In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong. Dark star is a 1974 american comedic science fiction motion picture directed, written, produced, and scored by john carpenter. Remastered and expanded with bonus red vinyl 7 of unreleased material, locked grooves and new sleeve artwork. It follows the crew of the deteriorating starship dark star, twenty years into their mission to destroy unstable planets that might threaten future colonization of other planets beginning as a university of southern california student film produced from 1970 to 1972, the film. Dark star was the first feature film that john carpenter directed. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s most films of carpenters career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of halloween 1978, the. As the narrator speaks we move through galaxies, nebulae, solar systems, moving from the infinite slowly down to a particular.
It was written by lyricist robert hunter and composed by lead guitarist jerry garcia. Here is for first time original motion pictures soundtrack from the very first john carpenters film dark star from 1974. Directed by john carpenter 1974 united states starring brian narelle, dan obannon, cal kuniholm john carpenter made his feature debut with this gleefully gonzo sciencefiction satire, which began life as a student film and went on to become a cult classic. In its context and for how i remembered it, dark star 1974 was needed on bluray. Edition of 500 the much soughtafter soundtrack to john carpenters debut, cult scifi dark star 1974 makes its first appearance on wax in a generation, thanks to the efforts of switzerlands fantastically titled we release whatever the fuck we want records label. John carpenters 1976 score for assault on precinct his second featurelength film after 1974s dark star was composed and recorded on a synthesizer in about three days and features, at most, four overlaid music tracks at a time. Housed in a slick thermostellar triggering digipack with a brand new. Cowritten by and starring dan obannon filming working on. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. A satiric look at the problems experienced by a crew of bumbling astronauts on a mission to destroy rogue planets. Dark star by john carpenter, released 20 october 2017 john carpenter has been responsible for much of the horror genres most striking soundtrack work in the fifteen movies hes both directed and scored. The story follows four hippyish technonerds in their mission through deep space to destroy planets and ward off boredom and loneliness as they attempt to hold on to what little they can remember of earth. Although its production values are a solid step up from the audaciously piecedtogether dark star, john carpenters sophomore features remains another example of the directors ability to do more with less. You can buy latest album lost themes ii 2016 john carpenter.
Lean, frill free, and focused on action, the film earns constant comparisons to howard hawks rio bravo and george romeros night of the living dead. Here you can buy and download music mp3 john carpenter. In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary. Halloween with cody carpenter, daniel davies 2018 halloween iii season of the witch with alan howarth remastered 1994 1982 escape from new york with alan howarth reissued 1987 1981. Released in 1976, assault on precinct is john carpenter s second feature film and.
I love john carpenter and you can rarely go wrong with such a talented guy. This album contains the original score, sound effects, dialogues and the. John carpenter directed this wiggedout spoof of 2001. Dark star newtonian mechanics, a star that has a gravitational pull strong enough to trap light under newtonian gravity dark star dark matter, a star heated by annihilation of dark matter particles within it darkenergy star, an object composed of dark energy that outwardly resembles a black hole. Fade in on a long tracking shot through the universe.
Dark star is a 1974 american science fiction comedy film directed by john carpenter and cowritten with dan obannon. A science fiction adventure a screenplay by john carpenter and dan obannon open on black silence. The best john carpenter movie theme songs halloween, the. The album was created in collaboration with carpenters son cody carpenter and his godson daniel davies.
Movie themes 19741998 by john carpenter, released 20 october 2017 1. Ostensibly a shaggy parody of 2001made at a time when stanley kubricks trippy sciencefiction epic was still freshdark star follows a. Download the best john carpenter movie theme songs s. Absolute mint edition of this pivotal ost in the already formidable catalogue of carpenter canon. With movies like assault on precinct 1973, the fog 1980, escape from new york 1981, the thing 1982, christine 1983, prince of darkness 1987, they live 1988, in the mouth of madness 1994 or vampires 1998, john carpenter became very famous. John carpenter halloween reissued 1985 mp3 album download.
