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Long Out of Print ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ Vinyl Soundtrack Getting Re-release!

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Back in 2014, Waxwork Records released composer Douglas Pipes’ incredible score for Trick ‘r Treat on vinyl, which completely sold out and has been out of print for years now.

But don’t worry, because it’s coming back for Halloween 2017.

Waxwork Records just revealed over on Twitter that their Trick ‘r Treat soundtrack picture disc 2xLP makes its return this Friday, October 13!

“Composed by Douglas Pipes (Krampus, Monster House), the score to TRICK ‘R TREAT spans two Heavyweight 180 Gram Translucent Orange Vinyl Records and features terrifying, yet whimsically malevolent musical cues that are absolute perfect listening for the Halloween season!”

  • Original Score by Douglas Pipes to the Halloween Anthology Classic directed by Michael Dougherty 
  • Double LP Pressed on 180 Gram Translucent Orange Vinyl
  • Bonus Haunted and Spooky Sound FX Album on Side D!
  • Heavyweight Old-Style Tip-On Gatefold Jacket
  • Director Liner Notes by Michael Dougherty
  • Composer Liner Notes by Douglas Pipes
  • Artwork by Francesco Francavilla

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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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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