Hellraiser (film score)
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Hellraiser (film score) is a dark, orchestral horror soundtrack composed by Christopher Young, renowned for its haunting, atmospheric themes that helped define the tone of Clive Barker’s 1987 film.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hellraiser (film score) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British horror cinema
NERFINISHED
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New World Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hellraiser (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Christopher Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
considered one of Christopher Young’s signature works
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widely praised by horror fans ⓘ |
| directorOfRelatedWork | Clive Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark ambient
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horror film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasMood |
claustrophobic
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menacing ⓘ supernatural ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
brooding brass
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choral elements ⓘ dark romanticism ⓘ dissonant strings ⓘ gothic orchestration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
forbidden desire
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otherworldly terror ⓘ pain and pleasure duality ⓘ |
| hasTrackType |
action cues
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love theme ⓘ main title theme ⓘ suspense cues ⓘ |
| influenced | later horror film scores ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defining tone of Hellraiser (1987 film)
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haunting atmospheric themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | instrumental ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellraiser (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Hellraiser franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| recordingType | orchestral score ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Hellbound: Hellraiser II (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | Hellraiser (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInGenre | supernatural horror film ⓘ |
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