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Cat: BEAT 81C. Rel: 22 Mar 21
Soundtracks

Side 1 - Track 1. Main Theme (MC/M1) Side 1 - Track 2. MC/M2 Side 1 - Track 3. MC/M3 Side 1 - Track 4. Jazz It Up (MC/M4) Side 1 - Track 5. Theme (MC/M5) Side 1 - Track 6. MC/M6 Side 1 - Track 7. MC/M7 Side 1 - Track 8. Theme (MC/M8) Side 1 - Track 9. MC/M9 Side 1 - Track 10. MC/M10 Side 2 - Track 1. MC/M11 Side 2 - Track 2. MC/M12 Side 2 - Track 3. Theme MC/M13 Side 2 - Track 4. MC/M14 Side 2 - Track 5. Theme MC/M15 Side 2 - Track 6. End Theme MC/M16 Side 2 - Track 7. House Mix MC/M17

It would be fair to say that Roy Budd's score for 1974 crime thriller The Marseilles Contract (The Destructors) is not one of his most celebrated soundtracks - though those who pay close attention to these things frequently cite it as one of his best. Here it appears on vinyl for the first time, allowing us to savour the composer's incredible arrangements and interesting instrumental choices (including, somewhat surprisingly, some formidably alien early synthesizer sounds) for the first time since it was released on CD back in 1999. There are tons of atmospheric, jazz-tinged funk breaks workouts scattered throughout the set, alongside some surprisingly exotic interludes, suitably cinematic piano laments, suspenseful mood pieces and tabla-fired numbers.