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| name = Escape from New York: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| type = film |
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| artist = [[John Carpenter]] |
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| cover = John Carpenter - 1981 - Escape from New York.jpg |
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| released = {{Start date|1981}} |
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| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=22}} |
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| label = [[Varèse Sarabande]] |
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| producer = John Carpenter, [[Alan Howarth (composer)|Alan Howarth]] |
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| prev_title = [[Dark Star (soundtrack)|Dark Star]] |
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| prev_year = 1980 |
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| This album = '''''Escape from New York'''''<br />(1981) |
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| next_title = [[Halloween II (soundtrack)|Halloween II]] |
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| next_year = 1981 |
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| header = Alternative cover |
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| Type = film |
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| type = film |
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| cover = John Carpenter - 1981 - Escape from New York (reissue).jpg |
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| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic/> |
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'''''Escape from New York''''' is a soundtrack album composed and performed by [[John Carpenter]], featuring the score to the 1981 film ''[[Escape from New York]]''.<ref name=allmusic>Ruhlmann, William. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/escape-from-new-york-original-film-soundtrack-mw0000189820 "Escape from New York [Original Film Soundtrack] - John Carpenter, Alan Howarth"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[All Media Network]]. Retrieved July 10, 2017.</ref> |
'''''Escape from New York: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''''' is a soundtrack album composed and performed by [[John Carpenter]], featuring the score to the 1981 film ''[[Escape from New York]]''.<ref name=allmusic>Ruhlmann, William. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/escape-from-new-york-original-film-soundtrack-mw0000189820 "Escape from New York [Original Film Soundtrack] - John Carpenter, Alan Howarth"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[All Media Network]]. Retrieved July 10, 2017.</ref> |
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==Recording== |
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Sound designer Alan Howarth was introduced to John Carpenter by the picture editor of the film, [[Todd Ramsay]], who had worked with Howarth on ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''. Howarth used equipment including [[ARP Instruments|ARP]] and [[Prophet-5]] synthesizers and a [[Linn LM-1]] drum machine, as well as an acoustic piano and [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] guitars, to create the palette of sounds used in the score, while Carpenter composed the melodies on the synthesizer keyboards. As the [[MIDI]] standard had yet to be invented, Howarth manually synchronized the equipment to picture while listening to a copy of the film's dialogue. Initial inspirational directions which Carpenter shared with Howarth included albums by [[Tangerine Dream]] and [[The Police]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ball |first1=Alex |title=How the Escape From New York music was made (feat. Alan Howarth) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBw4OXM6ad4 |website=YouTube |access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref> |
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==Release== |
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The original release included a contractual obligation to provide a written [[sheet music|musical score]], which Howarth manually transcribed after recording was completed. The soundtrack was released in 1981 through [[Varèse Sarabande]] (originally on [[gramophone record|vinyl]], then [[Compact Disc|CD]] in 1982); a [[remaster]]ed and [[remix]]ed edition was reissued in 2000 through Silva Screen Records, containing an extra fifteen tracks not included on the original version (eight of them being short extracts of dialogue from the film), as well as expanded liner notes. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| title1 = Main Title |
| title1 = Main Title |
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| length1 = 3:51 |
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| title2 = Up the Wall |
| title2 = Up the Wall/Airforce #1 |
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| length2 = 2:27 |
| length2 = 2:27 |
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| title3 = Orientation #2 |
| title3 = Orientation #2 |
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| note7 = [[Nick Castle]] |
| note7 = [[Nick Castle]] |
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| length7 = 2:52 |
| length7 = 2:52 |
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| title8 = The Duke Arrives/The |
| title8 = The Duke Arrives/The Barricade |
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| length8 = 3:35 |
| length8 = 3:35 |
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| title9 = Police State/Romero and the President |
| title9 = Police State/Romero and the President |
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===2000 remastered edition=== |
===2000 remastered edition=== |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| title1 = Main Title |
| title1 = Main Title |
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| length1 = 3:53 |
| length1 = 3:53 |
