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Release Date: 2020-10-23Labels: UCM.One, M Square Classics, Movie Max
Soundtrack to the film ‘Die Schlangengrube Und Das Pendel’ [‘The Snakepit And The Pendulum’] released 5 October 1967, directed by Harald Reinl. Also known as ‘Le Vampire et le sang des vierges’, ‘Blood Demon’, ‘The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism’ and ‘Blood of the Virgins’.From the outer slipcase:
“4 DISC DELUXE EDITION IM LIMITIERTEN MEDIABOOK INKLUSIVE SOUNDTRACK CD
“ERSTMALIG IN EINER NEUEN IN 4K ABGETASTETEN UND RESTAURIERTEN HD-FASSUNG”
[“4 DISC DELUXE EDITION IN A LIMITED MEDIABOOK INCLUDING SOUNDTRACK CD
“FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A NEW 4K SCANNED AND RESTORED HD-VERSION”]
“Full HD 1080”
“LIMITIERTE AUFLAGE ____/1200” [“LIMITED EDITION ____/1200”]
From the book:
“Aufgenommen Juli/August 1967 in den Bavaria Tonstudios, München”
[“Recorded in July/August 1967 in the Bavaria Tonstudios, Munich”]
“Die Aufnahmen wurden auf der Basis verschollen geglaubter Tonbänder und Film-Perfobänder klanglich bestmöglich remonstruiert.”
[“The recordings were reconstructed in the best possible sound on the basis of tapes and film magnetic tapes believed to be lost.”]
Soundtrack also released as an LP (Peter Thomas - Die Schlangengrube Und Das Pendel) on 11 December 2020.
Track durations for discs 1 to 3 do not appear on this release.
Translations from the German:
Track 4-1: "The Snakepit And The Pendulum (Title Music)"
Track 4-2: "The Morality Singer"
Track 4-3: "Mysterious Invitation"
Track 4-4: "Good Friday Procession"
Track 4-5: "Carriage Ride To The Sandertal"
Track 4-6: "Unusual Travel Company"
Track 4-7: "The Corpse Forest"
Track 4-8: "Memories"
Track 4-9: "Castle Andomei"
Track 4-10: "Lovers In Distress"
Track 4-11: "Count Regula"
Track 4-12: "The Hourglass Progresses Ceaselessly"
Track 4-13: "In The Catacombs"
Track 4-14: "Strange Clergyman"
Track 4-15: "The Pendulum Of Death"
Track 4-16: "Blood Of Thirteen Virgins"
Track 4-17: "Flight From The Castle (Finale)"
Track 4-18: "The Snakepit And The Pendulum (Suite)"
Eight-panel Mediabook release including an outer cardboard slipcase, a thirty-six page book and is limited to 1200 numbered copies.