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Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 
 enlarge | Creator: John Carpenter
Label: Varese Sarabande
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 55059
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47230
UPC: 030206817621
EAN: 0030206817621
ASIN: B00000153Q
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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The success of the original Halloween launched six sequels, a ravenous decade's worth of imitators, and Hollywood careers for star Jamie Lee Curtis and director John Carpenter. But its budget was a micro one, and director Carpenter managed to save a few bucks by hiring the same composer he'd worked with since his days as a student and struggling indie--himself. Borrowing the staccato rhythmic devices of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells cum Exorcist score, Carpenter overlaid them with a few simple Grand Guignol-esque synth chords and created nothing less than a surprisingly enduring horror classic. Carpenter also gleaned a few hints from Italian prog-rock horror-score kings Goblin, imbuing his simple, synthesizer-based cues with an almost subconscious sense of dread, tension, and impending doom. If the music has become something of a modern cliche, that's only a testament to its continued ability to strike terror in the hearts of listeners. --Jerry McCulley
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Good soundtrack October 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll make my review short so here it is:
If your looking for the original michael myers halloween music look no further, this is indeed the better soundtrack than the special edition one. This soundtrack includes all the music you hear,except Mr.Sandman,from the original halloween film. This soundtrack doesn't have voice clips within the tracks so if you want just the music, buy this soundtrack.
Halloween Soundtrack CD. September 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A spine chilling a self chilling that keeps on creeps you in a haunting way until you buy this CD only to hear it at home. This is one of the best made CD ever been made.
A Classic Among Movie Scores. March 12, 2007
I absolutely loved the soundtrack the first time I had gotten it. The pounding of the percussions on 'The Shape Stalks' gives the scene it played on so much more emotion and suspense. I finally understood what John Carpenter has spoken about on interviews about "Halloween". Watching the movie and listening to that one particular part of the score made me understand how important the score is to the movie. Because of "Halloween" I have listened and purchased many other scores, not just horror, but anything that sounds attractive.
Best in my Collection! October 26, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I love to collect all sorts of scary and suspense film scores and this one is the top in my collection. Like I said before I collect film score cd's. The others i enjoy listening to are the following:
*The Amityville Horror by Lalo Scifrin
*The Exorcist by Various composers
*Psycho by Bernard Herrmann
*Cape Fear by Bernard Herrmann/Elmer Bernstein
*The Others by Alejandro Amenabar
*What Lies Beneath by Alan Silvestri
*Halloween (of course) by John Carpenter
If you enjoy hearing scary and suspense music that is written for films, be sure to check "Halloween" out, plus all of the other cd's that I listed above. You won't be disappointed!
Original April 5, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
What a great Cd this is. One of the best and most favorite soundtracks you will find on sale anywhere. IT is original, tasteful, and gives you a sense of dred and fills you with fear.
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