Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed

This music was originally created with the sole intention of being heard as a transparent companion to the dialog, sound design and imagery of the feature film Ginger Snaps 2 - Unleashed. Separating the soundtrack from the film gives my work an unexpected parallel existence. Given the opportunity to prepare the mixed cues for the audio CD, I chose to ignore the chronological order of the movie and instead edit the material into a structure designed for a listening experience. Some tracks have been chopped up, some left as is, and others omitted entirely. A couple that didn't survive the final film mix were resurrected from the editing floor and found a surprise afterlife on this disc.
-Kurt SWINGHAMMER

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David Hollands for efilm critic (excerpt)

Although I was initially disappointed that genius composer Michael Shields would not be returning to score the sequel, that disappointment vanished when I heard the fantastic work of Kurt Swinghammer here. His music is exciting, foreboding, terrifying, and emotional all at the same time. It is modern, cold and technological, perfectly reflecting Brigette’s condition for most of the...

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Written, performed and produced by Kurt Swinghammer
Beneath The Skin written by Michael Shields and Kurt Swinghammer
Vocals by Lori Cullen

Recorded at Cultural Engineering, July - August 2003
Mastered by Ron Skinner at Heading North, April 2004