both movie and score are horribly underrated.

@scrull13

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. Both peices are awesome for what they are. 2021 baby! 😎🍸

@linkinparkrulz2275

2 жыл бұрын

A shame the script has more holes than swiss cheese... everything else about it is great except maybe the casting.

@SHREDTILLDEAD

2 жыл бұрын

Some.

@SHREDTILLDEAD

2 жыл бұрын

@@linkinparkrulz2275 You missed the point then?

@jackprescott9652

Жыл бұрын

@@linkinparkrulz2275 The casting was all right. Maybe the black fellow who sings are a little cheesy thou.

This came on cable tv in the 90’s and I woke up to the beginning of it. Alone. In the dark. And watched it. Because I was not going to look for a light switch. Top-tier Carpenter!👍🥂❤️

@waynebunnell6029

3 ай бұрын

Pizza Face😅...uh..uh...aaahhhh😮!

I listen to this on headphones while walking in the woods at night. It's a trip, try it.

@Alaninbroomfield

6 ай бұрын

On mushrooms?

@harrysanders818

5 ай бұрын

I did this once with Einstürzende Neubauten's "Halber Mensch"

@joelalexander4513

3 ай бұрын

I listen to debbie gibson whilst,... WHILST!!!..... hunting ppl at night in woods

This has more suspense in the first 5 minutes than any modern horror movie.

@fawkkyutuu8851

4 жыл бұрын

Truth and nothing but the truth.

@hamishwhitehenderson5197

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Bender 79 so you haven’t seen VVitch, Midsommar, Hereditary, The Lighthouse, or Kill List. Today is a time when horror films are horrific, not just popcorn fair. I’ll admit they all owe to Carpenter, but Prince of Darkness is by no means one of his best efforts.

@hamishwhitehenderson5197

4 жыл бұрын

warrcc c that is the entire point. Horror films are not supposed to be fun, they’re supposed to be an unpleasant experience.

@hamishwhitehenderson5197

4 жыл бұрын

warrcc c real horror is not about men in hockey makes stabbing teenagers in the dark. It’s about existential dread.

@yernarshambayev5246

4 жыл бұрын

Correct!

"This is not a dream... not a dream. We are using your brain's electrical system as a receiver..." his best score and one of the BEST final scenes in movie history!

@jlennon1981

7 жыл бұрын

"...you are receiving this reply as a dream..."

@gianlucasbarbati

5 жыл бұрын

One of the best and scariest!!!!

@linkinparkrulz2275

Жыл бұрын

That jump scare at the end was dumb, they should've just left it with the eerie visual from the recording

@sneed7123

Жыл бұрын

those parts are the creepiest scenes in the film

@Tresspassa

Жыл бұрын

@@linkinparkrulz2275 I agree, the first version of the film I watched was the old UK version where they just ended with the dream sequence and cut the jumpscare. Way more ominous that way I think.

Prince of Darkness is one of my favorite John Carpenters films. What makes the film stand out for me are the visuals, the dread, the suspense, and also top-notch music. This is the best score I've heard which fits really well with the film, you can feel the weight of doom pushing you down.

So glad that many of the comments are positive for this youtube video. "John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness" is one of his most underrated movies(my favorite Carpenter movie). It is so ahead of it's time, along side: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and "Altered States". What all three of these movies have in common are science, religion and horror. Great score by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth. Til this day, this movie disturbs me.

@PiCheZvara

5 жыл бұрын

So ahead of its time? In terms of what?

@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr

5 жыл бұрын

@@PiCheZvara When the movie came out people hated it from what I've heard. So I'd say that makes it ahead of its time.

@PiCheZvara

5 жыл бұрын

@@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr LOL, right, because any piece of crap that gains a cult following is "ahead of its time". Prince of Darkness nowadays has a certain campy, cheesy charm. Because of the 80s music, old fashion, OTT moments. In other words, it's so ridiculous and bad, it's entertaining. The problem is Carpenter probably intended the movie to be a serious, creepy horror. And if you judge it from this perspective, it fails on almost every level. Just because the director's bad choices accidently resulted in the movie having some charm doesn't mean it was "ahead of its time". It's a piece of shit.

@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr

5 жыл бұрын

@@PiCheZvara You and I see this movie very differently. I can think of multiple scenes that genuinely creep me out, and I haven't noticed anything campy about it. In my opinion it holds up incredibly well.

@briankane6836

5 жыл бұрын

Actually as someone who saw this when it came out and also had a chance to interview Carpenter shortly afterward I admire a lot of what he tried doing. It's flawed but still gives me the creeps and succeeds in being hard to sit through with the lights off. My Favourite of his has to be Starman followed by Halloween and then the original Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape from New York.

I feel this is one of the most underrated film scores for a Carpenter flick.

@ruizj2006

6 жыл бұрын

No, Halloween III: Season of the Witch is. Everyone avoids it only because its not a Michael Myers movie. But his score is the soul of the 80s.

