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Mondo to Release Second Volume of ‘The Last of Us’ Score This Month

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In celebration of the fifth anniversary of Naughty Dog’s fantastic The Last of Us (and because we’re still waiting on The Last of Us Part 2), leave it to Mondo to not only restock their LP set of the original game’s soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla, but also offer a second volume!

Beginning February 14th, you’ll be able to pre-order the new Two-LP set that features artwork by Sam Wolfe Connelly, and will be available on either coloured vinyl or just plain black vinyl.

The reissue of Volume One (which is available now) also features original artwork by Sam Wolfe Connelly, and is pressed on colored vinyl for the first time ever. That set you can order right now.

Mondo’s two-LP set for The Last of Us Part 2, which features Blue with Black Swirl vinyl, is also available right now.

All of these sets are expected to ship later this month.

The Last of Us Part 2 is expected for PlayStation 4 later this year.

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…

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