Christopher Young

Hellraiser: The Chronicles

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AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann

This triple-disc set, said to be limited to 3,000 copies, combines the soundtrack albums from the first three Hellraiser movies: Hellraiser (1987), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992). The horror fantasy series created by Clive Barker and based on his novella The Hellbound Heart concerns a Rubik's Cube-like puzzle box that, when opened, unleashes a group of violent, depraved demons called Cenobites, chief among them one who came to be known, as the series went on, as "Pinhead" and who came to dominate the franchise. The first two films were scored by Christopher Young, who followed the story's gothic elements and British setting with symphonic music mixed with odd percussion effects and synthesizer parts, along with a macabre sense of humor that allowed for waltz and carnival music. Like most such series, the Hellraiser films went downhill quickly in terms of quality, even as the budgets rose, but Young, perhaps having more time and money to work with on Hellbound: Hellraiser II, gave an even more impressive account of himself than he had the first time around. Typically, the third film mostly reimagined the series to dire effect, moving it to downtown New York City (though actually shot in Greensboro, NC) and bringing in composer Randy Miller to update Young and chime in with the set of hard rock songs that served as source music in an extensive nightclub set. (The rock material is not included here, although there was a soundtrack album of it.) Hellraiser declined even further later on, going the way of straight-to-video exploitation, but especially on the first two discs here its sometimes imaginative music early on is recalled.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Hellraiser Christopher Young	Christopher Young	1:47
2	Resurrection Christopher Young	Christopher Young	2:30	Amazon
3	Hellbound Heart Christopher Young	Christopher Young	5:02
4	The Lament Configuration Christopher Young	Christopher Young	3:23
5	Reunion Christopher Young	Christopher Young	3:09
6	A Quick Death Christopher Young	Christopher Young	1:15
7	Seduction and Pursuit Christopher Young	Christopher Young	2:58
8	In Love's Name Christopher Young	Christopher Young	2:57
9	The Cenobites Christopher Young	Christopher Young	4:08
10	The Rat Slice Quartet Christopher Young	Christopher Young	3:18
11	Re-Resurrection Christopher Young	Christopher Young	2:37
12	Uncle Frank Christopher Young	Christopher Young	2:59
13	Brought on by Night Christopher Young	Christopher Young	2:20
14	Another Puzzle Christopher Young	Christopher Young	4:08

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Hellbound Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	1:58
2	Second Sight Seance Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	5:29
3	Looking Through a Woman Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	5:26
4	Something to Think About Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	4:26
5	"Skin Her Alive" Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	1:46
6	Stringing the Puppet Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	4:55
7	Hall of Mirrors Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	7:46
8	Dead or Living? Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	2:49
9	Leviathan Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	3:25
10	Sketch With Fire Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	2:53
11	Chemical Entertainment Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	6:35
12	Obscene Kiss Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	5:00
13	Headless Wizard Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	5:31
14	What's Your Pleasure? Christopher Young	Christopher Young feat: Graunke Symphony Orchestra	3:11

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Randy Miller	Christopher Young	2:11
2	Back to Hell Randy Miller	Christopher Young	4:38
3	Cenobites' Death Dance Randy Miller	Christopher Young	2:29
4	Pinhead's Proteges/The Devil's Mass Randy Miller	Christopher Young	12:51
5	Come to Daddy Randy Miller	Christopher Young	2:41
6	Gothic Rebirth Randy Miller	Christopher Young	1:05
7	Emergency Room Randy Miller	Christopher Young	6:33
8	Mind Invasion Randy Miller	Christopher Young	2:41
9	The Pillar Randy Miller	Christopher Young	4:08
10	Elliot's Story Randy Miller	Christopher Young	5:13
11	Shall We Begin? Randy Miller	Christopher Young	2:05

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