Robert Smith & Russ Huddlestone - Manos: Hands of Fate

[Nebraska]

 

The Ship to Shore Phonograph Company, One Way Static Records & Light In The Attic are proud to announce the release of the MANOS Original Soundtrack and finally give this classic unreleased soundtrack a proper release! Welcome to the original soundtrack to Hal P. Warren s Manos: The Hands of Fate. While the film is often lambasted for being one of the worst of all time, the music by Robert Smith Jr. and Russ Huddleston is a decidedly offbeat and strangely compelling affair. Utilizing sparse, jazzy arrangements to act as counterpoint to the nearly incomprehensible happenings on screen, the music contributes heavily to the films surrealistic and nightmarish tone. Remastered from a recently discovered 35mm magnetic soundtrack, this album combines the music and dialog to the film to create the feeling on a truly demented stream-of-conciousness radio play. (Scott Johannsson, The Damn Fine Podcast). In early 2015, the original 35mm soundtrack negative to MANOS: The Hands of Fate was discovered, giving fans a better look into the bizarre world of the film. After a restoration by Steve Addabbo at Shelter Island Sound in New York City, sonic imperfections still apply, but definite audio improvements have been made, including a drastic decrease in hiss and distortion. Ship to Shore PhonoCo. believes that this is the definitive audio edition of MANOS: The Hands of Fate.

 

http://www.onewaystatic.com/products/556141-manos-the-hands-of-fate-original-1966-motion-picture-soundtrack-lp

 

samples: https://manoshandsoffate.bandcamp.com/

[hello spiral]

nice!

[patternoverlap]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[joshuatxuk]

nice, a true classic

 

also, i assume this is not that robert smith

[psn]

That RS was born in 1959. This RS is actually called Robert Smith Jr.

[joshuatxuk]

That RS was born in 1959. This RS is actually called Robert Smith Jr.

 

ah - read more carefully and saw that

 

it's a fairly common name combination too....though the idea of a Cure-esque soundtrack of a Z-movie was an exciting one