Name: Lost Themes IV: Noir
Brand: John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies

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Bonus disc: No

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SBR336LPC5

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Oxblood Red with Black Marble Splatter. Plus Clear 7” with Exclusive Bonus Track “Black Cathedral” and Screen Printed B-Side

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

Extended format: Yes

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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843563171974

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Red LP | Rough Trade Exclusive

SBR336lp

Black

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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843563171929

Black LP

SBR336lp-C3

843563171950

Red LP

SBR336lp-C4

Brown

Tan and Black Marbled Vinyl. Plus Clear 7” with Exclusive Bonus Track “Black Cathedral” and Screen Printed B-Side

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843563171967

Brown LP

SBR336cass

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843563172001

SBR336cd

843563171998

9999

Artist

John Carpenter

Cody Carpenter

Daniel Davies

Genre US

Soundtracks

Label US

Sacred Bones Records

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John Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and composer. Born on January 16, 1948 in Carthage, New York, he is known for directing movies such as "Assault On Precinct 13", "The Fog", "Escape From New York", "The Thing", and "Halloween". Carpenter himself composed most of the soundtracks for his films, often collaborating with Alan Howarth. His father Howard Carpenter and son Cody Carpenter are also talented composer/musicians. He was previously married to actress Adrienne Barbeau from 1979 to 1984.

In addition to his work in film, John Carpenter's music has had a significant impact. In the eighties, dancey versions of his music were released on LPs and a series of 12" records. These recordings were created by [a243061], although their involvement was not always mentioned on the album sleeves.

With a diverse range of talents spanning multiple artistic disciplines, John Carpenter continues to be a prominent figure in the entertainment industry. His unique blend of directing and composing has left an indelible mark on cinema and music alike.

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The Sounds of Halloween

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. In the years since, Carpenter, Carpenter, and Davies have released close to a dozen musical projects, including a growing library of studio albums and the scores for David Gordon Green’s trilogy of Halloween reboots. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.&nbsp;

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 noir quality, then, is something you understand instinctively when you hear it, as in connected in an emotional way.

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.

Lost Themes IV: Noir

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Discover Lost Themes IV: Noir by Cody Carpenter on vinyl from Sacred Bones Records. Dive into the synth-driven world of film noir-inspired music.