John Carpenter’s “Alive After Death” ; ‘Lost Themes III’ out February 5th

I can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year than with a new John Carpenter album. Lost Themes III will be dropping next month on February 5th and I couldn’t be happier about it. It’s not like the Master of Horror hasn’t kept himself busy since Lost Themes II dropped in […]

John Carpenter Returns With New Single “Skeleton”

Since 2015 John Carpenter has been on a tear creatively. After releasing his Lost Themes with Sacred Bones Records Carpenter has kept the creative mojo running, releasing a classic single series, Lost Themes II, Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, as well as scoring David Gordon Green’s Halloween. Carpenter even took the songs out and toured, with […]

Daniel Davies : Signals

For his first solo album with Sacred Bones Records, Daniel Davies was inspired by the mixed media artist Jesse Draxler. Davies creates music that feels visual and expansive, much like taking inspiration from film to create movie scores. His album Events Score from 2018 did feel very cinematic, but more compact and personal. With Draxler’s […]

Daniel Davies Readies New Album ‘Signals’; Listen To “Phantom Waltz”

Daniel Davies has been quietly making a name for himself for years now. First as a guitarist in bands like Year Long Disaster, Karma To Burn, and CKY, then in 2015 he began working with his Godfather John Carpenter. With Carpenter, as well as Carpenter’s son Cody, Davies helped create Lost Themes, Lost Themes II, […]

Complex Distractions Presents : Favorite Soundtracks of 2019

With every great film there needs to be a great film score. The right composer put with the right filmmaker can create a sort of aural/visual magic that can prove to be transportive. A lot goes into making a film score, and taking it from good to great. Mood, themes, subtle yet engrossing, and the […]

Daniel Davies : Soeurs De Glisse Soundtrack

Daniel Davies is not one to sit on his laurels. He could, as he’s earned a bit of looking back and admiring what he’s done in just the last couple of years. He’s released a bevy of amazing records with John and Cody Carpenter(Lost Themes, Lost Themes 2, Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1988), not to mention […]

“The Shape Returns”

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies have unleashed the first piece from their soundtrack to David Gordon Green’s Halloween and it’s an eerie reminder of what made Carpenter’s original so chilling, seductive, and the iconic piece it has become. The track, aptly titled “The Shape Returns”, sounds like a microcosm of all the various […]

Turning The Knobs : Daniel Davies Talks ‘Events Score’, Gear, and ‘Halloween’

I don’t think I’ve ever known or been related to anyone famous. I mean, I had a second cousin that played in The Rivieras in the early 60s. Willy Gaut(I knew him as Billy Gaut, but who am I to argue with Wikipedia?) was my mom’s first cousin. I remember him coming by the house […]

Daniel Davies : Events Score

If musician and composer Daniel Davies hadn’t ended up down the career path he had, it would have been shocking and a loss for us all. Given that Davies’ father is one half of the brothers Davies(the younger half Dave) of The Kinks fame and his Godfather is the Master of Horror himself John Carpenter, […]