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The Stuff Of Nightmares: Varese Boxes Complete "Nightmare on Elm Street" Scores

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Freddy - Nightmare Box"One, two, Freddy's comin' for you..."

Varese Sarabande is making horror fans' dreams come true with an eight-disc box set of the complete scores to the A Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise.

The late Wes Craven's 1984 horror classic introduced fans to the sleepy suburb of Springwood, terrorized by the sadistic Freddy Krueger. With a hideously burned face, a glove boasting razor sharp blades and an iconic fedora and striped-sweater combo, Krueger, "the bastard son of a thousand maniacs," was an undead child killer who sought revenge in the subconscious, torturing and killing his victims in their dreams. The franchise, which grossed more than $500 million worldwide and put indie studio New Line Cinema on the map, sprawled to seven films through the '80s and '90s.

Outside of 1987's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors, which featured a screenplay co-written by Craven and the return of fan favorite Heather Langenkamp as survivor Nancy Thompson, the franchise would get progressively sillier in its gleeful mayhem, and Robert Englund embraced his signature role of Freddy with relish in both film and television. Craven and Langenkamp returned for 1994's excellentNew Nightmare, a film depicting Krueger as a villainous entity who emerges from the underworld to challenge the real-life crew of the original film. Englund would strap on the glove one last time in 2003, for the years-in-development crossover Freddy Vs. Jason, in which he squared off against the hockey-masked serial killer of the Friday the 13th series.

Nightmare Box - SweaterFor this new box set, all the Nightmare scores, including titles by Charles Bernstein (whose original theme anchors many of the films in the series), Christopher Young, Angelo Badalamenti, Craig Safan and others, have been greatly expanded from their original Varese album programs. Many discs feature the original album alongside a host of unreleased cues, demos for the original film and even original music for the Freddy's Dead video game from 1991 and Harry Manfredini's theme to Friday the 13th, as heard in Freddy Vs. Jason. Artist Shawn Conn designed the box set and individual disc art, all of which join together to form a new piece of Freddy art (original album sleeves are featured in each album's booklet). The box's finishing touch is a unique outer sleeve: a knitted cover in the style of Freddy's red and green sweater!

This box is limited to just 2,000 copies, so you won't want to sleep on this one! Full specs are below.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Varese Sarabande VLE-9203, 2015)

Disc 1: Charles Bernstein, Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (originally released as Varese Sarabande STV-81236, 1984)

  1. Prologue
  2. Main Title
  3. Laying the Traps
  4. Dream Attack
  5. Rod Hanged/Night Stalking
  6. Jail Cell
  7. Confrontation
  8. Sleep Clinic
  9. Terror in the Tub
  10. No Escape
  11. School Horror/Stay Awake
  12. Lurking
  13. Telephone Terror
  14. Fountain of Blood
  15. Evil Freddy
  16. Final Search
  17. Run Nancy
  18. Horror Movie (source cue) *
  19. Nancy Glen *
  20. Funeral *
  21. Freddy's Hat *
  22. Bridge Talk *
  23. Bars on Windows *
  24. Freddy's Glove *
  25. Dad At Glen's *
  26. Boiler Room *
  27. Show Yourself
  28. Morning After
  29. Stingers
  30. Freddy #1 (mono demo) *
  31. Weird #1 (stereo demo) *
  32. Chase #1 (stereo demo) *
  33. Chase #2 (mono demo) *
  34. Rhythm #1 (stereo demo) *
  35. Theme Sketch (stereo demo) *
  36. Concert Overture: A Nightmare on Elm Street - Charles Bernstein (Composer's Home Mockup Sketch, Summer 2015) *

Disc 2: Christopher Young, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (originally released as Varese Sarabande STV-81275, 1986)

  1. Main Title
  2. ...And Leave the Driving to Us
  3. Furnace Flare-Up
  4. Kissing Freddy on the Catwalk
  5. Chest-Burster
  6. Jump Rope
  7. Fire Bird
  8. Dream Heat
  9. Necromancer's Spell
  10. "Kill for Me"
  11. Sports Attack/Threatening Angela
  12. Freed of Her
  13. Snake-in-the-Class
  14. The Horror in My Head *
  15. Wake Up *
  16. My Sick Toaster (stereo) *
  17. Any Dream Will Do (stereo) *
  18. Daymare (stereo) *
  19. Splashdead *
  20. Which Witness *
  21. Not Again *
  22. Wrong Turn Right *
  23. Head on Fire *
  24. Feet on Fire *
  25. Sting Thing #1 *
  26. Sting Thing #2 *
  27. Sting Thing #3 *
  28. Sting Thing #4 *
  29. Hells Bells *
  30. Nightmare on Elm Street Suite - "Suite Dreams" (stereo) *

