Halloween: 20th Anniversary Edition - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The success of the original Halloween launched six sequels, a ravenous decade's worth of imitators, and Hollywood careers for star Jamie Lee Curtis and director John Carpenter. But its budget was a micro one, and director Carpenter managed to save a few bucks by hiring the same composer he'd worked with since his days as a student and struggling indie--himself. Borrowing the staccato rhythmic devices of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells cum Exorcist score, Carpenter overlaid them with a few simple Grand Guignol-esque synth chords and created nothing less than a surprisingly enduring horror classic. Carpenter also gleaned a few hints from Italian prog-rock horror-score kings Goblin, imbuing his simple, synthesizer-based cues with an almost subconscious sense of dread, tension, and impending doom. If the music has become something of a modern clich?, that's only a testament to its continued ability to strike terror in the hearts of listeners. --Jerry McCulley more
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-08-2008
- The night he came home
Although the music is extremely simple it is amazingly creepy. From the first time I watched Halloween I knew I needed this CD. I own many different Horror movie soundtracks and thus far Halloween has the top nomination, I would highly...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-02-2008
- Creepy Atmospheric Minimalism
The music alone is excellent,exactly what one would expectfrom a score composed by John Carpenter,creepy atmospheric minimalism.My reason for the "4 star" rating isthe recording includes too much dialogueand other sounds from the...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-29-2007
- Unnecessary, inferior reissued OST
The inclusion of memorable dialogue from a film's soundtrack on an OST album is common, and I've no argument with it. If implemented properly, said dialogue can add a bit of color to the musical proceedings, and evoke memories of the...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-24-2007
- Get the Original Soundtrack instead
I bought this Soundtrack along with the Original one because I noticed this had a bunch more tracks.Ugh, the tracks are just a few snippets of dialogue from the movie. You will probably listen to them once and never again.The sound,...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-08-2008
- The night he came home
Although the music is extremely simple it is amazingly creepy. From the first time I watched Halloween I knew I needed this CD. I own many different Horror movie soundtracks and thus far Halloween has the top nomination, I would highly...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-23-1998
- A Halloween Treat
All of Halloween's great score is included here in its original glory. John Carpenter's masterful piano work can really be appreciated here, along with all of the other instruments he uses (and there are a lot of them). If you've seen...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-29-2007
- Unnecessary, inferior reissued OST
The inclusion of memorable dialogue from a film's soundtrack on an OST album is common, and I've no argument with it. If implemented properly, said dialogue can add a bit of color to the musical proceedings, and evoke memories of the...
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