NEWS: Buried Treasure Records release 'The Shout' OST

"The Shout is one of the great films about sound." - Suzy Mangion

Adapted in 1978 from a Robert Graves short story, director Jerzy Skolimowski's 'The Shout' is a stunning exploration of avarice, obsession, lust, and cruelty as the quiet, idyllic lives of Anthony and Rachel Fielding (John Hurt & Susannah York) are subsumed by the machinations of an interloper, Crossley (Alan Bates).

It is sound though that is very much the focus of the film; from Anthony's sonic experimentation to Crossley's mortiferous shout, and the two short progish pieces by Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks of Genesis but it's the score by Rupert Hine married to the sound design by Alan Bell that is the shining jewel at the heart of the movie.

From the press release...

"The film’s score and audio effects were almost entirely created by the songwriter and record producer Rupert Hine (Thinkman, Quantum Jump, Rush, Stevie Nicks, Kevin Ayers, Nico, Howard Jones, Underworld, Tina Turner & more). Rupert recorded reels of ideas and experiments for the film between 1977 and 1978 using an EMS VCS3, Yamaha CS80, Eventide Harmoniser and Roland Space Echo. He also created Crossley‘s terrifying shout and other foley effects such as the musique concrète for John Hurt’s home studio scenes.

Listen closely and you’ll hear Rupert's sounds scattered throughout the film, discreetly mixed by award-winning sound editor Alan Bell (The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Bounty) and Tony Jackson who use them to establish the film’s creeping dread. At other times Rupert’s effects are used to startling effect, violently jolting viewers as the occult drama unfolds." 

Released on 5th December by Buried Treasure Records, with pre-orders available on their Bandcamp page at

https://buriedtreasure.bandcamp.com/album/the-shout

from the 28th of November, 'The Shout' is a testimony to the creativity of Rupert Hine, who sadly passed before the completion of this long overdue release.

A neglected milestone in the history of electronic music, a perfect companion piece to the work of those beavering away in the Dark depths of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and an essential item for devotees of both.

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