JOHN CARPENTER - Halloween Kills (Redfire Art Edition)


John Carpenter

LP (100g)

$56.00

STOCK AVAILABILITY:
In Stock
SACRED BONES RECORDS

Date of release: Dec 16 2022


It's just five notes plucked out on a piano, so sparsely arranged that it feels like barely more than a sketch, so simple that an untrained player can easily pick it up, but it's one of cinema's greatest musical accomplishments. By now, John Carpenter's hypnotic theme to his 1978 horror masterpiece Halloween has embodied slasher-stalker anxiety for generations of filmgoers, and woven itself so into pop culture that it's become musical shorthand for the entire horror genre. And like the seemingly unkillable Michael Meyers, it's back once again.

In 2018, Carpenter returned to the franchise his iconic creation spawned for the first time since 1982's Halloween III: Season of the Witch, erasing the 40 years of sequels and reboots that happened under other filmmakers, and returning the story to his original vision. While directing duties for the new Halloween and its sequels have been turned over to David Gordon Green, Carpenter has stayed on to provide them with their unmistakable sonic identity, as integral to Halloween as Michael Meyers' death's-face mask and glimmering butcher knife.

Carpenter has been composing and recording his own scores since he created the soundtrack to his first film, 1974's Dark Star, on a EMS VCS 3 modular synthesizer. While originally a cost-cutting measure, he continued scoring most of his films even after he started making multiplex staples in the 80s and 90s, with the soundtracks to the Halloween series, They Live, and Escape from New York becoming classics in their own right.

Over the past two decades, Carpenter's directed only one feature (The Ward in 2010), but during that time he's come to be recognized as much for his musical vision as his filmography. His boldly assertive compositions and pioneering use of synthesizers have inspired musicians in cinema and far beyond. His influence has been felt from the underground to pop radio, and played a foundational role in the modern synthwave movement. Since 2015, Carpenter's released three albums of original music on Sacred Bones, created alongside Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, with remixes provided by some of his more notable fans.

Like the film itself, Carpenter's score to the second instalment of the new Halloween trilogy, Halloween Kills, stays true to the spirit of what made the 1978 original great while bringing it firmly into the present. The music is unmistakably Carpenter: the sinister vintage synth tones, the breath-stealing sense of menace that he conjures with just a few dissonant notes. But with a broader sonic palette, new digital techniques at his disposal, and a deeper sense of musicality, the Halloween Kills score is the work of a master artist who nearly 50 years into his career continues to push his creative limits and find new ways to thrill and terrify his fans.

Tracklisting:
1.Logos Kill (1:22)
2.Halloween Kills (Main Title) (1:46)
3.The Myer's House (0:42)
4.First Attack (0:58)
5.Stand Off (1:42)
6.Let It Burn (1:13)
7.He Appears (1:00)
8.From The Fire (1:19)
9.Strodes At The Hospital (2:26)
10.Cruel Intentions (2:38)
11.Gather The Mob (1:11)
12.Rampage (3:58)
13.Frank And Laurie (1:50)
14.Hallway Madness (1:38)
15.It Needs To Die (6:52)
16.Reflection (1:28)
17.Unkillable (3:44)
18.Payback (2:32)
19.Michael's Legend (2:37)
20.Halloween Kills (End Titles) (3:08)

Vinyl release of John Carpenter - Halloween Kills (Redfire Art Edition). Released through SACRED BONES RECORDS and available on LP.


(5425736)



DELIVERY INFORMATION

We may send items separately if you order multiple items and not all of your items are in stock.
Please note:  all titles on vinyl.com.au are either in stock with us or one of our suppliers. Titles not in stock will need to be imported from our suppliers or distributors. Vinyl is primarily manufactured overseas. Please note the Stock Availability for this product, just near the price of this item.

GENERAL CATALOGUE INFORMATION

Vinyl.com.au aims to provide up to date images of the products and accurate information. However, product detail may change from time to time and there may be a delay in making updates.
In the case of coloured vinyl, we understand some collectors are after a particular variant of coloured, transparent or marbled vinyl, however in most cases these varieties are released in limited quantities for the first pressing - then revert to regular black vinyl without notice from the distributor.


JOHN CARPENTER - Halloween Kills (Redfire Art Edition) (LP)
Cat No: SBR263LP-C14
Barcode: 843563148136
Packaging: LP (100g)
SKU 5425736
Barcode # 843563148136
Artist John Carpenter
Artist/Author JOHN CARPENTER
Shipping weight 0.6140kg
Format LP (100g)

Be the first to review this product!

Help other shoppers by writing reviews for products you have purchased.

Write a review


Others also bought



More from this category