Corn farmers have a saying where they hope their crop will be "knee-high by the Fourth of July", so July seems like the perfect month for 1984 Publishing's re-release of the score for the Stephen King adaptation Children of the Corn (watch it HERE). 1984 is currently taking pre-orders for vinyl, CD, and cassette editions of the score. There were two different versions of the vinyl available, but one of them has already sold out!
The release contains the following tracks from composer Jonathan Elias:
1) Main Title
2) Barn Run
3) Dream Music
4) Murder
5) The Arrival
6) Chase Theme
7) The Invasion
8) Burning the Cornfield
9) Vicky’s Dream
10) Attack of the Children
11) Fighting Back
12) Diehl’s Haunting
13) Exploring
14) The Cornfield
15) Isaac Vs. Malachai
16) The Resolution
17) End Titles
The vinyl edition that already sold out was the "He Who Walks Behind the Rows colored variant (bright yellow + black splatter)". Still available is the "Outlander Orange" variant:
– First time on vinyl since 1984!
– ”Outlander Orange” colored variant (transparent orange + black swirls).
– Limited to 250 copies.
– Art by “Ghoulish” Gary Pullin.
– Gatefold jacket w/”foil scythe” accent.
– Liner notes by writer Aaron Lupton + composer Jonathan Elias.
– Newly remastered by Adam Boose @ Cauliflower Audio.
– Master lacquer cut by Dave Polster @ Well Made Music.
– Pressed @ Gotta Groove Records (Cleveland, Ohio).
– 1xLP / 33 RPM
The cassette is likely to sell out very soon, since only 100 copies were made. Here's the info on that:
– First time on cassette!
– ”Blood Red”-colored cassette shell.
– Limited to 100 copies.
– Art by “Ghoulish” Gary Pullin.
– Newly remastered by Adam Boose @ Cauliflower Audio.
More plentiful is the CD edition:
– First time on compact disc since 2009!
– Art by “Ghoulish” Gary Pullin.
– Liner notes by writer Aaron Lupton + composer Jonathan Elias.
– Newly remastered by Adam Boose @ Cauliflower Audio.
– Jewel case + booklet.
Pictures of each edition can be seen below. If you want to secure a copy of the cassette or remaining vinyl, you should head over to 1984Publishing.com and do that right now.
Copies will be shipping out sometime in July.
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