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It may be closer to Thanksgiving, but Kritzerland is ready to scare the daylights out of you with their latest release – the premiere of Pino Donaggio’s complete score to the horror classic Carrie.

The film, based on the first published novel by acclaimed writer Stephen King and directed by Brian De Palma, centers on a shy high school senior with a big secret: telekinetic powers. When the abuse she suffers daily, from both her classmates and her maniacally religious mother, prove to be too much, those powers take control in a most evil and violent way.

Donaggio, who had only scored one major film (Don’t Look Now) before Carrie, created a soundtrack that recalled one of De Palma’s favorite composers, Bernard Hermann, while maintaining a sense of light elegance and beauty (notably the opening title theme) in a sly counterpoint to the horror portrayed onscreen.

This new release from Kritzerland is the first time the original score as heard in the film is released; it’s augmented by a bonus disc featuring the remastered original soundtrack LP (previously released on CD by Rykodisc and Varese Sarabande). This set is very limited at 1,200 copies, so head over to Kritzerland quick to get your copy.

Check out the track list after the jump.

Pino Donaggio, Carrie: Original Motion Picture Score (Kritzerland, 2010 – original film released 1976)

Disc 1: Original Score

1. Main Title
2. The Principal’s Office/The Ashtray
3. Margaret Comes Home/The Telephone Call
4. The Closet: St. Sebastian/The Mirror/The Reflection
5. Calisthenics
6. The Card Catalogue/Telekinesis
7. Carrie and Miss Collins
8. The Slaughter/The Storm/Outside the Gym/Margaret Prays
9. The Tuxedo Shop
10. Waiting for Tommy/Tommy Arrives
11. Born to Have It All (vocal by Kate Irving)
12. I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me (vocal by Kate Irving)
13. The Ballot/Carrie and Tommy/The Conspirators
14. The Coronation/The Blood
15. The Retribution
16. Carrie Returns Home
17. The Bath/Carrie and Margaret
18. The Crucifixion
19. The House
20. The Dream/The Nightmare/End Titles
21. Born to Have It All (Instrumental)
22. I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me (Instrumental)

Disc 2: Original LP (originally released as United Artists LA-716-H, 1976)

1. Theme from “Carrie”
2. I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me (vocal by Kate Irving)
3. And God Made Eve
4. At the Prom
5. Contest Winners
6. Born to Have It All (vocal by Kate Irving)
7. Bucket of Blood
8. School in Flames
9. Mother at the Top of the Stairs
10. For the Last Time We’ll Pray
11. Collapse of Carrie’s Home
12. Sue’s Dream
13. Theme from “Carrie”