JERRY GOLDSMITH’S BONE-CHILLING SCORE

FOR THE HAUNTING TO GET FIRST-EVER

VINYL RELEASE

 

Available for pre-order today, the Deluxe 2-LP gatefold set will be available on

Black/Gold/Grey Marble and Translucent Green vinyl variants

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Los Angeles, CA (August 14, 2024)— Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings are thrilled to announce Jerry Goldsmith’s goosebump-inducing score for the supernatural thriller The Haunting is set to receive a Deluxe 2-LP vinyl release. Scheduled for release October 4^th, and available for pre-order today, TheHaunting (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is pressed on a Black/Gold/Grey Marble vinyl in North America, while the International pressing will be offered on Translucent Green vinyl. Both editions come packaged in a gatefold jacket, featuring brand-new cover illustrations from artist Sina Grace, liner notes and stills from the film.

The Haunting (1999) stars Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Lili Taylor. The film follows a group of people who gather at a sprawling estate in an apparent volunteer study on insomnia, only to find themselves plagued by paranormal events connected to the home’s grim history. Jerry Goldsmith’s spine-tingling score is the sort of soundtrack that elevates the film’s atmosphere to the next level, while simultaneously shining brightly as its own unique piece of art.

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The Haunting began as a collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Stephen King, though the renowned author departed the project over creative differences. Spielberg stayed on, however, and pegged the legendary Jerry Goldsmith to handle the film’s sonic elements. Goldsmith was the perfect man for the job, with an endless filmography and a bevy of awards nominations to help prove his bona fides.

He composed scores for five films in the Star Trek franchise and three in the Rambo franchise, as well as for Logan’s Run, Planet of the Apes, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Patton, Chinatown, Alien, Poltergeist, Medicine Man, Gremlins,Hoosiers, Total Recall, Air Force One, L.A. Confidential, Mulan and The Mummy. Goldsmith was nominated for six GRAMMY® Awards, five Primetime Emmy® Awards, nine Golden Globe® Awards, four British Academy Film Awards and eighteen ACADEMY AWARDS® (winning in 1976 for The Omen).

In an interview that Goldsmith conducted with CJRT-FM’s radio show On the Arts in 1982, Goldsmith spoke about his approach to film scoring, a philosophy he would use to create the themes and motifs for The Haunting. Almost two decades later, his approach remained the same. He knew what made a good score, and he opted for servicing the film as opposed to showcasing his skills, a choice that only highlighted his brilliance.

He said: “Before I begin to write, I try and view the picture the very first time as if I were one of the audience. What am I feeling from this movie as part of an audience? Then, as I ruminate over my responses, I try to think about whether I’d feel those situations even deeper if I added music to it. That’s how I try to approach any film.”

Critics agreed with this approach, especially with regard to The Haunting. Writer Ian Lace wrote in his review of the soundtrack, “Goldsmith as usual impresses with much more than the tired ghost-film-music clichés. There are sour, echoing, remote off-key figures, slitherings, sudden thumpings and shudderings, and bird-like chirpings from a huge array of acoustical instruments suggesting a plethora of hidden menaces about to pounce.”

Jeff Bond, who wrote the liner notes for the release, summed it up well when he wrote: “Its evocative, restrained style showed Goldsmith’s evolution as he adapted to the exigencies of sound design and the needs of movie music through the 1990s and into the beginning of the 21st century.” He noted that the album is a perfect illustration of Goldsmith’s versatility and ability to work across a number of forms. Bond concluded: “Goldsmith’s career arc showed him moving from hardcore experimentation to romanticism by the early 1980s, and TheHaunting’s mystery and lyricism was a milestone in that evolution.”

Click here to pre-order or stream/download the deluxe reissue of The Haunting.

Track Listing:

Side A

1. Afraid
2. A Place For Everything
3. Hill House
4. First Look
5. In The Dark
6. The Carousel
7. The Yellow Light
8. Nell’s Story
9. A Broken String
10. Meetings
11. Portraits
12. The Curtains
13. Testing

Side B

1. Noisy Fireplace
2. Welcome Home Eleanor
3. Green House Tale / Bloody Feet
4. Crane’s Study
5. Curly Hair
6. The Picture Album
7. What Am I Doing
8. Out Of Bed

Side C

1. Return To The Carousel / What Do You Want
2. Twisted Stairs
3. Terror In Bed / Nell’s Room
4. Finally Home

Side D

1. Theme From The Haunting / Home Safe
2. Finally Home (Album Version)

About Varèse Sarabande:

Varèse Sarabande is one of the leading and most prolific producers of film and television soundtracks. The label was formed as a merger between Varèse International Records (named for composer Edgar Varèse) and Sarabande Records (named after a musical dance form). Initially a classical label, Varèse Sarabande has released thousands of soundtracks and new recordings of classic film scores conducted by celebrated composers with the world’s best-known orchestras since 1977. The label upped the ante for fans by creating the Varèse Sarabande CD Club—releasing exclusive limited-edition deluxe soundtracks featuring rare and long-requested titles. The CD Club ran initially from 1989–92 and was restarted in 2001, and Varèse continues to create Deluxe Editions of cherished scores that might otherwise never see a release.  Since joining Concord in 2018, Varèse Sarabande continues its mission to release new scores, high quality vinyl and Deluxe Edition soundtracks.

For more info, visit VareseSarabande.com and follow on Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

 

About Craft Recordings:

Craft Recordings is home to one of the largest and most essential collections of master recordings and compositions in the world. Its storied repertoire includes landmark releases from icons such as Joan Baez, John Coltrane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Celia Cruz, Miles Davis, Isaac Hayes, John Lee Hooker, Little Richard, R.E.M., Joan Sebastian, and Traveling Wilburys. Plus, the catalog recordings of celebrated contemporary acts including A Day to Remember, Evanescence, Alison Krauss, Nine Inch Nails, Taking Back Sunday and Violent Femmes, to name just a few. Renowned imprints with catalogs issued under the Craft banner include Fania, Fantasy, Fearless, Musart, Nitro, Panart, Prestige, Riverside, Rounder, Specialty, Stax, Vanguard, Varèse Sarabande, Vee-Jay and Victory, among many others. Craft creates thoughtfully curated packages, with a meticulous devotion to quality and a commitment to preservation—ensuring that these recordings endure for new generations to discover. Craft is also home to the Billie Holiday and Tammy Wynette estates which preserve and protect their respective names, likeness and music through day-to-day legacy management of these cultural trailblazers.

Craft Recordings is the catalog label team for Concord. For more info, visit CraftRecordings.com and follow on Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

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