Disc 3: Angelo Badalamenti, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (originally released as Varese Sarabande STV-81314, 1987)

  1. Opening ++
  2. Puppet Walk
  3. Save the Children
  4. Taryn's Deepest Fear
  5. Deceptive Romance
  6. Snake Attack
  7. Magic Butterfly
  8. The Embrace
  9. Quiet Room/Wheelchair/Icy Bones
  10. Rumbling Room
  11. Dreamspace
  12. The Dream House
  13. Is Freddy Gone?/Trouble Starting/Prime Time TV/Icy Window
  14. Grave Walk
  15. Nursery Theme
  16. Lights Out
  17. Main Title (Film Version) *
  18. Dreaming/Basement Chase +
  19. Bathroom Attack/Computer *
  20. The Snake (Film Version) * +
  21. Sleepwalk (Film Version) * +
  22. Prime Time *
  23. Junkyard Intro/Mom's Head *
  24. Alley Part A/Alley Part B (Film Version) * +
  25. Freddy Hell * ++
  26. Skeleton Fight/Mirrors * +
  27. Dad Descends/Nancy Dies * +

Tracks 17-27 are in mono.

+ features additional music by Ken Harrison.

++ features original A Nightmare on Elm Street Theme by Charles Bernstein

Disc 4: Craig Safan, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (originally released as Varese Sarabande VSD-5203, 1988)

  1. Kristen's Haunted Dream *
  2. Freddy's Back *
  3. Kincaid Killed in Junkyard
  4. Joey's Wet Dream
  5. Drugged to Death
  6. Alice Lured Into Dream
  7. Rick's Kung Fu Death
  8. Freddy's Pizza Restaurant
  9. Debbie Checks In/Time Circles
  10. Sheila Sucks Face
  11. Dreamspace
  12. Freddy's Calliope
  13. Alice Battles Freddy
  14. Corpus Krueger
  15. Locker Scare/Boiler Scare/Bug Scare/Daydream B *
  16. Alice At Mirror/Mom Discovers Joey/Kristen Faints/Freddy As Nurse/Daytime House *
  17. Alice Looks At Sidewalk/Kristen Dies Part D/Burning Bed/Alice Smokes in Bathroom
  18. Alice Laments/Sleep Clinic/Daydream C *
  19. Freddy Reflection/Alice Wakes/Mind Over Matter/Hospital Arrival *
  20. Resurrection (songtrack album score suite) (stereo)

Tracks 15-19 are in mono.

* features original A Nightmare on Elm Street Theme by Charles Bernstein

Disc 5: Jay Ferguson, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (originally released as Varese Sarabande VSD-5238, 1989)

  1. Prologue - Elm Street Kids
  2. Main Title
  3. "It's A Boy!"
  4. Freddy Delivers
  5. Family Plot
  6. Yvonne Takes the Plunge
  7. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream
  8. Don't Dream and Drive
  9. Like Father, Like Son
  10. Mark Visits Elm Street *
  11. Hell on Wheels
  12. Another Brick in the Wall
  13. Stuffed/Choked (Gag Me with a Spoon)
  14. Shower
  15. The Asylum
  16. There Was a Crooked Man
  17. Freddy's Stroller
  18. Super Freddy
  19. Twins
  20. Freddy Cuts Up
  21. and Mrs. Jordan
  22. Party At Club Fred
  23. Amanda's Tune
  24. Jacob's Story
  25. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
  26. Don't Look Down
  27. Elm Street's Child
  28. Toys for Tots
  29. I've Got You Under My Skin
  30. Kicking And Screaming
  31. Womb with a V.U.
  32. Nightmare Theme Insert A *
  33. Nightmare Theme Insert B *
  34. Bed Fred Sting
  35. Wake Up

BONUS/UNRELEASED (mono)

  1. New Line Logo/Main Title (Film Version)
  2. Rape/Bed Fred/Freddy Sting
  3. Elm Street Kids *
  4. Delivery Room (Birth)
  5. Crash/You Are Pregnant
  6. Jacob/Greta's Room
  7. Greta's Room Reprise
  8. Mark's World Continued/Jacob Wait/Resolute Mark *
  9. The Womb/Keep the Baby
  10. Greta's Doll
  11. Yvonne Goes to the Asylum

Tracks 32-35 are in stereo. Tracks 36-46 are in mono. * features original A Nightmare on Elm Street Theme by Charles Bernstein

