A The Curse Of Frankenstein Double Seven-Inch Single, featuring music from the Hammer film, is on its way.
Step inside the shadow-drenched world of The Curse of Frankenstein with this definitive soundtrack release from Hammer Films, celebrating the film that launched Hammer Horror and changed cinema forever…
In early 1957, composer James Bernard wrote, orchestrated, and recorded 16 powerful cues for the first Hammer horror movie, The Curse of Frankenstein. The score became the sonic blueprint for Hammer’s bold new gothic identity.
Although all sixteen tracks were used in the finished film, the original session recordings are now lost. During Hammer’s painstaking 2025 4K feature restoration, approximately 13 minutes of clean music were newly extracted from the film’s original mixed music-and-effects track — a rare archival recovery that brings Bernard’s work back from the grave.
For the first time anywhere in the world, this historic music is released on vinyl, presented as four atmospheric suites across two 45rpm 7″ EPs. Carefully curated to preserve the dramatic flow of the score, this release allows listeners to experience the chilling intensity, gothic menace and emotional weight that defined Hammer’s Frankenstein.
During Hammer’s 2025 4K feature restoration, approximately 13 minutes of clean music were newly extracted from the film’s original mixed music-and-effects track. For the first time anywhere in the world, this historic music is released on green vinyl, presented as four atmospheric suites across two 45rpm seven-inch EPs.
The release from Hammer Films includes liner notes by David Huckvale, biographer of James Bernard, and Hammer music expert John Mansell.
The single can be preordered now from Hammer Films direct, and online retailers such as Electronic Sound and The Sound of Vinyl
Track Listing
DISC 1 SIDE 1
The Curse of Frankenstein Suite 1
DISC 1 SIDE 2
The Curse of Frankenstein Suite 2
DISC 2 SIDE 1
The Curse of Frankenstein Suite 3
DISC 2 SIDE 2
The Curse of Frankenstein Suite 4
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The artwork for the single shown here was done by Greg Staples who also worked for 2000AD, notably on Slaine and was also featured in Illustrators #41.