John Carpenter's: The Fog [Soundtrack]

john carpenter's: the fog [soundtrack]

On this CD:

    The Fog, film score
    Composed by John Carpenter

Editorial Reviews
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Director John Carpenter's runaway hit Halloween earned him a cult following as both a horror director and elementally effective gothic film scorer (Carpenter has scored the majority of his films, a feat that has put him and fellow director Mike Figgis in a very exclusive club). But his follow-up, The Fog, was fraught with such initial problems that the director-scorer reshot, re-edited, and rescored the entire film in just a month. While his Fog score (in a newly expanded and remixed edition that follows a similar upgrade of his cult-fave Escape from New York music) doesn't exactly break the mold of the tensely rhythmic minimalism he used to great effect in Halloween, it's more gothic and classically spooky in every way. Opening with the film's mood-setting ghost story (read by the great John Houseman), Carpenter's spare synth- and piano-driven music masterfully weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread. If you have guests overstaying their welcome, this album might just do the trick. --Jerry McCulley

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John Carpenter's: The Fog [Soundtrack]
The Essential John Carpenter: Halloween
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • NOT CARPENTER'S ORIGINAL SCORE...IT'S A HACK JOB...
  • not for fans of carpenter's scores
  • Essential what?
  • AVOID THIS IMITATION GARBAGE!!!!! FAKE CARPENTER
  • "absolute in capturing the original scores"
 The Essential John Carpenter: Halloween
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Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B00006JTG2
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

  1. Escape From New York: Main Title (Mix 1)
  2. Halloween: Theme (Mix 1)
  3. Halloween: Haunted House
  4. Starman: End Titles
  5. Big Trouble In Little China: Pork Chop Express
  6. The Fog
  7. Assault On Precinct 13: Main Title
  8. Assault On Precinct 13: Julie's Theme
  9. Christine: Bad To The Bone
  10. Halloween II: Main Theme
  11. The Thing
  12. Dark Star
  13. They Live
  14. Prince Of Darkness
  15. Escape From New York: Main Title (Mix 2)
  16. Halloween: Theme (Mix 2)
  17. Village Of The Damned
  18. Starman: End Titles (Symphonic Version)

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars NOT CARPENTER'S ORIGINAL SCORE...IT'S A HACK JOB..........2005-12-04

What a piece of ****. Do not buy this worthless CD. If you are a fan of John Carpenter's scores, you will not like this. Don't waste your money like I did...And the only reason it got one star is because you can't give it any less!

1 out of 5 stars not for fans of carpenter's scores.......2004-12-03

like other reviewers said, this is someone else playing those classic carpenter tunes. sometimes it sounds like elevator music. unfortunately, the cover doesn't say anything about this piece of work...

1 out of 5 stars Essential what?.......2003-07-08

As the previous reviewer noted, nowhere on this CD does it indicate that the 'Essential John Carpenter' is someone re-recording all of the famous cues. Naturally all the info is on the inside.

And the disc? I don't see the point in bothering. They might as well make Assault on Precinct 13, Dark Star, and They Live (which pretty much don't have scores in print anymore) available again, even if they have to combine a couple to make one disc.

Carpenter does not use orchestras or elaborate bands for his scores. He does most of it himself and that makes another Carpenter collection simple. It's not difficult to play the notes, but everything is just slightly off and after a while you wonder what's the point.

This is NOT the music from the Carpenter films you love. This is someone playing that music. Assault on Precinct 13, which provides most of the attraction of this pretty worthless disc, sounds lousy and has none of the life of the throbbing synth of the original. Not only that, but they have the nerve to throw in two (2) cues from Starman, a Carpenter film that he didn't do his own music for(!) Instead the disc is broken by the Jerry Goldsmith pieces that sound NOTHING like anything Carpenter has done. It's bad--it belongs elsewhere, namely the Starman soundtrack which is still in print.

Stay away from this thing. It's a ripoff, another attempt to cash in on a name without providing any real product.

1 out of 5 stars AVOID THIS IMITATION GARBAGE!!!!! FAKE CARPENTER.......2003-06-25

These jerks did a great job hiding the fact that these tracks are re-recorded by some schlep. Avoid this lame piece of garbage at all costs. The tones are totally wrong, it sounds very little like the genius originals. I bought this to get some of the Assault on Precinct 13 stuff, and was horrified to find that everything had been re-recorded. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ON THE OUTER PACKAGING IN ANY WAY!!! You would never know until you open it and read the liners. Shame on these bastards for trying to dupe and rip people off. AVOID THIS [STUFF]!!!

5 out of 5 stars "absolute in capturing the original scores".......2002-12-03

Hats off to Gareth Williams, James Fitzpatrick and Silva Screen Records for this venture into the world of John Carpenter. Silva has done a masterful job of recreating the feel of the original Carpenter film scores. This awesome compilation of "great thriller music" sends chills up our spines from composers Ennio Morricone, Jack Nitzsche, Dave Davies, Alan Howarth and of course John Carpenter. Each selection is arranged and performed with plenty of suspense dating back to 1974, which gave the audience a supernatural and imaginative fright. Each score paints the mood for every cue, which writer, producer and director Carpenter required...and then some.

Each score takes on a life of its own away from the film. If you've never seen any of the films, your imagination plays a key role interpreting what our legendary director/composer has up his sleeve when writing and directing the music. Entire album is a stand out ~ this one's for Carpenter and Silva fans alike, a collection for the first time with tremendours power and immediacy of each cue can now be heard. With Dolby Digital Surround Sound Recordings...this is a must have for your collection. All "film-score-buffs" beware, this is guranteed to give your goosebumps on the very first track, gotta love it!

