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John Cody Carpenter (born May 7, 1984) is an American musician and composer. He is the son of film director John Carpenter and actress Adrienne Barbeau. Carpenter is mostly known for his work with his father and musician Daniel Davies, as well as his various solo projects.

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Early life

Carpenter was born on May 7, 1984, in Los Angeles, California. He began taking piano lessons at a very young age, and was always surrounded by instruments at both his mother's and father's house, who had separated shortly after his birth. [1] [2]

Carpenter started writing music at age 13, but admits he "didn't write anything of quality until I was into my mid-20s". [3] He has been referred to by his middle name 'Cody' since birth to avoid confusion with his father.

Career

With John Carpenter

Carpenter's first major musical contributions were to Vampires (1998) and Ghosts of Mars (2001), where he is credited as playing keyboards. [4]

In 2005 and 2006, Carpenter composed and performed the soundtrack to both "Cigarette Burns" and "Pro-Life", John Carpenter's two episodes in Showtime's Masters of Horror anthology television series.

2015 saw the release of Lost Themes, the first musical collaboration of Carpenter, his father, and Daniel Davies. [5] The trio would continue to work together with 2016's Lost Themes II , after which they would embark on a European and North American tour performing popular themes from John Carpenter's films and material from both Lost Themes albums. [3] In 2017, the trio would re-record a number of John Carpenter's best-known movie themes in for Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 .

In 2018, both Carpenters and Davies composed the score for Halloween (2018), and Lost Themes III in 2021. [6] In 2022, they also composed the score for the remake Firestarter . [7]

Solo work

Differing from his composing work and his collaborations with his father, Carpenter's solo work falls more in the genres of progressive rock and jazz fusion, with Carpenter listing such artists as Genesis, ELP, Vince DiCola, and T-Square as major influences. [8] Cody would release a number of solo albums exclusively on Bandcamp from 2014 to 2018. [9]

In 2018, Carpenter released his first non-Bandcamp exclusive progressive rock album on Blue Canoe Records titled Cody Carpenter's Interdependence. [10] This would be his first album in a series of Blue Canoe Records releases featuring recurring guest musicians such as Jimmy Haslip, Virgil Donati, Scott Seiver, and Jimmy Branly. [10]

He would follow up with 2019's Force of Nature and 2020's Control, both featuring many of the same guest musicians as well as PJ D'Atri, John Konesky, and Junior Braguinha. [8]

As Ludrium and other contributions

Carpenter also has composed music under the moniker Ludrium. [3] His work as Ludrium leans more towards the broader genres of synthwave and synth-pop, although still retaining some of the progressive stylings of his solo works.

In 2018, Carpenter released his first album as Ludrium titled Reflections on Lakeshore Records. He would follow up this album with 2019's Stargazer, released independently. [11]

That same year, Carpenter would work with English composer Mark Day on Shadow Spirits Vol 1. 影なる霊魂, a chiptune soundtrack album to a videogame that does not exist. [12]

Carpenter would perform backup keyboards for composer Vince DiCola in multiple live music performances in 2019 and 2018, playing music from DiCola's movie and videogame soundtracks. [13] Carpenter has listed DiCola as one of his primary musical influences. [14]

Carpenter has also contributed musically to many other artists' work in many different genres.

Discography

Cody Carpenter solo albums

Piano Solo albums

Compilation albums

-- Electronic - compilation albums

  • Neon Sludge 2014-2018 (2018.09.25) [15]

-- Prog Rock / Fusion - compilation albums

  • Mind Over Matter 2014-2018 Vol. 1 (2018.11.14)
  • Mind Over Matter 2014-2018 Vol. 2 (2018.11.21) [16]

As Ludrium - synthwave/synth-pop albums

Soundtrack albums

Collaboration albums

TV, film, and videogame

Other artist collaborations

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References

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  2. ↑ Dietrich, Deena 'DeenasDays' (February 20, 2018). "There are Worst Things I Could Do by Adrienne Barbeau". DEENA'S DAYS. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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  5. ↑ "Lost Themes". The Official John Carpenter. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ Shaffer, Claire (October 27, 2020). "John Carpenter Announces 'Lost Themes III: Alive After Death' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies Scoring Keith Thomas' Firestarter | Film Music Reporter" . Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "CODY CARPENTER - INTERVIEW". BLUE CANOE RECORDS. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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  10. 1 2 "Cody Carpenter is in 'Control'". Limelight Magazine. September 27, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Stargazer (as Ludrium) - a Studio release by CODY CARPENTER (LUDRIUM) artist / band". www.proggnosis.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Review: Cody Carpenter and Mark Day – Shadow Spirits Vol. 1". www.echoesanddust.com. June 2, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ "San Diego Comic-Con 2019 – Concert 'Vince DiCola & Friends'". SoundTrackFest. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Cody Carpenter Interview". Scored to Death. March 1, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Neon Sludge 2014-2018, by Cody Carpenter".
  16. ↑ "Mind over Matter 2014-2018 Vol. 1, by Cody Carpenter".
  17. ↑ "Alternate Universe Reimagined, by Ludrium".
  18. ↑ "Cody Carpenter Discography".
  19. ↑ "The Legend of Ludrium, by Cody Carpenter".
  20. ↑ "John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies Scoring Alex Scharfman's 'Death of a Unicorn'". Film Music Reporter. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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