Dark star 1974 g 83 min comedy, scifi 9 february 1979 west germany. The original motion picture soundtrack for john carpenters dark star 1974, with added bonuses that are sure to satisfy all cult scifi soundtrack completists of the galaxy and beyond. Dark star by john carpenter brian narelle, andreijah. Dark star 1974 g 83 min comedy, scifi 9 february 1979 west germany in the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong. Released in 1976, assault on precinct is john carpenters second feature film and stars austin stoker, darwin joston, laurie zimmer, tony. Check out dark star by john carpenter on amazon music. Stacked against almost any composer working in the mid70s, the scores minimalism forced upon carpenter by the funding constraints that also thrust him. Carpenter, john dark star original motion picture soundtrack. No 19 best scifi and fantasy film of all time john carpenter, 1974 phelim oneill. Dark star was an early grateful dead classic and became one of their. It was released on april 15, 2016, through sacred bones records.
Extremely limited vinyl lp pressing plus bonus colored vinyl 7 single. W free digital downloaddigital booklet buysoundtrax records proudly presents the release of assault on precinct dark star, featuring new recordings of music from two cult classic films by writerdirectorcomposer john carpenter. John carpenters debut, dark star, plays like a parody of. Halloween with cody carpenter, daniel davies 2018 the fog new expanded edition 2012 cd1 1980 halloween iii season of the witch with alan howarth remastered 1994 1982. Benson arizona dark star opening credits song john. A john carpenter film school project i somehow saw it on tv in the seventies. Not to mention of course his ability to compose his own music score for his films. Assault on precinct by john carpenter austin stoker. W free digital download digital booklet buysoundtrax records proudly presents the release of assault on precinct dark star, featuring new recordings of music from two cult classic films by writerdirectorcomposer john carpenter. Listen online 21 songs from lost themes deluxe edition 2015. Released in 1976, assault on precinct is john carpenters second feature film and.
The directorial debut of horrormeister john carpenter comes in the way of dark star a parody of stanley kubricks masterpiece, 2001a space odyssey. John carpenter one could have anticipated in 1974 that dark star was the beginning of a huge movie maker of the horror and scifi genre. Here sits a limited edition 12 vinyl of the mega electronic score, plus. The themes that drive them can be stripped to a few coldly repeating notes, take on the electrifying thunder of a rock concert, or submerge themselves into exotic, unholy miasmas. The sound of electronic music rises, hollow, metallic. Dark star orchestra the warfield san francisco, ca 02152020 source. Opening titles featuring song benson arizona from an early film by halloweens john carpenter and aliens creator dan obannon. He can write a script, edited, produce and director a film. Assault on precinct dark star music from the john. Rent john carpenter movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Dark star was carpenters 1974 film debut, and to show the world he was serious he made this killer soundtrack too. The infamous halloween soundtrack may have first surfaced during 1979, however despite its 1980 release, this is the official soundtrack to carpenter s 1st low budget release dark star.
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Onboard the titular spaceship, a team of chilledout astronauts cruise the cosmos, blowing up planets while dealing with a host of. Dark star by john carpenter, released 20 october 2017. This cd is a new recording of his first 2 films in which he composed the score for. With dan obannon, dre pahich, brian narelle, cal kuniholm. Dark star is a song released as a single by the grateful dead on warner bros.
Director john carpenter was still a student at usc when he put together an early version of dark star with classmate and coscreenwriter dan obannon, who later helped carpenter expand the film to featurelength for producerdistributor jack harris. It began as a student project by john carpenter later to direct halloween and dan obannon later to write alien, and grew over a period of. Carpenters fondly remembered first feature, which the director himself described as one big optical. Steam community group download john carpenter lost t. Lost themes ii is the second studio album by american film director and composer john carpenter. Carpenter, john dark star original soundtrack amazon.
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