I like this flick, is it the best john carpenter film, not by a long shot, but it is fun and campy. Apr 16, 2015 john carpenter s debut album of nonsoundtrack material is out now on sacred bones. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. Although carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, hes most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 70s and 80s. Thus, it is exciting to see sacred bones releasing the first ever john carpenter record made without an accompanying film with it, lost themes. John howard carpenter, shortly knows as john carpenter having plenty of nicknames such as john howard carpenter, carpenter, john, rip haight, john t. Broad discussions of carpenters visual and thematic style can be found in. John carpenter biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. The first song released, vortex, is catchy and sets the mood for the ready if the album.
John carpenters tales for a halloween night by john. John carpenter who wants to be a millionaire complete video. The unfussy, spartan ambient themes that scored halloween, the thing, and other. That means, if you own a widescreen tv, you will get the movie windowed in the centre of the screen. Fright night 2 film complet horreur vf vampires youtube. While lost themes is the 67yearold visionarys first studio album, fans of his work will find these songs instantly. Hes known primarily for his work in the horror and science fiction genres. John carpenter is composing the music for the new halloween. John carpenter the films of horror master john carpenter. Lost themes is the debut studio album by american film director and composer john carpenter.
Primarily known for contributing to the reenergisation of the horror film that took place during the 1970s and early 1980s, it could none the less be argued that its as a musician that has influence has been the most widespread. Slasherdoms ultimate final girl, laurie strode, is back in theaters this october and shes a changed woman. Chance, martin quatermass, johnny carpenter, james t. John carpenter music interview john carpenter on movie. While lost themes is his first standalone album, carpenter has composed numerous critically acclaimed soundtracks for films. Dark star is a 1974 american science fiction comedy film directed by john carpenter and cowritten with dan obannon. Love 2015 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Oct 28, 2015 john howard carpenter is an american film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and composer. They take you all across the masters decadesworth of sonic exploration and. John carpenter s debut album of nonsoundtrack material is out now on sacred bones. With halloween iii being directed by tommy lee wallace the score by carpenter and alan howarth sounds like they had more time to really dial in themes and create more varied textures. Oct 30, 2015 the film contains many classical cues from erik saties gymnopedie and gnossonnes, music from other composers such as goblin and john carpenter, classical rock music by pink floyd and funkadelic and other experimental and electronic music from koudlam, salem,thomas bangalter, bobby beausoleil, john frusciante, brian eno, coil, sebastian. Although he hasnt made a feature film since 2010s the ward.
Feb 01, 2018 though john carpenter is the father of the halloween franchise, he has remained mostly disconnected from the majority of the series entries. For those that have seen this crazy little scifi cult classic itll probably rate as the most purely enjoyable film of the directors career. His career is speckled with films considered genre classics, as well as a. Chances are the master of horror was responsible for a few of your. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s most films of carpenter. John carpenters filmography by theblah95 on august 25, 2015 this is the first time ive attempted a ranking of a directors filmography, and its harder than i thought it would be one movie isnt necessarily better than another. On the legacy of john carpenter s classic film brian tallerico 20171031 a piece on the lasting power of john carpenter s the thing, paid tribute with a fantastic new board game from mondo and an upcoming bluray from arrow. John carpenter s tales for a halloween night from john carpenter, the man who brought you the cult classic horror film halloween and all of the scares beyond comes the ultimate graphic novel anthology of tales to warm your toes by on a dark and stormy october night carpenter brings together st. Im excited to see carpenter s own curated collage of film imagery set to live synth drones and plodding grooves, to share that celebration with the legend and a crowd of folks, and im curious about the experience of this remixed retrospective alongside. But carpenter liked pipers unpolished, meathead simplicity and lack of largerthanlife moviestar charisma. Brilliant grungy type feeling to the album, just the kind of background music that you can listen to over and over again without getting bored with it. Please support john carpenter, fangoria and long form interviews. Halloween motion picture soundtrack by john carpenter on.
