Halloween (2018 soundtrack)

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Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Length43:29
Label Sacred Bones
Halloween soundtrack chronology
Halloween II
(2009)
Halloween
(2018)
Halloween Kills
(2021)
Halloween (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:14
2."Halloween Theme"3:02
3."Laurie's Theme"0:44
4."Prison Montage"2:46
5."Michael Kills"0:33
6."Michael Kills Again"3:45
7."The Shape Returns"3:32
8."The Bogeyman"1:06
9."The Shape Kills"0:50
10."Laurie Sees the Shape"1:13
11."Wrought Iron Fence"0:47
12."The Shape Hunts Allyson"0:58
13."Allyson Discovered"1:26
14."Say Something"3:02
15."Ray's Goodbye"1:39
16."The Shape Is Monumental"1:57
17."The Shape and Laurie Fight"1:54
18."The Grind"1:52
19."Trap the Shape"2:10
20."The Shape Burns"1:31
21."Halloween Triumphant"7:28
Total length:43:29
Halloween (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition]
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:15
2."Aaron Meets Michael"2:39
3."Halloween Theme"3:02
4."Laurie’s Theme"0:45
5."Aaron and Dana Enter Laurie’s Compound"1:03
6."Laurie’s Past"1:07
7."Prison Montage"2:47
8."Laurie Breaks Down"1:26
9."Karen’s Flashback"0:43
10."Lumpy Explores Crash"0:35
11."Michael Kills"0:34
12."Hawkins Arrives at Crash Site"1:30
13."Dana’s in the Shower"0:38
14."The Story of Judith’s Death"0:56
15."The Gas Station"1:16
16."Michael Kills Again"3:45
17."Gas Station Aftermath"1:04
18."The Shape Returns"3:31
19."The Boogeyman"1:06
20."The Shape Kills"0:51
21."Hawkins Called to Babysitter’s House"2:10
22."Laurie Sees the Shape"1:13
23."Babysitter Aftermath"0:48
24."Sartain Meets Laurie"1:03
25."Looking for Allyson"1:06
26."Wrought Iron Fence"0:48
27."The Shape Hunts Allyson"0:59
28."Talking to Cops"0:32
29."Allyson Discovered"1:26
30."Gun Closet"1:02
31."Halloween Theme (I’ve Got Eyes)"0:44
32."Sartain’s Gone Mad"2:54
33."Say Something"3:03
34."Through the Woods"1:07
35."Ray’s Goodbye"1:40
36."The Shape Attacks Laurie"0:37
37."The Shape is Monumental"1:59
38."Searching for the Shape"0:48
39."Mannequin Panic"0:50
40."Death Drum"1:23
41."The Shape and Laurie Fight"1:56
42."The Grind"1:53
43."Trap the Shape"2:11
44."The Shape Burns"1:32
45."Halloween Triumphant"7:29

Release history

Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack) was first released on Apple Music on October 18, 2018, [13] and received a wide digital and physical release the following day. [14] [15] Sacred Bones Records, in collaboration with Waxwork Records, released the film's digital CD and vinyl soundtracks (under the catalog code SBR-213). [16] The vinyl copies consisted of nearly 25 variants in four pressings, and are available in multi-colored variants in different stores and titles in several regions, pricing from £ 150( US$ 205.48) to £ 2,000( US$ 2,739.73). [16]

In September 2019, John Carpenter announced the release of the soundtrack's extended edition, which was due for release on October 18, 2019 (nearly a year after the film's release). [17] [18] The soundtrack was released through the online music distribution platform Bandcamp, but not available on other digital platforms. [19] Sacred Bones (under the catalog code SBR-231) and Waxwork Records released the expanded edition in multiple vinyl pressings. [20] [21]

Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
First PressingSecond Pressing
  • Clear with "Orange Pumpkin" Inset "Art Edition" (Sacred Bones Mail-order Exclusive)
  • Red and Black Splatter "Art Edition" (John Carpenter Tour Exclusive)
  • Pumpkin Orange (US Record Store Exclusive and UK Dinked Edition)
  • Bloody Knife (UK Record Store Exclusive) [a]
  • Orange and White Starburst (Newbury Comics Exclusive)
  • Dirty Bloody Mask (FYE Exclusive) [a]
  • Orange and Black Starburst (Rough Trade Exclusive)
  • Michael Myers (Waxwork Exclusive) [a]
  • Half Black / Half Orange (Australian Exclusive) [a]
  • "Bloody Pumpkin" (Books-a-Million Exclusive) [a]
  • Black [a]
  • Blood Puddle "Art Edition" (available via Sacred Bones and Independent Record Stores)
Third Pressing [b] Fourth Pressing [b]
  • Orange & Silver Starburst (Discogs Exclusive)
  • Glow-in-the-Dark
  • Candy Corn (Vinyl Me, Please Exclusive)
  • Orange & Black [a]
  • Jack 'o Lantern (Waxwork Exclusive) [a]
  • Pool of Blood (Bull Moose Exclusive)
  • Bloody Jumpsuit (Sacred Bones Society Exclusive)
  • Neon Orange (FYE Exclusive)
  • Orange in Clear with Black Splatter (Newbury Comics Exclusive)
  • Orange and Black Pinwheel (Newbury Comics Exclusive)

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak

position

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] 148
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [23] 31
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [24] 23

Reception

Their work on the soundtrack won the award for "Best Score" at the 2018 Fright Meter Awards. [25]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Unpriced
  2. 1 2 Expanded edition

References

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