@Alternativoychusco

4 жыл бұрын

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@03cobra4

2 жыл бұрын

@@ruizj2006 The Fog, Prince of Darkness and H3 are three of my five favorite movie scores of all time. The other two are Halloween 2018 and Halloween Kills. My loyalties are clear!

@Carlosonebillion

Жыл бұрын

I think it's carpenters best score

@edwarddore7617

Жыл бұрын

Underrated movie for sure, and my favorite Carpeter score.

One of the scariest masterpiece i've never seen/heard. The Carpenter's genius. Thanks for the share.

@waynebunnell6029

3 ай бұрын

Freaky Premonional Nightmare Sequence😮!

One of my all time favourite horror films! John Carpenter is the Man! Thanks for uploading this 🖤🫡

*There's something so genuinely EERIE and HAUNTING about this film and the soundtrack that it bothers me...yet I still keep coming back to them*

When I was in college I used to put my headphones in and listen to 'team assembly' while I walked to the library in the dark (we had late night study meetings before projects) to meet with my study group partners.

@IndelibleHD

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@Emulous79

4 жыл бұрын

They thought you were a creep and a weirdo. I say good taste.

@lionelhutz5137

4 жыл бұрын

@@Emulous79 lol more of a geek than a creep or maybe a hybrid...greep

@AmirA-de5zr

3 жыл бұрын

That is why you are cool.

"This is not a dream... not a dream. We are using your brain's electrical system as a receiver. We are unable to transmit through conscious neural interference. You are receiving this broadcast as a dream. We are transmitting from the year one, nine, nine, nine. You are receiving this broadcast in order to alter the events you are seeing. Our technology has not developed a transmitter strong enough to reach your conscious state of awareness, but this is not a dream. You are seeing what is actually occurring for the purpose of causality violation."

@Bhazalt

4 жыл бұрын

That's it ! i'm calling the Police !

@chrisbevard

3 жыл бұрын

This used to creep the shit out of me when I was a kid.

@marcoslaureano5562

3 жыл бұрын

@Hobarth McShane lmao!

@marcoslaureano5562

3 жыл бұрын

@XDranzer000 Yep.

@marcoslaureano5562

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbevard You and me both buddy.

This score gives me chills everytime i hear it. Makes you wonder if something could exist like this that we are unaware of hidden so it wouldnt cause panic.

It is hard to say which of the John Carpenter's scores is the best, but Prince of Darkness is definitely in my top three

@GarnetBering93

4 жыл бұрын

"Season of the Witch" is so underrated.

@loco79PL

4 жыл бұрын

@@GarnetBering93 Totally agreed, I got this on cd and listen to it at least once a week. Great, great atmosphere and as you said, very underestimated.

@nyastclair8174

3 жыл бұрын

@@GarnetBering93 You're right but it's one of my favorite 80s horror movies. The whole premise of trying to kill as many kids as possible creates a really eerie atmosphere.

As a long time fan of this film... *what* a cover! Wow! There's so much going on in the cover art, and it's a true embodiment of what happens in the film. Amazing!

Love this album and especially love the movie. One of Carpenters greatest horror movies and teaches alot about science and philosophy and religion and space. All in one movie.

@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, the idea of it, that religion and science are basically two parts of a single way to percieve and understand reality, that evil very well *does, in fact* have an actual, material form... Very interesting, high concept stuff. And the soundtrack does so much to enrich the atmosphere of these propositions, gives you this animalistic feeling that something horrible is actually coming. You feel it in your gut. And the entire side-plot about our heroes recieving messages from what seems to be the future with a grim warning for something they have to stop in their time actually goes on to add further for the foreboding horror. Simply put - it's f*cking genius. That's about it, actually.

@linkinparkrulz2275

2 жыл бұрын

@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 Too bad literally every idea in the film is too half-baked to be something worth actual philosophical discussion

@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253

2 жыл бұрын

@@linkinparkrulz2275 Well, I am unsure that there can really be any kind of even semi-serious philosophical discussion on the topics of it. Because it’s just dark fantasy and has very little to do with reality. This is not The Matrix or anything, it’s basically one of those Creepshow magazine stories made into a feature film. And boy oh boy is it glorious. The kind of horror it presents is the standard Lovecraftian kind of mind-shattering realization that there is very physical evil force that is trying to invade our reality. And such horror is best when there is little to no clear explanation to its workings. Simplicity is best. As is with prevalent amount of Carpenter movies.

@linkinparkrulz2275

2 жыл бұрын

@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 Which is the problem because he stuffs heavy-handed dialogue in the first half to make it seem like it's building to something deep, then throws that out the window in favor of a conventional zombie-horror plot that just happens to include satan. The movie needed to go one way or the other. If it didn't have a single kill in it but just had the entire 'satan rising' psychological horror element then I think critics would've highly favored it. That's what it seems like the film should be. That or go full b-movie and exclude the heavy handed dialogue since it has no factor on the second half of the film.

@DuckDodgers69

Жыл бұрын

​@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253.. couldn't have put it more succinctly than that!

