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Horror film director turned musician John Carpenter has streamed his brand new single Wheeping Ghost. The song is taken from Carpenter’s upcoming album Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, which will be released through the Sacred Bones label on February 5. You can see artwork, tracklisting and listen to Wheeping Ghost in full below.
“We begin with a theme, a bass line, a pad, something that sounds good and will lead us to the next layer,” says Carpenter of the recording process. “We then just keep adding on from there. We understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses, how to communicate without words, and the process is easier now than it was in the beginning. We’ve matured.”
Once again joining Carpenter on Lost Themes III: Alive After Death are his son Cody and Godson Daniel Davies (son of Kinks guitarist Dave Davies) who have composed and performed as a trio since the first Lost Themes album in 2015: on studio albums, on soundtracks, and onstage.
Following the release of Lost Themes II in 2016, the group went on their first-ever concert tour, performing material from the Lost Themes albums, as well as music from Carpenter’s classic film scores. They re-recorded many of those classic movie themes for 2017’s Anthology album. The following year, John was asked to executive produce and compose the music for the new Halloween movie directed by David Gordon Green, which promptly became the highest-grossing instalment in the series.
Whereas the original Lost Themes album came as a surprise after years of relative silence from Carpenter, the third instalment sees him in the midst of a resurgent moment as a cultural force. The 2018 Halloween score gave his music its biggest audience in decades, and the world he releases his new album into is one that has, at long last, given him the credit he deserves as a founding father of modern electronic prog.
Carpenter has previously streamed Skeleton and Clean Spirit.
Pre-order Lost Themes III: Alive After Death.
John Carpenter: Lost Themes III: Alive After Death
1. Alive After Death
2. Weeping Ghost
3. Dripping Blood
4. Dead Eyes
5. Vampire’s Touch
6. Cemetery
7. Skeleton
8. Turning the Bones
9. The Dead Walk
10. Carpathian Darkness
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- John Carpenter - Halloween - Translucent Blue Vinyl - Shrink - US - vinyl LP - £250.00, $312.50, €292.50 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 13:58)on April 27, 2024 at 3:14 pm
JOHN CARPENTER Halloween (Rare original 1983 US 11-track Varese Sarabande label LP pressed on Translucent Blue Vinyl, visible when held to the light. John Carpenter's iconic soundtrack to his own 1978 slasher movie, which raised the bar for both horror soundtracks and movies in it's time. The picture sleeve on this copy retains the open import and vintage price stickered factory shrink, which although has torn along parts of the top and spine, shows very little of its age and has just light edge/cornerwear from storage. The vinyl displays minimal signs of play or storagewear. Essential to any soundtrack collection. STV81176)
- John Carpenter - Halloween - Translucent Blue Vinyl - US - vinyl LP - £195.00, $243.75, €228.15 (Back In Stock) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 13:35)on April 27, 2024 at 3:14 pm
JOHN CARPENTER Halloween (Rare original 1983 US 11-track Varese Sarabande label LP pressed on Translucent Blue Vinyl, visible when held to the light. John Carpenter's iconic soundtrack to his own 1978 slasher movie, which raised the bar for both horror soundtracks and movies in it's time. The picture sleeve on this copy does show some age from storage, which is graded as Very Good, and the vinyl displays a handful of minor paper scuffs to show for it's 40 years in the wild, which following a play test produce nothing more than an ambient hum in the quiest of sections. This is the first time we have seen this variant of this soundtrack here, and may be the only time we will for the foreseeable future. Essential to any soundtrack collection)
- John Carpenter - Halloween / Escape From New York - US - 12" picture disc - £24.99, $31.24, €29.24 (New Item) (arrived 13-Feb-2024 17:44)on April 27, 2024 at 3:14 pm
JOHN CARPENTER Halloween / Escape From New York (2016 US limited edition 2-track 12" PICTURE DISC single featuring two of his classic film themes recorded with his Lost Themes Band. Housed in a hype-stickered clear PVC sleeve SBR156) Limited to Only 2000 Copies
- John Carpenter - John Carpenter's Lost Themes - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 29-Dec-2023 16:57)on April 27, 2024 at 3:14 pm
JOHN CARPENTER John Carpenter's Lost Themes (2015 US 9-track vinyl LP, Carpenter's first standalone album work outside of his soundtracks, gatefold sleeve with essay insert. The sleeve shows some notable creasing however the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play SBR-123)
- John Carpenter - John Carpenter's Lost Themes - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 29-Dec-2023 15:32)on April 27, 2024 at 3:14 pm
JOHN CARPENTER John Carpenter's Lost Themes (2015 US 9-track vinyl LP, Carpenter's first standalone album work outside of his soundtracks, gatefold sleeve with essay insert. The sleeve shows some notable creasing however the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play SBR-123)
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