History AwesomeMusic / Halloween2018

* It's almost universally agreed that the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yAZprPJWA8 The Shape Hunts Allyson]]" is one of the best, if not ''the'' best, in the whole score. Not only is it a perfect mixture of awesome and terrifying, but it's 100% new and original, unlike most of the other tracks which are revamps and re-arrangements. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8H3M0DDWDs A fan made extended version]] manages to up the ante and take the already awesome track and make it even livelier and more menacing.

* John's official [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epqHXzFCZiA main theme]] from the movie has been released, and it ''does not disappoint.''

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Zjr3JpYS4 Prison Montage]]" is a dreamy and melancholic song that perfectly fits the oddly saddening scene of Michael leaving Smith's Grove for good. The classic Halloween tune playing in the background and the industrial grinds make Laurie's anguish at [[spoiler: failing to kill Michael when she had the chance]] even more heartbreaking.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTs4Gd1T_OU "Michael Kills Again"]], which [[spoiler: plays when Dana and Aaron get killed in the restroom]] is positively oozing with that Carpenter-style synth that perfectly matches the scene, especially [[spoiler: at the end when Michael chokes Dana and retrieves his mask, where you hear the familiar theme song played slowly on the piano]]. It’s nothing short of breathtaking and terrifying combined into one neat package.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epqHXzFCZiA The Shape Returns"]], the track that plays as Michael first starts stalking his first victims in Haddonfield. Starting with the original's legendary ScareChord, this track takes the original theme (the first time it is heard in the film proper) and adds some twists instead of just being a straight retread. The way it slows down into a rapid ticking as time runs out for Michael's victims onscreen before seguing into a synth version with some heavy percussion behind it illustrates just how different Carpenter chose to make this, blending the traditional with something new to create a truly unique sound.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm3Kfe1l_P8 Through the Woods]] is a slow, saddening piano piece that plays as Laurie and Karen are worried about Allyson’s safety, which cuts to her desperately running for her life away from Michael.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cviXNWT8OA "The Shape is Monumental]] is the piece that plays as [[spoiler: Michael finally enters Laurie's house to begin their final game of cat-and-mouse.]] While most of the piece is an eerie, droning piece emphasizing the sheer dread of Michael cornering his victims, the song reaches its crescendo in what is essentially the heavy-metal equivalent of PsychoStrings as Michael's dark outline is illuminated from behind. In just several seconds John Carpenter found the sound that perfectly embodies just how consumed by inhuman, cold rage Michael has become. [[NightmareFuel And it is horrifying.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm3Kfe1l_P8 Through the Woods]] is a slow, saddening piano piece that plays as Laurie and Karen are worried about Allyson’s safety, which cuts to her desperately running for her life away from Michael.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAwueFe2aY The Shape Burns]] is downright cathartic. It takes the classic Halloween theme and adds some major key progressions, giving the whole piece a triumphant, satisfying rush of victory. Burn, Shape, burn!

* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm3Kfe1l_P8 Through the Woods]] is a slow, saddening piano piece that plays as Laurie and Karen are worried about Allyson’s safety, which cuts to her desperately running for her life away from Michael.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTs4Gd1T_OU "Michael Kills Again"]], which [[spoiler: plays when Dana and Aaron get killed in the restroom]] is positively oozing with that Carpenter-style synth that perfectly matches the scene, especially [[spoiler: at the end when Michael chokes Dana, retrieves his mask, where you hear the familiar theme song played slowly on the piano]]. It’s nothing short of breathtaking and terrifying combined into one neat package.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAwueFe2aY The Shape Burns]] is downright cathartic. It takes the classic Halloween theme and adds some major key progressions, giving the whole piece a triumphant, satisfying rush of victory. Burn, Shape, Burn!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAwueFe2aY The Shape Burns]] is downright cathartic. It takes the classic Halloween theme and adds some major key progressions, giving the whole piece a triumphant, satisfying rush of victory. Burn, Shape. Burn!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTs4Gd1T_OU "Michael Kills Again"]], which [[spoiler: plays when Dana and Aaron get killed in the restroom]] is positively oozing with that Carpenter style synth that perfectly matches the scene, especially [[spoiler: at the end when Michael chokes Dana, retrieves his mask, where you hear the familiar theme song played slowly on the piano]]. It’s nothing short of breathtaking and terrifying combined into one neat package.

* It's almost universally agreed that the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yAZprPJWA8 The Shape Hunts Allyson]]" is one of the best, if not ''the'' best, in the whole score. Not only is it a perfect mixture of awesome and terrifying, but it's 100% new and original, unlike most of the other tracks which are revamps and re-arrangements.
** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m8H3M0DDWDs A fan made extended version]] manages to up the ante and take the already awesome track and make it even livelier and menacing.

* It's almost universally agreed that the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yAZprPJWA8 The Shape Hunts Allyson]]" is one of the best, if not ''the'' best, in the whole score. Not only is it a perfect mixture of awesome and terrifying, but it's 100% new and original, unlike most of the other tracks which are just revamps.

* It's almost universally agreed that the track "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yAZprPJWA8 The Shape Hunts Allyson]]" is the one of, of not the best in the whole score. Not only is it a perfect mixture of awesome and terrifying, but it's 100% new and original, unlike most of the other tracks which are just revamps.