The one that started it all. This is a Super Soundtrack The Shindig has bumped for years. Upon a recent listening, we thought “Hey, we should post this. Maybe everyone that likes Trick or Treat will dig this deluxe version.” Don’t ask and you still might receive, I guess.
Trick or Treat is a special movie with a pretty special soundtrack. Not only is it a Halloween movie with a Referentially-Inclusive-Halloween-Title-Track, but it has an entire album’s worth of tunes for an almost out-of-the-box Super Soundtrack. This makes it a great choice to kick off our Super Soundtracks feature.
What’s also fun is how expository these songs are. Without being a musical or even a rock opera, this soundtrack describes almost exactly what’s happening on screen while it’s happening.
Eddie’s getting mad and ripping all his posters off his wall?
“Tear Down the walls! Tearing ‘em down!”
Eddie’s feeling so beaten down he just wants to give it all up?
“Don’t stop the fight! Don’t die now!”
Eddie’s finally getting a little revenge?
“Get tough! This boy’s had enough!”
It’s just so awesomely explicit.
Some of these songs though, provided by 80’s butt-rocker’s Fastway, barely get enough screen time. One song, Hold On to the Night (a personal favorite) only appears in the film backwards. For shame!
So we chopped, diced, sliced and spruced this Super Soundtrack to feature the entire album rearranged linearly with a ton of movie clips, plus an extra special addition that doesn’t appear on the original release!
It’s the closet thing to watching Trick or Treat without actually watching Trick or Treat, which you should also do this October.
Provided here is a quick link to download a zip version of the Trick Or Treat Super Soundtrack!
And below is an audio player for your streaming pleasure.
Happy Halloween!
