Tuesday 1 May 2018

Various Artists - Picnic at Hanging Rock Soundtrack





















1975


01. Gheorghe Zamfir and Marcel Cellier - Doina Sus Pe Culmea Dealului
02. Jen Jando - Prelude No 1 in C Major
03. Bruce Smeaton - The Ascent
04. Gheorghe Zamfir and Marcel Cellier - Doina Lui Petru Unc
05. Bruce Smeaton - The Rock
06. Unknown - Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
07. Unknown - Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11
08. Istan Antal with the Hungarian State Orchestra - Adagio un Poco Mosso


Picnic at Hanging Rock is an Australian film from 1975, directed by Peter Weir. It is a wonderfully ominous, atmospheric piece of (Australian) folk horror.

Stunning visuals aside, the soundtrack sets the tone for the film and has the same haunting quality in places. Romanian pan pipes sit alongside classical pieces and two slightly experimental original compositions from Bruce Smeaton.

The soundtrack has never had a commercial release.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://www.mediafire.com/file/e27js9ptqqlvgc7/ilif229-va-pcncthngngrck.zip

Anonymous said...

:)

narcosislabs said...

Thanks! Loved this score for 30+ years - good to have it finally.

Anonymous said...

I just wanted to say thank you for all the wonderful music you have shared publicly through your blog. Keep going and keep well!

Anonymous said...

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Anonymous said...

Oh thanks you for posting this!

salemslot said...

Thanks so much for this. It's a crime there's no official soundtrack.

sh said...


Thanks for sharing this post with us.Wikivela

Anonymous said...

Thanks for that, especially the bruce smeaton. I knew a woman who told me about hanging out with peter weir at the cannes festival publicising the film. They drove around cannes in a vw beetle with a loudspeaker playing out zamfir's spooky pipes to the crowds. otherworldly.
-warrix