Gore Scores: The Library Music Sounds of Herschell Gordon Lewis!

UPGRADED: 28/10/2017 – Many tracks re-recorded from cleaner vinyl LP’s

“What are you doing with that axe?”

I could keep tinkering.  I could search through another pile of records but jeez after a while all that ‘chase jazz’ starts sounding the same and making my head spin.  I’ll post it up now, as is…

64 rare library music tracks; hard to find tracks from the original vinyl LP’s.

Part I:

Tracks 01-19: Color Me Blood Red

The third of the Blood trilogy, Color Me Blood Red tells the story of Adam and Evil.  Artist Adam is frustrated at his lack of inspiration until his girlfriend stands on a nail and he finds just the right shade of red.

‘Holy Bananas, it’s a girls leg!’

A solemn timpani, fast ‘Spider Man’ action cues and some sleazy jazz that sounds straight out of a Russ Meyer movie.

Tracks 20-33: A Taste of Blood

Herschell’s Dracula story runs at an epic 2 hours.  It also has the man himself having a go at a ‘Blimey Guv,nor’ cockerney accent.  More small orchestra dramatics than HGL’s usual offerings but that’s a good thing in my book. 

Part II:

Tracks 34-50: The Gruesome Twosome

Now you’re talking… Right, Napoleon?

I love The Gruesome Twosome.  I remember first watching it and delighting in the Honey Chil’ Styrofoam Heads intro to the impromptu sleepover go-go dancing.  An all round winner for me and the music delivers too.  Part II livens up with more pop n cheese starting with the great harpsichord opening, through some 60’s jerk pop, great (melo)dramatics for the scalping murders mixed with some nice dramatics.

Here’s the story of Mrs Pringle and her Wig Shop, the co-eds, Napoleon and Rodney who loves his new electric knife.  Makes his work so much easier. 

Co-eds are being murdered and the Wig Shop’s got some lovely new ‘all human hair’ pieces in.   Could there be a link?  Could the ‘Room For Rent’ sign signify the end for another KFC munching go-go dancing co-ed?

Tracks 51-62: How To Make a Doll

This is probably my favourite section.  A lesser known film but a great soundtrack.   I love the opening hum-along ‘Pop Shop’, which really gets in your head.   Lively time capsule tracks aplenty here as 32 year old school teacher/ nerd Percy makes his very own girl using computers and maths and stuff.  Some of these tunes stayed in my head long after the stupid plot had drifted out.

Tracks 63-64: The Wizard of Gore

Tacked on the end are two extra tracks from the story of Montag who when he saws a person in half, he REALLY saws a person in half.  Is he real?  Are we real?  Have we been born yet?  What is reality anyway?  Existentialism meets ultra eye popping gore!

1-19: Color Me Blood Red
20-33: A Taste of Blood
34-50: The Gruesome Twosome
51-62: How To Make a Doll
63-64: The Wizard of Gore

01 – March to Death|Jean Francaix
02 – Panic Stations |Kenny Graham
03 – Inverted Commas |Ralph Dollimore
04 – Asterisks |Ralph Dollimore
05 – Back Streets |Kenny Graham
06 – Escape Route |Kenny Graham
07 – Night Light |Kenny Graham
08 – Street Beat| Kenny Graham
09 – Spooky |Kenny Graham
10 – The Unknown |Ralph Dollimore
11 – Stealth By Night |Jack Coles
12 – Gun On the Run |Ralph Dollimore
13 – Hot Potato |Ralph Dollimore
14 – Blue Lamp Blues |Ralph Dollimore
15 – Stool Pigeon |Kenny Graham
16 – Man, Go Man! |Ralph Dollimore
17 – Big Julie |Kenny Graham
18 – Studies in Tension 1 |Freddie Phillips
19 – Monsters Around |Kenny Graham
20 – The Killer |Mel Young
21 – Strange Incident |John Denis
22 – Project Two |Ron Grainer
23 – Circle Of Danger |John Denis
24 – Mist On The River |Charles Williams
25 – Dangerous Mission |Charles Williams
26 – Deserted Road |Robert Farnon
27 – Night People |Roger Roger
28 – Teledramatics Pt 4 |Max Martin
29 – Mood One |John Barry
30 – Teledramatics Pt 1 |Max Martin
31 – The Grip Of Fear |Roger Roger
32 – House of Mystery |Charles Williams
33 – Changing Scenes No 4 |Sidney Torch

34 – Fire Bug |Ron Grainer
35 – Frantic |Frank Cordell
36 – The Chisletoe Waltz |Salmon & Boulton
37 – Moon Dance |Robert Farnon
38 – All Night Rave |Gordon Franks
39 – Walkie Talkie |Charles Williams
40 – Busy Morning |Roger Roger
41 – Mariachi Guitars |John Cacavas
42 – X Cert |Johnny Hawksworth
43 – The Beauty Of Love |Alex Alstone
44 – Cocktails By Candlelight| Peter Yorke
45 – Meningite |Roger Roger
46 – Time For The Reaper |John Denis
47 – Paper Sound |Peter Yorke
48 – Outer Space |Robert Farnon
49 – Mood Two |John Barry
50 – Jazz Dramatics 2 |Robert Farnon
51 – Pop Shop |Jack Arel & Jean-Claude Petit
52 – Time Is Getting Short |Jack Arel & Jean-Claude Petit
53 – Scotch On The Rocks |Alden Shuman
54 – Wild Motives |Roger Roger
55 – Telecomics Pt 2 |Max Martin
56 – Trouser-Suit Nino Nardini
57 – Mexican Marmalade |Ron Grainer
58 – Shadow Squad |Roger Roger
59 – Santas Little Helpers |Paul Bonneau
60 – September Ballad |Gary Bellington
61 – Waltz Time |Jack Arel & Jean-Claude Petit
62 – Tagging Along |Alden Shuman
63 – Universal Sideral |Paul Bonneau
64 – Blue Bottle |Frank Barcley

 

Pt.I | Pt.II

Here are 33 tracks as lossless WAV’s:  

WAV’s