A Taste of Tonight of the Living Dead
As some of you may know already, December’s giveaway is a signed CD of Tonight of the Living Dead by 400 Lonely Things. This begs the question, what is Tonight of the Living Dead?
Who better to answer this question than from 400 Lonely Things directly. From the official site:
Crew and cast member Karl Hardman, under the editorial supervision of George Romero, used recordings by other composers from stock film music libraries – many of which had already appeared in other movies and television shows – and then augmented them electronically to form their own original score for Night of the Living Dead. 400 Lonely Things has extended this notion of augmentation by using mutated samples from the film itself (many with their excellent foley work intact) as the only ingredients, and weaving these treatments into a subtle and creepy, dialog-free, instrumental companion that should appeal as much to fans of the film as it would to listeners of dark ambient, plunderphonics and experimental music. That appeal may even extend to fans of classical music (and soundtracks in general) who have a taste for things on the fringe.
Describing music in short is charging windmills. It’s best for you to experience it yourself and draw your own conclusions. 400 Lonely Things has created a youtube video for the song “Tonight” which is the second track on the disc. The video is as haunting as the music itself, showing Barbara’s trek across the zombie laden landscape in what can only be described as a surreal nightmare. This is the first unveiling of the video, so many thanks for 400 Lonely Things providing this opportunity to A World on Fire.
Sit back. Watch. And Experience. You won’t regret it.
Tonight of the Living Dead by 400 Lonely Things (youtube.com <- new window)
Tonight of the Living Dead Giveaway
