John Carpenter – Halloween (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The 33 1/3 version is the soundtrack to your next Halloween

Perfect press not a pop or click no background noise my copy was grey marble eco vinyl and bonus voices from the movie hard to hear but they are on it .

Just to share something that really drives home the shortcomings the music, and the movie, that make it so special. It is no accident the score is so minimal, and not purely for style reasons...

When 'Halloween' had gone on the chopping board & was past the post production stage, it was test- screened.

The feedback was not great, in fact mostly negative...

Imagine 'Halloween' without the soundtrack you likely know even better than the film. Imagine it with no music at all, other than a few 'jump' stabs & atmospherics. That is exactly what the first cut was; and it bombed.

JC had relatively minutes to try to re-format the film & gain the trust from the moguls. Not an easy task.

He made a decision which was smart (from a time perspective) and one which went on to change the face of the horror genre, and movie soundtracks in general; he recorded a score. Simple (minimal) due to time and budget, and with limited tools, the 'Halloween' soundtrack was born.

It was by nature as stark and unforgiving as the movie itself.

Clearly the feedback was stronger, as the film was finally released in 1979, & went on to become one of the best known & most influential 'slasher' movies of all time. That said, it must have been a tough gig releasing an independent movie which at the time was utterly unique in its approach. A true maverick concept rarely gets supported 1st time around.

Mine is Trans brown when held up against a light. Very cool :D

Just a masterpiece. I dare you to play this loud on an audiophile level system. It will haunt you. Easily the most unnerving album I own. The synths and keys are exceptional as is the recording and production.

pretty good pressing. nice and crisp, and can’t really hear that much surface noise. super cool to hear some of the movie dialogue faintly in the background (if you turn it up enough haha)

Sounds good and plays perfectly fine. I saw that a lot of people were iffy about this one on Reddit because of the “eco” vinyl thing but it’s not recycled vinyl. Mondo says they’re using leftover color pellets to create this new color variant.

Sorry but worst album cover ever. Fan of Death Waltz but anxiously awaiting a much better cover choice next time, hopefully. This album cover choice reminds me of Spinal Tap, when they're handed a pure black album cover. The image does not begin to show up in person, as well as it does here, on this entry's images.

Mixed feelings for me on this one. There is/are some surface noise, pops/clicks, and general warbliness, but then again, this release includes the original music from the film (not the re-recorded versions of tracks on the initial release way back when) and there's a certain charm that comes along with knowing that. The lo-fi quality actually works quite well, given that you're in the mood for it.

Also, as many others have mentioned, the cover art really doesn't represent the film at all. Michael Myers standing outside a patio door in the rain? Yeah, never happened in the original film. Odd choice. Still, it does look kinda cool - and certainly it's a different take. Sort of like an alternate version of events.

The LP itself looks pretty bad. I'm not a big splatter fan for vinyl design in the first place, but this is particularly bland. I wish in this case they had just gone with a sold black 180 gram or "Myers Mask White" or something. The album presentation and artwork altogether read as sorta "off-brand". Weird considering that the music itself is arguably the most authentic of any release of this album, since it's sourced from the original reels for the first time.

All in all, depends on which version of this soundtrack you're looking for. I'm overall content with it, but the artwork and vinyl design do leave something to be desired.

Full of pops and clicks galore even after two ultrasonic cleanings. A great-looking album that's irritating to listen to. I have no problem with the sound quality of the music, just the pops and clicks in the vinyl.