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.
To the Basement
John Carpenter Lyrics
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Everyone's Coming to New York To the cop With a gun The Big Apple is plenty of…
It It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
Main Theme If on every ocean the ship is a throne And…
Night Woa oh, Woa oh How can I show her all of…
The Night is Young Woa oh, Woa oh How can I show her all of…
The Shape Sometimes I'm an idiot Many of you know that by now Sometime…
This is Not a Dream This is not a dream. Not a dream. We are using your…
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@evangifford8866
John Carpenter is my favorite director
@YumbTheCouch
I can't say enough how he's my favorite of all time. He needs to be more recognized like Spielberg and is definitely more deserving than friggin George Lucas at this point. The Thing should be required viewing for all. What are some of your favorites of his?
~Ian
@evangifford8866
Nonsense Media the fog is my personal favorite. But I love the thing, Halloween, they live, escape from NY, and Christine too
@YumbTheCouch
Yes I'm disappointed it didn't come up during our discussion! All amazing movies and yes The Fog is another personal favorite, but that's not saying much because I love all of them.
~Ian