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Various releases of the music to ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' were released.

== ''Zombi'' by Goblin ==
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| name       = Zombi (Dawn Of The Dead) Original Soundtrack
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]]
| cover      = Goblin-zombisoundtrack.jpg
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| released   = 1978
| recorded   = 1978
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| genre      = [[Progressive rock]]<br />[[Film score]]
| length     = 51:47
| label      = [[King Records (Japan)|King Japan]]<br />[[Cinevox]]
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The original score for the film was recorded by long-time [[Dario Argento]] collaborators [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]].  Although the score features heavily in the European cut of the film (Argento's ''Zombi'' cut), it is used along with [[stock music]] in other edits.

=== Track listing ===
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# "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi" ("The Dawn of the Living Dead") 6:04
# "Zombi" ("Zombies") 4:24
# "Safari" ("Safari") 2:11
# "Torte In Faccia" ("Pie in the Face") 1:57
# "Ai Margini Della Follia" ("At the Margins of Madness") 1:32
# "Zaratozom" ("Zaratozom") 3:36
# "La Caccia" ("The Hunt") 3:38
# "Tirassegno" ("Dartboard") 2:51
# "Oblio" ("Oblivion") 5:13
# "Risveglio" ("Awakening") 1:04
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=== Track listing with bonus tracks ===
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# "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi" ("The Dawn of the Living Dead") 6:04
# "Zombi" ("Zombies") 4:24
# "Safari" ("Safari") 2:11
# "Torte In Faccia" ("Pie in the Face") 1:57
# "Ai Margini Della Follia" ("At the Margins of Madness") 1:32
# "Zaratozom" ("Zaratozom") 3:36
# "La Caccia" ("The Hunt") 3:38
# "Tirassegno" ("Dartboard") 2:51
# "Oblio" ("Oblivion") 5:13
# "Risveglio" ("Awakening") 1:04
# "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi (Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 5:19
# "Ai Margini Della Follia (Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 1:42
# "Zombi (Sexy)" [CD Bonus Track] 2:20
# "Ai Margini Della Follia (Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 3:37
# "Zombi (Supermarket)" [CD Bonus Track] 3:13
# "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi (Intro — Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 0:56
# "Zombi (The Living Dead's Voices!)" [CD Bonus Track] 2:10
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== ''Dawn of the Dead: The Unreleased Incidental Music'' ==
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| name       = Dawn of the Dead: The Unreleased Incidental Music
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = Various artists
| cover      = Incidental-dawnofthedead.jpg
| alt        = 
| released   = 2004
| recorded   = pre-1978
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| genre      = [[Stock music]]<br />[[Film score]]
| length     = 38:44
| label      = [[Trunk Records]]
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Much of the music used in the film was licensed from the [[De Wolfe Music]] Library, a much-utilized source of [[stock music]] for film and TV projects.  Although the Goblin score has been variously available since the film's release, it was not until 2004 that any of the highly sought-after 60-plus cues of library music used in the film were released on a compilation album from [[Trunk Records]]. In 2009, virtually all the cues used (actually 74 of a total 86 library music pieces) were researched, identified and catalogued by [[Robert McLaine]], [[Darren Stuart]], [[John Toman]], [[Allen Lighthiser]], [[Patrick J. Doody]], [[Llyswen Vaughn]] and [[Chris Stavrakis]], and published on the Dawn Of The Dead Ultimate Soundtrack website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookofthedead.ws/dotd/index.html | title=Dawn Of The Dead Ultimate Soundtrack |publisher=Bookofthedead |date=2009-12-04 |accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref>  The album included 'Cause I'm a Man' written by [[Cliff Twemlow]] and Peter Taylor under the pen name [[Peter Reno]] and recorded by the [[Pretty Things]] under the name "Electric Banana", and [[Herbert Chappell]]'s 1965 composition "The Gonk" which plays over the final credits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefilmleague.com/2011/01/the-gonk-and-zombies-the-stock-music-score-of-dawn-of-the-dead/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210194136/http://www.thefilmleague.com/2011/01/the-gonk-and-zombies-the-stock-music-score-of-dawn-of-the-dead/|archivedate=December 10, 2013|title=Blog Archive » The Gonk and Zombies: The Stock Music Score of Dawn of the Dead |publisher=The Film League |date=2011-01-10 |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> The track is used in many references to the film including ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' and a variation (performed in chicken clucks) is used as the end theme to ''[[Robot Chicken]]''. The early part of the tune to "The Gonk" was used in "[[The Ladies' Bras]]", a track by Jonny Trunk and [[Duncan Wisbey|Wisbey]] which, at only 36 seconds long, became the shortest ever UK top 40 single when it made number 27 on 30 September 2007. ''Shaun of the Dead'' opens with the track "Figment" which also features on the compilation. The album's cover is taken from a Belgian promotional poster for the film.

