Just revisited this film for the first time in several years, and WOW what a wonderful and addictive score! I'd completely forgotten it. Highly effective and sticks in the brain instantly. I noticed amazon has what appears to be a fairly complete score release, but I wonder about the quality of the recording; the cover looks rather bootish.
Oh, and a question...was this the first horror film score to use a child's lullaby approach? Since so many horror films after it did, I wonder if this one started it?
This topic has come up on more than one occasion here.
Some CD releases are from the actual score, but omit much of the music heard in the final quarter or so of the film.
There is at least one CD out with the LP re-record. It contains a shorter sampling of music, but includes some of the music omitted in the actual film score CDs, notably the amazing track "Panic."
Which brings us to the next issue. The titles are all screwed up on most releases. Some will list the cue "Panic" but it's not on there. That's just one example.
So, yes, it's out there but problematic.
BTW, you're not Mrs. Allardyce up in the attic, are you?
Oh, and a question...was this the first horror film score to use a child's lullaby approach? Since so many horror films after it did, I wonder if this one started it?
Cat People 1942 The Bad Seed 1956 The Innocents 1961
Oh, and a question...was this the first horror film score to use a child's lullaby approach? Since so many horror films after it did, I wonder if this one started it?
Cat People 1942 The Bad Seed 1956 The Innocents 1961
You can perhaps add DRAGONWYCK (1946) to that list. Most would not classify it as a horror film per se, but it has a pronounced Gothic element, with a ghostly lullaby that accompanies Vincent Price's descent into madness.