Available for the first time on CD, Pino Donaggio's immortal score to the THE HOWLING is finally here, digitally remastered from the original ¼ inch album master tapes. Directed by Joe Dante ("Gremlins", "Innerspace") and co-written by John Sayles ("Lone Star", "Passion Fish") this film remains a touchstone of contemporary horror, mixing classic scares with a still-relevant satiric look at media-obsessed culture. Mr. Donaggio ("Dressed to Kill", "Body Double", "Carrie") anchors all the film's suspense, chills and eroticism with his legendary orchestral score. Features bonus tracks and exclusive liner notes from the composer, with comments from director Joe Dante!

1. Opening Title/Phone Call/Dark Streets (2:16)
2. Sleaze/Karen's Nightmare (2:25)
3. Eddie's Room (0:54)
4. Doctor's Orders (0:49)
5. The Howling (0:17)
6. Spectre/Escape From the Morgue (1:01)
7. Something Nasty in the Woods (1:29)
8. Hunting for Shadows (1:01)
9. Wolf Bites Man! (1:29)
10. Terry and Karen/Delirium (1:14)
11. Animal Magnetism (3:43)
12. Wolf at The Door (2:32)
13. Run For Your Life! (0:39)
14. The Big Bad Wolf (1:18)
15. Wolfing Down Terry (0:53)
16. Eddie Lives Again (1:00)
17. Transformation (3:18)
18. Welcome to "The Colony" (2:42)
19. Fur From the Madding Crowd (3:44)
20. Shapeshifters (1:29)
21. To Make You Believe (0:26)
22. End Title (4:22)

Bonus Tracks
23. Flashback to Eddie (0:20)
24. "I'm Going To Light Your Whole Body Up!" (0:28)
25. Karen Screams/Eddie Shot (0:26)
26. Remembering Eddie (0:15)
27. The Cabin (0:44)
28. Karen Transforms (0:17)
29. Channel 6 Update News Theme (0:37)

Electronic Stingers
30. Synth #1 0:17
31. Synth #2 0:18
32. Synth #3 0:30
33. Synth #4 0:36
34. Synth #5 0:42

SYNOPSIS - This groundbreaking, darkly-comic horror film from director Joe Dante changed the look and feel of werewolf movies in ways light-years distant from Universal's horror classic "The Wolf Man." The story begins with television reporter/anchor Karen White (Dee Wallace) taking part in a dangerous police operation intended to trap psychopath Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo). When confronted by Eddie face-to-face, she witnesses something horrifying enough to trigger selective amnesia. Plagued by a series of violent nightmares, Karen decides to admit herself to a posh recovery resort known only as "The Colony," run by her eccentric New Age therapist Dr. Wagner (Patrick MacNee), and brings along her husband Bill (Christopher Stone) for support. The night after they arrive, Karen and Bill are unnerved by eerie howling in the woods. Back in the city, Karen's coworkers Chris (Dennis Dugan) and Terry (Belinda Balaski) have been investigating Eddie's background after discovering that his body has disappeared from the morgue. Sifting through Eddie's possessions, they find a strange collection of artwork depicting wolf-like creatures, and decide to consult with Walter Paisley (Dick Miller, of course), the owner of an occult bookshop, on werewolf lore. Though he claims not to believe in the stuff he's selling, Paisley nevertheless convinces Chris to purchase a handful of silver bullets... just in case. Back at the colony, Dr. Wagner has organized a hunting party after hearing Karen's account of the nocturnal howling, but the men find nothing but a rabbit, which Bill is told to bring to the cabin of the sultry Marsha (Elizabeth Brooks) to prepare for dinner. After resisting Marsha's less-than-subtle sexual overtures, Bill is attacked by a wolf while returning to his cabin. The following moonlit night, the sleepless Bill wanders outside to find Marsha waiting and the two make love by the campfire, their bodies undergoing a frightening transformation. Just as Karen is beginning to suspect that her husband is hiding a secret far more threatening than marital infidelity, Chris and Terry have come to realize - too late, in Terry's case - that Eddie Quist is not only still alive, but not quite human... and he knows he's being followed. Chris arrives at the colony too late to save Terry, but manages to find Karen just as the colony's residents - all of whom are werewolves, including Dr. Wagner - are assembling to decide her fate. Dante fills his film with heartfelt homages to "The Wolf Man" and other classic horror movies, as well as a few clever visual puns and in-jokes from his tenure with Roger Corman, but never strays from the path to genuine horror, particularly when Rob Bottin's chilling monsters are onscreen. 1981