Fever Ray

I have not had a chance to see Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" yet, but i have heard some of the soundtrack, and it's pretty damn cool, featuring a score from Icelandic composer Hildur Gudnadottir and a couple of new original tracks from Swedish experimental electronic artist Fever Ray (Karin Dreijer formerly of The Knife).  Check out the latter's "Wrong Flower" below and pre-order a copy of the vinyl release here from Waxwork Records.

PILOTPRIEST

Earlier this year, Waxwork Records released the excellent soundtrack for the atmospheric, sci-fi horror flick "Come True," featuring songs from synth pop band Electric Youth and synth wave artist PILOTPRIEST.  The film was written and directed by Anthony Scott Burns, aka PILOTPRIEST, who has now released the complete score as a pay-what-you-want download.  Check out the moody and eerie "The Shadow" below and download the whole thing here.  And if you haven't already, get the vinyl release with the Electric Youth songs here.

Electric Youth and Pilotpriest

On the recommendation of my pal Shawn over at Everyday Is Halloween, i checked out Anthony Scott Burns' film "Come True" last night, and it was great, an atmospheric hour and 45 minutes of neon tint, synthesizers, and nightmare shadow people.  Definitely give it a view when you get a chance.  And the soundtrack by synth artists Electric Youth (whom you may remember from the "Drive" soundtrack) and Pilotpriest (whom you may know if you check out this blog often enough) is an absolute dream.  Check out "Modern Fears" below.  It's been in my head since watching the film last night, and maybe now it can be in yours too.  Then go over here to Waxwork Records to pre-order the vinyl.

John Carpenter - The Shape Returns

You may have heard that there's a new "Halloween" movie just around the corner.  And you may have heard that John Carpenter, not content with being just a producer on the thing, is also providing the score.  Today, we get to hear some of it.  Check out "The Shape Returns" below and go and pre-order a copy of the record here from Sacred Bones, or a variant colored vinyl version from Waxwork here.

Profondo Rosso, Inferno, and Phenomena Soundtracks

Dario Argento turned 78 years old today, and as a celebration of sorts, the good folks over at Waxwork Records have released beautiful new soundtracks for Profondo Rosso, Inferno, and Phenomena.  It's Goblin scores, so you know they're great.  Go here to grab the bundle or individual releases, and listen to the theme from "Profondo Rosso" below.

Poser

Waxwork is at again with more comic book / 7" vinyl madness.  This time around brings us the first issue of a new series "Poser" by Matt Miner and Clay McCormack, a horror story set in an underground punk rock scene setting.  Whereas the "House of Waxwork" books have an old school EC vibe going for them, "Poser" looks like something that might have been on Vertigo in the late '80s/early '90s.  Toxic Holocaust's Joel Grind provides the soundtrack.  Listen to both tracks below, described by the label as "Black Flag meets John Carpenter" and "Discharge meets Tangerine Dream."  Sweet.  Get it here.

Dawn of the Dead

For a label that consistently outdoes itself, Waxwork may have just topped out.  Tomorrow brings us the most complete version of Goblin's score for George Romero's classic "Dawn of the Dead" that's ever been released, with amazing new album art to boot.  I'm stoked...so much so that i'm ready to purchase yet another version of this record.  This one looks to be the last though.  Listen to "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi (Alternate Take 1)" below and order the record sometime tomorrow here.

House of Waxwork

Already a fantastic record label releasing absolutely beautiful reissues of film scores, the good folks over at Waxwork Records have really come upon one of the coolest ideas i've heard in a long time.  The label has begun putting out a horror anthology comic book called "House of Waxwork," and each issue comes with a 7" soundtrack (if you will) of music composed for the stories within each comic.  It's awesome, and it's out today.  Go get it here right now.  And stream the record below, featuring work from Rami Sharkey, Kevin Dredge, The Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra, Douglas Pipes, and Creeper.

Also, dig on how much "The Die-rector" resembles David Lynch.

