Editing Videodrome (section)

===Music===
{{Main|Videodrome (soundtrack)}}
An [[Film score|original score]] was composed for ''Videodrome'' by Cronenberg's close friend, Howard Shore.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lucas |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Lucas |title= Studies in the Horror Film: Videodrome |publisher=[[Centipede Press]] |location=Lakewood, CO |year=2008 |page=130 |isbn=978-1-933618-28-9}}</ref> The score was composed to follow Max Renn's descent into video hallucinations, starting out with dramatic orchestral music that increasingly incorporates, and eventually emphasizes, electronic instrumentation. To achieve this, Shore composed the entire score for an orchestra before programming it into a [[Synclavier]] II digital synthesizer. The rendered score, taken from the Synclavier II, was then recorded being played in tandem with a small string section.<ref name=lucas133>{{Cite book |last=Lucas |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Lucas |title=Studies in the Horror Film - Videodrome |publisher=Centipede Press |location=Lakewood, CO |year=2008 |page=133 |isbn=978-1-933618-28-9}}</ref> The resulting sound was a subtle blend that often made it difficult to tell which sounds were real and which were synthesized.

The soundtrack was also released on vinyl by [[Varèse Sarabande]], and was re-released on compact disc in 1998. The album itself is not just a straight copy of Shore's score, but a remix. Shore has commented that while there were small issues with some of the acoustic numbers, "on the whole I think they did very well".<ref name=lucas133/>