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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:Artist: John Carpenter, Alan HowarthLabel: Silva Screen – SILLP1493Format: LP, Album, Limited Edition, ReissueUnits: 2Country: EuropeReleased: 2022A1 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