THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! Music from the Soundtrack of NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD

[DubiousComforts]

Nobody here will probably care about this since it has nothing to do with stockpiling firearms, but what the hey...

http://www.autopsyofthedead.com/images/TWSD-CD-cover.jpg

Featuring all-new digitally restored audio, this is the most comprehensive music score ever released in any format for George A. Romero's modern horror classic. Available on May 4, 2010.

Amazon link here (http://tinyurl.com/y7d2lu5) (additional vendor links coming soon).

[krakenslayer]

Interesting, so this is to Night what the Dawn of the Dead Incidental Music album was to Dawn, right? By that, I mean someone spent months/years trawling through DeWolfe archives listening to every track from the era to find the ones used in the film? That's pretty cool.

The Night soundtrack is, for some reason, not as iconic as Dawn's, for me, but it would still be an awesome thing to have.

[C5NOTLD]

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Finally the ultimate soundtrack for this film...

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[AcesandEights]

Ah, music to clean gunz to!

[ProfessorChaos]

that price looks a bit steep, but given how much of a fan i am of the film, i imagine i'll order it.

[DubiousComforts]

Interesting, so this is to Night what the Dawn of the Dead Incidental Music album was to Dawn, right? By that, I mean someone spent months/years trawling through DeWolfe archives listening to every track from the era to find the ones used in the film? That's pretty cool..

Close, but not quite. This NIGHT CD features all of the library music used in the film except for one partial cue that has never been found. The DAWN CD features about 50% of the library music used in that film.

Secondly, there were no archives to trawl through because Capitol Hi-Q no longer exists. It took about 2-1/2 years to research which cues were used in the film, locate the rights holders, find suitable LPs and tape reels containing the cues and restore all the audio. There was no single music company that was able to supply CD-quality masters (don't I wish!)


that price looks a bit steep, but given how much of a fan i am of the film, i imagine i'll order it.
That's Amazon not providing a discounted price. You'll be able to order it cheaper at www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com (www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com). ;)


Ah, music to clean gunz to!
This much is true considering that there is actually a "gun finding" cue in the film.

Dammit, why didn't I think to market it that way?!

[thxleo]

I can't wait to get me a copy. Great work as always, Jim!

[axlish]

Awesome, it is about time that this get out on CD. I can't wait to hear the additional tracks.

[Yojimbo]

Awesome, Jim! This one is going on my must have list - Honestly, I will brown bag my lunch & eat peanut butter smeared on a playing card for however long it takes to save up the cash to get this - even though it has little to do with firearms. In fact I would gladly sell one of my weapons to purchase this! Thanks brother dubious!

[AcesandEights]

May 4th and you're saying the price will be cheaper than the Amazon at www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com? Sounds good to me.

Any chance we can get an idea on how long it took to pull this all together? Certainly seems like a labor of love.

[Neil]

I need to get one of those for a competition prize!!

[DubiousComforts]

May 4th and you're saying the price will be cheaper than the Amazon at www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com? Sounds good to me.
It will be a cheaper price on the Autopsy of the Dead site, but it has been listed for $23.99 on Amazon from time to time (which falls under the free shipping minimum, though). I wish they could pick one price and stick with it.


Any chance we can get an idea on how long it took to pull this all together? Certainly seems like a labor of love.
2½ to 3 years in the making.

If all goes well with this CD, there will be future releases of Romero library music goodness. ;)

[Mr.G]

that price looks a bit steep, but given how much of a fan i am of the film, i imagine i'll order it.

Whoa! You're not kidding. Reading the other posts, I'll be watching for a discount.

[DubiousComforts]

Jim reeled me off a few samples not long after finishing Autopsy, and I gotta say the tracks that I heard were nice and crisp.
Restoration is what it's all about. I'm sick of all the crappy, noisy, hissy audio circulating on the Net. No pops, clicks or crackle allowed here.


Whoa! You're not kidding. Reading the other posts, I'll be watching for a discount.
The price will be $24.99 including first-class shipping on www.AutopsyoftheDead.com (http://www.AutopsyoftheDead.com).

[jscott]

This NIGHT CD features all of the library music used in the film except for one partial cue that has never been found.

Thank you for releasing this soundtrack, I cannot wait to get it. May I ask which cue was not located? Also, will the Karl Hardman electronic tracks be featured as they were originally recorded , or sampled from the film like the Varese LP was, or appear at all?

