THE RING (180gr Colored Vinyl, 2LP)

The 20th Anniversary Edition release of THE RING Original Motion Picture Music by Hans Zimmer. This long anticipated release marks the first time that The Ring will be pressed on vinyl! The Ring is a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts and Brian Cox. It is a remake of Hideo Nakata’s 1998 Japanese horror film Ringu, based on Koji Suzuki’s 1991 eponymous novel. The plot follows a journalist who investigates an urban legend of a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after watching it.

The Ring was released on October 18, 2002 to positive reviews praising its atmosphere, visuals, and Watt’s performance. It is one of the highest grossing horror remakes and paved the way for English-language remakes of other Asian horror films such as The Grudge and Dark Water.

The score by composed by Hans Zimmer is a dark symphonic orchestration that shifts from ghostly and melancholic to frightening and terror stricken. Constructed from a base of a piano, violins, synthesizer, and two cellos, Zimmer’s score is thoroughly effective in bringing the listener into the haunting space that is The Ring with dreadfully anxious strings, mournful keys, and rolling percussion. Zimmer creates a shadowy ambience that pulls you into the gripping ghost story.

Waxwork Records is thrilled to present the full score to The Ring composed by Hans Zimmer for the very first time on vinyl as a deluxe double LP for the film’s 20th Anniversary. Featuring 180 gram “Samara & The Well” Green & Black Marbled Vinyl and “Cursed VHS Tape” Black with White Splatter Colored Vinyl, heavyweight gatefold jackets with matte satin coating, new art and design by Matt Needle, exclusive liner notes by director Gore Verbinski, a 12”x12” printed insert, and enthusiastic album packaging approvals from director Verbinski and composer Hans Zimmer.

THE RING 20th Anniversary Original Motion Picture Score Features:

The Complete Score By Hans Zimmer
Available For The First Time On Vinyl
180 Gram “Samara & The Well” Colored Vinyl (Coke Bottle Clear w/ Black Orb)
Heavyweight Gatefold Jackets with Matte Satin Coating
Exclusive Liner Notes by Director Gore Verbinski
New Artwork and Design By Matt Needle
12”x12” Printed Insert
Approvals From Director Verbinski and Composer Hans Zimmer
(*Non-Japanese made disc / Imported)
Please note for shipping purposes this counts as 8 discs

A1 Funerals Suck / Mother & Child
A2 Katie’s Face / Katie’s Room
A3 No More Faces / Research
A4 Wednesday / First Viewing
A5 Apartments / Voice Mail Sucks
A6 Pretty Fly For A White Girl / Snakes And Ladders
A7 Interview With A Vampire / Ahh, Lighthouse
A8 Smart Is Sexy
A9 Super Mom / Aidan Sees The Tape

B10 Page After Page / Montages-R-Us / Ferry Boat To Ride
B11 Brown Horse Down
B12 You In Here Anna? / In Motion / Knock
B13 VHS Sucks
B14 Survey Says / Aidan’s Painting
B15 Imminent Snoopage
B16 Rachel Realizes

C17 In The Barn
C18 Day 7, Shelter Mountain / God I Hate Television
C19 Shoo, Flies! / Um, Why Is The Lid Shutting? / Floating
C20 Just Hold Me / Mom, Dad, Blanket
C21 Morning Sunshine / This Is Gunna Leave A Mark... / Run
C22 Burn Baby Burn
D23 The Ring Suite
D24 Carousel Music Box
D25 The Ring Theme (Wild At MV) / D26 Samara’s Song