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jeremykeys
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 Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:11 pm Post subject: John Carpenter has a Kronos! |
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If you're a fan of movie soundtracks, you might like this:
https://youtu.be/kywTKODdWvY
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kronoSphere
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Thanks a lot for this link Jeremy.
John Carpenter, in each of his films, always has a so caring look for poor characters, helpless and powerless. Even though most of his films are in the category "fantastic" or "Sci-Fi" I think he's one of the great film makers in all categories. And he is a great composer who knows how to add a captivating and extraordinary atmosphere to his films. ***** and so sadly underated
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jeremykeys
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed that. I've been aware of his work but I should really have paid a lot more attention than I have. Now I'm looking into his music and just having a great time.
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Mike Conway
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Great link! Carpenter is the reason I bought my first synthesizer.
| kronoSphere wrote: | | I think he's one of the great film makers |
Definitely. This guy made it without the help of big studios. So, if you think his work looks "cheap," that's because he has worked with very limited resources.
Did you know that he scored, edited and co-wrote the film school short, THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCO BILLY and that it won an Academy Award, for best short subject?
Carpenter marvelled over the fact that George Lucas got THX 1138 released.
So, he made DARK STAR on a 60K budget and it went to theaters.
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 was also a tiny budget of $100,000, but achieved cult status. It got a big studio remake, in 2005.
Did you know the reason Donald Pleasance agreed to be in HALLOWEEN, was because his daughter loved Carpenter's score for ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13? HALLOWEEN was made for a mere $300,000. Carpenter scored it because "I was the fastest and cheapest I could get."
HALLOWEEN basically spawned the slasher industry. It wasn't the first, but it was the one that opened everyone's eyes, when it became the top grossing indie of that time. It held that title, until THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT eclipsed it.
Carpenter's movies tend to spawn whole spin-off industries. THIS IS ELVIS, starring Kurt Russell was hugely successful and prompted networks to start producing more of their own movie content, instead of buying them.
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK had an amazing score and spawned countless imitators. Did you know that James Cameron (TERMINATOR, AVATAR) was a model maker on that movie? Picture here:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082340/mediaviewer/rm562246144
Though ESCAPE FROM LA was rather goofy, the music is amazing! Listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuQM7e5L8Hw
I don't think that Carpenter's underrated, because so many of his films get remade or have huge influence. His version of THE THING remains unsurpassed horror classic, IMO.
Carpenter toggled between studio projects (MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA) and working independently (THEY LIVE, PRINCE OF DARKNESS).
Carpenter came out with a couple of albums, Lost Themes and Lost Themes 2. This is the stuff you can hear his Kronos on. It sounds great. |
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