The Essential John Carpenter Film Music Collection: Halloween

MY REVIEW

The Essential John Carpenter Film Music Collection is a wonderful collection for all people who like the music of John Carpenter used in his films. The quality of the recordings are superb!

NOT CARPENTER'S ORIGINAL SCORE...IT'S A HACK JOB...

What a piece of ****. Do not buy this worthless CD. If you are a fan of John Carpenter's scores, you will not like this. Don't waste your money like I did...And the only reason it got one star is because you can't give it any less!

It felt like listening to the theme song to Halloween for the first time all over again!

not for fans of carpenter's scores

like other reviewers said, this is someone else playing those classic carpenter tunes. sometimes it sounds like elevator music. unfortunately, the cover doesn't say anything about this piece of work...

Essential what?

As the previous reviewer noted, nowhere on this CD does it indicate that the 'Essential John Carpenter' is someone re-recording all of the famous cues. Naturally all the info is on the inside. And the disc? I don't see the point in bothering. They might as well make Assault on Precinct 13,...

AVOID THIS IMITATION GARBAGE!!!!! FAKE CARPENTER

These jerks did a great job hiding the fact that these tracks are re-recorded by some schlep. Avoid this lame piece of garbage at all costs. The tones are totally wrong, it sounds very little like the genius originals. I bought this to get some of the Assault on Precinct 13 stuff, and was...

"absolute in capturing the original scores"

Hats off to Gareth Williams, James Fitzpatrick and Silva Screen Records for this venture into the world of John Carpenter. Silva has done a masterful job of recreating the feel of the original Carpenter film scores. This awesome compilation of "great thriller music" sends chills up our spines...