In the soundtrack to the 1977 Japanese horror/comedy film House (also commonly known as Hausu), the team of song-writers bring together influences from prog rock, pop, blues, and folk music, with a sense of playfulness (e.g., “Hungry House Blues”, which is exactly what the title suggests) to match the movie’s own attitude. Some nimble strings in the proggier tunes, and an earworm of a main theme (revisited in varying flavors) keep things bouncing along, with some interesting interactions between Japanese and American stylings.
Most of the music is kept instrumental, but the songs which do include singing are endearingly goofy (the near-delirious sweetness of ”Cherries Were Made for Eating” being the stand-out track in this regard). Thanks to restrained synthesizer usage, the music doesn’t really show its age outside of some stylistic choices, and the energy running through it is expressed in delightful ways. Despite the relative scarcity of its release (issued on vinyl in ‘77, reissued on CD in ‘08, and a remastered vinyl issue in ‘18), it’s well worth tracking down for fans of the film and Japanese prog rock.
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