Soundtrack: Lesbian Vampire Killers
Composer: Debbie Wiseman
Label: Silva Screen Records
Release Date: April 19, 2010
Composer Debbie Wiseman is well known in the British film and television composition industry for her lyrical style and penchant for melody, and the soundtrack she created for director Phil Claydon’s horror comedy Lesbian Vampire Killers is no exception. The soundtrack features The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Crouch End Festival Chorus and popular classical singer Hayley Westenra. Released by Silva Screen Records, the musical score for Lesbian Vampire Killers is comprised of nineteen tracks, including Showaddywaddy’s 1976 chart-topper “Under The Moon Of Love.”
Wiseman adopts a full-bodied gothic orchestral approach for Lesbian Vampire Killers, peppering the soundtrack with fun, lighter selections and creating a whole musical entity that provides listeners with a range of compositions — from the seductive suggestion of tracks like “Centuries Ago…” to the epic grandeur of “Lesbian Vampire Killers”. Unlike the spine-tingling, terrifying quality often sought in traditional horror scores, Wiseman’s compositions are at times melodic and playful, contributing to the comedic nature of Lesbian Vampire Killers‘s storyline. Although the Lesbian Vampire Killers musical score is not considered Wiseman’s best work by her fans, it is an interesting, varied soundtrack that embodies each of the various qualities of the film it accompanies and expertly employs both The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Crouch End Festival Chorus.
One of the best features of the Lesbian Vampire Killers soundtrack is how the tracks are named, many of them named for quotes from or scenes in the film. In particular, “I Know Something Really Wrong Is Happening Here, But Is There Any Chance We Can Just Ignore It?” and “Have You Been Hanging Out With Vicars?” are two compositions whose names are direct quotes from the film — and some of the film’s funnier quotes, as well.
Track Listing:
- “Centuries Ago…” (03:13)
- “Adv_nture” (02:03)
- “At the Olde Mircalla Cottage” (01:47)
- “Have You Been Hanging Out with Vicars?” (02:18)
- “I Know Something Really Wrong Is Happening Here, But Is There Any Chance We Can Just Ignore It?” (02:45)
- “Vampires? Lesbian Vampires!” (02:56)
- “Run You Bellends!” (02:49)
- “You’re a Virgin?” (01:28)
- “Give Me One Last Kiss” (01:09)
- “My aXe Girlfriend” (01:07)
- “Full-On Lesbian Vampire Attack!” (03:43)
- “The Dawn of the Red Moon” (06:06)
- “Jimmy, I Love You” (01:27)
- “All Grown Up” (03:10)
- “The Crypt of Carmilla” (02:05)
- “Carmilla, the Vampire Queen” (03:22)
- “Whores of F***ing Hades, Prepare for F***ing Death!” (02:29)
- “Lesbian Vampire Killers” (05:34)
- “Lesbian Vampire Killers It Is… Let’s Ride!” (01:28)
- Showaddywaddy – “Under the Moon of Love” (03:13)
Rating: 3.5 / 5 Stars
