Dark Star (soundtrack)

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Dark Star
White starship surrounded by red energy against a field of stars.
Soundtrack album by
Released1980
Recorded1973
Genre
Length51:01
LabelCitadel (original release)
We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want (2016 release)
John Carpenter chronology
Halloween
(1979)
Dark Star
(1980)
Escape from New York
(1981)

Dark Star is a soundtrack by John Carpenter for the 1974 film of the same name. While recorded in 1973, it wasn't released by Citadel until 1980, after the 1979 re-release of the film and the success of Carpenter's 1978 film Halloween. A limited expanded edition was released in 2016 through We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records.[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Music, Sound Effects and Dialogue Excerpts Part 1"25:10
2."Music, Sound Effects and Dialogue Excerpts Part 2"25:51
Total length:51:01
2016 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
3."When Twilight Falls On NGC 891 (Spring Bossa)"Martin Segundo and the Scintilla Strings (James Clarke)3:47
4."Doolittle's Solo (Remake)"Alan Howarth1:21
5."Benson Arizona (Remake)"Dominik Hauser2:37

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morgan, Lee (4 January 2016). "John Carpenter's first film gets expanded vinyl reissue". Fact. VF Publishing. Retrieved 6 July 2017.