Disc 6: Brian May, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (originally released as Varese Sarabande VSD-5333, 1991)

  1. Opening Titles
  2. Main Title
  3. Doc's Dream Theory
  4. John's Eyeball
  5. Maggie's First Dream
  6. Wizard of Odd
  7. The Dream Continues
  8. John's Dream
  9. Crossing the Line
  10. No Kids At the Fair
  11. Map Hell
  12. Freddy "101"
  13. There's No Way Out
  14. Checking Out the House
  15. Mama's Q-Tip
  16. Freddy Wins
  17. I Hate This House
  18. Back with Doc
  19. Defend Myself *
  20. Maggie Faces Freddy
  21. Tracy's Dad
  22. Tracy and Freddy's Fight
  23. It's Me or Him
  24. Freddy's Dad
  25. Freddy is Made Forever
  26. Freddy Into Reality
  27. It's Me or Him II
  28. Happy Father's Day
  29. Little Girl on Place/Awakening I
  30. Going My Way/John on the Bus
  31. Slam Dunk/Van to Fair/Jesus
  32. Tracy Finds Hearing Aid
  33. The Orphanage
  34. Maggie Sees Watertower/Trying to Save Spencer/Inside Spencer's Dream/Freddy Wins Spencer B/Spencer's Fall
  35. Freddy Gets John's Soul
  36. Doc Looks for Tracy/Freddy Out/The Dream People
  37. Video Game Suite (composed by Ashley Irwin)

Tracks 29-37 are in mono.

* features original A Nightmare on Elm Street Theme by Charles Bernstein

Disc 7: J. Peter Robinson, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (originally released as Milan 35690-2, 1994)

  1. Opening & Theme (Overlay) (co-written by Charles Bernstein)
  2. Claw Attack
  3. Chase and Heather
  4. Wall Scratches & Theme (Overlay) *
  5. Freddy Calls
  6. TV Show Source (written by Charles Bernstein)
  7. Freddy's Back & Theme (Overlay) *
  8. Dylan/Rex Saved Me/Heather Explains/Bedtime Story *
  9. Chase's Blues (co-written by Tom Canning and Mike Rockwell)
  10. Chase Gets the Claw
  11. Police
  12. Funeral Part A & B
  13. Nosebleed *
  14. The Park
  15. Dylan Meets God
  16. Painting At Robert Englund's Part A & B
  17. Dylan Attacks Heather
  18. Tongue
  19. Childhood Schizophrenia
  20. Odyssey
  21. Wes & Theme (Overlay) *
  22. Miss Me??!!
  23. Oxygentyten
  24. Everything is NOT Fine
  25. Julie Killed
  26. Freebfleg
  27. Transformation/Emergence & Theme (Overlay) *
  28. Breadcrumbs
  29. Dylan/Eels/Chasing Dylan/Heather to Rescue/Explosions
  30. Read Me a Story & Theme Overlay/End Credits (co-written by Charles Bernstein)

* features original A Nightmare on Elm Street Theme by Charles Bernstein

Disc 8: Graeme Revell, Freddy Vs. Jason (originally released as Varese Sarabande 302 066 498-2, 2003)

  1. Nightmare Theme/Boiler Room/Freddy Recap † **
  2. Make 'Em Remember
  3. Outside the Window
  4. Lights Out
  5. Open Back Door
  6. Gibbs Shower, Trey Gets Killed
  7. Police Station
  8. Girl with No Eyes *
  9. Blake Meets Freddy
  10. Dad Loses Head
  11. Psych Ward At Night
  12. Orange Juice
  13. Lori Passes Out
  14. Mark Hassles Lori
  15. Got Your Nose
  16. Run from School
  17. Library/Will and Mark in Van
  18. Gibb In The Cornfield/Into the Silo
  19. Gibb Meets Freddy
  20. Jason Sees Raver
  21. Pig to Fuck
  22. I Was There Lori
  23. Bathtub/Mark Dies
  24. You Understand
  25. French Kiss
  26. Security Control Room
  27. Stoner Bug
  28. Destroying Hypnocil
  29. Attack in Control Room †
  30. Jason's First Dream †
  31. Dream Fight Part A
  32. Dream Fight Part B
  33. Jason's Weakness
  34. Jason Unmasked
  35. Freddy Gets Young Jason
  36. Wake Up Lori
  37. Jason Goes After Freddy
  38. Linderman Dies
  39. Man the Torpedoes
  40. The Dock
  41. Freddy Dies/Finale † **
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