As we exclusively reported, Invada Records will be releasing the score to the 1985 sci-fi/thriller Warning Sign, which was composed by Craig Safan (Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, The Last Starfighter). The soundtrack will be released on limited edition red and white splatter vinyl with 15 unreleased cues presented as bonus tracks and a download card. Only 750 copies will be made.

Famous for his score to the timeless classic The Last Star Fighter, as well as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part IV and (amazingly) the hit series Cheers!
Safan’s film music is notable for its clever use of electronics, and Warning Sign is no different. Recorded using a Synclavier Synthesizer – an incredibly expensive piece of kit at the time – the score is fully electronic but no less effective than his orchestral work, and provides an entertaining and futuristic soundscape for the story of a man-made virus that is accidentally released into its laboratory, turning its workers into zombies.

Due to the science fiction and horror overtones, the Synclavier creates an appropriate atmosphere which Safan layers with different effects, from an electric piano that illustrates a desolate location in the film’s early stages to the use of metallic effects as percussion for the chemically-affected staff. Safan weaves dissonant sounds to suggest chaos and paranoia, and innovatively synthesises human voices to convey a sense of tortured souls to those infected. What follows is an intense score where the foreboding turns to reality with an eerie and uncomfortable texture, broken only by a beautiful and warm melody for the resolution and end credits, where all is well.

Head below to stream several tracks as well as see the cover art and vinyl. You can pre-order the album here.

LP 1 – Main Album

Warning Sign Main Title
The Army Arrives
Joanie Electrocuted
Joanie Thoughts
First Massacre
Joanie Fights For Schmidt
Entering Biotek
Joanie & The Zombies
Run, Joanie, Run
Blood Serum
Joanie Is Pregnant
The Final Battle
All Is Well
Warning Sign End Title

LP 2 – Bonus tracks/ cues

Bug Accident
Full Alert
This Is Not A Drill
The Video Dead
The Sheriff Drives
Fairchild Comes
Bob Moves Into Action
Bob Revives, Fights Joanie
The Sickies
Sneak Through The Fence
Quiet Escape
Making The Antidote
You’re Turning Into One
The Serum Gun
Transition