They say everyone has their price and in this week’s Score episode Edmund Stone gives us a glimpse of what it costs to Deal with the Devil. From The Phantom of the Opera to The House of Usher, and The Witches of Eastwick, it’s music and movies about characters that have driven a bargain with the devil. It just might make your moral compass spin.
Playlist:
20th Century Fox Theme
Telarc 80168 – Hollywood’s Greatest Hits – Alfred Newman – Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel cond
Ready or Not Overture from Ready or Not, 2019
Fox Music digital – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Brian Tyler – original soundtrack
Sleigh Ride/Swing Your Partners from The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941
London 436797 – Music from Great Film Classics – Bernard Herrmann – London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Herrmann cond
The Painting from Dorian Gray, 2009
BFD Filmtrax BFD 036 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Charlie Mole – original soundtrack
Ready or Not Overture/The Truth from Ready or Not, 2019
Fox Music digital – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Brian Tyler – original soundtrack
Ave Santani/I Was There from The Omen, 1976
Varese Sarabande 302 066 822-2 – The Omen Deluxe Edition – Jerry Goldsmith – The National Philharmonic Orchestra/Lionel Newman cond
The City in the Sea from The Fall of the House of Usher, 2023
Netflix Music digital – Soundtrack from the Netflix Series – The Newton Brothers – original soundtrack
Introduction from Sleepy Hollow, 1999
Hollywood Records HR-62262-2 – Music from the Motion Picture – Danny Elfman – original soundtrack/Allan Wilson cond
Young Ichabod from Sleepy Hollow, 1999
Hollywood Records HR-62262-2 – Music from the Motion Picture – Danny Elfman – original soundtrack/Allan Wilson cond
The Master of the Mystic End Credits from Doctor Strange, 2016
Hollywood Records/Marvel Music D002424102 – Marvel Studios Doctor Strange – Michael Giacchino – original soundtrack/Cliff Masterson cond
The Devil’s Dance from The Witches of Eastwick, 1987
Silva Screen Records SILCD 1288 – The Definitive Horror Music Collection – John Williams – City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Nic Raine cond
Main Title from Rosemary’s Baby, 1968
La-La Land Records LLLCD 1210 – Music from the Motion Picture – Christopher Komeda – original soundtrack/Jack Hayes cond
Tony’s Salvation from The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, 2010
Lionsgate Records LGR 20034 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Jeff/Mychael Danna – original soundtrack
The Final Confrontation/End Titles from Sleepy Hollow, 1999
Hollywood Records HR-62262-2 – Originally Motion Picture Soundtrack – Danny Elfman – original soundtrack/Allan Wilson cond
Overture from The Phantom of the Opera, 2004
Sony S2K 93521 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Andrew Lloyd Webber – original soundtrack
Front Titles from Dorian Gray, 2009
BFD Filmtrax BFD 036 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Charlie Mole – original soundtrack
Main title From Star Wars A New Hope, 1977
RCA 09026 68772-2 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – John Williams – London Symphony Orchestra/John Williams cond