John Carpenter - Lost Themes [VORTEX BLUE VINYL] (LP)

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John Carpenter has been responsible for much of the horror genre's most striking soundtrack work in the 15 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 music on Lost Themes is there for Carpenter's acolytes to visualize their own nightmares.

As is Carpenter's style, repetition is the key to the thundering power of these tracks, their energy swirling with shredding chords, soaring organs, unnerving pianos and captivating percussion. Horror fans will be reminded of Carpenter's past works, as well as ancestors like Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and Goblin's Suspiria. "They're little moments of score from movies made in our imaginations," Carpenter says. "Now I hope it inspires people to create films that could be scored with this music."

Sacred Bones is now repressing this incredible debut by the one and only master of horror in a bunch of new colours in celebration of the label's 15th anniversary.

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- LP
- VORTEX BLUE VINYL