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New Horror Score from Composer Alan Howarth Click Here to order product and hear audio samples CD Includes Digital Download - 24 Bit Wav, MP3, Digital Booklet Dragon’s Domain Records presents BRUTAL, featuring music composed and performed by Alan Howarth for the 2012 horror film written by Michael Patrick Stevens, directed by Darla Rae and Michael Patrick Stevens, starring A. Michael Baldwin (PHANTASM), Reid Luttrell, Jamie McCall, Annie Molnar, Camryn Molnar, Jennifer Wilde and Michael Patrick Stevens as Brutal. Released in 2012, BRUTAL begins with Carl Gibson (Baldwin) waking up in a dingy basement, naked from the waist up and chained to a chair. The basement belongs to a stoical dungaree-wearing loner named Brutal. Subjected to a seemingly endless game of torture, Carl wonders if he will ever see his family again. BRUTAL is the writing, producing, directing and acting debut of Michael Patrick Stevens. The music for BRUTAL is composed by genre favorite Alan Howarth. Alan Howarth, in addition to being a composer, is an accomplished sound designer and editor, having worked on films such as STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, POLTERGEIST, TOTAL RECALL, ARMY OF DARKNESS, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA, STARGATE and many others. He has been a frequent music collaborator with John Carpenter on his films beginning with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK in 1980 and including HALLOWEEN II & III, CHRISTINE, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, THEY LIVE and PRINCE OF DARKNESS and Alan has scored many films on his own, including RETRIBUTION, HALLOWEEN 4 & 5, THE DENTIST, HEADLESS, BOO!, EVILUTION and most recently, HOUSE AT THE END OF THE DRIVE, SHINER and HOAX. Dragon’s Domain Records presents BRUTAL, featuring music composed and performed by Alan Howarth. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland. BRUTAL is a limited edition release of 500 units and is expected to begin shipping the week of November 1st, 2022. The first 50 copies sold through our website will include an autograph by the composer. 1. Brutal Main Titles and Carl’s Family (5:17) 2. Sander (3:34) 3. Nail Gun (3:34) 4. Rock, Paper, Scissors (5:40) 5. Wheel Of Torture (2:33) 6. Potato Peeler (5:40) 7. Injection (3:02) 8. Hot Foot (6:14) 9. It’s Only a Game (5:07) 10. You Lose, You Die (5:55) 11. 16th Birthday (5:55) 12. 8 Months Later (3:51) 13. Can’t Live Without You (4:15) 14. Forgive Me (2:53) 15. Live With the Pain (5:15) Total Time: 69:21

This new 2CD set is available to order from Buysoundtrax and Dragon’s Domain Click here to Listen to Audio Samples and go to the Product Page CD Includes Digital Download - 24 Bit Wav, MP3, Digital Booklet Dragon’s Domain Records presents a new release of THE PIT & THE PENDULUM, to be distributed through Buysoundtrax.com. THE PIT & THE PENDULUM features music composed and conducted by Richard Band (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, GHOST WARRIOR, TROLL) for the 1991 version of the classic story written by Edgar Allan Poe, adapted by Dennis Paoli, directed by Stuart Gordon (RE-ANIMATOR) and starring Lance Henriksen. Stephen Lee, Rona De Ricci, Jonathan Fuller, William Norris, Mark Margolis, Frances Bay, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Jeffrey Combs and Oliver Reed. First published in 1842, Poe’s PENDULUM is a ghastly tale of torture and execution told by a forsaken narrator sentenced to death for heresy by the Spanish Inquisition. This adaptation follows a pair of young bakers drunk on love and brimming with marital bliss. While peddling loaves of bread in the town square, Maria (De Ricci) and Antonio (Fuller) are separated by an unruly mob while a battered woman is paraded into the square to be burned at the stake as a witch by the Spanish Inquisition. Maria and Antonio reunite only to be forced by church authorities to stand witness to the grotesque human barbecue unfolding before their eyes. The expression of Maria’s disgust and her pleas for Christian mercy at the feet of Grand Inquisitor Torquemada (Henriksen) convinces the over-zealous witch hunter to arrest, torture and prosecute Maria as a ward of Satan. THE PIT & THE PENDULUM was a continuation of the creative collaboration between director Stuart Gordon and Richard Band, which includes films such as RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, CASTLE FREAK and episodes from the anthology series MASTERS OF HORROR. The one thing Gordon routinely offered Band was total creative independence. The director and composer would meet once or twice early in the scoring process so that Band could bounce initial ideas off his director; once those decisions were agreed upon, Gordon left his composer alone to do the job he was hired to do. As is the case with most low-cost films, the