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Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998 is the first compilation album by American film director and composer John Carpenter, released on October 20, 2017, through Sacred Bones Records.[1] The album features re-recordings of Carpenter's best known film score themes,[2] and was created in collaboration with Carpenter's son Cody Carpenter and his godson Daniel Davies.[1] To coincide with the album's release, a remix of "Halloween" by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross was also released.[3]

Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998
Compilation album by John Carpenter
Released	October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
Genre	Electronic rock film score
Length	42:26
Label	Sacred Bones
John Carpenter chronology
Classic Themes Redux EP (2016) Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998 (2017) Halloween (2018) (2018)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	B+[5]
Dread Central	[6]
Exclaim!	8/10[7]
The Independent	[8]
Mojo	[9]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[10]

Upon its release, Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998 received positive reviews from music critics.[4]

Track listing

Included with the deluxe limited edition vinyl releases was a 7" single that had two tracks that were left off of the album.[1][11]

Personnel

• John Carpenter – composition, performance, recording
• Cody Carpenter – performance, recording
• Daniel Davies – performance, recording

Additional personnel

• John Spiker – recording and bass on "In the Mouth of Madness"
• John Konesky – guitar on "In the Mouth of Madness"
• Scott Seiver – drums on "In the Mouth of Madness"
• Ben Lee – harmonica on "They Live"
• Jay Shaw – layout and design

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	37
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	89

References

External links

• Official website

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