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John Carpenter (I)
John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, to mother Milton Jean (Carter) and father Howard Ralph Carpenter. His family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at Western Kentucky University. He attended Western Kentucky University and then USC film school in Los Angeles. He began...
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Soundtrack (60 credits)
Soundtrack (60 credits)
2018
Homecoming
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Helping
(2018)
... (writer: "Romero And The President")
2018
Good Morning Britain
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 18 October 2018
(2018)
... (writer: "Halloween Theme Main Title")
2018
Louder with Crowder
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Kavanaugh Hearings: Raping a Man's Reputation!
(2018)
... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)
2017
Stranger Things
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister
(2017)
... (writer: "The Bank Robbery")
The X Factor
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- Live Show 4: Fright Night Week
(2016)
... (performer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited) / (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)
2016
John Carpenter: Utopian Facade
(Video short) (performer: "Utopian Facade") / (writer: "Utopian Facade")
2016
John Carpenter: Distant Dream
(Video short) (performer: "Distant Dream") / (writer: "Distant Dream")
2016
Limitless
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Sands, Agent of Morra
(2016)
... (performer: "Abyss", "Night" - uncredited)
2013-2015
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Halloween of Horror
(2015)
... (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)
- A Test Before Trying
(2013)
... (writer: "Halloween Theme")
2015
HALLOWEEN: The Rebirth of Michael Myers
(Short) (performer: "The Shape") / (writer: "The Shape")
2014
Halloween on Dartmoor
(Video short) (writer: "Halloween Theme", "Happy Halloween - Silver shamrock")
2013
Daily Ukulele
(TV Series short) (writer - 1 episode)
- Halloween Theme Song
(2013)
... (writer: "Halloween Theme Song")
2013
The Comix Scrutinizer
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Witch Doctor #0
(2013)
... ("Halloween III Theme", "Silver Shamrock Jingle")
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series: Season Zero
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 2010 - 2013) (performer - 2 episodes, 2012 - 2013)
- Episode #1.3
(2013)
... (performer: "Halloween Theme") / (writer: "Halloween Theme")
- #2
(2012)
... (performer: "Halloween Theme") / (writer: "Halloween Theme")
- Pilot
(2010)
... (writer: "Halloween Theme")
2012
Monkey Pudding Face
(TV Series short) (writer - 1 episode)
- John Carpenter's "Halloween" & "The Fog"
(2012)
... (writer: "Halloween", "The Fog")
2010
Red Nose, Black Heart
(Short) (writer: "The Fog" (excerpt from the soundtrack), "Big Trouble in Little China" (excerpt from the soundtrack) - uncredited)
2009
Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
(TV Short) (writer: "Theme from 'Halloween'")
2007
The Angry Video Game Nerd
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Halloween
(2007)
... (writer: "Selections")
2007
Planet Terror
(performer: "Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out") / (writer: "Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out")
2007
Grindhouse
(performer: "Back to the Pod/The Crazies Come Out") / (writer: "Back to the Pod/The Crazies Come Out")
My Name Is Earl
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2006) (writer - 1 episode, 2006)
- Boogeyman
(2006)
... (performer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited) / (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)
Undercover
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005)
- Die Geisterjäger
(2005)
... (performer: "Theme From Halloween", "Theme From The Fog") / (writer: "Theme From Halloween", "Theme From The Fog")
2004
Super Secret Movie Rules
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Slashers
(2004)
... (writer: "'Halloween' Theme")
2004
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 3 episodes)
- The Shadows in the Cave
(2004)
... (writer: "Prince of Darkness (Main Theme)" - uncredited)
- The Phantom Victory
(2004)
... (writer: "Prince of Darkness (Main Theme)", "Laurie's Theme" - uncredited)
- Baby It's Cold Outside
(2004)
... (writer: "Prince of Darkness Theme" - uncredited)
2001
Chick'n Swell
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.2
(2001)
... (writer: "Halloween Theme Main Title" (Uncredited))
2001
Halloween 4: Final Cut
(Video documentary short) (performer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited) / (writer: "Halloween Theme" - uncredited)
1994
Bassie & Adriaan
(TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes)
- Een Grensgeval (De Reis vol Verrassingen)
(1994)
... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
- Een Verdacht Vliegtuigje (De Reis vol Verrassingen)
(1994)
... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
- Een Knalgoeie Wild West Show (De Reis vol Verrassingen)
(1994)
... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
- Het Kinderparadijs (De Reis vol Verrassingen)
(1994)
... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
