The Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [180 Gram Splatter Vinyl LP]

Dick Hieronymus & Alan Oldfield - The Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [180 Gram Splatter Vinyl LP]

The score to The Forest (1982) by Dick Hieronymus and Alan Oldfield, pressed on 180-gram splatter vinyl in a deluxe gatefold jacket.

"Say what you will about the cannibal movie sub-genre, but those flicks tend to elicit some really inventive scores. In Don Jones' 1982 cannibal slasher The Forest, we get a winning score that fuses together all kinds of ideas, kicking off with a main title that's anchored with a horn melody right out of a Chuck Mangione playbook. The score plays a substantial role in the film, oscillating between wistful melodies and menacing dissonance, and nearly finding the right balance. While Dick Hieronymus gets top billing here he's largely responsible for the jazzy pop beats. Alan Oldfield contributes the bulk of the eerie underscore and seems to have had a ball bending notes on the keyboard. What results is a real clash of styles between early '80s synth horror and, say, Carol Browning's syrupy take on Hieronymus's "Edge of Forever" theme, but the unusual mash-up means you're never bored. How many scores contain tracks like "Jazz Fight?" 'Nuff said." -- Jeff Szpirglas, Rue Morgue, issue #216

Track Listing:

01. The Forest Main Title
02. The Killer Stalks The Couple
03. The Edge Of Forever
04. It's A Mystery
05. Tami Stevens - I'm Coming On Strong
06. Girls Arrive
07. The Dark Side Of The Forest
08. The Forest Reprise
09. Ghost Mother Appears
10. Nowhere To Go
11. Killer Stalks The Girls
12. Night Campfire
13. Sharon Escapes
14. Terror In The Forest
15. Michelle Hart - You're My Special Kind Of Love
16. Jazz Fight
17. The Forest Suite 1
18. The Forest Suite 2
19. The Forest Suite 3
20. Carol Browning - The Edge Of Forever