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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