Relive the terror of the omen with the new 2-LP reissue of the vinyl soundtrack album

The omen it was a huge success when it came out in 1976. Protagonist Gregorio Peck who discovers his son is Antichrist, the film has captured the public’s imagination and led to a long-running franchise. Now, Varèse Sarabande has announced that they have a new 2-LP version of the soundtrack on a red vinyl with black splashes.

Revisit the music of Jerry Goldsmith with the original 12-track score on this ominous looking record.

Per press release, “Varèse Sarabande is thrilled to announce the release of the The omen with music by Jerry Goldsmith, conducted by Lionel Newman. This special LP reissue of The Omen contains the original 1976 12-track soundtrack album on red vinyl with black splashes. The album is now available for pre-order and will be released on September 23rd.

“The omen It was a huge success, with Gregory Peck playing an American ambassador who discovers that his adopted son is, in fact, the Antichrist. With its terrible incidents to those who would get in the boy’s way, the cult of satanic worshipers and protectors, and the fascinating mythology of the End Times, the film captured the imagination of the public and led to a long-running franchise. date.

“The omen it was a special project for Jerry Goldsmith: the only time he won an Oscar in his long career for Best Original Score. It was also nominated for best original song for “Ave Satani”, his chilling “Black Mass” which reversed the Latin mass into a dark hymn to the devil.

“The soundtrack is one of Goldsmith’s best: not only the chants of ‘Ave Satani’, but also the way he incorporates them into his modernist and electrifying action music in tracks like ‘Killer’s Storm’, ‘The Demise of Mrs. Baylock ‘and’ Attack of the Dog. ‘

“But Goldsmith has always been in tune with the human warmth behind the thrills and thrills, and the soundtrack features hopeful and loving moments for the ambassador’s family, including a version of the love theme song, ‘The Piper Dreams’, with lyrics and voices by the composer’s wife, Carol. “

The vinyl is on pre-order now and is expected to ship on September 23rd.

The tracklist of the album is as follows:

SIDE A

1. Hail Satans 2:35

2. The new ambassador 2:39

3. The Killing Storm 2:56

4. A sad message 1:46

5. The disappearance of Mrs. Baylock 2:56

6. Don’t leave it 2:54

SIDE B

1. The piper dreams 2:41

2. Autumn 3:46

3. Safari Park 2:06

4. Dogs attack 5:56

5. The homecoming 2:48

6. The altar 2:05