Richard Einhorn – Don't Go In The House (1979)

Composer: Richard Einhorn

 

Tracklist

1. The Burning 01:35
2. Don't Go In The House 01:46
3. Go Home, Mother's Waiting 01:47
4. Flashback 01:42
5. Mother, Are You Alright? 00:46
6. Danny Finds His Suit 01:43
7. Kathy Comes Home 00:51
8. I'll Burn The Evil Out Of You 01:48
9. A Real Taste For Burning 00:52
10. Mother, This Is Linda 01:07
11. A Holy Place 01:00
12. Thoughts Of Evil 02:44
13. Mother, Please Forgive Me 02:05
14. The Star Of The Show 01:28
15. Suzanne 00:56
16. Danny's Gone Crazy 02:21
17. Room Of Steel 01:17
18. Lies 01:42
19. Closer To Madness 02:06
20. House Of The Living Corpses 01:17
21. Pyromaniac 02:20
22. I'll Punish You Again 03:29
23. Punishment Of Evil 01:14
24. Cover Of The Flame 01:48
25. Baptized In Flames 00:44
26. Instructed In Fear 01:40
27. Burning Death Of Horror 02:20
28. More Burning 03:18
29. Engulfed In Flames 02:05
30. Burning Drone 01:12
31. The Fury Of His Vengeance 01:39
32. Imprisoned By A Tormented Mind 01:45
33. Flamethrower Effects 00:36
34. Electronic Screams 01:25
35. Spacey 1 00:43
36. Spacey 2 00:55
37. Space Industry 00:38
38. Theme (Mix 1) 01:36
39. Thematic Link 1 00:25
40. Thematic Link 2 00:25
41. Spacey 1 (Alt Mix) 00:46
42. Theme (Layer) 00:49
43. Space Industry 2 00:35
44. Theme (Mix 2) 01:36

 

"Don't Go In The House" (originally titled "The Burning") is a 1979 American slasher film

written and directed by Joseph Ellison, written by Ellen Hammill and Joe Masefield and starring Dan Grimaldi.

Its plot follows a disturbed man who, after suffering an abusive childhood in which his mother punished him with burning,

becomes a pyromaniac and serial killer who kidnaps and burns alive any women who resemble her.
Filmed in the historic Strauss Mansion in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey from February–March 1979, 

"Don't Go In The House" was released one year later in the spring of 1980, and was met with sharp criticism from film critics

due to its violence, particularly a sequence in which the protagonist burns a nude woman alive with a flamethrower.
The film score was composed by American composer of contemporary classical music Richard Einhorn (born 1952).
Einhorn graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1975

and studied composition and electronic music with Jack Beeson, Vladimir Ussachevsky and Mario Davidovsky.
His best-known work, "Voices Of Light" (1994), is an oratorio scored for soloists, chorus, orchestra and a bell.

It was inspired by Dreyer's film "The Passion Of Joan Of Arc" (1928) and it has been performed while the film is screened.

He has also composed many horror and thriller film scores, including "Shock Waves" (1977), "Eyes Of A Stranger" (1981),

"The Prowler" (1981), "Dead Of Winter" (1987), "Blood Rage" (1987), "Sister, Sister" (1987) and "Dark Tower" (1989).
Einhorn for "Don't Go In The House" used his ARP 2600 and ARP Omni synthesizers and a Tascam 8-track recorder.
He recorded the score at his home studio without any ability to sync the music to the film.
The soundtrack was released for the first time ever by Waxwork Records in 2019 as a double LP

and later on CD by Howlin' Wolf Records in 2021.

 
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Makoto Kawabata (Sarangi Solo) – Gesseki No Sho (月跡の焦) (1998)

Country: Japan

 

Tracklist

1. Kimi Ga Chi Wo Mote 21:05
2. Kusa Shinobu 18:20

 

 Kawabata Makoto's (Acid Mothers Temple, Mainliner etc.) first Sarangi solo album.
Darkly atmospheric - ritualistic microtonal structures and long form minimalist improvised solos

on the Sarangi, a traditional bowed string instrument from India.
Esoteric acoustic works that conceal a sense of magic and chaos akin to that of Kawabata's Toho Sara project.
The original CDr (limited edition of 100 numbered copies) released by Acid Mothers Temple label on May 1998.

