Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 cult classic THEATRE OF BLOOD, Quartet Records, in collaboration with MGM, presents the first-ever LP edition of the ICONIC Michael J. Lewis’ score!
Directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Vincent Price and Diana Rigg, with guest victims Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Robert Morley, Michael Hordern and Jack Hawkins, among others, the film is a macabre British black comedy about a Shakespearean actor who is systematically humiliated by critics who consider him hammy and old-fashioned. The actor becomes a serial killer and murders every critic by emulating the sadistic crimes in Shakespeare’s plays.
Michael J. Lewis (SPHINX, THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT, THE NAKED FACE, THE MEDUSA TOUCH) composed a delightful score, with a catchy, charming main theme that is opposed to the brutality of the story. Contrasting strains of old-fashioned lyricism and modern soundscapes frame a score of great stylistic diversity.
Even though THEATRE OF BLOOD was a success?and has become even more widely admired over the last half-century?no commercial album of the full soundtrack existed until 2010, when the score made its debut on CD by La-La Land Records. The program has now been freshly mastered specially for vinyl and re-sequenced for a better listening experience, as it would have been had it been released in 1973.
This limited edition of 500 units, pressed on audiophile 180 GM blood-red-and-black splatter, has been produced, restored and mastered by Chris Malone from the original stereo master tapes.
1973年のカルト・クラシック『シェークスピア連続殺人!!血と復讐の舞台』50周年を記念して、アイコニックなマイケル・J・ルイスのスコアが世界初アナログ盤でリリース！
トラックリストこの映画は、不気味なイギリスのブラック・コメディで、シェイクスピア俳優が、彼を陳腐で古臭いと考える批評家たちから組織的な屈辱を受ける。この俳優は連続殺人犯となり、シェイクスピア劇に登場するサディスティックな犯罪を模倣して批評家たちを皆殺しにする。
マイケル・J・ルイス（『スフィンクス』、『シャイヨの伯爵夫人』、『北海ハイジャック』、『恐怖のいけにえ』）が、物語の残酷さとは対照的なキャッチーで魅力的なメインテーマを持つ、楽しいスコアを作曲した。古風な叙情性と現代的なサウンドスケープの対照的な系統が、スタイルの多様性に富んだスコアを構成している。
『シェークスピア連続殺人!!血と復讐の舞台』が成功を収め、この半世紀でさらに広く賞賛されるようになったにもかかわらず、2010年にLA-LA LANDからデビューするまで、サウンドトラック全曲を収録した市販のアルバムは存在しなかった。この度、1973年に発売されたものと同じように、ヴァイナル用に特別にマスタリングされ、より良いリスニング体験のためにリシーケンスされた。
この500枚限定盤は、180g重量盤ブラッド・レッド＆ブラックのスプラッター柄でプレスされ、オリジナルのステレオ・マスターテープからクリス・マローンによって制作、修復、マスタリングされた。
シェークスピアの戯曲を真似た連続殺人が発生。しかも犠牲者は英演劇界の批評家たちばかりだ。そこには、かつて芝居を酷評され自殺したひとりの役者の影があった……。監督: ダグラス・ヒコックス、出演： ヴィンセント・プライス、 ダイアナ・リグ。1973年英。
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 cult classic THEATRE OF BLOOD, Quartet Records, in collaboration with MGM, presents the first-ever LP edition of the ICONIC Michael J. Lewis’ score!
Directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Vincent Price and Diana Rigg, with guest victims Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Robert Morley, Michael Hordern and Jack Hawkins, among others, the film is a macabre British black comedy about a Shakespearean actor who is systematically humiliated by critics who consider him hammy and old-fashioned. The actor becomes a serial killer and murders every critic by emulating the sadistic crimes in Shakespeare’s plays.
Michael J. Lewis (SPHINX, THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT, THE NAKED FACE, THE MEDUSA TOUCH) composed a delightful score, with a catchy, charming main theme that is opposed to the brutality of the story. Contrasting strains of old-fashioned lyricism and modern soundscapes frame a score of great stylistic diversity.
Even though THEATRE OF BLOOD was a success?and has become even more widely admired over the last half-century?no commercial album of the full soundtrack existed until 2010, when the score made its debut on CD by La-La Land Records. The program has now been freshly mastered specially for vinyl and re-sequenced for a better listening experience, as it would have been had it been released in 1973.
This limited edition of 500 units, pressed on audiophile 180 GM blood-red-and-black splatter, has been produced, restored and mastered by Chris Malone from the original stereo master tapes.
SIDE A
1. Main Title (2:46)
2. Oh Pardon Me, Thou Bleeding Piece Of Earth / Ides Of March (5:20)
3. Fear No More The Heat Of The Sun / Alive In Triumph / The Dragon Wing Of Night (5:48)
4. Here Clarence Comes / Friends, Romans, Countrymen / Cymbeline (5:40)
5. Master Of The Killing Phrase / To Be Or Not To Be / Fugato (4:24)
SIDE B
1. Edwinais Theme (2:28)
2. Where Are My Doggy Woggies? / Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent / I’m So Glad Youive Come (6:05)
3. Sexy Lips And Swinging Hips / A Pound Of Flesh / The Trojan Trail (2:36)
4. Come Fire, Consume This Petty World (7:19)
5. Partita Of Blood / He Did Know How To Make An Exit (3:40)