The horror master John Carpenter is back with his Halloween franchise
collaborators Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter for their infectious new
soundtrack to the 2022 adaptation of Stephen King's Firestarter. This marks
the first official soundtrack that the team has composed together outside of the
Halloween franchise and their inspiration and evolution as a creative team is on
full display.
The film is a new take on the thriller examining a girl with extraordinary
pyrokinetic powers and her fight to protect her family and herself from sinister
forces that seek to capture and control her. The film releases theatrically on May
13th, 2022 and stars Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Ryan Kiera, is directed by
Keith Thomas (The Vigil) and created by the producers of The Invisible Man. The
story has become a classic and the intense nature of the film creates a canvas for a
dynamic soundtrack.
The Firestarter soundtrack utilizes some of the best elements of Carpenter's
famous musical repertoire and charts exciting new territory. The tracks range
from fist pumping sci-fi anthems to slow reverb drenched piano ballads and
each utilizes a variety of sonic applications. Skulking beats, skittering synths,
crushing guitars and an ever-lurking echo come together to create an album
that is atmospheric and also deeply melodic, cohesive and eclectic. These three
musicians are all working in the peak of their individual and collaborative
creativity and this soundtrack further solidifies them as masters of the craft.