- Een Grote Verrassing (De Reis vol Verrassingen)
(1994)
... (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
1988
They Live
(performer: "Coming to L.A.", "A Message", "The Siege of Justiceville", "Return to Church", "All Out of Bubble Gum", "Back to the Street", "Kidnapped", "Transient Hotel", "Underground", "Wake Up" - uncredited) / (writer: "Coming to L.A.", "A Message", "The Siege of Justiceville", "Return to Church", "All Out of Bubble Gum", "Back to the Street", "Kidnapped", "Transient Hotel", "Underground", "Wake Up" - uncredited)
1987
Prince of Darkness
(performer: "Opening Titles", "Team Assembly", "Darkness Begins", "A Message from the Future", "Hell Breaks Loose", "Mirror Image", "The Devil Awakens", "Through the Mirror") / (writer: "Opening Titles", "Team Assembly", "Darkness Begins", "A Message from the Future", "Hell Breaks Loose", "Mirror Image", "The Devil Awakens", "Through the Mirror")
1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
(performer: "Main Title", "Chariots of Pumpkins", "Drive to Santa Mira", "Starker and Marge", "First Chase", "Robots at the Factory", "Halloween Montage", "Hello Grandma", "The Rock", "Challis Escapes", "South Corridor", "Goodbye Ellie" - uncredited) / (writer: "Main Title", "Chariots of Pumpkins", "Drive to Santa Mira", "Starker and Marge", "First Chase", "Robots at the Factory", "Halloween Montage", "Hello Grandma", "The Rock", "Challis Escapes", "South Corridor", "Goodbye Ellie" - uncredited)
1981
Halloween II
(performer: "Halloween Theme", "Laurie's Theme", "He Knows Where She Is!", "Laurie and Jimmy", "Still He Kills (Murder Montage)", "The Shape Enters Laurie's Room", "Mrs. Alves", "Flats in the Parking Lot", "Michael's Sister", "The Shape Stalks Again", "In the Operating Room" - uncredited) / (writer: "Halloween Theme", "Laurie's Theme", "He Knows Where She Is!", "Laurie and Jimmy", "Still He Kills (Murder Montage)", "The Shape Enters Laurie's Room", "Mrs. Alves", "Flats in the Parking Lot", "Michael's Sister", "The Shape Stalks Again", "In the Operating Room" - uncredited)
1981
Escape from New York
(performer: "Main Title", "Up the Wall/Air Force One", "Orientation", "Engulfed Cathedral", "The Crazies Come Out", "Arrival at the Library", "Everybody's Coming to New York", "The Duke Arrives/The Barricade", "Romero and the President", "The President at the Train", "The President Is Gone", "Chase Across the 69th Street Bridge", "Over the Wall") / (producer: "Main Title", "Up the Wall/Air Force One", "Orientation", "Engulfed Cathedral", "The Crazies Come Out", "Arrival at the Library", "Everybody's Coming to New York", "The Duke Arrives/The Barricade", "Romero and the President", "The President at the Train", "The President Is Gone", "Chase Across the 69th Street Bridge", "Over the Wall") / (writer: "Main Title", "Up the Wall/Air Force One", "Orientation", "The Crazies Come Out", "Arrival at the Library", "The Duke Arrives/The Barricade", "Romero and the President", "The President at the Train", "The President Is Gone", "Chase Across the 69th Street Bridge", "Over the Wall")
1980
The Fog
(performer: "Main Title Theme", "Matthew's Ghost Story", "Walk to the Lighthouse", "Rocks at Drake's Bay", "The Fog", "Antonio Bay", "Tommy Tells of Ghost Ships", "Reel 9", "Main Title - Reprise", "The Fog Rolls In", "Blake in the Sanctuary", "Finale" - uncredited) / (writer: "Main Title Theme", "Matthew's Ghost Story", "Walk to the Lighthouse", "Rocks at Drake's Bay", "The Fog", "Antonio Bay", "Tommy Tells of Ghost Ships", "Reel 9", "Main Title - Reprise", "The Fog Rolls In", "Blake in the Sanctuary", "Finale" - uncredited)
1978
Halloween
(writer: "Halloween Theme Main Title", "Laurie's Theme", "The Shape Escapes", "The Myers House", "Michael Kills Judith", "Loomis and Shape's Car", "The Haunted House", "The Shape Lurks", "Laurie Knows", "Better Check the Kids", "The Shape Stalks")
1976
Assault on Precinct 13
(performer: "Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title)") / (writer: "Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title)")
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (55 credits)
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Self (143 credits)
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Personal Details
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Sacred Bones Records releases "Lost Themes", his first album of original compositions not connected to a soundtrack.Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 45 Interviews | 6 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Frank Armitage | Johnny Carpenter | Carpenter | James T. Chance | John T. Chance | Rip Haight | Martin QuatermassHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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[on Halloween (2018)] It was strange because it's not my set, I'm not the director, I was a visitor. I don't know the crew, I don't know anybody, I know Jamie [Jamie Lee Curtis], we talked. It's a strange experience, I'm an outsider. Perfectly fine for me, I don't mind, but young crew, looking forward to their careers in Hollywood. I don't have to look forward to mine, mine's over, I can look ... See more »Trademark:
Uses synthesizer-based soundtracks that he composes himself (Most famous for the theme song to Halloween (1978), obviously). See more »Nickname:
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