John Carpenter Unleashes “Rampage,” a Menacing New Track From ‘Halloween Kills’
Max Weinstein
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Attendees of the Venice International Film Festival are already in a frenzy, as Halloween Kills screens publicly there today. Composer John Carpenter has once again amped up the anticipation by dropping a new track from his original score.
Via his Twitter account, Carpenter unleashed “Rampage,” which he co-wrote with Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies.
Listen here:
The forthcoming soundtrack will be released by Sacred Bones Records in a wide range of variants—vinyl, CD, and cassette versions among them. The release of the score is tied to the release of the film, on October 15, 2021.
Per a press release: “Like the film itself, the score stays true to the spirit of what made the 1978 original great while bringing it firmly into the present. The music is unmistakably Carpenter: breath-stealing sense of menace conjured with just a few dissonant notes. But with a broader sonic palette, new digital techniques at his disposal, and a deeper sense of musicality, the Halloween Kills score is the work of a master artist who, nearly 50 years into his career, continues to push his creative limits and find new ways to thrill and terrify his fans.”
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Halloween Kills is a joint venture from Universal Pictures, Miramax, and Blumhouse. The new installment in Michael Myers’ saga is directed by David Gordon Green. He also co-wrote and directed the series’ previous entry, Halloween, in 2018.
Several new spins on the iconic Halloween theme are the heart Green’s film, all in its familiar 5/4 refrain. The soundtrack incorporates Carpenter’s signatory synths, harrowing piano cues, and electronic percussion. This new music benefits from leaps in technology, but retains the lean and mean quality that defines Carpenter’s musical oeuvre.
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