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Is the MUSIC gonna scare the S**T outta me also? - YES!
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Oct 12, 2018 - 1:41 PM
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msmith
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Carpenter added a thumping disco beat over the original theme for DVD that wasn't there in the original film.
I prefer the theme without the "beat". For me, it destroys the Halloween mood.
Thank to the 35th Anniversary "Halloween" blu-ray, I can program it to play the original mono soundtrack before John Carpenter added all those shrill music overlays on top of the original score.
That beat you refer to first appeared on the Varèse LP in 1983 and was (in all probabilty) added by Alan Howarth who did the stereo re-mix of the original mono elements for said LP. The original beat-free version was first released on CD by Varèse in 1998 as a "20th anniversary edition".
Howarth did a similar thing with the main theme for "The Fog" on its first soundtrack release in 1984 (he beefed up the rhythm of said theme and added a piano chord to "Reel 9").
Most probably they added the VS-version over the main credits of the DVD Version (i never noticed that).
But what other "shrill" overlays did you notice? Again, that was most probably AH's doing for the soundtrack album, not JC's.
BTW, i'm still crossing my fingers for a 40th anniversary score edition without dialogue for this year. Halloween upcoming, a new Halloween film lingering and the 40th anniversary plus all editions are sold out afaik. What is Varèse waiting for? 
Best,
Burnie
Thanks for the information. I heard Carpenter himself wanted to create a stereo field for DVD releases and went ahead to create and add the music overlays over the mono track himself.
I have the original mono soundtrack on the old Criterion Laser Disc of "Halloween". Of the two soundtracks, I prefer the original mono track. More subtle and just as effective. I hope the 4K Ultra HD that's come out, has both the stereo and mono mix.
But everyone has their own opinion about this.
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Oct 13, 2018 - 6:33 AM
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mikael488
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Carpenter added a thumping disco beat over the original theme for DVD that wasn't there in the original film.
I prefer the theme without the "beat". For me, it destroys the Halloween mood.
Thank to the 35th Anniversary "Halloween" blu-ray, I can program it to play the original mono soundtrack before John Carpenter added all those shrill music overlays on top of the original score.
That beat you refer to first appeared on the Varèse LP in 1983 and was (in all probabilty) added by Alan Howarth who did the stereo re-mix of the original mono elements for said LP. The original beat-free version was first released on CD by Varèse in 1998 as a "20th anniversary edition".
Howarth did a similar thing with the main theme for "The Fog" on its first soundtrack release in 1984 (he beefed up the rhythm of said theme and added a piano chord to "Reel 9").
Most probably they added the VS-version over the main credits of the DVD Version (i never noticed that).
But what other "shrill" overlays did you notice? Again, that was most probably AH's doing for the soundtrack album, not JC's.
BTW, i'm still crossing my fingers for a 40th anniversary score edition without dialogue for this year. Halloween upcoming, a new Halloween film lingering and the 40th anniversary plus all editions are sold out afaik. What is Varèse waiting for?
Best,
Burnie
As far as The Fog is concerned; according to Howarth himself, he didn't overdub anything on The Fog. He did re-mix the soundtrack LP/CD from the original 16-track master. He had no reference to the film directly, John said "Go for it", so he mixed what sounded good to him at the time. He also did some 2 track editing to the mixes to fit them on 2 sides of a 50 minute LP.
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Oct 13, 2018 - 7:06 AM
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mikael488
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Carpenter added a thumping disco beat over the original theme for DVD that wasn't there in the original film.
I prefer the theme without the "beat". For me, it destroys the Halloween mood.
Thank to the 35th Anniversary "Halloween" blu-ray, I can program it to play the original mono soundtrack before John Carpenter added all those shrill music overlays on top of the original score.
That beat you refer to first appeared on the Varèse LP in 1983 and was (in all probabilty) added by Alan Howarth who did the stereo re-mix of the original mono elements for said LP. The original beat-free version was first released on CD by Varèse in 1998 as a "20th anniversary edition".
Howarth did a similar thing with the main theme for "The Fog" on its first soundtrack release in 1984 (he beefed up the rhythm of said theme and added a piano chord to "Reel 9").
Most probably they added the VS-version over the main credits of the DVD Version (i never noticed that).
But what other "shrill" overlays did you notice? Again, that was most probably AH's doing for the soundtrack album, not JC's.
BTW, i'm still crossing my fingers for a 40th anniversary score edition without dialogue for this year. Halloween upcoming, a new Halloween film lingering and the 40th anniversary plus all editions are sold out afaik. What is Varèse waiting for?
Best,
Burnie
Just in case you weren't aware, this month Death waltz records is releasing the mono filmmix of the original Halloween score on vinyl (in fact, it may have been released already). I'd have prefered a CD release but this is better than nothing. I'm not sure how complete it is but given the total playing time, I'd say it's pretty close to complete. I just placed my order and I can't wait to hear the music as it was meant to be heard (sans dialogue, effects and with the proper film-mix).
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I've listened to the entire album and it's quite good. Yes it's modernized a bit here and there, but that was going to happen. It's going to be COOL AS HELL to hear this score during the movie. I know I'll get goosebumps. Count me as one happy Halloween fan
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Must...resist...listening...until after...seeing film...aaagh!!!
Haha, same!
I, on the other hand, just set it as my phone's ringtone.
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The movie rocks! Just saw it. Go see it my gosh! Score is perfect
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'A triumph!' for both film & score - The Master Composer excels!
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