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8.4
86014
8.4 |
The Skinny
The companion and in every way equal counterpart to horror legend John Carpenter's surprise (and superb) release of last year
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8.0
85981
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
It may once more be music without any obvious visual accompaniment, yet it still manages to project the movie that is constantly playing inside your head onto some imaginary screen
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8.0
85984
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
There are whiffs of doom and dread on ‘Lost Themes II’, a lingering, ominous sense of pathos, and yet there’s sparkling euphoria also
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7.5
86012
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
The Master of Horror returns with another collection of sounds screaming for celluloid
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7.0
86185
7.0 |
musicOMH
Those not familiar with John Carpenter’s work may find his approach a little baffling, dated, and over the course of an entire album, somewhat monotonous. But they’d have never got it anyway
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7.0
85983
7.0 |
Exclaim
Overall, fans of John Carpenter's work will find lots to love in Lost Themes II, and aspiring filmmakers could definitely take inspiration from it
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6.5
86467
6.5 |
Beardfood
A disjointed and jarring listen that can enthuse and delight on occasion
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6.0
86224
6.0 |
The 405
Carpenter is at his best, when he's using the music to create mood, atmosphere and narrative, not just thrills
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6.0
85986
6.0 |
The Guardian
Disarmingly pretty tunes provide innocuous preludes to creeping aural dread
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6.0
86065
6.0 |
Mojo
The eeriness that made Carpenter's reputation is mostly lacking. Print edition only
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6.0
86072
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Fans of Carpenter's soundtrack work on his own films, as well as those with healthy amounts of Tangerine Dream and Goblin vinyl on their shelves, will find enough to enjoy here
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6.0
86086
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
At its best Lost Themes II is gorgeous, and true to its title allows your brain to conjure the imaginary films it soundtracks
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6.0
86106
6.0 |
Clash
Tracks like ‘Dark Blues’ and ‘Last Sunrise’ will have your pulse quickening just as much as his old soundtracks did
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5.6
86186
5.6 |
Pitchfork
A reminder that the man was not known for sequels
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5.0
86459
5.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
John Carpenter gave us The Thing because it terrified him to always be changing, to live in flux. Lost Themes II isn’t the monster transfigured. It’s an echo chamber for the transforming horror to howl in
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4.0
86031
4.0 |
Crack
With Lost Themes II, the images conjured are wistful and erratic; far removed from the cult classic standard Carpenter is so capable of reaching
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4.0
86040
4.0 |
The Quietus
A lightweight affair that reminds us all that John Carpenter is far from infallible
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