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For the first time in any format, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s controversial 1975 adaptation of the Marquis de Sade’s *The 120 Days of Sodom*, characterized by classical compositions of great beauty and dissonance, stands in stark contrast to the shocking and cruel events unfolding on screen. Three weeks before the scandalous release of “Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom,” Pasolini was brutally murdered in Ostia, Italy. In the wake of the tragedy, legendary composer Ennio Morricone wrote “Addio a Pier Paolo Pasolini” for the late director, which was included in the final cut. Following the narrative of one of Pasolini’s most significant cinematic moments, the soundtrack opens with Ennio Morricone’s “Son Tanto Triste,” descends into the melancholic minor chords of Bach, Chopin, Orff, Puccini, and Graziosi, incorporates sinister interpretations by the cast, and includes Morricone’s somber tribute to the director.

Released in 1987 and destined to become one of the most controversial and iconic films in European underground cinema, Jörg Buttgereit's “Nekromantik” is far more than a visual provocation: it is a radical, poetic, and deeply disturbing work in which image and sound merge into a singular emotional experience.

The soundtrack by Daktari Lorenz / Hermann Kopp / John Boy Walton accompanies the film with a minimal and obsessive sonic landscape, suspended between piano melodies, decadent electronic ambient textures, and distorted childlike melodies. A deliberately alienating contrast that amplifies the film's sense of tragedy, loneliness, and morbid romanticism.

This release is not merely a tribute to a cult film, but a celebration of music as a narrative force, capable of transforming horror into melancholy and transgression into a distorted form of romanticism.

In 1985, the second studio album by the legendary thrash metallers Slayer was released. This year marks the 40th birthday of Hell Awaits and of course there is also a 40th Anniversary Edition for fans and collectors on this occasion.

The album is available as a 3 CD earbook including a poster and a 60-page book, as well as as a 3 vinyl box set, which additionally contains several tour replicas from the 1985 tour, another poster, a slipmat for your record player and 2 flyers.