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| length8 = 1:46 |
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| title9 = Engulfed Cathedral |
| title9 = Engulfed Cathedral |
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| note9 = writer: Claude Debussy |
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| length9 = 3:33 |
| length9 = 3:33 |
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| title10 = Across the Roof |
| title10 = Across the Roof |
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| length12 = 1:34 |
| length12 = 1:34 |
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| title13 = Everyone's Coming to New York |
| title13 = Everyone's Coming to New York |
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| note13 = writer: Nick Castle |
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| length13 = 2:24 |
| length13 = 2:24 |
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| title14 = "Don't Go Down There!" |
| title14 = "Don't Go Down There!" |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/escape-from-new-york-soundtrack/ Escape from New York Soundtrack] at The Official John Carpenter |
*[http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/escape-from-new-york-soundtrack/ Escape from New York Soundtrack] at The Official John Carpenter |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBw4OXM6ad4 How the Escape From New York music was made (feat. Alan Howarth)] |
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Latest revision as of 07:29, 23 April 2023
Escape from New York: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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Released | 1981 | |||
Studio | Pi West Studios, Glendale, California | |||
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Length | 37:22 | |||
Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
Producer | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | |||
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Escape from New York: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album composed and performed by John Carpenter, featuring the score to the 1981 film Escape from New York.[1]
Recording
[edit]Sound designer Alan Howarth was introduced to John Carpenter by the picture editor of the film, Todd Ramsay, who had worked with Howarth on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Howarth used equipment including ARP and Prophet-5 synthesizers and a Linn LM-1 drum machine, as well as an acoustic piano and Fender guitars, to create the palette of sounds used in the score, while Carpenter composed the melodies on the synthesizer keyboards. As the MIDI standard had yet to be invented, Howarth manually synchronized the equipment to picture while listening to a copy of the film's dialogue. Initial inspirational directions which Carpenter shared with Howarth included albums by Tangerine Dream and The Police.[2]
Release
[edit]The original release included a contractual obligation to provide a written musical score, which Howarth manually transcribed after recording was completed. The soundtrack was released in 1981 through Varèse Sarabande (originally on vinyl, then CD in 1982); a remastered and remixed edition was reissued in 2000 through Silva Screen Records, containing an extra fifteen tracks not included on the original version (eight of them being short extracts of dialogue from the film), as well as expanded liner notes.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by John Carpenter, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Main Title" | 3:51 |
2. | "Up the Wall/Airforce #1" | 2:27 |
3. | "Orientation #2" | 1:47 |
4. | "Engulfed Cathedral" (Claude Debussy) | 3:32 |
5. | "Back to the Pod/The Crazies Come Out" | 3:01 |
6. | "Arrival at the Library" | 1:05 |
7. | "Everyone's Coming to New York" (Nick Castle) | 2:52 |
8. | "The Duke Arrives/The Barricade" | 3:35 |
9. | "Police State/Romero and the President" | 3:21 |
10. | "The President at the Train" | 2:53 |
11. | "The President Is Gone" | 2:30 |
12. | "Chase Across the 69th Street Bridge" | 2:46 |
13. | "Over the Wall" | 3:42 |
Total length: | 37:22 |
2000 remastered edition
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Main Title" | 3:53 |
2. | "The Bank Robbery" | 3:30 |
3. | ""Prison Introduction"" (dialogue) | 0:20 |
4. | "Over the Wall/Airforce One" | 2:23 |
5. | "He's Still Alive/Romero" | 2:12 |
6. | ""'Snake' Plissken"" (dialogue) | 1:41 |
7. | "Orientation" | 1:47 |
8. | ""Tell Him"" (dialogue) | 1:46 |
9. | "Engulfed Cathedral" (writer: Claude Debussy) | 3:33 |
10. | "Across the Roof" | 1:17 |
11. | "Descent into New York" | 3:37 |
12. | "Back to the Pod – Version #1" | 1:34 |
13. | "Everyone's Coming to New York" (writer: Nick Castle) | 2:24 |
14. | ""Don't Go Down There!"" (dialogue) | 0:19 |
15. | "Back To The Pod – Version #2/The Crazies Come Out" | 2:09 |
16. | ""I Heard You Were Dead!"" (dialogue) | 0:08 |
17. | "Arrival at the Library" | 1:06 |
18. | ""You Are the Duke of New York"" (dialogue) | 0:16 |
19. | "The Duke Arrives/Barricade" | 3:35 |
20. | "President at the Train" | 2:28 |
21. | ""Who Are You?"" (dialogue) | 0:27 |
22. | "Police Action" | 2:27 |
23. | "Romero and the President" | 1:43 |
24. | "The President Is Gone" | 1:53 |
25. | "69th Street Bridge" | 2:44 |
26. | "Over the Wall" | 3:42 |
27. | ""The Name Is Plissken"" (dialogue) | 0:25 |
28. | "Snake Shake" | 3:58 |
Total length: | 57:17 |
Personnel
[edit]- John Carpenter – keyboard, synthesizer, production
- Alan Howarth – synthesizer, sequencing, programming, production
- Tommy Lee Wallace – guitar
- Pamela Smith – keyboard
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Escape from New York [Original Film Soundtrack] - John Carpenter, Alan Howarth". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Ball, Alex. "How the Escape From New York music was made (feat. Alan Howarth)". YouTube. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Escape from New York Soundtrack at The Official John Carpenter
- How the Escape From New York music was made (feat. Alan Howarth)