 
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Tobe Hooper & Wayne Bell – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Composers: Tobe Hooper & Wayne Bell

 

Tracklist

 1. Main Title 04:03
2. Warnings Medley: Joe Bill's Cemetery Warning - Gas Station Sun 01:04
3. Cuts Medley: Feedlot - Hitchhiker's Razor 00:54
4. Outside Grandpa's - The Mark 01:46
5. Inside Grandpa's - Bones 00:45
6. Menace Medley: What Kirk And Pam Don't Know - Pam's Foreboding - Leatherface Slams the Door 01:10
7. Jerry X, Leatherface Worries 03:37
8. Trouble Moon 04:55
9. Distant Disturbance (Sketch 1) 01:48
10. Closer Problem (Sketch 2) 01:50
11. Franklin X, But Then... 06:12
12. Sally Awakens For Dinner, To The End 09:27
13. End Titles 01:30
14. Descent (Sketch 3) 01:16

 

 "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" is a 1974 American slasher film

produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel.

The plot follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead.

The independent film was marketed as being based on true events

to attract a wider audience and to act as a subtle commentary on the era's political climate.

Although the character of Leatherface and minor story details were inspired by Ed Gein, its plot is largely fictional.
Hooper produced the film for less than $140,000

and used a cast of relatively unknown actors drawn mainly from central Texas, where the film was shot. 

Hooper struggled to find a distributor, but it was eventually acquired by the Bryanston Distributing Company.

He also limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a PG rating,

but the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it R.

The film faced similar difficulties internationally, being banned in several countries

and numerous theaters stopped showing the film in response to complaints about its violence.
"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was released in the United States on October 11, 1974

and it has since become widely regarded as one of the best and most influential horror films.

It is credited with originating several elements common in the slasher genre:

the use of power tools as murder weapons, the characterization of the killer as a large, masked figure and the final girl.

It led to a franchise that continued the story of Leatherface and his family

through sequels, prequels, a remake, comic books, and video games.

In 2024, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry

by the Library Of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
The film's original score was composed by Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell.
It is an experimental exercise in music composing and performance that utilizes non-traditional instruments

such as suspended cymbals, aluminum saucepans, a children's toy percussion set,

various wildlife calls, whistles, shakers, and more.
The result is one of the earliest examples of industrial music

and has since become known as the "holy grail" of film scores due to its status of being either lost or destroyed.
As such, Hooper and Bell's innovative score has become highly sought after,

spawning countless bootlegs and attempts to re-create it for commercial gain.
In 2023, the original film score master tapes were discovered

and then privately held at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, TX for preservation.

Co-composer Wayne Bell worked to have these original source material master tapes safely transferred.

Bell then personally worked to construct and mix the newly score for a cohesive listening experience.

The score was then mastered by Thomas Dimuzio at Gench Mastering.
Finally in 2024 Waxwork Records released the soundtrack on CD and Vinyl,

making the official score available anywhere for the first time ever.

 
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Mondblut – Angsterfülltes Morgen (1997)

Country: Germany

 

Tracklist

 1. Angsterfülltes Morgen 01:53
2. Desolation 05:10
3. Begräbnis Der Träume 04:31
4. Ein Ferner Gruß 03:34
5. Procession (Version) 04:38
6. Der Quell Des Lebens . Into Oblivion 09:39
7. Rapture 05:16
8. Under Her Stars (210) 02:51
9. Aus Dunklem Schlafe 02:43
10. Ressurection In Fire 09:43
11. Den Erloschenen 10:46

 

Debut studio album by the German project Mondblut (Kai Fritsche).
"Angsterfülltes Morgen" was released in 1997 through the prominent industrial/noise record label Ant-Zen.
The music was recorded between 1991 and 1996,

featuring a signature blend of modern classical, dark ambient, industrial, and electronic music.
It relies on poetic, mysterious, ritualistic atmospheres, subtle arrangements, and hazy, half-spoken vocals.
Following this release, Mondblut went through a long hiatus,
while Kai Fritsche focused into a side-project called Hadit (releasing the album "Arise" through Memento Mori in 2003)

before returning to release Mondblut's second (and last) full length album "Scorn", in late 2003.

