Forty years ago this October was the night HE came home, and to celebrate four decades of John Carpenter's classic horror film, Mondo is releasing remastered vinyl scores of the first five films in the Halloween franchise. First up this Wednesday are Alan Howarth's scores for Halloween 4 and 5, and the renowned composer himself remastered his music for these Death Waltz Originals releases, which feature new artwork by "Ghoulish" Gary Pullin and Randy Ortiz:
Press Release: Austin, TX – July 24, 2018 – Mondo Music is kicking off the witching season early this year. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original HALLOWEEN, Mondo and Death Waltz Recording Company are re-issuing the soundtracks to the first five HALLOWEEN franchise films on vinyl beginning this week. The long-awaited re-issues of HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS and HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS, available for the first time on vinyl in 30 years, will go on sale Wednesday, July 25 at MondoTees.com. In addition to the records, a slipcase to hold all five soundtracks will ship free with the purchase of the HALLOWEEN 4 and 5 soundtrack bundle. The re-issues continue with one release a month, concluding this October with the original John Carpenter score to the 1978 classic that started it all. The audio for all five releases has been re-mastered and the previously released versions of Mondo’s HALLOWEEN, HALLOWEEN II and HALLOWEEN III soundtracks will feature all new artwork.
AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP
Music by Alan Howarth
Original artwork by Gary Pullin
Liner notes by J. Blake Fichera.
Pressed on 180 Gram Clown Costume Red & White vinyl
Housed inside a 425gsm gatefold jacket
$32HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP
Music by Alan Howarth
Original artwork by Randy Ortiz
Liner notes by J. Blake Fichera
Pressed on 180 Gram Michael Myers Blue & White vinyl
Housed inside a 425gsm gatefold jacket.
$32HALLOWEEN BUNDLE: HALLOWEEN 4, HALLOWEEN 5 BUNDLE
+ FREE SLIPCASE
Mondo has produced a slipcase featuring artwork by Mike Saputo that all five soundtrack releases will sit in. The slipcase ships free with purchase of the HALLOWEEN 4 and 5 bundle.
$60UPCOMING HALLOWEEN RELEASES
August 2018
HALLOWEEN III: THE SEASON OF THE WITCH
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP
Music by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Original artwork and design by Alan HynesSeptember 2018
HALLOWEEN II
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP
Music by John Carpenter in association with Alan Howarth
Original Artwork by Paul MannOctober 2018
HALLOWEEN
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP
Music by John Carpenter
Original Artwork by Mike SaputoVisit the official Mondo site & social handles for more information:
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Mondo is an expanding enterprise with a passionate love of film, art, music and pop culture, best known for creating limited-edition posters, vinyl soundtracks, premium collectibles and games. Based in Austin, Texas, the team collaborates with an international network of talented artists and creators to produce the highest quality products inspired by licensed properties and original IPs. Over the last decade, Mondo has partnered with leading entertainment brands including DC Comics, HBO, Marvel, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Brothers, along with dozens of independent studios and filmmakers from around the world. Find out more at mondotees.com.
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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