John Carpenter Announces ‘Halloween Ends’ Soundtrack, Releases New Song

    Halloween Ends, the latest installment in the current Halloween trilogy, will be released on October 14. The film’s score, composed by John Carpenter and his frequent collaborators Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter, is out the same day, with a physical release to follow on January 20. A companion EP features four versions of the Boy Harsher song ‘Burn it Down’, which will arrive in tandem with the soundtrack via Sacred Bones/Nude Club. Listen to ‘The Procession’ and ‘Burn It Down’ from the Halloween Ends score below.

    Boy Harsher said of their contribution to the film:

    “During an extremely brief period of rest between tours, we got this call from the music supervisor of Halloween Ends. The director, David Gordon Green, had listened to our music and wanted to use something for this final installment in the trilogy – Halloween Ends. We flew to New York the next day to meet the team and discuss the possibilities. It was totally surreal. Obviously we’re huge fans of Carpenter and the franchise is a fav, but to work with Gordon Green was also so special, his early films (George Washington, Undertow, Snow Angels) were heavy influences on our work. The real kicker is that Halloween Ends was shot in Savannah, GA – the birthplace of Boy Harsher and where we met. Unbelievable. It all felt too synchronous, and we knew we had to make something work although we were about to leave for a multi-month tour that week. We flew home to Massachusetts, dug through old demos, and found “Burn It Down”. In the end it was the perfect energy for the bittersweet love affair between the film characters Allyson and Corey, so during a couple days off – we cleaned it up and made it come alive.

    Halloween Ends Cover Artwork:

    Halloween Ends Tracklist:

    1. Where Is Jeremy?
    2. Halloween Ends (Main Title)
    3. Laureis Theme Ends
    4. The Cave
    5. Drags To The Cave
    6. Evil Eyes
    7. Transformation
    8. Because of You
    9. Requiem For Jeremy
    10. Kill The Cop
    11. Corey and Michael
    12. Corey’s Requiem
    13. The Junk Yard
    14. Where Are You?
    15. Bye Bye Corey
    16. The Fight
    17. Before Her Eyes
    18. The Procession
    19. Cherry Blossoms
    20. Halloween Ends (End Titles)

    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis is a writer, journalist, and music editor at Our Culture. His work has also appeared in Pitchfork, GIGsoup, and other publications. He currently lives in Athens, Greece.

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