Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998

by John Carpenter

Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 20 October 2017
  • Label: Sacred Bones
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:34
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Carpenter re-recorded thirteen of his classic film themes with his son Cody Carpenter and his godson Daniel Davies, performing the music himself for the first time on many of these cues. The programme runs from 'Halloween' and 'Assault on Precinct 13' to 'Escape from New York' and 'Christine', and the collection reached No. 89 on the UK albums chart.

Genres

Descriptors: Horror, Minimal, synthesizers, atmospheric, retro, melodic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. In the Mouth of Madness (5:17)
  2. Assault on Precinct 13 (2:55)
  3. The Fog (3:03)
  4. Prince of Darkness (3:13)
  5. Santiago (Vampires) (2:42)
  6. Escape from New York (3:32)
  7. Halloween (2:57)
  8. Porkchop Express (Big Trouble in Little China) (3:50)
  9. They Live (3:07)
  10. The Thing (3:37)
  11. Starman (2:34)
  12. Dark Star (1:26)
  13. Christine (4:15)

Credits

  • Jay Shaw - layout, design
  • Kyle Cassidy - photography by [additional photography by]
  • Sophie Gransard - photography by [additional photography by]
  • Rena Small - photography by [assault on precinct 13]
  • John R. Shannon - photography by [big trouble in little china]
  • Shane Harvey - photography by [in the mouth of madness]
  • John R. Hamilton - photography by [prince of darkness]
  • Chris Helcermanas-Benge - photography by [the thing]
  • Neil Jacobs - photography by [vampires]
  • Ennio Morricone - composed by
  • Jack Nitzsche - composed by

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