James Bernard – Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires: Original Soundtrack (1974/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

James Bernard - Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires: Original Soundtrack (1974/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

BUYSOUNDTRAX Records presents LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES. The soundtrack features music composed by James Bernard for the 1974 horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker (THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, QUATERMASS AND THE PIT), starring Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, Julie Ege, David Chiang, Robin Stewart, Shen Chan and John Forbes-Robertson.

In THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES, Hammer’s ninth and final Dracula film, Count Dracula rises from the grave in 1804 Transylvania and assumes the form of his Chinese disciple, Kah. A century later, Professor Van Helsing (Cushing) is in Chungking, lecturing a group of cynical students about the legend of Ping Keui, a small village terrorized by vampires wearing golden masks. Hsi Cheng, one of his students, takes the story seriously and begs Van Helsing for help in defeating the monsters. Van Helsing joins his son, Leland, a wealthy widow, Vanessa Buren (Ege) and Hsi Cheng on an expedition to Ping Keui. They travel with Hsi Cheng’s five brothers and one sister, all martial artists, to challenge Kah and meet their fate in Ping Keui.

For THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES, legendary Hammer Films collaborated with the equally legendary Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong to create a fascinating hybrid of both horror and martial arts genres. To score the film, the Shaw Brothers originally intended to score the film as they would their other kung fu films, using stock music licensed from music libraries or liberally lifted from already available soundtracks. Hammer’s production executive, Michael Carreras, thankfully insisted on an original score by James Bernard, the composer most associated with Dracula at the time through his music for the other Dracula films produced by Hammer. For THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES, Bernard composed one of his most engaging scores, blending his recognizable style with elements of traditional Chinese music.

Tracklist:

1. James Bernard – Who Dares To Disturb (03:23)
2. James Bernard – Dracula’s Metamorphosis (03:10)
3. James Bernard – Temple Of Evil (05:29)
4. James Bernard – The Hunt Of Death (02:38)
5. James Bernard – Introducing Vanessa Buren (03:17)
6. James Bernard – Ambush (04:03)
7. James Bernard – The Siege Begins (04:59)
8. James Bernard – The Battle Rages (03:29)
9. James Bernard – End Credits (00:51)
10. James Bernard – The Seven Brothers Meet (03:04)
11. James Bernard – The Call Of The Undead (00:55)
12. Peter Cushing – Legend Of Ancient China (01:09)
13. Peter Cushing – Prologue (08:40)
14. Peter Cushing – The 7 Golden Vampires (03:33)
15. Peter Cushing – The Chinese Embassy Party (01:51)
16. Peter Cushing – Street Fight / Martial Arts (04:29)
17. Peter Cushing – Legend Of Ancient China (01:04)
18. Peter Cushing – Preparation For The Trek (03:59)
19. Peter Cushing – The Lovers (02:42)
20. Peter Cushing – The Vampires Attack (04:10)
21. Peter Cushing – Romance Blossoms (01:10)
22. Peter Cushing – Destruction Of The Vampires (03:38)
23. Peter Cushing – The Lovers’ Death (00:28)
24. Peter Cushing – Dracula’s Disintegration (06:13)
25. Peter Cushing – Epilogue (00:57)
26. Peter Cushing – Legend Of Ancient China (01:11)