John Carpenter, Alan Howarth – John Carpenter's Escape From New York (New Expanded Edition Original Film Soundtrack) (VG/VG) – 2xLP, EU 2022
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John Carpenter's Escape From New York (New Expanded Edition Original Film Soundtrack) is an LP by John Carpenter, Alan Howarth from 2022 released on the Silva Screen label.
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Escape From New York is one of John Carpenter and Alan Howarth’s defining electronic scores, turning the film’s dystopian New York into a cold, mechanical soundscape. Issued in 1981, the soundtrack pairs stark synthesiser patterns, pulsing rhythms and ambient textures to create a sense of constant threat and urban decay. Carpenter’s lean melodic writing, expanded with Howarth’s electronics, gave the film a distinctive sonic identity and helped establish the duo as key figures in synthetic film scoring. Its influence has endured far beyond the movie, shaping later thriller, sci-fi and electronic soundtrack work.
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: John Carpenter, Alan HowarthLabel: Silva Screen – SILLP1493Format: LP, Album, Limited Edition, ReissueUnits: 2Country: EuropeReleased: 2022Style: Abstract, Ambient, Dialogue, Soundtrack, Synth-PopA1 Main Title
A2 The Bank Robbery
A3 Prison Introduction [Dialogue]
A4 Over The Wall / Airforce One
A5 He'S Still Alive / Romero
A6 'Snake' Plissken [Dialogue]
B1 Orientation
B2 Tell Him [Dialogue]
B3 Engulfed Cathedral (Debussy)
B4 Across The Roof
B5 Descent Into New York
B6 Back To The Pod - Version #1
B7 Everyone'S Coming To New York
C1 Don'T Go Down There [Dialogue]
C2 Back To The Pod - Version #2 / The Crazies Come Out
C3 I Heard You Were Dead! [Dialogue]
C4 Arrival At The Library
C5 You Are The Duke Of New York [Dialogue]
C6 The Duke Arrives / Barricade
C7 President At The Train
C8 Who Are You? [Dialogue]
C9 Police Action
C10 Romero And The President
D1 The President Is Gone
D2 69Th Street Bridge
D3 Over The Wall
D4 The Name Is Plissken [Dialogue]
D5 Snake Shake
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John Carpenter's Escape From New York (New Expanded Edition Original Film Soundtrack) is an LP by John Carpenter, Alan Howarth from 2022 released on the Silva Screen label.
About this album
Escape From New York is one of John Carpenter and Alan Howarth’s defining electronic scores, turning the film’s dystopian New York into a cold, mechanical soundscape. Issued in 1981, the soundtrack pairs stark synthesiser patterns, pulsing rhythms and ambient textures to create a sense of constant threat and urban decay. Carpenter’s lean melodic writing, expanded with Howarth’s electronics, gave the film a distinctive sonic identity and helped establish the duo as key figures in synthetic film scoring. Its influence has endured far beyond the movie, shaping later thriller, sci-fi and electronic soundtrack work.
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: John Carpenter, Alan HowarthLabel: Silva Screen – SILLP1493Format: LP, Album, Limited Edition, ReissueUnits: 2Country: EuropeReleased: 2022Style: Abstract, Ambient, Dialogue, Soundtrack, Synth-PopA1 Main Title
A2 The Bank Robbery
A3 Prison Introduction [Dialogue]
A4 Over The Wall / Airforce One
A5 He'S Still Alive / Romero
A6 'Snake' Plissken [Dialogue]
B1 Orientation
B2 Tell Him [Dialogue]
B3 Engulfed Cathedral (Debussy)
B4 Across The Roof
B5 Descent Into New York
B6 Back To The Pod - Version #1
B7 Everyone'S Coming To New York
C1 Don'T Go Down There [Dialogue]
C2 Back To The Pod - Version #2 / The Crazies Come Out
C3 I Heard You Were Dead! [Dialogue]
C4 Arrival At The Library
C5 You Are The Duke Of New York [Dialogue]
C6 The Duke Arrives / Barricade
C7 President At The Train
C8 Who Are You? [Dialogue]
C9 Police Action
C10 Romero And The President
D1 The President Is Gone
D2 69Th Street Bridge
D3 Over The Wall
D4 The Name Is Plissken [Dialogue]
D5 Snake Shake
