The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser (subtitled The Consequences of Raising Hell) was the fourth album that Coil

Coil (band)

Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...

 released in the year 1987. The album was released on the CD

Compact Disc

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, cassette and 10″ vinyl

Gramophone record

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. It was the proposed soundtrack to the film Hellraiser

Hellraiser

Hellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...

, however was turned down because it was not considered commercial enough.

A-side tracks from the 10″/cassette version and all tracks from the CD version later appeared on the Unnatural History II

Unnatural History II

Unnatural History II was the second in a series of three compilation albums by Coil. Unlike Stolen & Contaminated Songs and Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders, Unnatural History II collects songs from more than a single era of Coil's work.-Compilation origins:"Red Weather" originally...

compilation. B-side tracks from the 10″/cassette version later appeared as a single track on Unnatural History III

Unnatural History III

Unnatural History III was the third in a series of three compilation albums by Coil. Unlike Stolen & Contaminated Songs and Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders, Unnatural History III collects songs from more than a single era of Coil's work...

.

This is the only release on the record label Solar Lodge, with catalog number COIL 1. The cassette version was licensed to Soleilmoon

Soleilmoon

Soleilmoon Recordings is an American record label that began in 1987 as a cassette label, operating from the back of a record shop called the Ooze in Portland, Oregon, USA. The first releases were by Smegma, Muslimgauze, Coil, and Nocturnal Emissions. Compact discs releases soon followed in...

and released in 1990, with catalog number SOL 4. The cassette features a different cover than the CD and vinyl release.

10" vinyl and cassette versions

Side A: "The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser"

1. "Hellraiser" – 2:46
2. "Box Theme" – 3:01
3. "Main Title" – 3:14

Side B: "Music for Commercials"

1. "Airline 1" – 0:41
2. "Liqueur" – 0:43
3. "Perfume" – 0:31
4. "Video Recorder" – 0:30
5. "Airline 2" – 0:46
6. "Natural Gas" – 0:46
7. "Cosmetic 1" – 0:17
8. "Cosmetic 2" – 0:15
9. "Analgesic" – 1:13
10. "Road Surface" – 1:23
11. "Accident Insurance" – 1:35

CD version

1. "Hellraiser Themes" – 2:45
2. "The Hellbound Heart" – 2:19
3. "Box Theme" – 3:02
4. "No New World" – 3:53
5. "Attack of the Sennapods" – 1:51
6. "Main Title" – 3:12