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John Carpenter scored his own pictures that way for years, with pulsing synthesisers and minimal, hypnotic riffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose themes, from \u003cem\u003eAssault on Precinct 13\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fog\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eEscape from New York\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThey Live\u003c\/em\u003e (both with Alan Howarth), built a sound of chilly analogue menace that echoed through decades of synthwave, horror cinema and electronica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter stepping back from the camera, he began making standalone albums. \u003cem\u003eLost Themes\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded with his son Cody and godson Daniel Davies, imagined soundtracks for films that don't exist, and the trio went on to tour, compose for the new \u003cem\u003eHalloween\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy and turn heavy on 2026's \u003cem\u003eCathedral\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like John Carpenter you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/goblin-vinyl\"\u003eGoblin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tangerine-dream-vinyl\"\u003eTangerine Dream\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vangelis-vinyl\"\u003eVangelis\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ennio-morricone-vinyl\"\u003eEnnio Morricone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fog-soundtrack-by-john-carpenter-180g-green-white-vinyl-2lp","title":"'FOG' Soundtrack (John Carpenter) 180g WHITE\/GREEN Vinyl 2LP (1980)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1980\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eUnhappy with his first cut, John Carpenter reshot about a third of this ghost story, then played the whole score himself on piano and synths. 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Pulsing synths meet heavy guitars and big, cinematic builds, as if \u003cem\u003eHalloween\u003c\/em\u003e had been scored for an arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39765956853918,"sku":"GM03872","price":47.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/products\/johncarpentarlostthemesNEONYELLOW1.jpg?v=1619677183"},{"product_id":"john-carpenter-lost-themes-3-alive-after-death-vinyl-lp","title":"JOHN CARPENTER 'Lost Themes 3: Alive After Death' RED Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eThe third volume of themes for movies that never existed leans hard into horror, with grinding guitar and throbbing synths. Tracks like 'Weeping Ghost' wear their B-movie titles proudly, as if each were the opening credits of a midnight feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39766012493982,"sku":"GM03875","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/products\/johncarpenterlost3RED1.jpg?v=1619677659"},{"product_id":"firestarter-soundtrack-yellow-bone-vinyl-lp","title":"'FIRESTARTER' Soundtrack (John Carpenter) YELLOW\/BONE Vinyl LP (2022)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eNearly forty years after losing the job of directing the original \u003cem\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/em\u003e, John Carpenter finally got his hands on Stephen King's story, scoring this remake with his son Cody and Daniel Davies. 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