=== Track listing ===
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# [[Herbert Chappell]] — "The Gonk"
# Paul Lemel — "Cosmogony Part 1"
# Eric Towren — "Sinestre"
# [[Pretty Things#Electric Banana|Electric Banana]] — "'Cause I'm A Man"
# [[Simon Park]] — "Figment"
# [[Jack Trombey]] — "Mask Of Death"
# Derek Scott — "Scarey 1"
# Derek Scott — "Scarey 2"
# Jack Trombey — "Dark Earth"
# Various — "Mall Montage Scene"
## [[Reg Tilsley]] — "We Are The Champions"
## Herbert Chappell — "Ragtime Razzamatazz"
## Barry Stoller — "Tango Tango"
## Derek Scott — "Fugarock"
# Jack Trombey — "Barrage"
# Pierre Arvay — "Desert De Glace"
# Simon Park — "Sun High"
# Paul Lemel — "Dramaturgy"
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== George A. Romero's ''Dawn of the Dead'' ==
{{Infobox album
| name       = George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]]
| cover      = Dawn of the Dead image cover.jpg
| caption    = Dawn of the Dead image cover
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| released   = 2018
| recorded   = pre-1978
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| genre      = [[Film score]]
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| label      = [[Waxwork Records]]
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In 2018, [[Waxwork Records]] released a double LP soundtrack "''[[George A. Romero|George A. Romero's]] Dawn of the Dead''," directed by Romero in collaboration with writer, Argento, and featured music composed by Goblin. Waxwork Record's vinyl release was the first to include Goblin's entire composition. Kevin Bergeron of Waxwork Records told [[Syfy Wire]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/waxwork-records-drops-the-needle-on-scary-cool-dawn-of-the-dead-vinyl-set|title=WAXWORK RECORDS DROPS THE NEEDLE ON SCARY COOL DAWN OF THE DEAD VINYL SET|location=SyFy Wire|author=Spry, Jeff|date=20 February 2018|access-date=11 August 2020|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925001931/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/waxwork-records-drops-the-needle-on-scary-cool-dawn-of-the-dead-vinyl-set|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<blockquote>It took lots of patience and research to really pull this new Dawn Of The Dead soundtrack album off. We felt strongly that all of the unreleased Goblin material needed to be presented on vinyl, and we poured ourselves into releasing the best possible product for such an iconic and important movie. It was also very important for this soundtrack release to actually look like something that could have existed in 1978. With the talents of Brazilian illustrator, Butcher Billy, we think we've created something very special. We'd like to think Romero would be proud.</blockquote>

=== Track listing ===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
# "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi" ("The Dawn of the Living Dead") 6:04
# "Zombi" ("Zombies") 4:24
# "Safari" ("Safari") 2:11
# "Torte In Faccia" ("Pie in the Face") 1:57
# "Ai Margini Della Follia" ("At the Margins of Madness") 1:32
# "Zaratozom" ("Zaratozom") 3:36
# "La Caccia" ("The Hunt") 3:38
# "Tirassegno" ("Dartboard") 2:51
# "Oblio" ("Oblivion") 5:13
# "Risveglio" ("Awakening") 1:04
# "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi (Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 5:19
# "Ai Margini Della Follia (Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 1:42
# "Zombi (Sexy)" [CD Bonus Track] 2:20
# "Ai Margini Della Follia (Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 3:37
# "Zombi (Supermarket)" [CD Bonus Track] 3:13
# "L'alba Dei Morti Viventi (Intro — Alternate Take)" [CD Bonus Track] 0:56
# "Zombi (The Living Dead's Voices!)" [CD Bonus Track] 2:10
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