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This Absurd Chucky Theme Song Was Made for ‘Child’s Play’ But Not Used
“Eenie, meenie, miney, mo… my name’s Chucky and here I go!”
With brand new film Cult of Chucky headed our way on October 3rd (along with the Chucky 7-Film Collection!), everyone’s favorite pint-sized killer doll is once more a hot topic of discussion here in the horror world. And Chucky must be pretty happy about that, as his own return is upstaging creepy doll Annabelle‘s forthcoming second film!
Many fans are digging up Child’s Play relics from the past to tide themselves over, with one noteworthy example being last week’s exhumation of 11 pieces of unused alternate art for the Child’s Play 3 poster. Along those same lines, Reddit user The_Hanging_Judge just dug up a classic gem that you’ve maybe never known about.
Back in 1988, singer Simon Stokes wrote and performed “The Chucky Song,” an official theme song for Child’s Play that was originally supposed to play over the closing credits. He worked with Joe Renzetti, the film’s composer, on the gloriously ’80s song, which was ultimately axed from the film.
Instead, a Renzetti track without lyrics played over the end credits.
If you’ve ever wanted to hear Chucky rap, you’re in luck. Enjoy.
It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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