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Frankie Vinci
Angela's Theme

Single GB 2015 on Death Waltz Recording Company label
Electronic, Rock, Pop and Soundtrack (Soundtrack, Score)

500 Tri-colour vinyl Red, Green & Blue (Mondo exclusive) *This release* 1000 White vinyl (500 Mondo 500 record stores) Includes a one-sided sheet with all the details of this release that says: "Behind the Curtain" By Frankie Vinci (Singer / Songwriter / Producer) I've been asked many times by Sleepaway Camp fans if I knew what the final scene was while writing "Angela's Theme". Well, the answer is that I guessed the ending. Let me explain... The writer / director Robert Hiltzik left out the last pages of the script, keeping the ending hush-hush for obvious reasons. So when I was writing the lyrics, I kept it universal and didn't want to give away too much. There's one line in "Angela's Theme" that gives it away - "I know it's all a masquerade" - but by then we knew the shocking finale. About the recording process: Back in the 80's we didn't have digital computer recording software like we have today. I used a 4-track multi-cassette recorder; I knew how to make a 4-track sound like an 8-track recorder by piling on as many musical parts as I could onto one track and bouncing track to track. I couldn't afford any quality synthesizers or gear back in the 80's. So I used a small Yamaha keyboard and a Boss drum machine and YES!!! - I still own that gear. I guess they're a piece of Sleepaway Camp soundtrack history. When I sang the 3 songs I was trying to channel David Bowie. Euro rock music was big in the 80's, so I was inspired to keep the songs fresh with a Euro vibe. I'm not sure I came close to a Bowie vocal but I guess it worked in its own way. The 3 songs may sound sonically inferior to today's digital recordings but the heart of "Angela's Theme" is the eerie notes in the intro and the overall vibe. The Yamaha keyboard's bell sound actually adds to the creepy feel of the movie ending. In closing, I'd like to say that when I wrote and produced these songs in the early 80's, I had no idea that I was going to be part of horror film history. Thanks to Robert Hiltzik, the creator of Sleepaway Camp, for giving me that gig way back when, and to Death Waltz Records for keeping the Sleepaway Camp legacy alive. frankievinci.com

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