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Didn't see a thread about this, I apologise if I missed it.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/john-carpenter-to-release-album-of-lost-movie-themes/
In addition to endless gory imagery and plenty of jump scares, director John Carpenter has filled his expansive filmography with equally terrifying, self-composed scores. From the Halloween series to The Fog to Village of the Damned, and more, Carpenter’s synth-heavy scores are usually the piece de resistance in the director’s endless campaign to terrify and delight audiences.
For his latest project, Carpenter will release an album of previously unheard and “lost” movie themes. News of the compilation came during a Q&A at this year’s Beyond Festival, where the only other bit of info Carpenter offered was that we should all definitely “buy it.” Though October would be a perfect month for such a ghoulish LP, the as-yet-untitled project won’t reportedly hit shelves until early 2015.
Carpenter just posted on Facebook that the release will be through the Sacred Bones label.
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There are different kinds of John Carpenter records.
You have Halloween, The Fog, Prince Of Darkness, Christine, Big Trouble In Little China and so on.
Annnnnnd then you have your Ghosts Of Mars. And to a certain degree, Vampires. Seems there was a real shift in Carpenter's scoring style back around the days of Body Bags and even In The Mouth Of Madness. After that his music became - for me - much less interesting. 
I agree with this with the exception of Village of the Damned which I think was his best score of the '90s.
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Great news! This Will be an instant purchase for me. Thanks for the heads up
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Annnnnnd then you have your Ghosts Of Mars. And to a certain degree, Vampires. Seems there was a real shift in Carpenter's scoring style back around the days of Body Bags and even In The Mouth Of Madness. After that his music became - for me - much less interesting.
Am hoping it'll be more of his early electronic scoring and not his blues / rock.
Outside of the title themes, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS and VAMPIRES are straight up synthy horror goodness (and I like those themes... VAMPIRES particularly). GHOSTS OF MARS was disappointing as an album since they added more material (guitar solos and whatnot), presumably to appeal more to the fans of the metal bands that performed on the score, but there's some good stuff in there.
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From what I gather, this is a concept album. His son, Cody is co-composer on the project.
I have a feeling these weren't intended for any particular film although I may be proven wrong when the CD is released.
I was thinking that even though the style definitely harkens back to his 80s heyday, the electronics sound more modern.
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Artwork and tracklisting!
http://www.fangoria.com/new/art-tracklist-date-john-carpenters-highly-anticipated-lost-themes/
Entitled LOST THEMES, and arriving this winter from Sacred Bones Records, the album was described as tracks composed by Carpenter without any films in mind and the news of which was accompanied by stellar song “Vortex” and a collage video set to Carpenter clips. Following a weekend to digest and groove comes the full details on LOST THEMES.
LOST THEMES is out February 3, 2015 on Sacred Bones and Carpenter says it “…was all about having fun. It can be both great and bad to score over images, which is what I’m used to. Here there were no pressures. No actors asking me what they’re supposed to do. No crew waiting. No cutting room to go to. No release pending. It’s just fun. And I couldn’t have a better set-up at my house, where I depended on (collaborators) Cody (Carpenter, of the band Ludrium) and Daniel (Davies, who scored I, FRANKENSTEIN) to bring me ideas as we began improvising. The plan was to make my music more complete and fuller, because we had unlimited tracks. I wasn’t dealing with just analogue anymore. It’s a brand new world. And there was nothing in any of our heads when we started other than to make it moody.”
The press release continues:
"As is Carpenter’s style, repetition is the key to the thundering power of these tracks, their energy swirling with shredding chords, soaring organs, unnerving pianos and captivating percussion. Singularly titled to inspire dread with such names as “Vortex,” “Dominion,” “Abyss,” and “Purgatory,” but all linked into a unified whole, Lost Themes has a mesmerizing power. Horror fans will be reminded of Carpenter’s past works, as well as ancestors like Mike Oldfeld’s Tubular Bells and the raging guitars and chiming percussion of Goblin’s Suspiria. “’Both classical music and rock and roll are part of my musical language, which is riff-driven,” Carpenter explains. “So if you listen carefully, I’m sure you can hear some echoes from my past. But I’m sure that’s true of any composer. You just bring your music along with you.”
These Lost Themes will doubtlessly inspire listeners to materialize their own eerily atmospheric dimensions, musical lands inspired by John Carpenter’s motifs, even as the composer-director looks ahead with excitement towards brave new musical worlds he can explore. “The best way I can describe what we’ve done is that it’s a ‘soundtrack sampler,’ which is what Cody calls it. They’re little moments of score from movies made in our imaginations. Now I hope it inspires people to create films that could be scored with this music.”"
You can see the LOST THEMES cover art above, and find its tracklisting and a Souncloud of “Vortex” below. If you haven’t seen the accompanying “Vortex” video, head to Sacred Bones Records where it loops in custom fashion. Jesse von Doom, the creator of the “Vortex” video loop says, “The page takes a bunch of scenes from various John Carpenter films and turns them into a unique video each visit. It was built along with CASH Music, a nonprofit that builds free and open technology for musicians. We start with a list of favorite clips, pull them in a random order, then vary the length of each edit to bring a more unique feel to each visit. Watch long enough and you’ll see the best Kurt Russell movie never made.”
Tracklist:
Vortex
Obsidian
Fallen
Domain
Mystery
Abyss
Wraith
Purgatory
Night
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LOVING the sample & I cannot wait till Feb; but I must!
A Kurt Russell film that NEVER was....sounded like an aborted 3 Snake Plissken
Project that I read about something to do with EARTH!
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Very excited about this.
Track one, Vortex, sounds AWESOME!
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In an era when there are a number of artists creating excellent JC inspired music, like Zombie Zombie, I'm well up for this release. The Master is back!
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It's great. I wonder if the "lost themes" are from his scores or from movies other people scored. .
Neither.
It is new material that he hopes will be used by others in short films.
bruce
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I've got it pre-ordered. Hoping it will be dispatched early.
Assuming the remixes are good, gonna have to pick up the digital version as well.
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The samples sound like Carpenter at his 70s/80s best.
No brainer. Ordered.
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Posted to Carpenter's Facebook page last night.
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