Following the success of
Rob Zombie's initial reinvention of
John Carpenter's smash cult horror film
"Halloween" which premiered number one at the box office breaking all Labor Day Weekend 2007 records, comes the sequel,
"Halloween II", hitting theatres nationwide on August 28, 2009 from
Dimension Films. The enormously popular horror movie series is back and so too is writer-producer-director
Rob Zombie, who once again puts his own twisted twist on the soundtrack.
"Halloween II - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (
Hip-O/
UMe), released August 25, 2009, and co-produced by
Zombie, manages to bring together dialogue from the film as well as music from
MOTÖRHEAD,
THE MOODY BLUES,
SCREAM (sans future member
Dave Grohl),
ROD STEWART, the
MC5 and
FOGHAT, alongside new psychobilly band
CAPTAIN CLEGG AND THE NIGHT CREATURES.
Frightmaster
Zombie helmed 2007's ninth installment in the
"Halloween" franchise that began in 1978.
"Halloween II", which debuts August 28, picks up where
"Halloween" left off, and focuses on the struggles of
Laurie Strode (played by
Scout Taylor-Compton) and killer
Michael Myers (played by
Tyler Mane).
The new recordings on
"Halloween II - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" include
"Transylvania Terror Train" and
"Honky Tonk Halloween" from
CAPTAIN CLEGG AND THE NIGHT CREATURES, who appear in the film. The band's leader,
Jesse Dayton, an Austin, Texas-based singer-guitarist who has played with
Johnny Cash,
Waylon Jennings, and
Willie Nelson, was part of the duo
BANJO & SULLIVAN that performed in
Zombie's 2005 flick
"The Devil's Rejects" and simultaneously released an album. Similarly,
"Rob Zombie Presents Captain Clegg And The Night Creatures" (
Stag/
Zombie A Go Go) will be issued August 28.
Also new are
"Laurie's Theme" from
John 5 produced by
Bob Marlette (
ALICE COOPER and
OZZY OSBOURNE);
"Nurse Killa" from score composer
Tyler Bates (
"Watchmen",
"300",
"Halloween",
"The Devil's Rejects"); and a cover of
NAZARETH's 1976 hit
"Love Hurts" from singer
Nan Vernon, who covered
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and
"Mr. Sandman" for
"Halloween".
The classic tracks range from
THE MOODY BLUES' 1966 psychedelic gem
"Nights In White Satin" and
10CC's cheery 1977 hit
"The Things We Do For Love" to
ROD STEWART's 1972 cover of
THE TEMPTATIONS'
"(I Know) I'm Losing You",
FOGHAT's 1972 take on
WILLIE DIXON's
"I Just Want To Make Love To You" and the
MC5 proto-punk masterpiece
"Kick Out The Jams", which was recorded live in Detroit on Devil's Night/Halloween 1968. The lesser-known vintage tracks hail from the early '80s:
"Amerarockers" by hardcore punkers
SCREAM,
"The Chase Is Better Than The Catch" by metal's
MOTÖRHEAD and
"Time To Die"by hardcore/metal band
VOID.
Prior to entering the film world, hard rocker
Zombie scored a series of multiplatinum albums — 1992's
"La Sexorcisto", 1995's
"Astro-Creep: 2000", and 1998's
"Hellbilly Deluxe" — as well as platinum with 2001's
"The Sinister Urge" and 2003's greatest hits collection
"Past, Present & Future".
In addition to his recording career,
Rob Zombie has written and directed several successful feature films, including
"House of 1000 Corpses", the sequel,
"The Devil's Rejects", and is the is the producer, writer and director of the forthcoming animated film
"The Haunted World of El Superbeasto", based on his comic book series,
"The Adventures of El Superbeasto".
"Halloween II" track listing:
01.
CAST - "He's F****** Dead"
02.
THE MOODY BLUES - Nights In White Satin
03.
CAST - "Halloween Is Coming"
04.
10CC - "The Things We Do For Love"
05.
CAST - "Who's Lee Marvin?"
06.
SCREAM - "Amerarockers"
07.
CAST - "Jam & Jelly"
08.
MC5 - "Kick Out The Jams"
09.
CAST - "Ass Good"
10.
ROD STEWART - "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
11.
CAST - "D-E-A-D"
12.
MOTÖRHEAD - "The Chase Is Better Than The Catch"
13.
CAST - "I'm Angel Myers"
14.
JOHN 5 - "Laurie's Theme"
15.
CAST - "I Want To Party"
16.
CAPTAIN CLEGG AND THE NIGHT CREATURES - "Transylvania Terror Train"
17.
CAST - "Jack-O-Lantern And A Blonde"
18.
CAPTAIN CLEGG AND THE NIGHT CREATURES - "Honky Tonk Halloween"
19.
CAST - "Bring Your Baby Back Home"
20.
FOGHAT - "I Just Want To Make Love To You"
21.
CAST - "Snapped On By Weird Al"
22.
VOID - "Time To Die"
23.
CAST - "I Love You Mommy"
24.
NAN VERNON - "Love Hurts"
25.
TYLER BATES - "Nurse Killa"