limited music budget guided Band’s compositional hand as much as its story elements. Calculated decisions were necessary to blend live orchestral and choir elements with supplemental electronic tracks to create the aural illusion of spending more on the score than was actually allocated. Richard Band was born in Los Angeles on December 28, 1953. He is the son of film producer-director-writer Albert Band (THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE – screen adaptation), brother to producer-distributor Charles Band and uncle to young rock star Alex Band of the rock group ‘The Calling’. Shortly after his brother Charles had formed his first movie company, Richard decided to take a break from music and began to work as an assistant director on some of his films. He then went from assistant director to production manager, to associate producer and finally producer on over 13 films. Richard has since gone on to score over 75 feature films and many television productions. Band has composed the music for more than 10 interactive computer/video games over the years and has had many soundtracks that have been released of his film works. He has also scored many documentaries including the award-winning series’ MOST DECORATED, BRUTE FORCE and WEAPONS OF WAR and has also contributed much music to other series’ like THE REAL WEST, CIVIL WAR JOURNALS and BIOGRAPHIES. His experience over the years has brought him to record over 22 film scores with internationally renowned orchestras such as THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE LONDON SYMPHONY and THE ROME PHILHARMONIC. He has also had his music recorded in Prague, Romania, Croatia and Munich. For this new presentation of Richard Band’s score for THE PIT & THE PENDULUM, the music is presented on two CDs, newly remixed from the master tapes courtesy of engineer Matt LaPoint, with liner notes written by author and composer Brian Satterwhite, with the participation of the composer. The first disc is a representation of Band’s complete score as featured in the movie. The second disc is a collection of various alternate tracks, most of them isolated synth tracks without their orchestral or choral counterparts. The inclusion of these rare isolated synth tracks gives the listener the most comprehensive plunge into one of Richard Band’s greatest and more gratifying film scores of his career. THE PIT & THE PENDULUM is a limited edition release of 500 units. THE PIT & THE PENDULUM is expected to begin shipping the week of November 7th, 2022. The first 50 copies ordered through the website will be autographed by the composer at no extra charge. CD 1 1. The Crypt / The Whipping Of The Corpse (2:26) 2. The Pit And The Pendulum Main Title (3:58) 3. The Chase And Onslaught (2:33) 4. Auto Da Fe (2:35) 5. The Arrest Of Maria / Maria Is Searched (2:48) 6. Torquemada's Flogging / Antonio Searches Dungeon (3;40) 7. Esmeralda's Meadow Of Peace (1:32) 8. Torquemada Takes Maria / Maria Is Shown Chamber (2:36) 9. Antonio Battles The Guards / The Pope's Envoy (6:12) 10. The Rape of Maria (6:00) 11. Esmeralda Comforts Maria (1:41) 12. Maria's Burial / Esmeralda's Curse (5:19) 13. The Pit And The Pendulum(8:45) 14. Hidden Action (5:06) 15. Gordon’s Shop (2:25) 16. Maria Rises From The Crypt (5:19) 17. Resurrection And Finale And End (5:52) Total Time CD 1: 68:47 CD 2 1. Auto Da Fe (2:36) 2. The Night Auto Da Fe / Esmeralda's Revenge (Album version) (2:36) 3. Antonio Battles The Guards (4:01) 4. Torquemada Cuts Out Maria's Tongue (2:23) 5. The Crypt / Main Title (No choir) (5:05) 6. The Chase And Onslaught / Auto Da Fe Again (4:51) 7. Esmeralda's Meadow Of Peace (1:32) 8. Antonio Battles The Guards (4:03) 9. The Rape of Maria (3:44) 10. Maria's Burial / Mendoza Sees Torquemada By Maria's Crypt (2:25) 11. The End of Torquemada (4:35) 12. Resurrection And Finale (3:08) 13. Main Theme from The Pit And The Pendulum (2:48) Total Time Part 2: 43:47 Total Running Time: 1:52:34

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[startquote]<center> THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION is a limited edition release of 1000 units. SRP: $22.95 LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for SNAPSHOT/aka THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN http://buysound.webjedi.net/Shy_People/05_Dancing_White_Moon.mp3 LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for THE SURVIVOR http://buysound.webjedi.net/Brian_May_Collection/01_18 The Survivor.mp3 LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for HARLEQUIN http://buysound.webjedi.net/Brian_May_Collection/02_01 Harlesquin Main Title.mp3 THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION is a limited edition release of 1000 units Starts Shipping the week of Oct 31 ,2016 SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL April 252, 2015: Buy THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION and TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYR together at Buysoundtrax.com and get a 10% Discount on these titles!!!![/i] Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents the soundtrack release of THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION, a 2 CD collection featuring music composed by Brian May (MAD MAX, THE ROAD WARRIOR, CLOAK & DAGGER) for a select group of Australian horror/fantasy films produced by Antony I. Ginnane during the boom of the Australian New Wave of cinema in the late 1970s and early 1980s. THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION includes music from PATRICK (1978), SNAPSHOT (1979), HARLEQUIN (1980) and THE SURVIVOR (1981). PATRICK tells the story of Kathy (Susan Penhaligon) a young nurse who begins working at a small private hospital where she encounters Patrick (Robert Thompson), a comatose hospital patient who appears to have the ability to use his mind to influence the world around him. After killing his mother and her lover by electrocution, Patrick hasn’t left his bed in three years. Dr. Roget (Robert Helpmann) is in charge of Patrick’s treatment and has been secretly using him for his own personal experiment. As the story progresses, Patrick becomes more attached to Kathy and strange things start to happen around her. Directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche, frequent collaborators who worked together on many films, including ROAD GAMES, PSYCHO II and LINK. SNAPSHOT, also known as ONE MORE MINUTE and DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN, tells the story of Angela (Sigrid Thornton), a young hairdresser who finds herself on her own for the first time after a difference of opinion with her mother about the way she’s living her life. One of Angela’s clients, Madeline (Chantal Contouri), thinks that she might make a good model and introduces her to Linsey (Hugh Keays-Byrne), a well regarded photographer. He convinces her to pose topless for him for a possible advertising campaign. Angela moves in with Linsey and starts spending time with other models while she waits for new modeling opportunities. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure driving an ice cream truck begins to stalk her… Equal parts drama, thriller and horror film, SNAPSHOT was directed by Simon Wincer (THE LIGHTHORSEMEN, LONESOME DOVE) and written by Everett De Roche and Chris De Roche. HARLEQUIN, also known as DARK FORCES, tells the story of Nick Rast (David Hemmings) and his family. The film begins with the disappearance of the Australian deputy governor. Rast is next in line to replace him. His son, Alex (Mark Spain) is suffering from leukemia and is no longer responding to treatment. One night, the family is visited by Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) a charismatic faith healer who claims he can cure Alex. Even after only spending a few minutes with Wolfe, it is apparent that he is having a positive effect on Alex’s health. As the film progresses, Wolfe manages to integrate himself into every aspect of Rast’s life, which does not go unnoticed by Rast’s political friends. HARLEQUIN was directed by Simon Wincer and written by Everett De Roche. Directed by David Hemmings, based on the novel by James Herbert and a screenplay by David Ambrose, THE SURVIVOR follows the aftermath of a terrible plane crash that claims the lives of all the passengers and crew except for one of the pilots. The film follows Keller (Robert Powell) as he tries to recall the events that led up to the crash and how he came to be the only one to survive. Keller meets Hobbs (Jenny Agutter), a local psychic who has been having visions since the night of the crash. She convinces Keller that the only way he will be able to find peace is to solve the mystery of the fatal crash. At the same time, the spirits of some of the children killed in the crash begin to appear to the local townsfolk, followed by a series of strange deaths… One thing these films have in common is the music of Brian May. All of Antony I. Ginnane’s horror/supernatural thrillers from this time period were scored by Brian May. For PATRICK, May composed a lush-sounding symphonic score supported by ARP synthesizer. His score for SNAPSHOT mixes dramatic orchestral music, with sublime romantic music and a fair amount of contemporary modern jazz. HARLEQUIN was scored for a variety of atonal motifs for strings, piano, and percussion, giving thematic unity through a lush, string-based love theme. THE SURVIVOR is arguably May’s most Herrmannesque score, opening with a main theme that recalls Herrmann’s Hitchcock collaborations. Born in Adelaide in 1934, Brian May (no relation to Brian Harold May of Queen) was one of the first composers to achieve international acclaim as an Australian composer and was best known as the composer of MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR (MAD MAX II). May received his musical training as a pianist, violinist and conductor at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium. He joined the Australia Broadcasting Company in 1957, where he formed the ABC Adelaide Big Band, an ensemble that performed all manner of light music for broadcast, and May became a leading figure in Australian light music as a result. He moved to Melbourne in 1970 to arrange and conduct the ABC’s Melbourne Show band. Moving into film music in a period of time when Australia’s film industry was just beginning to take its place among international film circles, May composed such notable film scores as RACE FOR THE YANKEE ZEPHYR, ROAD GAMES, CLOAK AND DAGGER, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, MISSING IN ACTION 2, SKY PIRATES, STEEL DAWN, DR. GIGGLES, FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHT MARE and BLINDSIDE. He won the Australian Film Institute Award for best original score with MAD MAX; many other awards followed, including the Golden Award from the Australian Performing Rights Association. He continued to score films until 1993, composing music for more than 30 films and many hours of television, most of which he orchestrated himself. Sadly, the composer passed away in 1997 at the age of 63. Previously released on compact disc by 1M1 Records in the early days of the compact disc format, Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring the contents of THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION back from the past, newly remastered by Digital Outland and presented together on two CDs. On this release, PATRICK is presented via a short seven-minute suite that encompasses the main elements of May’s score. Because the previous presentations of SNAPSHOT were markedly different, we have opted on bookending this collection with both versions of the SNAPSHOT soundtrack. Disc 1 presents the 1M1 release, which follows the film sequence. Disc 2 consists of the version assembled for Citadel Records. This version was edited and sequenced differently, but because we like this presentation very much, we wanted to include it as an alternate assembly for your listening pleasure. Our presentation of the HARLEQUIN score replicates that of the 1980 French MovieMusic vinyl release and the 1M1 CD. THE SURVIVOR appears as it did on the previous 1M1 release. The booklet includes exclusive liner notes written by author Randall Larson, with the participation of producer Antony I. Ginnane. THE BRIAN MAY FANTASY FILM MUSIC COLLECTION will begin shipping on October 31st, 2016. CD ONE SNAPSHOT/aka THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN 01. Opening Title Music 2:40 02. Madeline's Theme / Pursued 1:28 03. Angela's Decision 1:10 04. Locked Out 1:25 05. Darryl's Dilemma 2:37 06. The Gay Disco 1:42 07. Angela's Transformation 1:34 08. Sans Chemisette 1:01 09. Who's Sleeping In My Bed? 2:38 10. Bermuda Cool (Madeline Makes Her Move) 2:24 11. Goodbye To Madeline 1:10 12. Fright And Flight 2:38 13. Danger! The Whippy Van 1:08 14. Elmer's Place 1:28 15. Studio Fire 2:21 16. Exit Darryl 2:39 17. Closing Title Music 1:47 THE SURVIVOR 18. The Survivor - Main Title 3:08 19. Take Off and Crash 5:08 20. Romantic Mood / Ghost Girl 2:02 21. Scary Bit In The House 2:03 22. Scared 2:03 23. Back at Wreck 2:00 24. Memories 3:01 25. Frantic Drive To Hangar / Gruesome Discovery 3:06 26. Final Confrontation and Burning 2:11 27. Revelation and Finale 3:44 Total Time - Disc One: 61:00 CD TWO HARLEQUIN/aka DARK FORCES 1. Harlequin - Main Title 2:04 2. Political Theme 0:51 3. Thunderclap / Alex Spits Blood 0:48 4. Sandra and Alex 0:42 5. The Cure 3:16 6. The Aerial / Did You Cure My Son? 1:36 7. Was it Assassination? / Alex Plays Dead 0:44 8. The Cliff 1:38 9. Wolfe and Sandra 3:11 10. Alice Disrobes / Shattering Windscreens 1:14 11. Wolfe Leaves Alex 0:59 12. Wolfe's Show of Magic 1:14 13. Acid Alice /Wolfe's Face on the Tiles 2:15 14. Sandra and Alex Leave 1:09 15. Wolfe Escapes From Jail 0:50 16. Letting Out the Dogs 1:27 17. Wolfe on the Estate 2:26 18. March of the Marbles 2:33 19. The Set-Up 2:10 20. Wolfe’s Death 1:32 21. Wolfe’s Resurrection 1:41 22. Wolfe Killed Again 0:58 23. Wolfe Dumped 1:05 24. Wolfe Surfaces / End Titles 3:23 PATRICK 25. PATRICK Suite 7:08 THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN aka SNAPSHOT 26. Suite-Part One 14:51 27. Suite-Part Two 16:17 Total Time CD Two: 78:08

Just my most recent review of Beltrami's score. Its been a while since I put out a review. But the pace will quicken soon though. Tomorrow I'll publish a review for a score thats been quite talked about recently while I have 2 other reviews coming up next week...this is assuming that I get through everything well! http://musicmusekk.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-woman-in-black-marco-beltrami/ Enjoy! - KK