Well, it's about time Midnight Madness got its very own theme song. Thankfully, fate aligned this year that we found something that completely works with our program and that we can use unofficially, so as to not have to pay for it.

Our tune comes from a band called The Sprites, aptly titled "George Romero". The song praises the Diary of the Dead director (left, opposite, talking to Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright) for the educational value of his back catalogue with lyrical gems like:

"It's the end of the world; I want to live inside a shopping mall".

Not only does the song help educate a new generation of freak shows just like you and me, but it also sends props to other stars of this year's Midnight Madness like Dario Argento (Mother of Tears) and Stuart Gordon (Stuck). The song also mentions Tom Savini and Sam Raimi.

So, there's your 2007 theme music courtesy of Colin Geddes and the Madness gang. If someone can manage to play this song loud enough for Colin or any of our bloggers tonight, I'm sure we can work out some kind of prize to give you.

• Comments (5)

Hi Hello,

I love that song, is there anyway I can add to one of my blogs for Midnight Madness or is it copyrighted?

I thought you might know since you found it (or did Colin)?

Thanks,

SB

Comment By Sheleigh Bober At 09/09/2021 2:56 PM

ha!

i wondered if any other horror fans had actually heard that song! i actually considered asking george romero if he had heard it at the 'diary' premiere last night, although i'm sure the band would have sent him an mp3 or something at some point.

if you like it, the album is called 'modern gameplay' (the band's 2nd album). also, the singer/songwriter's previous band 'barcelona' are VERY similar to the sprites stuff on this album.

Comment By tyler b At 09/09/2021 3:28 PM

Hi Hello,

I love that song, is there anyway I can add to one of my blogs for Midnight Madness or is it copyrighted?

I thought you might know since you found it (or did Colin)?

Thanks,

SB

Comment By Sheleigh Bober At 09/09/2021 3:43 PM

i would either try contacting the band themselves, or darla records who released the cd (try [email protected])

Comment By tyler b At 09/09/2021 6:02 PM

It was pulled from Colin's blog, so he'd know where to get it.

In legal terms, he hasn't been sued yet... so you can probably use it if it's available for free somewhere!

(opinions expressed certainly do not reflect TIFF policy or their anti-piracy stance... ARRRRR!)

Comment By Shane McNeil At 09/09/2021 7:00 PM

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