John Carpenter’s 5 Best Movie Themes
It doesn’t feel right talking about John Carpenter the director without mentioning John Carpenter the composer. One of the most indicative things about his movies are the strength of the scores. Admittedly, some can be a little heavy on the guitar solos, but all of them are undeniably original, haunting and most of all memorable.
Number 5: First up, the opening theme from Assault on Precinct 13.
Number 4: The dystopian synths of Escape From New York
Number 3: The terrifyingly brilliant theme from ‘The Fog’
Number 2: My personal favourite: In the Mouth of Madness (feel free to air-guitar the crap out of this one)
Number 1: You couldn’t not mention it.
I have chosen to focus on the themes as somewhat of a taster. The full album soundtracks contain so much more. They are albums which I play regularly and love completely. If you haven’t sat through at least three Carpenter soundtracks, you have so much to explore. Up there with Badalamenti, Elfman, Morricone and Williams, John Carpenter is a master composer and the movie industry owes him a great deal of gratitude for that fact.
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