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Matthew Sweet meets director and composer John Carpenter to talk about writing music for his films and his score for Halloween Kills, which was released this week.

Matthew Sweet meets director and composer John Carpenter to talk about writing the music for his films, and his score for 'Halloween Kills', which was released this week. They discuss John's iconic score for the first film in the 'Halloween' franchise, which was released in 1978, his musical collaborations with Alan Howarth and Shirley Walker on 'Escape from New York' and 'Escape from L.A.' and John's scores for 'The Fog', 'Vampires' and 'Village of the Damned'. John explains how he came to work with the great Ennio Morricone who wrote the score for 'The Thing'. And he describes the great pleasure he now gets from writing themes for imaginary films in the 'Lost Themes' series, and the joy that performing his music live has brought him.

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Sat 16 Oct 2021 15:00
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Music Played

  • John Carpenter

    Lost Themes III; The Dead Walk

    Performer: Daniel Davies.
    • Sacred Bones Records.

  • John Carpenter

    The Fog; The Fog Rolls In

    • Silva Screen.

  • John Carpenter

    Vampires; Santiago

    • Milan.

  • John Carpenter

    Dark Star; Theme

    • Sacred Bones Records.

  • John Carpenter

    Halloween; Main Theme

    • VarΓ¨se Sarabande.

  • John Carpenter

    Halloween; Laurie's Theme

    • VarΓ¨se Sarabande.

  • John Carpenter

    Escape from New York; Main Title

    Composer: Alan Howarth.
    • Silva Screen.

  • John Carpenter

    Escape from L.A.; Hang Glider Attack

    Composer: Shirley Walker. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Milan.

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Thing; Humanity Part I

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra conducted by Composer.
    • MCA Records.

  • John Carpenter

    Village of the Damned; Ben's Death

    Composer: Dave Davies.
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • John Carpenter

    Lost Themes III; Skeleton

    Performer: Daniel Davies.
    • Sacred Bones Records.

  • Bebe and Louis Barron

    Forbidden Planet; Main Titles (Overture)

    • GNP CRESCENDO.

  • John Carpenter

    Halloween Kills; Strodes at the Hospital

    • Universal.

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  • Sat 16 Oct 2021 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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