PILOTPRIEST

Originally self-released digitally in 2012, filmmaker Anthony Scott Burns' music project PILOTPRIEST is getting reissued onto vinyl by the wonderful Waxwork Records, their first foray into original, non-soundtrack music.  "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack," a synth wave album full of all the Carpenter and Tangerine Dream nods you can possibly handle, will be released as a triple LP in the near future by the label.  In the meantime, go here to listen to and download the whole thing, and listen to "Don't Look Now" below.

The Howling

It's no secret that i'm a total sucker for horror soundtracks, and Waxwork Records provides some of the best reissues out there.  So, before they begin to get their slated 2017 releases in the works, you should check out their final offering from 2016, the fantastic Pino Donaggio score for one of my favorite horror flicks "The Howling."  Order it here, listen to "Animal Magnetism" below, and dig on that Francesco Francavilla artwork above.

Mad Monster Party

The good folks over at Waxwork Records have yet to release anything that hasn't been absolutely stellar, and their latest, the soundtrack to the fun and quirky "Mad Monster Party" continues that trend.  I have never actually seen the 60's animated film before, but judging by the music, and the photo stills i've seen online, i need to remedy that.  Listen to Maury Laws' and Jules Bass' wonderful title track below.

Nosferatu

It's October.  Halloween is right around the corner.  Why wouldn't you want to listen to some impeccable horror movie soundtracks?  The latest from Waxwork Records is a beautiful double LP of Popol Vuh's score to Werner Herzog's 1979 "Nosferatu" remake.  The band's droney psych music is creepy and oozing and transcendent.  Get it here and listen to "Through Pain to Heaven" below.

C.H.U.D.

The wonderful folks at Waxwork Records are releasing the soundtrack to the 1984 B-movie "C.H.U.D." because of course they are.  Composed by Martin Cooper and David Hughes, the synth score is just the latest in a string of fantastic releases.  They should probably just start mainlining this shit directly into my veins.  Pre-order here and listen to "Blood Shower!" below.

Starry Eyes

A little horror film that kind of snuck up on me earlier this year was Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer's "Starry Eyes," a dread-fueled tale of Hollywood dreams and devil cults with a pretty brutal ending.  I loved it.  And i loved the synthy throwback score from Jonathan Snipes.  It's out now on Waxwork Records.  Listen to "End Credits Extended Mix" below.

Phase IV

One of the great sci-fi head trips of the 1970's was Saul Bass's "Phase IV," a film about scientists studying a hive of rapidly evolving ants.  The movie is stark and heady, and the score by Brian Gascoigne and David Briscoe only amplifies that, a surreal and swirling mix of droning electronics, dusty synthesizers, and periods of classically composed beauty.  Waxwork has seen to finally distributing the soundtrack on beautiful vinyl.  That's the cover art above.  Listen to "Phase IV" below.

Chopping Mall

"I guess i'm just not used to running around in a shopping mall in the middle of the night being chased by killer robots."

And so, one of my favorite stupid horror movies from the 80's gets a long overdue soundtrack reissue from the great people over at Waxwork Records.  Chuck Cirino's synth score uses just the right amount of goofiness to balance out the otherwise ominous bleeps and bloops...because after all, this is a movie about killer robots in a mall.  Pre-order here now and listen to "Main Title" below.

Friday the 13th

Word on the street says that Waxworks Records is readying a vinyl reissue release of the original "Friday the 13th" soundtrack later this year.  That's a teaser of some possible cover art above.  I'm a big fan of horror soundtracks (and this one in particular), so i welcome this news with open arms and beaming heart.  Listen to Harry Manfredini's "End Theme" below.

Re-Animator

In the last two years, we've seen a surge in film soundtrack oriented record labels reissuing classic/cult movie scores with new packaging and covers courtesy of a number of different graphic artists.  The results have been fantastic.  And so, following in the footsteps of Mondo and Death Waltz, we have Waxwork Records and their debut release, the soundtrack to the 1985 fan-favorite "Re-Animator" by Richard Band.  Pre-order here and then wait anxiously for it's late July release, and in the meantime, listen to "Prologue" below.