{"product_id":"john-carpenter-lost-themes-iv-noir-cd","title":"John Carpenter - Lost Themes IV: Noir (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eIt's been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo\r\nin one of Hollywood's great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs,\r\nmade in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel\r\nDavies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. In the years since, Carpenter, Carpenter, and Davies have released close\r\nto a dozen musical projects, including a growing library of studio albums and\r\nthe scores for David Gordon Green's trilogy of Halloween reboots. With Lost\r\nThemes IV: Noir, they've struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of\r\nthe film noir genre for inspiration.\r\nSince the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as\r\n\"soundtracks for the movies in your mind.\" On the fourth installment in the\r\nseries, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by,\r\nwhat makes these songs \"noirish\" is sometimes slippery and hard to define,\r\nand not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great\r\nAmerican noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and\r\nDavies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone. The noir quality, then, is\r\nsomething you understand instinctively when you hear it, as in connected in\r\nan emotional way.\r\nThe trio's free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a welloiled machine-the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John's own Christine. It's a chemistry\r\nthat's helped power one of the most productive stretches of John's creative life,\r\nand Noir proves that it's nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Name Is Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Machine Fear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Last Rites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Burning Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e He Walks By Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Beyond the Gallows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kiss the Blood Off My Fingers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Guillotine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Demon's Shadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Shadows Have a Thousand Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49364969947410,"sku":"843563171998","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/4305632-3123325.jpg?v=1717106525","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-carpenter-lost-themes-iv-noir-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}