Escape from New York (soundtrack)

All tracks are written by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth, except where noted.

Escape from New York: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Released	1981 (1981)
Studio	Pi West Studios, Glendale, California
Genre	Electronic film score
Length	37:22
Label	Varèse Sarabande
Producer	John Carpenter, Alan Howarth
John Carpenter chronology
Dark Star (1980) Escape from New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1981) Halloween II (1981)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Main Title"	3:51
2.	"Up the Wall/Airforce #1"	2:27
3.	"Orientation #2"	1:47
4.	"Engulfed Cathedral" (Claude Debussy)	3:32
5.	"Back to the Pod/The Crazies Come Out"	3:01
6.	"Arrival at the Library"	1:05
7.	"Everyone's Coming to New York" (Nick Castle)	2:52
8.	"The Duke Arrives/The Barricade"	3:35
9.	"Police State/Romero and the President"	3:21
10.	"The President at the Train"	2:53
11.	"The President Is Gone"	2:30
12.	"Chase Across the 69th Street Bridge"	2:46
13.	"Over the Wall"	3:42
Total length:		37:22

2000 remastered edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Main Title"	3:53
2.	"The Bank Robbery"	3:30
3.	""Prison Introduction"" (dialogue)	0:20
4.	"Over the Wall/Airforce One"	2:23
5.	"He's Still Alive/Romero"	2:12
6.	""'Snake' Plissken"" (dialogue)	1:41
7.	"Orientation"	1:47
8.	""Tell Him"" (dialogue)	1:46
9.	"Engulfed Cathedral" (writer: Claude Debussy)	3:33
10.	"Across the Roof"	1:17
11.	"Descent into New York"	3:37
12.	"Back to the Pod – Version #1"	1:34
13.	"Everyone's Coming to New York" (writer: Nick Castle)	2:24
14.	""Don't Go Down There!"" (dialogue)	0:19
15.	"Back To The Pod – Version #2/The Crazies Come Out"	2:09
16.	""I Heard You Were Dead!"" (dialogue)	0:08
17.	"Arrival at the Library"	1:06
18.	""You Are the Duke of New York"" (dialogue)	0:16
19.	"The Duke Arrives/Barricade"	3:35
20.	"President at the Train"	2:28
21.	""Who Are You?"" (dialogue)	0:27
22.	"Police Action"	2:27
23.	"Romero and the President"	1:43
24.	"The President Is Gone"	1:53
25.	"69th Street Bridge"	2:44
26.	"Over the Wall"	3:42
27.	""The Name Is Plissken"" (dialogue)	0:25
28.	Untitled	3:58
Total length:		57:17

Personnel

• John Carpenter – piano, synthesizers, composition, production
• Alan Howarth – synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, sequencing, programming, composition, engineering, production
• Tommy Lee Wallace – guitar
• Pamela Smith – piano

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Escape from New York [Original Film Soundtrack] - John Carpenter, Alan Howarth". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

External links

• Escape from New York Soundtrack at The Official John Carpenter
• How the Escape From New York music was made (feat. Alan Howarth)