Soundtrack and Score
National Lampoon's Animal House |
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Soundtrack album by various artists | |
Released | 1978 |
Recorded | RCA Studios, New York and Sound Factory West, Hollywood |
Genre | Rock and roll, R&B, film score |
Length | 36:23 |
Label | MCA |
Producer | Kenny Vance |
The soundtrack is a mix of rock and roll and rhythm and blues with the original score created by film composer Elmer Bernstein, who had been a Landis family friend since John Landis was a child. Bernstein was easily persuaded to score the film, but was not sure what to make of it. Landis asked him to score it as though it were serious. Bernstein said that his work on this film opened yet another door in his diverse career, to scoring comedies.
The soundtrack was released as a vinyl album in 1978, and then as a CD in 1998.
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