Though his filmmaking career slowed in the 2000s and 2010s, john carpenter s influence as a composer only grew. Nov 12, 2015 but it is almost certain that, as of 2015, john carpenters vampires is the closest the man will ever get to doing a western of his very own. John carpenter, halloween triumphant, the shape returns, christine, in the mouth of madness, top tracks. John carpenter s tales of science fictionofficial trailer for surviving nuclear attack as the cold war widened in the 1950s, military hero, george kutter and his family trained to be legacy survivors in the event of an atomic exchange with the soviet union. The ward is a 2010 american supernatural psychological horror film directed by john carpenter and starring amber heard, mamie gummer, danielle panabaker, lauraleigh, lyndsy fonseca and jared harris. Four classic john carpenter films receiving 4k reissues.
All 20 john carpenter movies ranked from worst to best. John carpenter at houstons day for night festival glasstire. This set is a great introduction to john carpenter s work, and a great value in general. The way carpenter uses her isolation way out on that lighthouse and how they use her voice to relate what she sees to the rest of the town is so intimate her voice, i mean and so ominous in how she impels whoever is listening to stay inside, the fog is coming, etc. John carpenter lost themes mat colegate, february 9th, 2015 16. Feb 04, 2015 while many of his films have received proper acclaim, john carpenter remains underrated as a musical composer. After 20 years, it could be said that america has finally caught up with france, at least in this regard. In this new interview, the writer, director and composer talks about his career and the constantly shifting. Sep 08, 2010 this could be one of the best films of john carpenter purely for one scene in particular, but theres lots to enjoy here.
Why john carpenter returned for the new halloween movie. Apr 26, 2017 john carpenter is a filmmaker who is unashamed to stay within the genres he loves horror and science fiction and who practices his trade like a master craftsman. Set in 1966, the film chronicles a young woman who is institutionalized after setting fire to a house, and who finds herself haunted by the ghost of a former inmate at the psychiatric ward. Assault on precinct is more or less a remake of rio bravo, and there are western elements in the fabric of such films as big trouble in little china, escape from new york, and they live. Apr 16, 2015 directed by gavin hignight, benjamin verhulst. John carpenter is an incredible creator whose dark imagination has left an indelible mark in film and in our dreams. He particularly achieved international success with the thriller movies halloween 1978 and escape from new york 1981. His halloween theme is one of the most recognizable pieces of music in cinema. The bluray scream factory gives john carpenters vampires its second spin on bluray in a singledisc collectors edition release.
John carpenters vampires walks in the bluray of daylight. This film gave vampire hunting a tactical overhaul before blade turned it straight into an action film with catch phrases and a sword this is cool, good version, nice hd video quality, great cover art. John carpenter s score for his classic masterpiece is simple, but amazingly effective at evoking the creepy atmosphere the film is going for. An oral history of halloweens laurie strode with jamie lee. John carpenter s first flight as filmmakercowritten with dan obannon alien, who also starsis a consistently clever black comedy set in space.
He has contributed to many projects as either the producer, writer, director, actor, composer or a combination of the five. I liked the film vampires but i loved the music so buying this soundtrack was really a no brainer. Although carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 1970s and 1980s. Movie themes 19741998, lost themes ii, lost themes remixed, singles. Exactly how it sounds, lost themes is a collection of musical themes newly recorded by carpenter himself for this collection. Carpenter created lost themes in collaboration with his son cody carpenter and his godson daniel davies. I always say that the thing is technically john carpenters best film, but my favourite is big trouble in little china. John carpenter uses a virtual reality device to control someone who drives on a very important meeting into the night. Some have described the music as 80s retro, but it goes much further with remixes that are more modern in tone and texture. The man who cheated millionaire who wants to be a millionaire. Not only curtis but carpenter s then wife was also a standout. John howard carpenter was born in carthage, new york, to mother milton jean carter and father howard ralph carpenter. In david gordon greens halloween, set 40 years after john carpenters horror classic, strode is at once a toughasnails grandma ready for her ultimate showdown, and a shell of her former self. On the legacy of john carpenters classic film brian tallerico 20171031 a piece on the lasting power of john carpenters the thing, paid tribute with a fantastic new board game from mondo and an upcoming bluray from arrow.
