Music from the House of Hammer

In the 1950s, Hammer Film Productions, a small British filmmaking company, introduced the world to a new genre of motion picture. Referred to by some as "horror," by others as "fantasy," Hammer films had a unique look and feel that many other studios would later attempt-and fail-to capture.

Hammer films also had a unique sound. For although the studio was small and the budgets limited, those involv...