GEORGE FENTON - 'The Company Of Wolves' (Dir. NEIL JORDAN) O.S.T. LP (CSR299LP)

George Fenton – The Company Of Wolves
George Fenton - The Company Of Wolves
Label:    Cold Spring – CSR299LP
Format:    
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 180g
Country:    UK
Released:    2021
Genre:    Electronic, Classical, Stage & Screen
Style:    Modern Classical, Soundtrack

A1        The Message And Main Theme
A2        Rosaleen's First Dream
A3        The Village Wedding
A4        The Return Of The Groom
A5        The Forest And The Huntsman's Theme
A6        The Wedding Party
B1        The Boy And The Devil
B2        One Sunday Afternoon...
B3        Arriving At Granny's Cottage
B4        The Promise And Transformation
B5        The Wolfgirl
B6        Liberation

    Copyright © – Cold Spring
    Licensed From – Jay Productions Ltd.
    Engineered At – Olympic Studios
    Mastered At – The Cage Studios

    Composed By, Conductor [Conducted By], Producer [Produced By], Liner Notes – George Fenton
    Double Bass [Solo] – Chris Laurence
    Engineer [Engineered By] – Keith Grant
    Flute, Panpipes – Adrian Brett
    Layout [Layout For Cold Spring By] – Abby Helasdottir
    Mastered By [Mastered For Cold Spring By] – Martin Bowes
    Orchestrated By [Additional Orchestrations] – Robert Stewart
    Violin [Solo], Leader [Orchestra Lead] – Gavyn Wright

Limited Edition 180g vinyl.
Soundtrack from the film by Neil Jordan.
A5 based on Ludwig Van Beethoven's "String Trio Opus 9 No. 1".

Printed track listing on this release differs from 1984 vinyl version as no index tracks. Misprint on back sleeve as no track B3, so tracks shown as B4-7 are numbered incorrectly.

From back cover:
Mastered for Cold Spring [...] at The Cage.
Issued under license from JAY Productions Ltd.
© Cold Spring 2021

    Barcode (On sticker): 0641871745791
    Barcode (Back cover text): 0 641871 745791

Out of print for over 35 years, the official soundtrack to the cult 1984 film by Neil Jordan is finally available once again on vinyl format. The surreal and effective film - a true gem of British Gothic fantasy horror - has an equally atmospheric, breathtakingly beautiful, surreal and unsettling soundtrack, scored by George Fenton.

The film itself, directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Breakfast On Pluto), and based on the screenplay by Angela Carter and Neil Jordan, is a modern allegorical adaptation of the classic Grimm fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, symbolising sexual awakening, duality and liberation. The stellar cast features Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea, David Warner, and Danielle Dax.

"There is a sense of awe and enchanted wonder encaptured in its fairy tale sound, swooping with cascading violins and dark mysterious undercurrents that bubble below the surface... The score flows effortlessly between its light and dark moments. Most importantly, moments of beauty are not lost to the sense of suspense and drama. Indeed, light always needs its companion of shadow, as the film suggests in the sexual awakening of the pure untainted innocence that is Rosaleen. This score perfectly demonstrates the beauty of the juxtaposition between the sounds of youth and the temptation of desire" (L. Hammond)

"The film largely takes place in the dream world so I made this the home base for the orchestra. To a large extent the scoring in this area is conventional, perhaps a little impressionistic and hopefully reflects a curious but endearing world. This left me free to invent sounds for the stories within the dream world. I wanted to use a mixture of electronics and 'live' instruments, and after some experimenting, arrived at a line-up of three bass flutes, Pan Pipes, violins, one, two or three solo double basses, percussion and Synclavier II synthesizer" (George Fenton, 1984)

Oscar-nominated / Emmy & BAFTA-winning composer George Fenton has created stunning scores for major films and television such as: Gandhi, Dangerous Liaisons, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Frozen Planet and countless others over the last 40 years.

Ltd LP on 180g vinyl.

Track listing:

A1. The Message And Main Theme
A2. Rosaleen's First Dream
A3. The Village Wedding
A4. The Return Of The Groom
A5. The Forest And The Huntsman's Theme
A6. The Wedding Party
B1. The Boy And The Devil
B2. One Sunday Afternoon...
B3. The Promise And Transformation
B4. Arriving At Granny's Cottage
B5. The Wolfgirl
B6. Liberation



Reviews:

"Fenton gives the film its sense of the fantastic, and the dreamlike quality that permeates the whole score... The soundtrack remains one of the finest examples of a horror/fantasy score that mixes both orchestral and electronic elements to great effect... beautifully packaged to bring this wonderful album back to life" (5/5, Musique Machine)