EDIT: Just saw the track listing on the Amazon link, I'm guessing the non-coded tracks are the non-library stuff.

1. Eerie Heavy Echo (L-1204)
2. Night Suspense (JB-33)
3. Heavy Agitato (TC 416)
4. Light Suspense (JB-37)
5. Fateful Fire (TC 151)
6. Dreary Danger (TC 157)
7. Weird Eerie (ZR-87C)
8. Small Disaster (TC 130)
9. Reserved Disaster (TC 127)
10. Space Drama
11. Black Night (TC 155)
12. Shock Suspense
13. Dream
14. The Music Box
15. Mystery Hour
16. Curious Danger (TC 158)
17. Dramatic Eerie (PG 190)
18. Mysterioso (8-ZR-8)
19. Danger In The Night (Take 9)
20. Mysterioso (ZR-68)
21. Emotional Bridge
22. Somber Emotional (L-33)
23. Punch Disaster (TC 132)
24. Attack at the Window (Medley)
25. Shock/Stormy
26. Acoustic Space Station (Take 8)
27. Weird Suspense
28. Mysterioso (ZR-65)
29. Mysterioso (ZR-9)
30. Serene Heart (TC-306)
31. Tension (TC 402)
32. Sting 44 (TC 344)/Sting 27 (TC 329)
33. Fire (JB-28)
34. Chase (ZR-62)
35. Heavy Dramatic (CB 16B)
36. Heavy Dramatic (CB 54)
37. Heavy Dramatic (CB 15A)
38. Heavy Dramatic (CB 15B)
39. Eerie Heavy Echo (L-1216)
40. Eerie Heavy Echo (L-1214)

[DubiousComforts]

Thank you for releasing this soundtrack, I cannot wait to get it. May I ask which cue was not located? Also, will the Karl Hardman electronic tracks be featured as they were originally recorded , or sampled from the film like the Varese LP was, or appear at all?

Hey, jscott:

Thanks for your interest in the project. All of the tracks on this CD are stock Capitol Hi-Q except for "The Music Box," which is a new recording of the music box owned by Kyra Schon. The only cue that we could not name or locate is the brief passage heard as the cemetery ghoul approaches Barbara. It's not on the cue sheet, doesn't appear on the Varese Sarabande LP and none of the library music experts that I worked with could name it.

The reason some of the track names do not have code numbers is because the legal owners renamed and repackaged those particular cues for use in a new production music library, and it’s necessary that we use the legal names on this type of compilation.

Karl Hardman and Marilyn Eastman always claimed to have radically processed the music that was used in the film. While that may be true, apparently George Romero chose to use the stock music over the processed cues they provided. Except for three stingers processed through a long tape delay (when the cemetery ghoul attacks Barbara, when Barbra finds the corpse at the top of the stairs and the final shot of the bonfire), all the music heard in the film is stock This includes the signature opening and closing titles, and the posse music - all stock cues.

The few bits of synthesizer music produced at Hardman Associates, as well as all of the sound effects seem to be lost and it's doubtful that the master tapes will ever be found. For this reason, I chose to leave this material off this CD release since I dislike pulling audio from the actual film.

[DubiousComforts]

The CD is now available for pre-order through the Autopsy of the Dead (http://autopsyofthedead.com/news.html) web site -- just click on the cover art and you'll be taken directly to the order page. The release date has once again been pushed back a few weeks so as to not have to rush the replication process.

[jscott]

Nice! It was just ten years ago I paid $80 for a used copy of the Night Varese LP. I'll be ordering this weekend as a birthday present to myself. Thanks DT!

[AnxietyDilemma]

Is this available yet? I pre-ordered this in late April, and I knew that it got pushed back until late May, but I haven't heard anything further on the release date yet. However, I keep receiving e-mails from Amazon saying that the order is delayed, simply stating that they're "still trying to obtain the item(s)"

[DubiousComforts]

Is this available yet? I pre-ordered this in late April, and I knew that it got pushed back until late May, but I haven't heard anything further on the release date yet.

It's coming to get you, Barbara! The CD is in the final stages of manufacturing and will be shipping in the next day or so. Amazon orders will take a few days extra since our shipment has to reach their warehouse first.

Thanks A.D., and to all that pre-ordered and have be waiting so patiently for this release. I can't stress enough how amazing and understanding everyone has been. After spending so much time on this project, I thought I'd never care to listen to any music from Night of the Living Dead again, but already I can't wait to see and hear the finished product. I can only imagine how excruciating this wait has been for everyone else.

