Guillermo del Toro‘s Frankenstein soundtrack is coming to vinyl from Mutant.
Composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, Godzilla), the score is pressed on 2xLP colored vinyl with two versions to choose from.
The deluxe edition, a one-time pressing of 2,000, is housed in a textured gatefold sleeve featuring leatherette spine trim with gold spot varnish accenting, inspired by Victor Frankenstein’s notebook.
It includes a 28-page, hand-stitched booklet with liner notes by Desplat and film music journalist Charlie Bridgen, behind-the-scenes photos, medical drawings from the film, and sheet music.
The standard edition features artwork by Francesco Francavilla on a gatefold jacket, housed inside a die-cut creature slipcase along with an obi strip and insert.
The deluxe version costs $60 and is estimated to ship on January 30, while the standard edition costs $45 and is due out on December 26.
Mutant writes, “It’s a work that stands proudly alongside previous musical iterations and is another evolution in the ongoing collaboration between Del Toro and Desplat. Gorgeous and thoughtful, Frankenstein is much more than just the sum of its parts.”
Based on Mary Shelley‘s genre-defining 1818 novel, Frankenstein is on Netflix today.
Brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Christian Convery, Ralph Ineson, and Charles Dance star.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “There’s no question that Frankenstein is absolutely breathtaking, with imagery and set pieces that instantly embed themselves in your memory. It showcases del Toro’s strength as a filmmaker, creating immersive worlds that enhance what he does best: championing monsters and their tragic humanity instead of using them to scare us.”
