We have some groovy details on Mondo’s newest music releases. Mondo will be releasing Lucio Fulci’s Horror & Thriller Compilation 2XLP as well as the score for the Italian cannibal gore classic, Cannibal Apocalypse LP. Read on to find out more details on the releases and when you can order these essential releases that any horror fan will have to have.
From The Press Release
We have two awesome soundtrack releases lined up, including the Lucio Fulci’s Horror & Thriller Compilation and CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE LP.
Essential release for completists and casual fans alike, The Fulci compilation put together by Beat Records in Italy features a host of classic Italian horror scores, all with one thing in common: director Lucio Fulci. This compilation features Fulci mainstay Fabio Frizzi, Oscar winner Ennio Morricone, Walter Rizzati, Franco De Masi and more! The record features gorgeous album art by Randy Ortiz, and is pressed on 180 Gram Red & Yellow Vinyl, limited on 1,000 copies (also available on Black Vinyl). Find out more & view additional images here!
Lucio Fulci’s Horror & Thriller Compilation 2XLP. A collection of 29 tracks from the films of the Italian horror master Lucio Fulci. Variant version (limited to 1,000 copies) pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl: Translucent Yellow Vinyl (Disc 1) & Red Vinyl (Disc 2). Also available in Black Vinyl. Featuring incredible original artwork by Randy Ortiz. $25
Death Waltz Recording Company has taken another step into the infamous genre of flesh-eating monsters in order to bring you a much-requested score from the field of Italian horror: Alexander Blonksteiner’s CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE (aka APOCALYPSE DOMANI). Directed by Antonio Margheriti (YOR, HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE) and starring John Saxon (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), APOCALYPSE is a nightmarish vision where two Vietnam vets – Saxon and infamous horror actor John Morghen – unleash horror upon the world via a virus that makes the infected want to consume human flesh.
Scoring the film is a soundtrack as intense and crazed as the cannibals themselves, although this may not seem immediately apparent. The opening is a lovely sweeping melody with gentle piano and flute (what is it with cannibal movies and these melodies?) and sets a serene and calm stage for the apocalypse to latch onto. The apocalypse itself scores a nine on the funkometer, with militaristic drums and sinister strings being overtaken by wah-wah funk and guitar noodling in a prog-rock vein. It’s both melodic and dischordant, with harsh alternating synth notes combining with shimmering music box notes, and a love theme with a sax that wails more than your average teenager. If you must chow down on someone, make sure CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE is spinning on your turntable.
Cannibal Apocalypse LP. Music composed & conducted by A. Blonksteiner. Pressed on Chestblaster Vinyl (Reverse Red splatter on Clear) & housed in a 425 reverse board sleeve. Cover art by Eric Adrian Lee. Sleeve notes by star Giovanni Lombardo Radice. Limited to 900 copies. $20
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