HALLOWEEN FILM SCORES, available digitally and on CD on October 2,
2013. The collection is the first to celebrate the music from the eight
films in the original series and the two films in the re-imagined
series and includes music by John Carpenter, Alan Howarth, John Ottman,
Danny Lux, and Tyler Bates. The album is arranged and produced by
Dominik Hauser.
Filmmaker John Carpenter created not only the slasher film that
reinvented the genre, but the music that would define terror for decades
to come. “The piercing tonality of his shrill synth sustains took on
the gleaming sheen of a butcher knife’s blade, while the electronic
stabs of lower-end synth chords became the brutal blows of the killer’s
slashing arm and the repetitive, tinkling piano notes became the
spine-chilling icicles dripping down your spine,” describes Randall D.
Larson, author of Musique Fantastique: 100 Years of Science Fiction,
Fantasy & Horror Film Music in the liner notes.
HALLOWEEN: THE SOUND OF EVIL – MUSIC FROM THE HALLOWEEN FILM SCORES will be available digitally, via BuySoundtrax and other outlets on October 2, 2013.
Track listing:
1. Halloween-Main Title
2. Halloween- Laurie's Theme
3. Halloween-The Shape Stalks
4. Halloween II-Theme
5. Halloween III: Season of the Witch- Silver Shamrock Commercial
6. Halloween III: Season of the Witch - Drive to Santa Mira
7. Halloween III: Season of the Witch - Chariots of Pumpkins
8. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers-The Dream
9. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers -Michael's Finale
10. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers-Tower Farm Murders
11. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers -Halloween Final Revenge
12. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers-Empty Stomach
13. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers -Look Upstairs
14. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers -Thorn
15. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later-Suite
16. Halloween: Resurrection-Let's See The Body
17. Halloween: Resurrection-The Ceremony
18. Halloween (2007)-Halloween Reimagined
19. Halloween II (2009)-Brackett Finds Annie
20. BONUS TRACK Halloween II (2009)-Mr. Sandman
21. BONUS TRACK Halloween-Main Title Reprise (No children’s choir)
22. BONUS TRACK Halloween III: Season of the Witch Silver Shamrock Commercial (w/o Narrator)
Zombie lovers, and horror lovers in general, in the Los Angeles area can begin their rejoicing because this is awesome news. Waxwork Records will be holding a very special festival at the famous Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, CA on September 30th for the special edition release of the original soundtrack of George A. Romero's Day of the Dead by John Harrison.
Harrison, Romero and Sherman Howard will all be in attendance, so you not only get to watch the film on the big screen with the horror heroes, but there will also be a live Q&A after the film, followed by a signing with all three.
The best part about all of this is it's free! Head to lalalandrecords.com to get a pair of tickets before they all get snatched up.
I'll be there. Will you?
- Rg Lovecraft
Friday night I decided to
take a trip to my local record/used CD and DVD store to pick up some new
DVD’s to add to the collection. I stumbled across this and had to take
it home.
Let me just say, it sounds magnificent.