A preserved collector's pressing of Planet of the Vampires (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Gino Marinuzzi Jr., the first-ever vinyl release of the score to Mario Bava's landmark 1965 Italian sci-fi horror film, pressed on limited "Aura Splatter" colored 180-gram vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket featuring new artwork by acclaimed horror illustrator Graham Humphreys. Known in Italy as Terrore Nello Spazio, Bava's film is widely cited as a direct visual and conceptual influence on Ridley Scott's Alien, making this soundtrack a grail-level artifact for collectors at the intersection of horror, science fiction, and cult cinema.
Marinuzzi's score is one of the eeriest and most sophisticated of its era, a rare fusion of atonal orchestral writing and early electronic sound design. Shimmering strings, surging percussion, and haunting wind passages weave through analog oscillations to create an atmosphere that feels genuinely alien. Moments like "Exploring Aura" stand alongside the finest work of composers like Bernard Herrmann in their mastery of tension through texture alone. This pressing marks the score's long-overdue debut on vinyl, issued through Death Waltz Recording Company, and represents an essential addition to any serious collection of horror soundtrack vinyl or Italian genre cinema.
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Limited to 3 individually numbered copies.
