IRISH VAMPIRE GOES WEST, THE

Label: SR0901
Date: 2007
Tracks: 14
Time = 43:46

Composer-produced CDR of original soundtrack from what composer describes as a "fight between good and evil, with the heart of Ireland as it's prize." Expectant Irish fiddle plays pivitol role, as do bagpipes. But Gillioz has more: haunting bells, thundering tam-tam, off-stage tympani all contribute to world of faeries, mad scientists, castles & leprechauns. One neat idea has bagpipes, fiddle playing snippets of thematic material between dissonant string clusters, solo mezzo-soprano. Highlight is lengthy "Running Through the Emerald Isle". Here, ever-increasing density adds weight to dramatic cue. Irish ideas meld with traditional horror elements to create colorful musical tapestry. Then, mid-way, Gillioz abandons weight, works with delicate textures, subtle colors in dream-like fantasy. Soloists recorded in Switzerland.

1. The Irish Vampire is West 2. The Abduction 3. The Curse Hits 4. Haunting the Cemetery 5. The Mad Scientist's Laboratory 6. Requiem For Aunt Margaret 7. Running Through the Emerald Isle 8. The Derry Air (trad. Irish tune) 9. Mara and the Faeries 10. Ode to Immortality 11. In The Dark Maze of the Castle 12. The Serum is Working 13. Through the Heart 14. Pie Jesu