If you pre-ordered through Amazon and weren't able to hear the audio samples, drop me an e-mail at forensics@autopsyofthedead.com



www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com (http://www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com)

[jscott]

Thanks Dubious. I've been checking my mailbox daily with hope of it landing, but didn't want to seem impatient. I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.

[AnxietyDilemma]

It's coming to get you, Barbara! The CD is in the final stages of manufacturing and will be shipping in the next day or so. Amazon orders will take a few days extra since our shipment has to reach their warehouse first.

Thanks A.D., and to all that pre-ordered and have be waiting so patiently for this release. I can't stress enough how amazing and understanding everyone has been. After spending so much time on this project, I thought I'd never care to listen to any music from Night of the Living Dead again, but already I can't wait to see and hear the finished product. I can only imagine how excruciating this wait has been for everyone else.

If you pre-ordered through Amazon and weren't able to hear the audio samples, drop me an e-mail at forensics@autopsyofthedead.com



www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com (http://www.LivingDeadDocumentary.com)

Thanks for the update, I was wondering what the status was, and Amazon wasn't providing the best of details.

[DubiousComforts]

All CD orders have shipped including Amazon, which should begin fulfilling their orders on Monday.

Available for pre-order in the UK at http://www.moviegrooves.com/

and in Germany at http://www.soundtrackcorner.de/

[C5NOTLD]

Available for pre-order in the UK at http://www.moviegrooves.com/

and in Germany at http://www.soundtrackcorner.de/



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[thxleo]

I received my copy yesterday and I can't wait to check it out. Great work on the packaging design and art. Thanks, Jim!

[DubiousComforts]

Thanks, Jim!
Hey, are you trying to get in my "good graces"? :D


In other news, now available at Diabolik DVD (http://www.diabolikdvd.com/category/Browse-All-Titles/Night-of-the-Living-Dead-%7E-They-Won%27t-Stay-Dead-%28Audio-CD%29.html#):

http://autopsyofthedead.com/images/diabolik-dvd-banner.jpg
(http://www.diabolikdvd.com/category/Browse-All-Titles/Night-of-the-Living-Dead-%7E-They-Won%27t-Stay-Dead-%28Audio-CD%29.html#)

The CD just cracked the Amazon Bestsellers Top 100 in both Movie Soundtracks (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/music/67226/ref=pd_ts_pg_4?ie=UTF8&pg=4) and Movie Scores (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/music/67225/ref=pd_ts_pg_3?ie=UTF8&pg=3). :cool:

[DubiousComforts]

On sale today at Slamazon (http://tinyurl.com/y7d2lu5).

There has been some interest in the bootleg track list, so here it is:

01 Opening Drive
02 Walking to the Grave
03 Flight from the Cemetery
04 Refuge
05 The Trophy Room
06 The Clothesline
07 Dead Connection
08 Blood from the Landing
09 Smashing the Headlights
10 Tire Iron Attack
11 "Don't Look at It!"
12 Back Porch Bonfire
13 Searching the House
14 The Music Box
15 Boarding Up
16 Knocked Out
17 Fireplace and Torch
18 Lounge Chair Fire
19 The Cellar Door
20 Finding the Rifle
21 Ben Comforts Barbara
22 Cleaning the Upstairs
23 New Arrivals
24 Attack at the Window
25 Shock/Stormy
26 Nightmare World
27 Down to the Cellar
28 Up from the Cellar
29 The Escape Plan
30 Tom & Judy
31 Unboarding
32 Molotov Cocktail Attack
33 Escape from the House
34 Truck Escape
35 Truck on Fire
36 The Final Siege
37 Breakthrough
38 Overrun
39 The Posse
40 End Credits

[AnxietyDilemma]

I'm surprised nobody has commented on this yet. I received my copy a few days ago, and the entire product is masterfully done, from the packaging, to the details, to the music itself, both in terms of the preservation of sound quality, and the pacing.

I've seen the movie soooooo many times that I could visualize each scene, as it's respective score or cue played.

I've been waiting for something like this for quite some time, because I've always felt that the music to Night Of The Living Dead played a big role in the atmosphere of the movie. The themes are so moody and nightmarish, and add that quality to the black and white scenes, set in isolation.

[Mr.G]

Thanks for a review. I was waiting to hear from someone on here before I made the purchase. Does anyone know if this will be sold at the Indy Monster Con in a couple of weeks?