Total Time 72:15 on18 Tracks ~ Silva Screen SSD-1143 ~ (2002)
Themes of Horror
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B00005EBO5
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Psycho
  2. The Fly
  3. Carrie
  4. The Fog
  5. The Exorcist (Tubular Bells)
  6. Hellraiser
  7. Friday The 13th
  8. Rosemary's Baby
  9. The Silence Of The Lambs
  10. Halloween

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Themes of Horror.......2004-03-07

I liked this CD very much.If you are into horror movies like Halloween and Friday the 13th you will like this CD.However in my opinion the only good music on this CD is the Friday the 13th theme by Harry Manfredini.I am not really a fan of pchyco or pinhead.If you are into to those horror characters then I reccomend this CD.
The Fog
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Dry ice not included
  • Anyone check the laserdisc?
  • Gothic Delight
  • Scary as h...!
  • A Very Good Guideline For This Soundtrack
 The Fog

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004Y9YU
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

  1. Prologue - John Carpenter/John Houseman
  2. Theme From 'The Fog'
  3. Matthew Ghost Story
  4. Walk To The Lighthouse
  5. Rocks At Drake's Bay
  6. The Fog
  7. Antonio Bay
  8. Tommy Tells Of Ghost Ships
  9. Reel 9
  10. Main Theme - Reprise
  11. The Fog Rolls In
  12. Blake In The Sanctuary
  13. Finale
  14. Radio Interview With Jamie Lee Curtis About The Fog - Jamie Lee Curtis

Amazon.com

Director John Carpenter's runaway hit Halloween earned him a cult following as both a horror director and elementally effective gothic film scorer (Carpenter has scored the majority of his films, a feat that has put him and fellow director Mike Figgis in a very exclusive club). But his follow-up, The Fog, was fraught with such initial problems that the director-scorer reshot, re-edited, and rescored the entire film in just a month. While his Fog score (in a newly expanded and remixed edition that follows a similar upgrade of his cult-fave Escape from New York music) doesn't exactly break the mold of the tensely rhythmic minimalism he used to great effect in Halloween, it's more gothic and classically spooky in every way. Opening with the film's mood-setting ghost story (read by the great John Houseman), Carpenter's spare synth- and piano-driven music masterfully weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread. If you have guests overstaying their welcome, this album might just do the trick. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dry ice not included.......2005-01-11

The original Varese Sarabande Fog disc is tough to find, and rather short. This 'Expanded' edition is not perfect, as has been pointed out by several reviewers, but it is quite welcome.

There are issues, but it's mostly due to what is omitted. There is still missing music here, but it's more complete and satisfying than the original disc.

As for the sound, it's true, it doesn't sound the same. The same is true of the excellent (and better) rerelease job for Escape from New York. Compared with the older, shorter release, the Escape CD sounds clearer, as if remixed considerably, but I don't think that's too much of a problem. If you love both scores, you might want to track both versions down (just don't break the bank finding the out of print discs) and compare them, as they are indeed different.

As for The Fog, it was a nice little ghost movie--the kind that is completely absent today from movie screens--and Carpenter's score is spot-on. While I believe Escape is his first, true complete film score (instead of repetition of the same cues over and over at different tempos) The Fog provides excellent atmospherics, particularly the main theme and that haunting piano that accompanies the fog's slow-roll into town. The scoer, in general, sounds like a chilly, gray fall day. As a bonus, we have John Houseman's opening story, and also a Jamie Lee Curtis interview from the period where she talks about being a horror scream queen, and also about the craft of film acting.

For Carpenter fans, it's a no brainer. I wish they'd included all of the music from the film, and re-did the liner notes, but still, it's a good disc, well worth it for the fan.

5 out of 5 stars Anyone check the laserdisc?.......2004-11-16

For all of the whining about this release, I'd like to point out that Carpenter made ALL of the music cues available as an isolated audio track on the laserdisc of THE FOG. Therefore, the complete, unedited soundtrack has already been available for several years and is quite easy to transfer to cassette or CD.

Secondly, kudos to Silva Screen for such a luscious re-release of this fine Carpenter score. As with their PHANTASM release, this further proves that they take both soundtracks and their fans seriously enough to do the best job possible.

5 out of 5 stars Gothic Delight.......2004-09-02

If you are a lover of the macabre like myself, then this is a must. There is nothing better than listening to this when you feel gloomy, or in the dusk of Autumn. This is one soundtrack that makes you feel the darkness within and and makes you just want to dance around your favorite cemetary. Buy It!

4 out of 5 stars Scary as h...!.......2002-11-10

If you like this movie and watched it numerous times(like me) youre gonna love being able to listen to the music isolated, and getting scared even without Carpenters pictures. It simply works just as well without the movie, and therefore is also ideal for listening while reading a good scary book!

5 out of 5 stars A Very Good Guideline For This Soundtrack.......2002-07-30

I must state that if you like the haunting melody and sounds that John Carpenter himself makes for the majority of his movies you will definately enjoy this soundtrack.I must also say that I first saw this movie in the movie theater when I was 10 years old and I found it to be a very well done and frightening film.
I like listening to the musical score because it brings me back to the day I saw it in the movie theater.
The Fog
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    ASIN: B0009JPVMY
    Release Date: 2005-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Prologue
    2. God's Country
    3. Anchor Lockup
    4. It Wants Us
    5. Hallmark
    6. Shower Love
    7. Elizabeth...
    8. Boathouse
    9. Statues
    10. Lights Out
    11. Island History
    12. Search
    13. Burned Image
    14. It's Here
    15. Crime Aboard
    16. Tragedy on the Elizabeth Dane
    17. Reckoning
    18. Fog Recedes
    19. Epilogue
    Fog
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      		Fog
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