Halloween (soundtrack)

Halloween
Film score by John Carpenter
Released August 1979 (Japan)
October 1983 (USA)
Recorded 1978
Studio Sound Arts Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length 33:43 (1983 release)
51:51 (1998 release)
Label Columbia (1979 release)
Varèse Sarabande (1983 & 1998 releases)
John Carpenter chronology
Halloween
(1979)
Dark Star
(1980)
Alternative cover
20th Anniversary Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Halloween is a soundtrack album composed and performed by John Carpenter, featuring the score to the 1978 film Halloween. It was released in Japan in 1979 through Columbia Records and in the USA in 1983 through Varèse Sarabande. An expanded 20th Anniversary Edition was released in 1998 through Varèse Sarabande.

Track listing

All music composed by John Carpenter.

1983 release
No.TitleLength
1."Halloween Theme Main Title"2:54
2."Laurie's Theme"2:05
3."Shape Escapes"1:42
4."Myers' House"5:35
5."Michael Kills Judith"3:11
6."Loomis and Shape's Car"3:32
7."The Haunted House"3:33
8."The Shape Lurks"1:35
9."Laurie Knows"3:01
10."Better Check the Kids"3:27
11."The Shape Stalks"3:08
Total length:33:43
20th Anniversary Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Halloween Theme"2:21
2."Halloween 1963"3:11
3."The Evil Is Gone!"4:08
4."Halloween 1978"2:50
5."The Boogeyman Is Coming"0:40
6."The Shape"1:43
7."The Hedge"1:35
8."He Came Home"2:40
9."Trick or Treat"0:39
10."The Haunted House"1:43
11."The Devil's Eyes"1:39
12."The Boogeyman Is Outside"1:27
13."Damn You for Letting Him Go!"1:34
14."Empty Street"0:33
15."See Anything You Like?"2:22
16."Lock the Door"2:53
17."He's Here?"0:55
18."Light's Out"2:49
19."Cut It Out"1:19
20."Tombstone"1:19
21."The Shape Stalks Laurie"1:35
22."Turn Around"0:33
23."Unlock the Door"2:53
24."The Hanger"3:04
25."Call the Police"0:28
26."Last Assault"1:34
27."Was That the Boogeyman?"0:32
28."End Credits/Halloween Theme (Reprise)"3:36
Total length:51:51

Personnel

  • John Carpenter – composition, performance
  • Dan Wyman – synthesizer programming
  • Peter Bergren – recording engineer

References

  1. Weber, Barry. "John Carpenter: Halloween [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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