VA - A History Of Horror From Nosferatu To The Sixth Sense (2000)

Silva Screen Records presents new digital recordings performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic conducted by Nic Raine featuring Crouch End Festival Chorus (Choir Master - David Temple), also the Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra, plus The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis, Neil Richardson and Kenneth Alwyn. The two CD set of twenty-eight tracks, over 130 minutes of music including such selections - "THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN" (1935-Franz Waxman) - "THE THING" (1951-Dimitri Tiomkin) - "THE EXORCIST" (1973-Mike Oldfield) - "HALLOWEEN" (1978-John Carpenter) - "THE HAUNTING" (1999-Jerry Goldsmith) evokes a string of horror and tension. As usual a few stand outs - "THE DEVIL RIDES OUT" (1968-James Bernard) Bernard's inexorable music may be simply stated, but the orchestration is venomous. This track is surely one of the most formidable and succinct realisations of the satanic in music. "SIX SENSE" (1999-James Newton Howard) this composer adopts a potent blend of richly realised Americana to subtly underscore events, never overtly signposting every narrative twist and turn.

This set of "Horror" is one not to miss, setting the mood are some of the greatest composers ever to pen a film score. Each track with awesome arrangements to make every hair on the back of your head stand on end. Silva has once again proved they are on top, and in rare form with - "A HISTORY OF HORROR"!

Tracklist
Disc: 1
1 Nosferatu: Overture: Omens Of Nosferatu - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
2 The Phantom Of The Opera: Faust Ballet: Galop - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Carl Davis
3 The Bride Of Frankenstein: The Creation Of The Female Monster - The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra/Kenneth Alwyn
4 The Thing: Main Title - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
5 Godzilla: Suite - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
6 Dracula: Main Title/Finale - The Philharmonia Orchestra/Neil Richardson
7 Peeping Tom: The Murder/A Childhood On Film/Peeping Tom - Paul Bateman
8 Horrors Of The Black Museum: Overture - Kenneth Alwyn/The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra
9 The Haunting: The History Of Hill House - Kenneth Alwyn/The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra
10 The Devil Rides Out: The Power Of Evil - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
11 Taste The Blood Of Dracula: The Young Lovers/Ride To The Ruined Church - The Philharmonia Orchestra/Neil Richardson
12 The Exorcist: Tubular Bells - Mark Ayres
13 Young Frankenstein: Transylvanian Lullaby - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
14 The Omen: Suite - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine/David Temple/Crouch End Festival Chorus

Disc: 2
1 Suspiria: Main Theme - Mark Ayres
2 Halloween: Main Theme - Mark Ayres
3 Alien: The Nostromo/End Title - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
4 The Shining: Opening Theme - Mark Ayres
5 Dressed To Kill: The Gallery - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
6 Poltergeist: Main Theme - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine/David Temple/Coldfall School Choir
7 A Nightmare On Elm Street: Main Themes - Mark Ayres
8 Hellraiser: Resurrection - Paul Francis Witt
9 Frankenstein Unbound: Main Titles/The Death Of Elizabeth - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
10 Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Storm - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine/David Temple/Crouch End Festival Chorus
11 The Haunting: The Carousel/End Titles - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine
12 The Sixth Sense: Malcolm Is Dead - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Nic Raine/David Temple/Crouch End Festival Chorus
13 Lighthouse: Lighthouse - Debbie Wiseman
14 The Ninth Gate: Vocalise - The City Of Prague Philharmonic/Stepan Konicek