Thirty years ago, Scream didn’t just rewrite the slasher playbook—it completely ripped it up and threw it at us. But while Ghostface was busy asking callers about their favorite scary movies, composer Marco Beltrami was busy inventing what a modern horror movie sounds like.
To celebrate three decades of meta-terror, Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings are resurrecting Beltrami’s landmark score with a massive 30th-anniversary reissue. Dropping on August 28, 2026, the release includes a collectible, “blood-soaked” 1-LP vinyl edition featuring an iconic image of Drew Barrymore’s ill-fated Casey Becker, alongside a staggering 40-cue Deluxe “Extended Cut” CD for the ultimate completionist.
The Ultimate Retail Scavenger Hunt
Because a classic slasher franchise loves a high body count, Varèse Sarabande is releasing enough limited-edition colored vinyl variants to make collectors feel like they’re running for their lives. Pick your poison across major retailers:
| Vinyl Variant | Retailer Exclusivity |
| “Woodsboro Bloodbath” (Classic Red) | Wide Release |
| “Knife’s Edge” (Silver with Poster) | Target |
| “Surprise, Sidney” (Metallic Blend) | Barnes & Noble |
| “Don’t Hang Up” (Clear) | Books-A-Million |
| “I’ll Be Right Back” (Blue) | Urban Outfitters |
| “Final Girl” (Splatter) | Hot Topic |
| “Wrong Answer” (Blood Red Splatter) | Varèse Sarabande / Craft Recordings |
| “Final Phone Call” (Blue) | Select Independent Record Stores |
The Score That Almost Wasn’t
Ironically, when a young Marco Beltrami stepped up to score Wes Craven’s masterpiece, he had never scored—or even seen—a horror movie in his life.
Armed with a tight budget, zero genre preconceptions, and pure instinct, Beltrami skipped the massive Hollywood orchestra in favor of smaller, more intimate, and incredibly unsettling musical arrangements. He turned in 13 minutes of music for the opening sequence, and horror history was made. As director Wes Craven famously recalled in 2012: “We knew in half a minute that we had found our composer… Marco turned out to be a fountain of ideas and innovation.”
From the agonizing, real-time tension of “The Cue from Hell” to the haunting, grief-stricken soprano vocals of “Sidney’s Lament,” Beltrami’s work anchored the emotional core of a film that was otherwise busy mocking its own tropes.
Whether you’re a vinyl hunter looking for that perfect splatter variant or a score nerd ready to digest all 40 tracks on the Extended Cut CD, this reissue is proof that some nightmares never go out of style. Just remember the golden rule: Don’t answer the door, don’t hide in the garage, and definitely don’t hang up.
Scream (Original Motion Picture Score) (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
CD Tracklist
1. Dimension Logo (0:19)
2. The Cue from Hell (10:33)
3. Trouble in Woodsboro (1:52)
4. Sid’s House (1:12)
5. Red Herring (2:13)
6. Killer Calls Sydney (2:52)
7. Chasing Sidney (1:29)
8. Cell Phone (1:00)
9. Backdoor Gale (0:49)
10. Schoolyard 2 (1:17)
11. Sid’s Doubt (1:23)
12. Bathroom (2:58)
13. Mr. Himbry Gets It (2:11)
14. Sherriff and Dewey (1:21)
15. Tatum’s Torture (2:46)
16. Sidney Wants It (3:09)
17. Dewey and Gale (1:57)
18. Off to See Himbry (0:41)
19. Killer Stabs Billy (2:50)
20. Randy Almost Gets It (2:33)
21. Gale Crashes the Van (1:33)
22. They’re Crazy (9:42)
23. Sid Stabs Billy (4:24)
24. Billy’s Back (0:52)
25. End Credits (1:40)
26. Sid’s Window (0:26)
27. Gut Someone (0:13)
28. Sid Looks (0:16)
29. Billy Looks (0:24)
30. Billy to Cell (0:34)
31. Killer Calls Again (0:35)
32. Bang Into Billy (0:12)
33. Girl Talk (0:54)
34. Video Store (0:45)
35. Why She’s Here (0:16)
36. Billy Sting (0:13)
37. Prescott’s Car (0:29)
38. Hairbrush (0:38)
39. The Cue from Hell (Orchestra Only) (6:28)
40. I Don’t Care (Vocals Performed by Dillon Dixon) (3:01)
Scream – Original Motion Picture Score
Vinyl Tracklist
Side A:
1. Dimension Logo (0:19)
2. The Cue from Hell (10:33)
3. Trouble in Woodsboro (1:52)
4. Red Herring (2:13)
5. Chasing Sidney (1:29)
6. Backdoor Gale (0:49)
7. Schoolyard 2 (1:17)
8. Bathroom (2:58)
Side B:
1. Sherriff and Dewey (1:21)
2. Tatum’s Torture (2:46)
3. Sidney Wants It (3:09)
4. Killer Stabs Billy (2:50)
5. They’re Crazy (9:42)
6. End Credits (1:40)
Don’t wait until the release on August 28. Pre-order your copy now!
