Premiere recording of FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND on Silva 's latest CD

By Randall D. Larson     September 15, 2006

Silva Screen Records presents History Of Horror, a newly recorded 2 CD set that features 28 spectacular works for chorus and symphony orchestra. Includes recordings of music from THE OMEN, THE SIXTH SENSE, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, GODZILLA, PEEPING TOM, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ,ALIEN, POLTERGEIST, THE LAST VALLEY and others, written by composers such as Wojciech Kilar, Jerry Goldsmith, James Bernard, Christopher Young, James Newton Howard, Akira Ifukube, Debbie Wiseman and others, performed by the City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra, augmented by the Crouch End Festival Chorus.

This release also includes the world-Premiere recordings of Brian Esdale's music from PEEPING TOM and Carl Davis's score to FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND.

Track Listing:

Disc 1
1. NOSFERATU (James Bernard) (3:02)
Overture: Omens of Nosferatu

2. 1925 - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(Carl Davis) (2:17)
Faust Ballet: Galop

3. 1935 - THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
(Franz Waxman) (8:41)
The Creation of the Female Monster

4. THE THING (Dimitri Tiomkin) (2:09)
Main Title

5. GODZILLA Suite
(Akira Ifukube) (6:36)

6. DRACULA (James Bernard) (4:50)
Main Title/Finale

7. PEEPING TOM (Brian Easdale) (6:19)
The Murder/A Childhood on Film/Peeping Tom

8. HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (Gerard Schurmann) (3:31) Overture

9. THE HAUNTING (Humphrey Searle) (4:33)
The History of Hill House

10. THE DEVIL RIDES OUT
(James Bernard) (2:04)
The Power of Evil

11. TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA
(James Bernard) (6:27)
The Young Lovers/Ride to the Ruined Church

12. THE EXORCIST (Mike Oldfield) (6:05)
Tubular Bells

13. 1974 - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (John Morris) (4:08)
Transylvanian Lullaby

14. 1976 - THE OMEN (Jerry Goldsmith) Suite (11:52)



Disc 2
1. 1976 - SUSPIRIA (Goblin) (6:03)
Main Theme

2. 1978 - HALLOWEEN (John Carpenter) (2:55)
Main Theme

3. 1979 - ALIEN (Jerry Goldsmith) (4:52)
The Nostromo/End Title

4. 1980 - THE SHINING (Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind) (2:54)
Opening Theme

5. 1980 - DRESSED TO KILL
(Pino Donaggio) (6:03)
The Gallery

6. POLTERGEIST (Jerry Goldsmith) (4:18)
Main Theme

7. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (Charles Bernstein) (4:14)
Main Themes

8. HELLRAISER (Christopher Young) (2:33)
Resurrection

9. FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (Carl Davis) (9:44)
Main Titles/The Death of Elizabeth

10. BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
(Wojciech Kilar) (4:25)
The Storm

11. THE HAUNTING (Jerry Goldsmith) (2:54)
The Carousel/End Titles

12. THE SIXTH SENSE (James Newton Howard) (5:21)
Malcolm is Dead

13. LIGHTHOUSE ( Debbie Wiseman) (5:03)
Lighthouse

14. THE NINTH GATE (Wojciech Kilar) (4:09)
Vocalise

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