Cat No:
SILCD1554
Release Date: 07 December 2018
Label: Silva Screen Records Ltd / Silva Screen
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 738572155421
Genres: Soundtracks
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Description
"The music to the Wicker Man is quite extraordinary. I think it is probably the best music I have heard in a film"Christopher LeeLord Summerisle - The Wicker ManA timely reissue for this seductive and alluring soundtrack on the 45th anniversary of the film's release on December 6th 1973 at London's Metropole Cinema. Based on the themes of fertile pre-Christian practices of pagan Britain, The Wicker Man did not follow the predictable formula of 1970's British horror movies. The equally non-formulaic music score was provided by talented songwriter Paul Giovanni, and his assistant Gary Carpenter. With only six weeks allotted to write, research and record the soundtrack, Giovanni drew on the rich traditions of Celtic music to present a brilliant collection of eclectic folk songs underpinned with aeons old verse.The first eight tracks are the stereo masters which would have been the soundtrack to The Wicker Man that Paul Giovanni originally intended for album release but ultimately never happened because of the films troubled history. These masters were carefully preserved over the years and were presented for release for the first time in 2002.The following three tracks were recorded for the film and used for playback purposes on set but only existed in mono versions and were digitally restored and enhanced for CD release.The balance of the tracks were compiled from various sources (with occasional sound effects) and present elements of the background score to the film to give a more complete representation of this unique score."The brilliant thing about The Wicker Man soundtrack is that it's risibly silly and total genius at the same time" - The Times -
Tracklisting
- 1. Corn Rigs
- 2. The Landlord's Daughter
- 3. Gently Johnny
- 4. Maypole
- 5. Fire Leap
- 6. The Tinker Of Rye
- 7. Willow's Song
- 8. Procession
- 9. Chop Chop
- 10. Lullaby
- 11. Festival/Mirie It Is/Sumer Is A-Cumen In
- 12. Opening Music/Loving Couples/The Ruined Church
- 13. The Masks/The Hobby Horse
- 14. Searching For Rowan
- 15. Appointment With The Wicker Man
- 16. Sunset
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A Suitable Boy - Original TV Soundtrack
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Signature - Debbie Wiseman Live In Concert
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We Are Lady Parts - Music From Seasons 1 & 2
Lady Parts
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The Daleks In Colour - Original Television Soundtrack
Tristram Cary And Mark Ayres
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Planet Earth III - Original Television Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Sara Barone
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Doctor Who - Time And The Rani - Original Television...
Keff McCulloch
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Jack Frost - A Winter Story
Alan Titchmarsh/Debbie Wiseman
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Terrahawks Original Television Soundtrack
Richard Harvey
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1001 Arabian Nights (Original
George Duning
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12 Monkeys (Music from the SyFy Original Television ...
Trevor Rabin & Paul Linford
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12 Tangos - Adios Buenos Aires (Original Soundtrack)
Luis Borda
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1985 At The Movies
David Newman & Varese Symphony Orchestra
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Clinton Shorter
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24 (Original Television Soundtrack)
Sean Callery
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24 Hours To Live (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tyler Bates
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