Orange Coloured Gatefold Vinyl LP
David Lindup - Shatter - Original Soundtrack David Lindup
Limited to 300 copies for retail stores. Orange coloured vinyl in gatefold sleeve.
The score for the 1974 action-thriller Shatter was composed by David Lindup, serving as a standout, Blaxploitation-style soundtrack that blends funky library music, wah-wah guitars, and Quincy Jones-style jazz elements.
The main theme is a lively, brass-heavy pastiche of 1970s funk and soul, heavily inspired by Isaac Hayes’ iconic Shaft theme. In the final 1974 theatrical release, much of Lindup's acclaimed score was buried underneath the movie's heavy action sound effects. For decades, the Shatter soundtrack was never commercially released in any form. However, as part of Hammer's modern revival and restoration efforts, the original clean cues have been released for collectors.
David Lindup (10 May 1928 – 7 January 1992) was an English composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his collaborations with John Dankworth and his library music (often for KPM). Lindup composed music for TV series including The Informer, Survival, Journey to the Unknown, The Persuaders! and Diamonds, as well as film scores such as Games That Lovers Play (1971), White Cargo (1973), Shatter (1974), The Spiral Staircase (1975), and the film version of Rising Damp (1980).
The library music he composed is usually uncredited in films and TV programmes, although a younger audience is likely to have heard it in recent years; Midnight Serenade is featured in two Electronic Arts video games for PlayStation 2 (The Godfather and The Sims 2: Castaway).