{"id":12794,"date":"2015-12-09T15:03:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T20:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=12794"},"modified":"2015-12-09T16:01:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T21:01:25","slug":"cd-demons-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=12794","title":{"rendered":"CD: Demons (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Demons_RustbladeCD\"<\/a>Score<\/strong>: Very Good<\/p>\n

Label<\/strong>: Rustblade<\/a><\/p>\n

Released:<\/strong> 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Tracks \/ Album Length:<\/strong> 13 tracks \/ 45 mins.<\/p>\n

Composer:<\/strong> Claudio Simonetti<\/p>\n

Special Notes:<\/strong> Remastered soundtrack available in basic and multiple special edition CD & LP configurations. CD also includes two video clips.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Rustblade Records brings Claudio Simonetti\u2019s Demons <\/strong>back into circulation on CD and LP to celebrate the film\u2019s 30th<\/sup> anniversary and the longevity of the composer\u2019s insanely catchy title theme. The sampled and processed \u2018D-D-D-Dehmonz\u2019 vocals adds another layer of rhythm to the cue\u2019s existing bass hits and guitar licks, and Simonetti also integrates a wry quotation from Grieg\u2019s deliciously malevolent Peer Gynt.<\/p>\n

Equally effective is the Killing, which acts as a motor during the more gory sequences with an assaultive bass pulse for the flesh-hungry hybrids and thick, plaintive synths for the doomed cinemagoers.<\/p>\n

Simonetti\u2019s themes upgrade a mass slaughter into a danceable celebration of flesh-munching, and Rustblade\u2019s mastering of the original score (about 17 mins.) is impeccable, as are the bonus tracks of unreleased, demo, and subsequent album and live versions of the Demons <\/strong>theme (28 mins.), but the neatest surprise is a sleek lounge version that\u2019s instrumentally a precursor to The Card Player<\/strong>, featuring great keyboard solos, cool tones, and Afro-jazz vocals!<\/p>\n

Rustblade’s remaster includes the above basic CD release, a limited tin that adds a second CD with 9 remixes by contemporary artists, and a limited vinyl release.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2015 Mark R. Hasan. This review originally appeared in the June 2015 issue of Rue Morgue magazine.<\/p>\n

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Additional Links:<\/strong>
\nEditor’s Blog<\/a> — Composer on IMDB<\/a> — Composer Filmography<\/a> — Soundtrack Album<\/a> — Film Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Select Merchants:<\/strong>
\nAmazon.ca<\/a>\"\" —<\/span> Amazon.com<\/a>\"\" —<\/span> Amazon.co.uk<\/a>\"\" — BSX<\/a> — Intrada<\/a> — Screen Archives Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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A podcast interview with composer Claudio Simonetti is also available<\/a>.<\/p>\n