Barry Adamson – SCALA!!! (Original Music by Barry Adamson)

Description

Barry Adamson, original member of Magazine andNick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and a celebrated solo artist and composer, returns with the soundtrack toSCALA!!!, the acclaimed documentary chronicling thehistory of Londons most infamous independent
cinema.

Known for his film work, including collaborations withDavid Lynch, Adamson brings his trademark blend ofnoir, jazz, funk and atmosphere to a score thats asevocative as the Scala itself.

The album captures the cinemas spirit: late nights,sticky floors, sleazy underground screenings and theintoxicating world of subversive art. Across its 22tracks, Adamson conjures moods that shift frombrooding and cinematic to playful and chaotic, echoing
the wild programming and cultural rebellion the Scalaembodied.

The film, directed by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, tells the story of the legendary Kings Cross repertory cinema (1978-1993). Featuring interviews with staff, regulars and icons including John Waters, Mark Moore, Mary Harron, Isaac Julien and Ben Wheatley, alongside rare archival footage, it celebrates a venuethat became a crucible for counterculture,sexploitation, horror, kung-fu, LGBTQ+ cinema, livemusic and cult double bills.

Barry Adamsons original score plunges us into theunderworld of late-night London – a vivid soundtrack tounderground cinema and cultural rebellion.

CD in eco card pack.

LP pressed onto Banned Blood Red coloured vinyl (forover 18s only).

Tracklist:

SCALA!!! (Opening Title)
Timelines
Scala Posters (MondoBongo)
As Steve Woolley Sees It
Babs Johnson Is Divine
Iggy And Lou And Mick
Rock Too
Latex Gloves
Acid Celluloid
Scala Cats
Sodom And Tomorrow
Barry’s Iranian Embassy
Blues
Spandau Politics
Another All Nighter
One Of Us / Sticky Floors
Atmos
Pink Narcissus
Black Leather Lovers
Back To The Cats
Jane’s Day Out In Court
King’s Cross Skyline
The Party’s Over
SCALA!!! (End Title)
Scalarama (Outtake)