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Soundtracks 20/09/2018

John Carpenter Shares First Music From 'Halloween OST'

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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Carpenter acts as film's creative consultant and executive producer, and teamed with Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies on original score. Trio plotting Los Angeles show on Halloween + October European tour.

The Master of Horror, John Carpenter, has announced the impending release of the original soundtrack album for 'Halloween'—in which Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. The album arrives on October 19 from Sacred Bones, the same day that the new David Gordon Green-directed film is released in theaters.
Today we share a first glimpse at the film's score with the bone-chilling "The Shape Returns." The track demonstrates Carpenter's singular ability to raise hairs with mere suggestion.

'Halloween' is the first film in the canon to have Carpenter involved since 1982's 'Halloween III'. He serves as an executive producer, creative consultant, and, thrillingly, as a soundtrack composer—alongside his collaborators from his three recent solo albums, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies.

The new soundtrack pays homage to the classic 'Halloween' score that Carpenter composed and recorded in 1978, when he forever changed the course of horror cinema and synthesizer music with his low-budget masterpiece. Several new versions of the iconic main theme serve as the pulse of Green's film, its familiar 5/4 refrain stabbing through the soundtrack like the Shape's knife. The rest of the soundtrack is equally enthralling, incorporating everything from atmospheric synth whooshes to eerie piano-driven pieces to skittering electronic percussion. While the new score was made with a few more resources than Carpenter's famously shoestring original, its musical spirit was preserved: "We wanted to honour the original Halloween soundtrack in terms of the sounds we used," Davies explained. "We used a lot of the Dave Smith OB-6, bowed guitar, Roland Juno, Korg, Roli, Moog, Roland System 1, Roland System 8, different guitar pedals, mellotron, and piano."

Unlike the two 'Lost Themes' albums, 'Halloween' saw the Carpenters and Davies collaborating on music set to images for the first time. Though it marked a significant change from their previous creative process, the trio thrived under the constraints and tight deadlines that film scoring work demands.

For Carpenter, who reunited on the new film with original 'Halloween' star Jamie Lee Curtis, composing the score felt like a homecoming. "It was great," Carpenter said of the experience. "It was transforming. It was not a movie I directed, so I had a lot of freedom in creating the score and getting into the director's head. I was proud to serve David Gordon Green's vision."

The band will embark on a European tour in support of the new soundtrack and other recent releases this October. For the live shows Carpenter is joined by a stellar band, comprised of his son Cody Carpenter on synthesizer, his godson Daniel Davies on guitar, John Spiker on bass, John Konesky on guitar, and Scott Seiver on drums.

In addition to CD, black LP and digital version, 'Halloween' will be available on the following limited edition colour vinyl formats:
Clear Vinyl with "Orange Pumpkin" Inset "Art Edition" - Sacred Bones Mail-order
Red and Black Splatter "Art Edition" - John Carpenter Tour
"Pumpkin Orange" Vinyl - US Indie Shops
"Bloody Knife" Vinyl - UK Indie Shops
Orange and White Starburst Vinyl - Newbury Comics
"Dirty Bloody Mask" Vinyl - FYE
Orange and Black Starburst Vinyl - Rough Trade
"Michael Myers" vinyl (Mask White, Jumpsuit Blue, and Blood Red Swirl) - Waxwork Variant
Half Black/Half Orange Vinyl - Rocket (Australia) Exclusive
"Bloody Pumpkin" Vinyl - Books-a-Million
Pre-order from Sacred Bones here: https://sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr213-john-carpenter-halloween

John Carpenter tour dates:
Oct 10: Amsterdam, NL @ Tivolivredenburg Grote Zaal

Oct 11: Paris, FR @ Salle Pleye
Oct 13: Barcelona, ES @ Auditorium Sitges
Oct 14: La Rochelle, FR @ La Sirene

Oct 16: London, UK @ Shepherd's Bush Empire
Oct 18: Newcastle, UK @ Tyne Theatre

Oct 19: Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
Oct 21: Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall

Oct 31: Los Angeles, US @ Palladium


Tour tickets: https://bit.ly/2i8b94p

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