Lost Themes
| Lost Themes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Label | Sacred Bones | |||
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Lost Themes is the debut studio album by American film director and composer John Carpenter. It was released on February 3, 2015, through Sacred Bones Records.[1] Carpenter created Lost Themes in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and his godson Daniel Davies.[2] While Lost Themes is his first stand-alone album, Carpenter has composed numerous critically acclaimed soundtracks for films since the 1970s, including for the films Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, and Escape from New York.
Background
On the album's production and recording, Carpenter stated:
Lost Themes was all about having fun. It can be both great and bad to score over images, which is what I’m used to. Here there were no pressures. No actors asking me what they’re supposed to do. No crew waiting. No cutting room to go to. No release pending. It’s just fun. And I couldn’t have a better set-up at my house, where I depended on Cody [Carpenter] and Daniel [Davies] to bring me ideas as we began improvising. The plan was to make my music more complete and fuller, because we had unlimited tracks. I wasn’t dealing with just analogue anymore. It’s a brand new world. And there was nothing in any of our heads when we started other than to make it moody.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Popmatters |   [8] |
| Rolling Stone |    [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
Upon its release, Lost Themes received positive reviews from music critics. At
Charts
The album debuted at number 44 on the UK Albums Chart.[11] Stateside, Lost Themes peaked at #129 on Billboard 200.[12]
Track listing
All music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vortex" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Obsidian" | 8:24 |
| 3. | "Fallen" | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Domain" | 6:33 |
| 5. | "Mystery" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Abyss" | 6:06 |
| 7. | "Wraith" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Purgatory" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Night" | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 47:53 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Night" ( J. G. Thirlwell remix) | 5:29 |
| 15. | "Fallen" (Bill Kouligas remix) | 6:14 |
| Total length: | 1:18:45 | |
Personnel
- John Carpenter – composition, performance, engineering
- Cody Carpenter – composition, performance, engineering
- Daniel Davies – composition, performance, engineering
- Jay Shaw – design
- Kyle Cassidy – photography
References
- ^ Pitchfork. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Stannard, Joseph (29 January 2015). "John Carpenter: A brand new world". Resident Advisor. Resident Advisor Ltd. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Lost Themes - John Carpenter". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Lindsay, Cam (January 30, 2015). "John Carpenter - Lost Themes". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Pitchfork. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Popmatters February 6, 2015
- ^ a b Beta, Andy (February 3, 2015). "John Carpenter - Lost Themes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Uncut March 2015, p.73
- ^ "Official Charts: John Carpenter". official charts company. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Billboard John Carpenter Chart History". Billboard.
