Sacred Bones Records has announced a new Anthology of the music of composer & director John Carpenter.
Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 features new recordings of 13 themes from Carpenter’s career. Each theme has been recorded with the same collaborators that Carpenter worked with on his recent Lost Themes albums: his son, Cody Carpenter, and godson, Daniel Davies.
Details are available at the Sacred Bones site.
You can preview the album below:
Tracks:
1. In the Mouth of Madness
2. Assault on Precinct 13
3. The Fog
4. Prince of Darkness
5. Santiago (Vampires)
6. Escape from New York
7. Halloween
8. Porkchop Express (Big Trouble in Little China)
9. They Live
10. The Thing
11. Starman
12. Dark Star
13. Christine
If you’ve got the originals, there’s no need for re-recordings. Total cash grab. He must not be making money on the vinyl and CD reissues.
Seems a bit odd. I think the old recordings are perfect the way they are.
Actually, he has a new studio his wife bough him a few years ago. I know, I was the guy who consulted and set it up for him. he’s wanting to do what most creative do: a “better” version of a recording. And knowing him, he figured someone would want to get a copy. Simple as that.
So what? Do you grudge him trying to make some easy cash? You don’t really have to buy it. The guy is a genius and he can do whatever he likes. He da man!