Roy Budd - Fear Is The Key [White & Red Marbled LP]

Cat. no: MOVATM455
Format: LP White & Red Marbled
Barcode: 8719262043589
Release Date: 07 Aug 2026
Genre: Soundtrack

The sleepy calm of Klondyke, Louisiana, is shattered when an unknown man ruthlessly shoots his way out of a courtroom, abducting a girl hostage at gunpoint and tearing out of town in a stolen car

Who is he? What is his concern with the girl, with a multi-millionaire's secluded house, and with a great oil rig out in the Gulf of Mexico?Fear Is The Key is a 1972 British action fick directed by Michael Tucher starring Barry Newman (Vanishing Point) and Suzy Kendall, based on Alistair MacLean's 1961 eponymous novel. The flm is probably best remembered for its spectacular and lengthy car chase sequence, which necessitated a ten-minute plus action cue that demanded split-second timing so that each bar would blend perfectly with the chase sound effects. Realizing Roy Budd was just 25 years old when he recorded this score, makes it all the more impressive. Fun fact: this is the feature flm debut of Sir Ben Kingsley so make sure to give it a whirl, especially if you're into hard-driving British jazz. In any case, this soundtrack too will surely satisfy fans of the jazz-funk and library music found on labels such as KPM and Music De Wolfe. Fear Is The Key is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on white & red marbled vinyl and includes an insert with liner notes.

Tracks: Main Theme / The Car Chase / Louisiana Ferry / The Hostage Escapes / Bayou Blues / The Swamp / In Search of the Key / Breakout! / The Oil Rig / From Sea Bed to Surface