John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director,… Read Full Bio ↴John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and composer. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he's most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 70s and 80s. He particularly achieved international success with the thriller movies 'Halloween' (1978) and 'Escape from New York' (1981).
Some of the films in Carpenter's career have been critical and commercial failures, with two notable exceptions mentioned above. Yet his soundtrack work has received much praise, bringing comparisons with contemporary dark electronic music. As well, many of his works from the 70s and the 80s that initially had mixed reviews such as 'Dark Star' (1974), 'Assault on Precinct 13' (1976), 'The Thing' (1982), 'Starman' (1984), 'Big Trouble in Little China' (1986), and 'They Live' (1988) have since been seen as cult classics, and Carpenter has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker by many both in and out of the industry. His latest musical release, an album titled 'Lost Themes', came out in early 2015.
Some of the films in Carpenter's career have been critical and commercial failures, with two notable exceptions mentioned above. Yet his soundtrack work has received much praise, bringing comparisons with contemporary dark electronic music. As well, many of his works from the 70s and the 80s that initially had mixed reviews such as 'Dark Star' (1974), 'Assault on Precinct 13' (1976), 'The Thing' (1982), 'Starman' (1984), 'Big Trouble in Little China' (1986), and 'They Live' (1988) have since been seen as cult classics, and Carpenter has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker by many both in and out of the industry. His latest musical release, an album titled 'Lost Themes', came out in early 2015.
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Conflict Brooks
Being in a dark hallway is a lot less scary if you imagine yourself as the killer.
Poison Ivy
I get really fuckin bad anxiety when I get even slightly paranoid so I'm gonna use this to my advantage thank you kind stranger lmao
Pauly Gee
brilliant
Spinostafrikanotosuchuonymimus
To really up the stakes make it so you actually kill someone if you see them.
The Keeper of Records
Who says I'm pretending
AlmightyArceus
The fact that this theme is in 5/4 and gives the feeling of footsteps fast approaching is just so genius. It's one of the best composed horror film themes ever.
Chris Harris
Not one of it's THE BEST
Drachenhannes
I love this song for how it feels like being hunted. That's also why i think the theme for Halloween 2 is an absolute masterpiece. At first you have the slow buildup as the rumor of a killer stalking the neighborhood starts to spread. The music is getting faster, just like Michael is getting closer. Then a second of complete silence, as he disappears. and then the theme kicks in with full force as Michael goes on the hunt and the everstalking footsteps are back. Original Halloween contains the feel of what the movie is about. Halloween 2 theme encompasses the whole movie.
migelonio
4/20 likes
LFOVCF
On a whim, I tried to put these notes into a 32 step synth sequencer, and then it hit me, that you are indeed correct, it is 5/4, and it didn't fit. Thankfully my music software does do 5/4.
It has that similar feel in Tubular bells, because it kind of interrupts itself, and that has an ominous feel.