Veröffentlichung Quartet: Lalo Schifrins THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2CDs)

[Gast Stefan Jania]

 

World premiere release of the complete Oscar-nominated score for the 1979 horror classic The Amityville Horror, composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin (Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke, Man on a Swing, Dirty Harry). Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, the film starred James Bronlin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger.

The story is based on the alleged supernatural experiences of the Lutz family. After moving into a new home in Amityville, New York—a house where a mass murder had been committed the year before—they claimed to experience a series of frightening paranormal events.

At the time of the film’s premiere, AIP Records released an LP that included only about 20 minutes of Schifrin’s masterfully disturbing score—plus some source cues and a disco-boogie version of the main theme produced by Alan Douglas. Almost 25 years later, a re-recording made in Prague and conducted by Schifrin himself appeared on the market, but it was not well-received by fans due to the alteration of some tempi and the fact that some cues had been reconstructed in suite form. The actual soundtrack as such has remained unreleased—until now.

For years the original recording tapes had been thought lost, along with the AIP album master. But miracles sometimes happen, as with the discovery of a set of ¼" monaural tapes of the complete score, courtesy of MGM. Even more amazing was the recent discovery of a set of ½" stereo tapes, which—although incomplete—cover almost 70% of the score, including all the key tracks. Two source cues (the jazz-piece “Juke Box” and the adaptation of Bach’s Concerto No.5 for Harpsichord and Strings) were missing from both sets of tapes, but fortunately they were included on the original LP, and have been restored for this release from mint vinyl sources.

The album has been carefully mastered by Doug Schwartz at Mullholland Music, restored by Doug Schwartz, Chris Malone and Johnny Dee Davis. The 20-page full-color package includes liner notes by Jeff Bond. We are very proud to bring to light one of Lalo Schifrin’s absolute masterpieces and are most happy to announce it as our 200th release!

 

 

Disc One: The Film Score (Mono)

 1. Main Title (1:48)
 2. Rumble/The Killer (:42)
 3. One Year Later (:47)
 4. Real State (:39)
 5. Flies/Father Delaney/Get Out! (3:15)
 6. The Hand (:24)
 7. The Mirror (:34)
 8. Cold/The Ghost (2:56)
 9. Bedroom Scene (1:18)
10. Rocking Chair/The Window/Unknown Force (1:53)
11. Father Bolen (1:05)
12. The Staircase (:29)
13. The Clock/The Black Coat/Missing Money (1:49)
14. The Windshield (2:27)
15. The Babysitter (1:34)
16. The Closet/Under The Sofa/The Scream (1:45)
17. Chill/Front Door/Sergeant Vito (2:03)
18. Town Hall/The Phone (2:12)
19. The Motorcycle (:32)
20. Pig's Eyes/Carolyn (1:23)
21. The Wall/The Dog (2:54)
22. The Crucifix (2:24)
23. The Statues (2:22)
24. Kathy's Dream/Upper Floor Level (:45)
25. At The Park/Motionless (2:17)
26. The Wind (2:01)
27. The Axe (3:29)
28. Bleeding Walls/Postludium (5:53)
29. End Credits (2:23)

 

Total Disc Time: 54:14

 

Disc Two: Surviving Stereo Tracks

 1. Main Title (1:48)
 2. One Year Later (:47)
 3. Real State (:39)
 4. Father Delaney (1:14)
 5. The Hand (:24)
 6. Cold/The Ghost (2:56)
 7. Bedroom Scene (1:18)
 8. The Clock/The Black Coat (1:24)
 9. The Windshield (2:27)
10. The Babysitter (1:34)
11. Chill (:56)
12. Town Hall/The Phone (2:12)
13. Pig's Eyes/Carolyn (1:23)
14. The Crucifix (2:24)
15. The Statues (2:22)
16. At The Park (1:52)
17. The Wind (2:01)
18. The Axe (3:29)
19. Bleeding Walls/Postludium (5:53)
20. End Titles (2:23)

Bonus Tracks

21. Amityville Frenzy (4:56)
22. Juke Box (3:05)
23. Concerto No. 5 For Harpsichord And Strings (Bach) (3:45)
24. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto (Excerpt) (3:12)
25. Concerto No. 5 For Harpsichord And Strings (Bach) -Alternate (3:34)
26. Main Title (Extended Version) (2:23)
27. String Rumble Nº1 (:35)
28. String Rumble Nº2 (:34)
29. Lalo Schifrin's SFX Session (4:55)
30. Trailer (:45)

Total Disc Time: 67:31

Total Album Time: 121:45

Limited Collector's Edition Of 1000 Units.

 

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