John Carpenter Releases Spooky Score for Horror Streaming Service

Shudder's new theme will—unsurprisingly—debut on Halloween

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John Carpenter has not only directed some of the most terrifying films ever—like 1978’s Halloween and 1982’s The Thing—but he was responsible for composing their creepy soundtracks as well.

This fall, he’s at it again. After writing the score to this month’s blockbuster Halloween sequel with his son and godson, Carpenter has composed a new theme song for a horror-themed streaming service called Shudder. The music will run before movies and TV shows on Shudder, which is owned by AMC Networks.

“We wanted to create a one-of-a-kind audio identity for Shudder, and the first person we thought of was John Carpenter,” said Shudder gm Craig Engler in a statement.

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