CHRISTOPHER YOUNG

"THR: You like using orchestral music, right?
Young: I’m a fan of 20th century orchestral music, the experimental avant-garde composers of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. In horror movies you can write music that if it was performed on the concert stage would have the audience running out of the room with their fingers in their ears. But in a movie all of a sudden it becomes incredibly accessible and appreciated. Last night the director and producer said they’d been taking Sinister around to screenings and festivals, and after the audience asks about the movie, the first question they ask is, “What is this music?” It’s noticed in horror movies."

"When I worked for Roger Corman, I was able to get a pretty damn big sound for a small buck. Corman said, “Chris, what this movie needs is a rock’n’roll score, something the youth of America can relate to.” I said, “Gee, Mr. Corman, I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but what I think this film needs is a big orchestral score.” He turned to Clark Henderson, his right hand guy, who said, “Yeah, I think he’s right.”

francis wrote
BSX has released double score album Hellraiser/Hellbound, probably Young's most famous venture in horror scoring; I allready own Silva's Hellraiser Chronicles with part 3 included as well but this is a great chance for people to get the Young Hellraisers. Def check it out!