Halloween [Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by John Carpenter
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. PopMatters
    Oct 31, 2018
    50
    On Halloween, there's nothing bar the title tracks to indicate this is anything more than a random grab-bag of middle-of-the-road electronica.
  2. The Wire
    Oct 29, 2018
    50
    Shorn of its images, Carpenter’s score for David Gordon Green’s reboot of the Halloween franchise is oddly aimless. There’s the instant jolt of recognition: that simple piano phrase is resurrected, and given a steroidal boost, its famous 5/4 rhythm now underpinned with a sturdy kickdrum. But after that the music hardly seems to build in intensity, or riff off each other; there are certainly no new hooks or textures that sear the listening ear like the first. [Nov 2018, p.53]
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. jakebayne2002
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
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  2. SOSOGAUDOU
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    J'ai juste adoré, voilà flemme d'écrire une critique... non bon sérieusement c'est la meilleure BO de Carpenter, beaucoup de morceaux sontJ'ai juste adoré, voilà flemme d'écrire une critique... non bon sérieusement c'est la meilleure BO de Carpenter, beaucoup de morceaux sont tristes et effrayants. Voilà allez c'est fini !… Full Review »
  3. PeterSant
    Dec 5, 2018
    10
    An invigorating soundtrack and at the same time a soundtrack that recalls the original 1978 film.
    It really is one of the best of the year.
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