Halloween Ends (soundtrack)

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All tracks are written by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies.

Halloween Ends (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
Recorded2021–2022
Genre
Length42:29
Label Sacred Bones
Halloween soundtrack chronology
Halloween Kills
(2021)
Halloween Ends
(2022)
Halloween Ends (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLength
1."Where is Jeremy?"2:58
2."Halloween Ends (Main Title)"1:45
3."Laurie's Theme Ends"3:37
4."The Cave"0:21
5."Cool Kid"1:03
6."Drags to the Cave"0:40
7."Evil Eyes"2:02
8."Transformation"1:52
9."Because of You"1:29
10."Requiem for Jeremy"1:00
11."Kill the Cop"2:11
12."Corey and Michael"1:44
13."Corey's Requiem"2:01
14."The Junk Yard"4:11
15."Where Are You?"1:18
16."Bye Bye Corey"0:53
17."The Fight"3:48
18."Before Her Eyes"1:42
19."The Procession"3:03
20."Cherry Blossoms"1:59
21."Halloween Ends"3:03
Total length:42:00

Personnel

Reception

Michael James Hall, writing for Under the Radar gave 7.5 out of 10 to the album, saying "Carpenter may stick broadly to the synth-horror formula he created, but that’s no bad thing, imbuing the album with an uncanny, apt sense of nostalgia. While artists like Burial, Caretaker, and William Basinski continue to mine similarly rich themes of hauntology, Carpenter, who predates the entire genre, continues to add to it with ghoulish aplomb." [14] Hanna Collins of Buzz Magazine wrote "the Halloween Ends OST is the combined stylings of series architect John Carpenter, his son Cody, and Daniel Davies, and while you might think there can’t be much more to squeeze out of a four-decades-old saga (much like the films themselves), this delivers in shovel loads." [15] Filmtracks.com wrote "the mingling of the main theme and Corey's material in the first half is a solid step in that direction and will provide more interesting intellectual depth to an otherwise comfortable and established sound. Expect a decent farewell for an iconic theme." [16]

Accolades

Their work on the soundtrack won the award for "Best Score" at the 2023 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. [17] It was also nominated at the 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Awards for "Best Original Score in a Horror Film". [18]

Charts

Chart (2022)Peak

position

UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [19] 36
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [20] 22

References

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  3. 1 2 "Listen to John Carpenter's 'Halloween Ends' soundtrack & get it on exclusive Blood Splatter vinyl". BrooklynVegan . October 15, 2022. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. Collis, Clark. "John Carpenter talks new album, 'Halloween Kills,' and why he loves pretending he's a Viking". EW.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  5. Jenkins, Craig (October 27, 2022). "John Carpenter Has Only One Criteria for a Film Score". Vulture. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  6. Reesman, Bryan (October 20, 2022). "John Carpenter on Still Helping to Tell Michael Myers' Story in 'Halloween Ends': 'I'm Loving It and There's No Pressure'". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. "Creator John Carpenter Says 'Halloween Ends' May Not Be the Final Film in the Franchise". Hypebeast. August 31, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  8. Encinias, Joshua (October 14, 2022). "John Carpenter Q&A on Halloween Ends, a Thing Sequel, Music v. Film". MovieMaker Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  9. "'Halloween Ends': John Carpenter says he and fellow composers had to do 'everything differently'". SYFY Official Site. October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  10. "John Carpenter talks us through his favorite video games of 2022". The A.V. Club. October 11, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  11. "John Carpenter Announces Halloween Ends Soundtrack, Shares New Song". Pitchfork. September 14, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  12. "Halloween Ends Soundtrack Announced". Heavy Magazine. September 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  13. Romanchick, Shane (September 27, 2022). "New Track From 'Halloween Ends' Score Sends Horror Fans To "The Junk Yard"". Collider . Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  14. Hall, Michael James. "Halloween Ends (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  15. Collins, Hannah (October 14, 2022). "HALLOWEEN ENDS OST takes the new trilogy out on a spine-tingling high". Buzz Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  16. "Filmtracks: Halloween Ends (John Carpenter/Various)". www.filmtracks.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  17. Melanson, Angel (May 22, 2023). "FANGORIA 2023 Chainsaw Awards Winners!". Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  18. HMMA (2022). "2022 HMMA Nominations". Hollywood Music in Media Awards . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  19. "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  20. "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2022.