Lost Themes

AlbumFeb 03 / 201515 songs, 1h 18m 51s95%
Horror Synth Progressive Electronic
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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 can instantly flood his fans’ musical memory with imagery of a menacing shape stalking a babysitter, a relentless wall of ghost-filled fog, lightning-fisted kung fu fighters, or a mirror holding the gateway to hell. The all-new music on Lost Themes asks Carpenter’s acolytes to visualize their own nightmares.

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Over the years, director John Carpenter has created classic film scores for films like Halloween and Assault on Precinct 13. Lost Themes is his first standalone album and his darkly atmospheric style is intact.

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Semi-retired from the film industry, Hollywood’s loss becomes your record collection’s gain as the master of horror – long considered a profound influence in the realm of synthesised music – brings a new bogeyman to life in stereo.

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The idea of John Carpenter having some lost theme songs kicking around in the vault from the many films he made and didn't quite make seems...

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John Carpenter's image has long been that of a highly individualistic master craftsman with a throwback sensibility. In addition to directing, he's often written his own scripts, occasionally produced and edited his own films, and almost always created hi

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[xrr rating=3.25/5]David Lynch already released two solo albums, so it was about time John Carpenter stepped his game up.