Maps Releases Lost 2014 Horror Soundtrack Welcome To The Tudor Gate on Mute October 31

James Chapman has retrieved a horror soundtrack from 2014, releasing it as Welcome To The Tudor Gate through Mute on 31 October. The album sat dormant for a decade after Chapman created music for what he describes as a film he could never identify – fragments of imagery that lingered from late-night viewing, eventually prompting him to construct a soundtrack for the gaps in his memory.

Title: Welcome To The Tudor Gate
Artist: Maps
Release Date: 2025-10-31
Label: Mute Records
Description: Maps releases Welcome To The Tudor Gate, a lost 2014 horror soundtrack by James Chapman via Mute Records October 31. Folk horror meets electronics.

The 40-minute work divides into chapters without breaks, tracking an unnamed protagonist through what Chapman terms “a foreboding land of immense forests, filled with mysterious beings.” The recently shared ‘Chapter Two’ builds tempo gradually, expanding from sparse beginnings into layered arrangements that Chapman positions as the soundtrack’s most triumphant section.

Chapman conceived the titular Tudor Gate as a community or cult, drawing from British folk horror films including Blood On Satan’s Claw and The Wicker Man. The musical approach pulls from 1960s and 1970s horror scores by Dario Argento and John Carpenter, alongside literary influences from H.P. Lovecraft and weird fiction writers.

The project emerged from Chapman’s attempt to reconstruct a half-remembered viewing experience. He constructed an entirely new soundtrack to accompany his fragmented recollections, creating music where witchcraft operates as a source of fear and magic functions as established reality.

James Chapman began recording as Maps in 2006, releasing his debut album We Can Create Our Own World through Mute in 2007. His subsequent releases include Turning The Mind (2009), Vicissitude (2013), and Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. (2016). Chapman has collaborated with Placebo, contributing to their 2013 album Loud Like Love, and has worked as a session musician for various artists including Editors and Dusty Kid. He studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and initially worked as a sound engineer before pursuing his solo career. His music typically combines electronic production with organic instrumentation, often incorporating field recordings and atmospheric textures.

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