Filmmaker, composer
John Carpenter
NĂ©(e) le 1948-01-16
Kentucky log-cabin kid who hated violin, moved to USC film school, scored his own low-budget movies on analog synths because it was cheap and fast, then watched those pulsing themes become the DNA of synthwave and Stranger Things-era nostalgia.
RĂ©alisations
Halloween (1978) launched the slasher cycle, cult classics The Thing and Escape from New York, five Lost Themes studio albums, Golden Coach at Cannes 2019, Hollywood Walk of Fame star 2025.
Anniversaire: January 16 birthday
SuccÚs récents
- 2024-05-03 · Lost Themes IV: Noir. Released the fourth non-soundtrack album with son Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies on Sacred Bones, continuing analog-synth composition.
- 2025-04-03 · Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Pertes
- 1982-06-25 · The Thing box-office rejection. The Thing opened against E.T. and was initially dismissed as too nihilistic, costing Carpenter studio confidence even as it later became a cult landmark.
Moments heureux
- 2015-02-03 · Lost Themes debut. First non-film album of original synth pieces, launching a second career as a recording artist in his late sixties.
