MUTE SCALA!!! (Original Music by Barry Adamson)

Barry Adamson, original member of Magazine and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and a celebrated solo artist and composer, returns with the soundtrack to SCALA!!!, the acclaimed documentary chronicling the history of London’s most infamous independent cinema. Known for his film work, including collaborations with David Lynch, Adamson brings his trademark blend of noir, jazz, funk and atmosphere to a score that’s as evocative as the Scala itself. The album captures the cinema’s spirit: late nights, sticky floors, sleazy underground screenings, and the intoxicating world of subversive art. Across its 22 tracks, Adamson conjures moods that shift from brooding and cinematic to playful and chaotic, echoing the wild programming and cultural rebellion the Scala embodied. The film, directed by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, tells the story of the legendary King’s Cross repertory cinema (1978–1993). Featuring interviews with staff, regulars and icons including John Waters, Mark Moore, Mary Harron, Isaac Julien and Ben Wheatley, alongside rare archival footage it celebrates a venue that became a crucible for counterculture, sexploitation, horror, kung-fu, LGBTQ+ cinema, live music, and cult double bills. Barry Adamson’s original score plunges us into the underworld of late-night London - a vivid soundtrack to underground cinema and cultural rebellion, available on vinyl and CD via Mute. VINYL TRACKLIST A1 SCALA!!! (Opening Title) A2 Timelines A3 Scala Posters (Mondo Bongo) A4 As Steve Woolley Sees It A5 Babs Johnson Is Divine A6 Iggy And Lou And Mick Rock Too A7 Latex Gloves A8 Acid Celluloid A9 Scala Cats A10 Sodom And Tomorrow A11 Barry's Iranian Embassy Blues B1 Spandau Politics B2 Another All Nighter B3 One Of Us / Sticky Floors Atmos B4 Pink Narcissus B5 Black Leather Lovers B6 Back To The Cats B7 Jane's Day Out In Court B8 King's Cross Skyline B9 The Party's Over B10 SCALA!!! (End Title) B11 Scalarama (Outtake) CD TRACKLIST 1 SCALA!!! (Opening Title) 2 Timelines 3 Scala Posters (Mondo Bongo) 4 As Steve Woolley Sees It 5 Babs Johnson Is Divine 6 Iggy And Lou And Mick Rock Too 7 Latex Gloves 8 Acid Celluloid 9 Scala Cats 10 Sodom And Tomorrow 11 Barry's Iranian Embassy Blues 12 Spandau Politics 13 Another All Nighter 14 One Of Us / Sticky Floors Atmos 15 Pink Narcissus 16 Black Leather Lovers 17 Back To The Cats 18 Jane's Day Out In Court 19 King's Cross Skyline 20 The Party's Over 21 SCALA!!! (End Title) 22 Scalarama (Outtake)