Killer Score : My Favorite Horror Film Scores Part I

Since we’re in the season, I thought I’d talk about some of my favorite horror scores. Feels right. Not sure about you, but I wholeheartedly feel the film score is an absolute pivotal piece of the puzzle when it comes to a film. Even more so with horror films. I often remember a score more […]

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies Bring All The Tension on “Unkillable”; ‘Halloween Kills’ Out October 15th

In less than two months we will be returning to Haddonfield, Illinois where Michael Myers wreaked havoc on the town in so many films. Most recently is David Gordon Green’s Halloween. His series picks up after John Carpenter’s original from 1978, 40 years later. Myers is being transferred to another psychiatric facility when he makes […]

Somebody’s Watching Me : Daniel Davies Talks Uncertainty, Spies, And Charlie Christian

Musician and composer Daniel Davies has kept busy the last six years. I’m sure he was pretty busy before that as well, but since 2015 Davies has been a regular collaborator and band mate to John Carpenter and Cody Carpenter. Working on three full-length LPs, an album of reimaginings of Carpenter’s most famous film music, […]

John Carpenter : Lost Themes III : Alive After Death

The Master of Horror John Carpenter returns with his first collection of new music since his score to David Gordon Green’s Halloween. Lost Themes III : Alive After Death continues Carpenter’s fruitful collaboration with son Cody and Godson Daniel Davies, which began in 2015 with Lost Themes. On Lost Themes III the mood is often more […]

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 […]

Heinrich Dressel : Shapeshifting

Heinrich Dressel is the German composer alter ego of Italian musician Valerio Lombardozzi. Lombardozzi records under many aliases, but with Dressel he’s all about old school “creature feature” film scores. On his first release with the excellent Spun Out Of Control, Lombardozzi gives us Heinrich Dressel’s Shapeshifting, a nod of the (severed)head to monster movies, […]

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 […]

What’s The Score? Volume III : Ennio Morricone and ‘The Thing’

There’s really no cinematic experience quite like watching John Carpenter’s The Thing for the first time. The desolation, the gritty man’s man vibe, the snow, and of course Rob Bottin’s next level special effects. It’s a movie about paranoia; not knowing who you thought you knew and not trusting someone you considered a brother. Something […]

Perfect Score : Favorite Film Soundtracks of 2018

It’s been an equally exciting year at the cinema as its been in the record shop. I’ve seen some amazing films(either at the theater or at home.) Honestly, it’s been a pretty amazing year for films and the scores written for them. Of course I find myself wishing I could get to the theater more […]

Maine “Theme”

So are you feeling the post-Halloween bloat? I am. Don’t get me wrong, I love Halloween. It’s that one time of the year that even adults can look like complete idiots by dressing as Shrek, Elvis, or a giant hot dog at work and not get fired, or admitted into a mental institution. But with […]