THE HILLS HAVE EYES: Original Soundtrack by Don Peake
CD Includes Digital Download / Digital Booklet
Dragon’s Domain Records presents THE HILLS HAVE EYES, featuring music composed by Don Peake (THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS) for the 1977 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven (LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, SCREAM), starring Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, John Steadman, Janus Blythe, Peter Locke, Russ Grieve, Virginia Vincent, Dee Wallace, Brenda Marinoff, Martin Speer, James Whitworth, Lance Gordon, Michael Berryman and Cordy Clark as Mama.
Released in 1977, THE HILLS HAVE EYES follows Big Bob Carter (Grieve), a retired detective, his wife Ethel (Vincent), their son, Bobby (Houston), daughters Lynne (Wallace) and Brenda (Lanier), Lynne’s husband, Doug (Speer) and their granddaughter as they travel together through the desert on their way to California. Stopping at an isolated gas station to refuel and rest, Fred, the owner (Steadman) advises Big Bob to stay on the main road. Being stubborn, Big Bob ignores his advice and takes a shortcut through a nuclear testing site. After wrecking the car, the family finds themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere. And they are not alone...
Don Peake is a multi-talented musician who has worked as a guitarist, arranger, record producer, and film music composer. Starting his professional musical career as a guitarist in 1961, Peake's talent was recognized early when he toured as lead guitarist with the Everly Brothers at the age of 21, playing in the U.S. and Europe for two years. Peake returned to Los Angeles to establish himself as a recording musician, and played for many of the legendary performers under Phil Spector's production including The Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," Ike and Tina Turner - "River Deep Mountain High," as well as recording with Mahalia Jackson, Billy Preston, Cannonball Adderly, Marvin Gaye, and Diana Ross.
Peake became the first white guitarist to play with the Ray Charles Orchestra, touring with Charles, and recording with him for ten years. During that time, Peake studied guitar with Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts, and Joe Pass, three legendary guitarists. Peake became one of the premiere session guitarists in Los Angeles, recording for Jan and Dean, The Mamas and the Papas, Sonny and Cher, The Beach Boys, and many others. Don was inducted into an elite group of musicians led by drummer Hal Blaine known as "The Wrecking Crew."
This amazing range of musical experience led Peake to composing music for film and commercials. He studied composition and orchestration extensively with Dr. Albert Harris, Academy Award winning composer Paul Glass, and conducting with Broadway's beloved Maestro Samuel Krachmalnick.
His film scores include Wes Craven's cult classic WALK PROUD, MOVING VIOLATION, MODERN LOVE, and BREAKIN’, which earned him a Platinum Album. Don spent three and a half years scoring the popular Universal Television series KNIGHT RIDER. He also scored the American Playhouse production of THE MEETING, a film about the meeting between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
Previously released on compact disc as a limited edition release by Hitchcock Records, Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring THE HILLS HAVE EYES back to the marketplace, with the music remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, reprising liner notes by the composer.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES is a limited edition release. THE HILLS HAVE EYES is expected to begin shipping the week of October 28th, 2025
2. Stay On The Main Roads / Truck Explosion / Here They Come / Mutants Watch / Pretty Girl / Spider (2:58)
3. Bobby Runs After Beauty The Dog /
Bobby Runs Back Down The Hill (3:42)
4. Oil Can Spout / Old Man Tells Story / Mutant Attacks Big Bob (3:28)
5. Bobby Hears A Noise / Nailing Big Bob To A Tree / Bobby Runs / Mutant Enters The RV (2:47)
6. Explosive Diversion / Big Bob’s Burned Corpse (2:10)
7. Stealing The Baby / Lynne Is Shot / RV Fight /
Finding The Walkie-Talkie (2:46)
8. Dog Scare / Running Back Up The Hill / Finding The Camp /
Mutants Run To RV / Ruby Steals The Baby (2:48)
9. Ruby Runs With Baby / The Rabbit /
Brenda Sees Mutant / Dead Mom Decoy (2:11)
10. Gas Trap / The RV Explodes / Chasing The Baby /
Rock Fight / The Rattlesnake (2:42)
11. End Credits (1:23)
12. Bobby Runs Back Down The Hill (Alternate) (0:35)
13. Bobby Runs (Alternate) (0:23)
14. Lynne Is Shot / RV Fight (Alternate) (1:22)
15. Chasing The Baby / Rock Fight (Alternate) (1:04)
16. Dog Scare / Running Back Up The Hill (Alternate) (0:55)
17. Wild Synth Wind (0:18)
18. Wild Axe Hits (0:10)
19. Percussion Suite 1 (0:40)
20. Percussion Suite 2 (1:02)
Total Time: 36:24
