Girl on the Third Floor
(Vinyl) Clear and Red Blood Splattered

Touch and Go Records presents the soundtrack for horror movie Girl on the Third Floor. The album contains the music composed by Alison Chesley, Steve Albini and Tim Midyett.

Touch and Go Records presents the soundtrack for horror movie Girl on the Third Floor. The album contains the music composed by Alison Chesley, Steve Albini and Tim Midyett.

The soundtrack is available to download and a double LP version (red “blood-splattered” and black) will be coming on August 12, 2020.

When director Travis Stevens called about composing music for his new horror film, Steve Albini (Shellac) found himself with a new creative challenge. After meeting with Stevens and Greg Newman from Queensbury Pictures, Steve signed on and recruited Tim Midyett (Mint Mile, Silkworm) and Alison Chesley (Helen Money) to complete the ensemble that would compose and record the soundtrack.
Upon completion of the soundtrack, Albini reflected, “Tim and Alison are a joy to work with, very open-minded and eager, and master musicians. Just great. That whole part of it, writing and playing with them, was fucking fantastic and effortless, and I wish I could do it all the time.”

The film Girl on the Third Floor (Dark Sky Films) was released on October 25, 2019. It currently has an 82% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with positive reviews in the LA Times, Variety, and RogerEbert.Com. As well as featuring the Chesley / Albini / Midyett score, the film also includes the Big Black song “Bad Penny” from their Songs About Fucking album.

* Limited Edition of 666 on clear and red “blood-splattered” vinyl pressed on manual presses at Third Man Record Pressing to maximize the splattered blood effect.
* Standard edition black vinyl pressed at Record Technology, Inc
* Full-color gatefold jacket featuring album cover drawing by Jay Ryan
* Music composed and performed by Alison Chesley, Steve Albini, and Tim Midyett, with guest vocals by Gaelynn Lee.

Helen Money is Alison Chesley, a cellist who has become known for her adventurous sound, bold compositions, and compelling stage performance. Called “A classical-cellist-turned-avant-metal virtuoso' by the Boston Phoenix, Chesley has released four solo albums, the latest of which, “Become Zero” is on Thrill Jockey and features Jason Roeder (Neurosis) on drums and Rachel Grimes (Rachels) on Piano.

Girl on the Third Floor is written and directed by Travis Stevens with Phil “CM Punk” Brooks, Trieste Kelly Dunn and Sarah Brooks.

Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not what Don Koch expected when he convinced his wife Liz that he could rehab their new Victorian home himself. In over his head, under duress, and tempted by his old weaknesses, Don soon discovers that the house has its own dark, sordid history and won’t be so easy to renovate after all…

World Premiere – SXSW 2019 – Midnighters
Official Selection – Boston Underground Film Festival 2019
Official Selection – Chattanooga International Film Festival 2019
Official Selection – Overlook Film Festival 2019
Official Selection – Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2019
Official Selection – FrightFest London 2019
Official Selection – Knoxville Horror Film Festival 2019
Official Selection – Fantasy Film Fest 2019
Official Selection – WYO Film Festival 2019

More info at: Official movie website Dark Sky Films

Touch and Go will be releasing a double LP of music from the film Girl on the Third Floor; 'creepy instrumental music' as described by co-creator Steve Albini. When director Travis Stevens called about composing music for his new horror film, Steve Albini (Shellac) found himself with a new creative challenge. After meeting with Stevens and Greg Newman from Queensbury Pictures, Steve signed on and recruited Tim Midyett (Mint Mile, Silkworm) and Alison Chesley (Helen Money) to complete the ensemble that would compose and record the soundtrack. Upon completion of the soundtrack, Albini reflected, 'Tim and Alison are a joy to work with, very open-minded and eager, and master musicians. Just great. That whole part of it, writing and playing with them, was fucking fantastic and effortless, and I wish I could do it all the time.'