Halloween Music Collection

Description

‘Halloween Music Collection’ is a compilation of some of
the best haunting tracks from the band’s first 13 years hand-picked by Edward
Douglas and Gavin Goszka of Midnight Syndicate. ABOUT MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE: For
the past thirteen years, dark music pioneers Midnight Syndicate have been
creating Halloween music and gothic, horror, fantasy soundtracks for the
imagination. Formed by composer/director Edward Douglas in 1995, their music
has become staples of the Halloween, gothic music, haunted attraction, and
role-playing game industries. With a catalog of CDs that blend dark,
orchestral horror and fantasy movie score-style music with sound effects, the
band consisting of Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka has had it’s soundtracks to
imaginary films featured in everything from Hugh Hefner’s infamous Halloween
parties, Barbara Walters specials and Monday Night Football to X-Box games,
tracks by the Academy-Award winning rap act, Three Six Mafia, and Twiztid as
well as concerts by dark music pioneers The Misfits and King Diamond. The
music has also been featured on countless television shows and documentaries
relating to horror films and the supernatural. Often referred to as the first
‘Halloween band’ or ‘Haunted House band,’ Midnight Syndicate is the industry
standard for the world’s top haunted attractions and amusement parks. From
Siberia and Hong Kong to Europe and the United States, whether it’s a store,
neighborhood celebration, or even a themed-cruise, Midnight Syndicate’s music
has become synonymous with the celebration of the Halloween season. In
September of 2009, AOL released a list of the ‘Top 10 Best Halloween Music
CDs’ of all time as ranked by AOL/CBS Radio listeners. Three of the ten CDs
were Midnight Syndicate discs (8, 4, and 3) ranking only behind Danny
Elfman’s ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ and John Carpenter’s classic ‘Halloween’
soundtrack. From 1997 through 2005, Midnight Syndicate built their following
through the release of ‘Midnight Syndicate,’ ‘Born of the Night,’ ‘Realm of
Shadows,’ ‘Gates of Delirium,’ ‘Vampyre: Symphonies from the Crypt,’ and ‘The
13th Hour.’ In 2003, Midnight Syndicate made an impact in the gaming industry
when it teamed up with Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to produce the first
official soundtrack to the classic role-playing game, ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’
Midnight Syndicate’s 2005 release, ‘The 13th Hour,’ was the first music CD to
ever receive the industry’s top two awards: The Origins Award and the ENnie
Award for Best Gaming Accessory. 2007 saw the band take on three new projects
as they composed music for Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights XVIII,
scored Robert Kurtzman’s drive-in thriller, ‘The Rage,’ and began work on
their biggest production to date, ‘The Dead Matter’ movie. An updated remake
of a film that Edward Douglas produced and directed in 1995 for $2000, ‘The
Dead Matter’ is a supernatural thriller co-produced by Midnight Syndicate
Films, Robert Kurtzman (Producer of ‘From Dusk Till Dawn, ‘co-founder of KNB
FX), and Gary Jones (‘Xena,’ ‘Boogeyman 3’). The movie is about a guilt-ridden
young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother who discovers a powerful
ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the
tangled world of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff of ‘Lost,’
‘Wishmaster’ and Tom Savini of ‘Friday the 13th,’ ‘Dawn of the Dead’) each
with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire hunter (Jason
Carter of ‘Babylon 5’) who will stop at nothing to destroy it. In 2008, the
band released it’s tenth studio album, ‘The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates.’ One
of their most critically acclaimed releases to date and inspired by the themes
from the upcoming movie, the disc draws listeners into the supernaturally-
charged world of ‘The Dead Matter,’ taking them on a musical journey into a
realm of forbidden relics, druids, vampires, and the living dead In January of
2010, Midnight Syndicate began a year-long celebration to commemorate the 13th
Anniversary of the release of it’s ‘Midnight Syndicate’ debut CD. Among the
events that year were the reboot of their website, the July 30th release of
‘The Dead Matter’ movie and all-new original motion picture soundtrack CD, the
13th Anniversary Halloween Music compilation CD, fan appreciation contests,
and two music videos (which can be viewed on YouTube and the band’s website).
For more information on Midnight Syndicate, visit:
For more information on ‘The Dead Matter’ movie, visit:
Review The greatest horror music in the world –Tom Savini (Friday the 13th,
Dawn of the Dead, Machete) …if you’re not familiar with the band, it’s the
perfect place to start, as it demonstrates how this act has managed to secure
the title as the leading purveyors of spookhouse tunes. Sweet lights-out
listening. –FEARnet Very simply the one and only Halloween mood music CD you
will ever need. –House of Horrors

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.9 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches; 3.18 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ CD Baby
• Manufacturer recommended age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ RVMS1012
• Department ‏ : ‎ womens
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2010
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 8, 2010
• Label ‏ : ‎ CD Baby