"Halloween": The leg of John Carpenter contributed to the score of the film

Horror movie producer Jason Blum explained to John Carpenter that they would do a sequel to "Halloween" with or without his participation. The cunning filmmaker has therefore decided to insinuate his influence as a composer. "He told me to stop complaining and try to make this film look good, and that's what we did," said Carpenter, who also scored his horror movie classic.

In David Gordon Green's highly acclaimed sequel, "Halloween", Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie became a fierce survival specialist who spent decades preparing for a final showdown with Michael Myers (Nick Castle and Jude Courtney) . Carpenter appreciated the fact that it was a primordial story that ultimately reversed their roles as predator and prey. He advised Green "to make things simple and relentless", and that's how he scored, working with the director to spot the signals.

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"The score was made in 1978 on old tube synthesizers," Carpenter said. "It was very rude. Well, today, technology has evolved incredibly. And the sounds have become very sophisticated and profound. We have adapted the old themes and have them refurbished so that they sound better. But then we sprinkled the new stuff.

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Carpenter has applied a series of ascending and descending synths, sampled piano, drumming and powerful percussion. In addition, he added the electric guitar provided by his godson Daniel Davies. His Cody was playing on the keyboard. Carpenter was particularly proud of the strange sounds of percussion and rhythms during a slasher scene in a house. "We rubbed our pants, then we distorted them and you also hear orchestral percussion," he said.

The centerpiece, however, is "The Shape Returns," which accompanies Myers once again donning his iconic mask for his last murderous Halloween party. On the soundtrack, it has its own three-part structure: it starts with scary cords, then displays the main theme filtered through the piano, followed by a new synth progression and a disturbing tapping . The lower register synthesizers take over with more pats before a worrying conclusion of dread.

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But it was still important to separate Laurie and Myers musically. "They're never going to merge as characters," Carpenter said. "They are in conflict, so there are always different approaches to music. He's just aggressive, he's pervert.

For the final suspensive, Carpenter "took out the kitchen sink and darkened it". However, when the director Green played with the reversal of the end of "Halloween", Carpenter immediately advised against it. "I did not think fans would like that," he said. "Think of the public. They will go crazy if you make it simple, direct and unforgiving. "

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