Cathedral

by John Carpenter

Cathedral cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 August 2026
  • Label: Sacred Bones
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:15
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Legendary filmmaker and composer John Carpenter ventures into heavy synth territory on 'Cathedral', released via Sacred Bones. Recorded alongside Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies to accompany his original graphic novel, the album translates horror imagery into pulsing synth riffs.

Genres

Descriptors: electronic, ambient, synthesizers, textured, minimal, riff-heavy, soundtrack, guitars, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Primeval (5:13)
  2. Identity (3:33)
  3. Inside Out (4:52)
  4. Abandoned Cathedral (1:30)
  5. Elevator (3:33)
  6. Elevator Two (3:02)
  7. Desolation in the Underworld (1:50)
  8. The Mapmaker (2:06)
  9. The Ferryman (3:26)
  10. Lord of the Underground (4:34)
  11. Death of the Mapmaker (1:16)
  12. Back to Ruins (2:59)
  13. Revenge (3:27)
  14. Resolution (3:49)

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