 
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Polygon – Omnon (1999)

Country: Germany

 

Tracklist

Blackeye

1. Scape 1 10:25
2. Scape 2 10:40
3. Scape 3 10:03
4. Scape 4 11:04
5. Scape 5 10:31
6. Scape 6 10:41
7. Scape 7 10:01

Purpose

 8. Scape 8 11:16
9. Scape 9 08:56
10. Scape 10 09:30
11. Scape 11 10:17
12. Scape 12 10:00
13. Scape 13 11:16
14. Scape 14 10:17

 

Polygon is an electronic/ambient project by German musical engineer, digital artist and graphic designer Ingo Lindmeier.

Lindmeier originally gained recognition in the 1990s as a member of the dark-electro group Mortal Constraint,

but he created Polygon to focus on highly atmospheric, minimalistic and cinematic electronic soundscapes.
"Omnon" is the second full length album by Polygon and was originally by Polymorph Records

as a deluxe, hand-numbered 2CD limited edition to just 500 copies.

The packaging featured a unique black square of heavy cardstock paper (resembling a 7" vinyl sleeve) 

with a semi-circle imprint, housing two distinct discs: "Blackeye" (Disc 1) and "Purpose" (Disc 2) 

alongside a translucent art booklet.
The album is a two hour conceptscape designed as an atmospheric journey across a fictional planet named "Omnon".

It consists of 14 long form structural soundscapes mixed with hybrid cold electronic rhythms and cryptic vocal samples.

 
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Winter Tales – Fantasies In Flesh (1998)

Country: Norway

 

Tracklist

 1. The Ebony Within 05:14
2. Desecration So Beautiful 06:31
3. In the August Break Of Dusk 09:55
4. The Infinite Ways Of Sadness 09:04
5. Dead Again 09:01
6. Fantasies In Flesh 09:42

 

Norwegian symphonic/melodic black metal project that formed around 1996

by Petter Tande Sem (ex-Thorns of Compassion, ex-Crystalline Dimensions).

The project released in 1997 the demo "Figments Of The Imagination"

with Petter Tande Sem handling vocals, guitars, bass and keyboards while getting help by Kjetil Bremer on drums.

A full length album entitled "Fantasies In Flesh" was planed for release in 1998-1999 by Velvet Music International

but it was shelved when the label went out of business.

The title track leaked on the internet in early 2000s, with the full album finally being leaked later on.

 
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Michael Dress – The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

Composer: Michael Dress

 

Tracklist

 1. Main Title / Prologue 01:59

First Story: "Method For Murder"
2. Charles And Alice 01:46
3. Writing Horror / Seeing And Hearing Things 02:44
4. Dominick's Sketch / Seeing Dominick 01:30
5. Dominick At The Window / Dominick With The Psychiatrist / I Don't Know Anyone Named Richard 01:48

Second Story: "Waxworks"
6. Philip Grayson / Remembering 02:26
7. Museum Of Horror / Back Home / Nightmare 02:47
8. Museum Of Horror Revisited / Neville's End / Philip's End 04:39

Third Story: "Sweets To The Sweet"
9. John Reid And Daughter Jane / Frightened Of Fire 00:37
10. The Book / Witchcraft 02:31
11. Missing Candles / Wax Doll And Pin 01:40
12. Evil Jane 01:48

Fourth Story: "The Cloak"
13. Paul Henderson, Horror Star / Costume Shop / The Cloak 01:46
14. The Vampire 02:18
15. Welcome To The Club 02:05
16. The House That Dripped Blood - Epilogue / End Titles 04:25

 

 "The House That Dripped Blood" is a 1971 British anthology horror film

directed by Peter Duffell and made by Amicus Productions.

It stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Nyree Dawn Porter, Denholm Elliott and Jon Pertwee.

The film is a collection of four short stories concerning a series of inhabitants of the eponymous building.

All of the stories were originally written, and subsequently scripted, by Robert Bloch (Psycho).
The soundtrack of the film was written by English composer Michael Dress (July 9, 1935 - April 11, 1975).
Not a lot is known about Dress, growing up in Berlin, Germany, he taught expressionist dance, relocated to London,

worked as a composer at BBC and musical director, wrote an opera and composed music for the theater and films. 
His short filmography include "Quackser Fortune Has A Cousin In The Bronx", which starred a very young Gene Wilder,

the sci-fi film, "The Mind Of Mr. Soames", as well as "A Touch Of Love", starring Sandy Dennis.
For "The House That Dripped Blood", Dress used a lot of percussion and weird effects, organ, harpsichord,

a solo female voice floating in the air, vibes and strings, all creating a very hallucinogenic and haunting atmosphere,

that gives the stories in the film an interesting texture and feel.

 
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