Escape From New York
(Dagored) Used LP $22.00
On the appropriately futuristic soundtrack to this 1981 film, director and composer John Carpenter and sound designer Alan Howarth favor simple, repetitive keyboard figures played on synthesizer, generally two per sequence, set in a fast-slow counterpoint. They borrow from Debussy and an ersatz show tune written by Nick Castle shows up, but most of the music sounds like earlier Carpenter scores — tense, ominous. 2000 pressing includes six pieces previously unreleased. With poster.
Halloween II
(Death Waltz - DW007) LP $25.00
Big, dark and nerve-shreddingly intense synths wail and stutter as the score progresses to the point where you feel your head might implode. Colored vinyl.
Halloween III
(Death Waltz - DW008) LP $25.00
A tour de force of experimental synth tones, intense melodies and dark brooding mood pieces. Sleeve notes by Howarth and Jay Shaw. Colored vinyl. Includes lithograph and poster.