Its appropriately creepy and weird just like the film and i just love it. But it is almost certain that, as of 2015, john carpenter s vampires is the closest the man. The thing finds carpenter, daniel davies, and cody carpenter reworking music the director had created for his. Set in the wide open expanses of the american southwest, vampires sought to do in 1998 what about a million films have attempted since then. Second, the collections best film, and carpenters best film, the thing, is just a repackaging of the older dvd version. John carpenter great director profile senses of cinema. John carpenter night laurie tuffrey, january 12th, 2015 15. In addition to being the writerdirector of iconic films like the original halloween, the thing, big trouble in little china and they live, carpenter is also renowned for the music scores hes composed for this own work. Faraday 2002 village of the damned man at gas station phone 1995. Millionaire 2015 who wants to be a millionaire 2015. Attribution the words john carpenter s appear before almost all of his film and tv titles e.
John carpenters tales for a halloween night by john carpenter. John carpenter, syfy developing tales for a halloween night tv series. Feb 03, 2015 writerdirectorcomposer john carpenter is the auteur behind such bmovie classics as halloween, the thing, and big trouble in little china. Pressed on a region a bd50 disc, the disc is housed in a standard sturdy bluray case with. The thing and they live are basically mandatory viewing for horror and science fiction enthusiasts, and prince of darkness and village of the damned while certainly not perfect films by any means are certainly interesting examples of carpenter s style of film making, and certainly worth watching.
This is a list of films directed by john carpenter that grossed more. It follows the crew of the deteriorating starship dark star, twenty years into their mission to destroy unstable planets that might threaten future colonization of other planets beginning as a university of southern california student film produced from 1970 to 1972, the film. Along with tangerine dream, his immediately recognizable sound full of pulsing synths and everratcheting tension inspired a new generation of acts like zombi, majeure, umberto, espectrostatic, and geoff barrows drokk project, among many others, so the timing couldnt have. Exceptionally silly, action packed, and self aware. Known as the horror master, john carpenter is hollywoods ultimate auteur of fright.
Original motion picture soundtrack expanded edition, halloween original 2018 motion picture soundtrack, anthology. If you love john carpenter s soundtracks this is a must own. In a 1999 film comment piece celebrating john carpenter, the director memorably quipped to kent jones. Marred somewhat by uneven acting and a miniscule budget, dark star nevertheless delivers some stylish smarts, more than a few guffaws, and enough stinging satire to secure it the fan. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. Dark streets, empty lawns, singing trees, and the nauseating pulse of synths youre watching a john carpenter film. Movie themes 19741998 is the third studio album by american film director and composer john carpenter, released on october 20, 2017, through sacred bones records. John carpenters halloween was a monumental horror film experience for me and millions of film fans. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
John carpenter performs the theme of his 1981 movie escape from new york with a band, live, also directing the shoot. Oct 12, 2017 john carpenter will return as the composer for the next halloween movie, as the director himself confirmed in a interview. If you like john carpenter s fil scores, this new collection of synth music is a must. The album features rerecordings of carpenters best known film score themes, and was created in collaboration with carpenters son cody carpenter and his godson daniel. From the mind of john carpenter, the man who brought you the cult classic horror film halloween and all of the scares beyond, and the heart of writer, editor, producer sandy king comes 12 more twisted tales of terror, tricks, and treats.
John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american film director, screenwriter, and musician. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. His family moved to bowling green, kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at western kentucky university. Complete original motion picture score by john carpenter and alan howarth. John carpenter exclusive liff29 interview duration. Martin scorsese often, and always with affection and esteem, american filmmaker john howard carpenter born january 16th, 1948 in carthage, new york is referred to as. John carpenter who wants to be a millionaire complete. A video by gavin hignight and ben verhulst lp and cd from sacred bones. Chance, jc, frank armitage is an american film director, screenwriter and producer, film score composer, actor, voice actor and also film.
John carpenter is an american film director, producer, writer and composer. Cumbow, order in the universe, the films of john carpenter, the scarecrow press, second edition, 2000, and in j. John carpenters vampires collectors edition bluray. Its an honor to be working with this creative team to carve a new path in the tale of michael myers. John carpenter is scoring new halloween movie screen rant. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and composer. In reality, most of the tracks are just variations on a few simple themes, mostly with the piano, but it captures the feel of isolation and anticipation the film is going for. It was released on february 3, 2015, through sacred bones records.
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