Lakeshore Records release Joseph LoDuca's score for Burying the Ex, a new film from visionary director Joe Dante. A twenty-something’s romance with his dream girl takes an unexpected turn when his dead ex-girlfriend rises from the grave and thinks they’re still dating. Seamlessly merging classic horror with screwball comedy and a poignant romance, Burying the Ex is a radically unique spin on the zombie genre...

Joseph LoDuca turns in quite an interesting score for Burying the Ex. It's a whole different beast to his wonderful score for The Librarians TV series, but it's still entertaining. The opening track 'Main Title' is atmospheric and has just the right mix of creepy and action/adventure.

The album contains 25 tracks (45 min, 09 sec) and features the occasional tongue-in-cheek homage to horror movies of the past. 'Go To Hell Max / They’re Coming' certainly brings to mind the old classic horror films crossed with Danny Elfman's music for Beetlejuice. In fact Elfman's theme for Beetlejuice seems to have been the inspiration for 'Main Title (Alternate Version)'.

There's a distinct '80s vibe in tracks like 'Max to The Rescue / The Real Breakup'; while 'Got To Be the Morning After / Dump Her Ass' brought to mind Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton Eric's score for the 1985 BBC TV miniseries Edge of Darkness.

As an added bonus, we get Electroillusion's 'Poison Love'. Cheesy, just like any horror/comedy rock song should be.

While it's probably not one for those who haven't seen the movie, there are more than a handful of quirky, novel themes that should appeal to horror fanatics.

6

Darren Rea