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Halloween [Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

  • Summary: The soundtrack to the 2018 installment of the Halloween franchise directed by David Gordon Green.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Consequence
    Oct 22, 2018
    91
    It’s arguably the most modern score he’s ever composed, cutting with a minimalistic edge that might make Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross blush. Even so, the score never loses that Carpenter charm, keeping a tight grip on its origins without sneezing from all the dust.
  2. Under The Radar
    Oct 25, 2018
    80
    The record as a whole is consistently atmospheric, often mixing evocative, industrial-sounding percussion with Carpenter's pulsing synthesizer. This is a legend being granted the ability to go back and take another crack at one of his most enduring works, and it's clear he's relished the opportunity. You'll not find a scarier record to celebrate the season.
  3. musicOMH.com
    Oct 22, 2018
    80
    Fans of the old soundtrack will find much to love in the new interpretations, and coming from such iconic source material, Carpenter couldn’t really fail. With any luck, the new movie will measure up to the soundtrack and the high expectations that fans of the original movie have for it.
  4. AllMusic
    Nov 1, 2018
    80
    While familiar-sounding, the soundtrack brings something new to the table instead of being a pointless retread, and in general, it just sounds amazing. Definitely worthwhile for any Carpenter or Halloween fans.
  5. Pitchfork
    Oct 30, 2018
    74
    Carpenter is working in service to his own nostalgia, and he understands intuitively what his score is here to do. It is not meant to be frightening. It is meant to make you feel warm and fuzzy things about John Carpenter, about the first time you saw the original Halloween.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Oct 22, 2018
    70
    The music here is icier, more gothic and more textured than that of the original. The main theme gets a disco beat and some echoes here and there, but the trio really shines when it steps out of Michael Myers’ looming shadow.
  7. 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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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
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  1. jakebayne2002
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good GOOD GOOD GOOD GOODgood good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  2. 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.
  4. 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 !… Expand
  5. Lajaleaa
    Oct 31, 2018
    9
    Producido por John Carpenter y su hijo Cody Carpenter, el músico generacional cuya personalidad recupera aquellas tendencias retro que impusoProducido por John Carpenter y su hijo Cody Carpenter, el músico generacional cuya personalidad recupera aquellas tendencias retro que impuso su padre, confabulan a favor de la última aportación que hace la saga de Halloween. Esta combinación de padre e hijo definitivamente brinda una ambientación que vale toda la pena escuchar. Renace aquella melodía que estipuló a la película como un icono del terror y también presentó un símbolo musical que es imposible no identificar. La narrativa que maneja David Gordon Green en la película está decorada con la música no solo con asertividad, sino con una firma y propuesta estética que moderniza ese sentido del terror sin quitarle su esencia original. Por lo tanto el soundtrack explora esos golpes con un electronic que empuja al espectador a temerle a cada paso que da TheShape o Michael Myers; genera una estática que promueve el ruido y la alteración en varios momentos y también explora la capacidad del sonido minimalista pero totalmente rítmico que logra crear tensión, suspenso, expectativa, atención, presión y, junto a la imagen, una combinación de planos audiográficos que no espantan, pero sí aterran, provocan escalofríos y amarran al asiento. La música no es la mega producción, pero eso es lo que despierta la atención, pues con un simple órgano se construye la totalidad de aquella tensión que nos despierta no por ser ruidoso, sino por ser misterioso y discreto: que provoca ansiedad y pánico constante. La adaptación que se hace de esa sensación es exitosa y John Carpenter le da el relevo a la persona adecuada para explorarlo y recrearlo más a fondo en el futuro, si es que se presenta su necesidad.… Expand
  6. JLuis_001
    Oct 27, 2018
    8
    John Carpenter and his collaborators deliver another magnificent soundtrack that like the new film, feels revitalized.
    Atmospheric and dark.    John Carpenter and his collaborators deliver another magnificent soundtrack that like the new film, feels revitalized.
    Atmospheric and dark. Simply wonderful.

    Watch the movie, get this soundtrack.    … Collapse

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