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John Carpenter has been responsible for much of the horror genre’s most striking soundtrack work in the fifteen movies he’s both directed and scored. The themes that drive them can be stripped to a few coldly repeating notes, take on the electrifying thunder of a rock concert, or submerge themselves into exotic, unholy miasmas. It’s work that instantly floods his fans’ musical memory.
John Carpenter was still a student at USC when he started piecing together what would become his first feature: 1974’s Dark Star, a sci-fi comedy about intrepid goofballs in deep space. Carpenter not only directed, but also wrote, produced, and scored the music — a DIY approach that would characterize his most legendary work.
Oct 16, 2018 · Being an avid fan of westerns his entire life, this is the kind of tension director John Carpenter has always attempted to bring to each scene of his polished projects, ...
May 24, 2023 · Village of the Damned is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name and an adaptation of John Wyndham's novel, The Midwich Cuckoos, that includes many of Carpenter's signature beats.The story ...
Oct 26, 2022 · John Carpenter: Well I came out to film school to USC to go to cinema school in 1968. John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles. I saw all these guys in film school. They all came down and spoke ...
Oct 11, 2023 · John Carpenter "can't believe" he watched "Barbie." Horror master John Carpenter told the Los Angeles Times that he’s heard about the negative reaction to Universal and Blumhouse’s “Exorcist ...
Oct 11, 2023 · Horror icon John Carpenter on being a college dropout, ‘Barbie’ and telling true scary stories While John Carpenter has become synonymous with fictional horror storytelling, the 75-year-old director is dipping his toe into true life terrors with his new show, “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams.” (Oct. 10)
