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R.I.P. Justin Proper, ‘Under The Gun’ Writer, Dies At Age 26
I’m absolutely devastated to report that Under The Gun writer Justin Proper passed away earlier tonight at 6pm. He was 26 years old.
Under The Gun Editor in Chief James Shotwell wrote a brief description of Justin:
Justin wrote for Under The Gun Review since inception in 2008, and was the site’s original film editor. He was also a diehard horror fan and a lifelong reader of Bloody-Disgusting. His idea of a good first date was hosting an Evil Dead marathon or listening to the music of See You Next Tuesday. He was sick for a long time, but he passed quickly. He’ll be missed greatly.
I had met Justin last year at the fourth year of my Three Corpse Circus film festival and I was immediately drawn in by his charisma, his passion, his friendliness, and his professional attitude. He and I maintained a relationship through Twitter over the past year and chatting with him was always a highlight to my day.
I’m writing this post with tears in my eyes. Twenty six is so damn young. I keep trying to come up with words but nothing seems right and everything escapes me. I’m honestly crushed.
My deepest condolences to his family, his friends, and the entire Under The Gun staff for this tragic loss.
Rest in peace, Justin. You are sorely missed.
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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