[AnxietyDilemma]

Thanks for a review. I was waiting to hear from someone on here before I made the purchase. Does anyone know if this will be sold at the Indy Monster Con in a couple of weeks?

It really is worth the purchase, it's immediately evident that a lot of time and effort has been put into this. Everything is there except for one brief cue (when Barbara approaches Hinzman in the cemetery), as Dubious has explained, it couldn't be located.

[DubiousComforts]

Now available through Intrada (http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6685/.f?sc=2&category=7).


I'm surprised nobody has commented on this yet.

I ain't surprised! George Romero-related works and products are rarely of interest to anyone here. :D

For an in-depth discussion about the CD, check out the Film Score Monthly (http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=67860&forumID=1&archive=0) forum.

[AcesandEights]

For an in-depth discussion about the CD, check out the Film Score Monthly (http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=67860&forumID=1&archive=0) forum.

You're not joking. That's 8 pages of conversation, most of it actual question and answer, not just "That's cool" and the next dude quoting and posting "+1".

I hope to pick this up after I get done with wedding madness 2010 (many, many people getting married the early part of this Summer = $$$) and my vacation.

[DubiousComforts]

You're not joking. That's 8 pages of conversation, most of it actual question and answer, not just "That's cool" and the next dude quoting and posting "+1".

When you sign in, it's actually 16 pages in length and counting. ;)


Does anyone know if this will be sold at the Indy Monster Con in a couple of weeks?
But of course! I've been screaming about the Indy convention since before February (http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?t=15988). As I said...

bring cash!!! :D

[Mr.G]

When you sign in, it's actually 16 pages in length and counting. ;)


But of course! I've been screaming about the Indy convention since before February (http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?t=15988). As I said...

bring cash!!! :D

OK, OK. :lol: I will bring cash. Are you personally selling the CD?

[DubiousComforts]

OK, OK. :lol: I will bring cash. Are you personally selling the CD?
Nope, the CD will be selling itself! ;)

[DubiousComforts]

Damn, Amazon sold out in a little over a week and they'd ordered a ton of copies. (Of course, they're really slooooow to re-order, the dirty bastadges...)

Still a few copies left at Diabolik DVD (http://www.diabolikdvd.com/category/Browse-All-Titles/Night-of-the-Living-Dead-~-They-Won%27t-Stay-Dead-%28Audio-CD%29.html#) and Intrada (http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6685/.f?sc=2&category=7).

[Mr.G]

Waiting for the con. You better have a copy for me!

[C5NOTLD]

Be sure not to miss They Won't Stay Dead CD. (http://autopsyofthedead.com/news.html) Amazing digital restoration of the original library tracks and the most comprehensive collection of uncut music that was used in NOTLD ever assembled.

And oh yeah - the booklet is really cool too!
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[DubiousComforts]

They Won't Stay Dead! is highlighted in the July Scorepicks at Film Music Magazine (http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=5965).

[Yojimbo]

My wife ordered Autopsy and They Won't Stay Dead for me over the weekend. She's the greatest girl ever!

Looking foward to getting these, and I'm realy gonna have to hook up with Dubious in person next time so that I see if he will autograph my copies.

[DubiousComforts]

Free copy of THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! being given away at Film Score Monthly (http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=70996&forumID=1&archive=0).

[DubiousComforts]

For those that haven't picked this up yet, now on sale at Amazon for $17.89 (http://www.amazon.com/THEY-Music-soundtrack-NIGHT-LIVING/dp/B0038Q63C2/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1)!

http://autopsyofthedead.com/images/TWSD-CD-cover.jpg

Initial run of 1,000 copies is close to being sold out.

[DEAD BEAT]

Wow! Never seen this b4! ;)

[DubiousComforts]

Wow! Never seen this b4! ;)
Then it's a good thing I'm here to remind you, or else you might have missed out. :p


THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! made the Best of 2010 list published in John Scoleri's bare•bones (http://barebonesez.blogspot.com/2011/01/only-best-of-2010-okay-few-clunkers-too.html) e-zine. Actually, it's the only CD they've listed for 2010. :D

[axlish]

Dubious, I finally got off my ass and ordered this beast. Thanks for the heads up. Slightly off topic but I scoured through the Autopsy DVD again last night and I wanted to say THANK YOU for putting that together. You are the Paul Harvey of the Living Dead because you have given us "the rest of the story." The extra features are substantial as well. Good times.