This has got to be one of my favorite John Carpenter soundtracks. Just perfectly sparse and eerie.

One of my alltime favorite horror movies with The fog or The Thing. John Carpenter is a real living legend!!!!

@Alexinytown

9 ай бұрын

This movie always gets overlooked in the Carpenter library, which is a shame since it has a really interesting premise and is unsettling on different levels.

The premise of this movie was so terrifying. Of course, Carpenter scores it perfectly. Donald Pleasant's characters, in all of Carpenters films, are always so desperately helpless to the point of becoming a drinking game. Carpenter proves you can do a lot with a little.

@jackprescott9652

Жыл бұрын

I don`t think he "proves anything" to the regular filmmaker. He, only Carpenter can do a masterpiece with little budget. I dare Michael bay, Spielberg or JJ Abrams to try to do a very good film without tons of money.

@linkinparkrulz2275

Жыл бұрын

He shoved that woman into the mirror and killed her. Kind of an asshole priest. A better ending would've been if he sacrificed himself.

The entire film is a guilty pleasure and an unsettling tale of supernatural-scientific horror. It has a strong atmosphere, the recurring dream-sequence and the shot inside the mirror-universe close to the end of the film are some of the most chilling movie-scenes I've ever seen. A classic!

Carpenter is a genius. This film is vastly underrated. So much effort went into this eerie soundtrack. One of his best scores, imo.

Carpenter's greatest and most versatile score.

This was a great film. Originally rented it on Apple TV because I was on a John Carpenter binge. I loved this film's atmosphere so much despite it being an older film. I went on to purchase the 4K blu-ray of this film to own. No regrets. Just a lover of cinema... :)

OUTSTANDING score by the Master JOHN CARPENTER!!! this is his most underrated movie & score but to me IT'S his MASTERPIECE

Master class in cinema as in making the soundtracks , John the master Carpenter

Yes loved the movie and soundtrack. Carpenter is a genius. Thanks for the music!

I like that you can hear some of the same notes and patterns in Prince of Darkness as in Big Trouble in Little China

With less notes than the theme for "The Thing" he architects this complete picture of powerful fear and dread. It's not the bug money shot, it's not the hand through the mirror, it's not even Alice Cooper. It's the little things like the slow realization of entrapment, denial and then belief. LOVE the album picture, atmosphere and ESPECIALLY the occasional pops of true vinyl.

@helcap8499

7 жыл бұрын

Yapostadodat The Thing was Ennio Morricone's music. not as minimalist as Carpenter

@Emulous79

6 жыл бұрын

Listen to The Thing soundtrack. It has layers of horror that were omitted from the movie, which is a shame. But I still rate the movie 8 out of 10. Would be 10 out of 10 if Carpenter hadn't limited the soundtrack.

Saw this in the cinemas back in 87 when i was nine in a Samoa.. man, i got into so many movies that were r rated at such a young age. All the Action movies of the time, horror, sci fi , to kung fu, i got into em all. Great quality, better than most on youtube.

bloody hell! listening to this with headphones on HAHAH! EPIC!

This was my first Carpenter's movie, at a local horror movie marathon. To this day, it's among the top 10 in my personal best movie list, together with "In The Mouth Of Madness" also by Carpenter, and I wish more people knew of them!

wow;almost 30 years ago when i rented this out on vhs,,great film ,and that crackling only on vinyl guarantees authenticity @@ thx for the upload

Man, I love this movie. Thanks for uploading this soundtrack!

good movie, good sountrack...

great sountrack and movie..

I would love to get prince of darkness on vinyl... Love that soundtrack

Great movie, i watch it every Christmas;).

Saw this movie in the cinemas back in 88 when i was 10 years old

Thanks for uploading this fantastic soundtrack, one of my favourite Carpenter scores.

It was my 2nd year in college when I seen it on the big screen, the music makes my hair stand on my hairless back..

@goldta70schick24

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What a gorgeous sleeve design.

Amazing soundtrack for an amzing movie. Love it.

I love these and the works of Vangelis too on vinyl too. they take you to so many places and recount images from the movies you have seen too. Thanks for the upload!

@progger53

8 ай бұрын

How about Goblin?

Amazing how you can save entire orchestras on a tiny vinyl groove.

One of best soundtracks ever made

Authentic sound is the best! Thanks for sharing, I must watch the film for sure.

A good fit for this hour of the day as the sky's darkening to a roiling mass of necrotic-bruised hue, leaves rustle as the wind bullies the boughs, and a cloudburst might send down the wrath from some eldritch provenance... :)

Thanks for the upload. It made cooking dinner tonight a joy.

The score is one of the main assets of the film.

a collector ! I have the original pressing.Thank you for your Chanel! I love it

It's like a jukebox-digital fireplace fusion. I LIKE IT!

Great soundtrack and movie, this sould be the theme for 2022.

I keep waiting for Alice Cooper to peer through the window

@peterson88keyz

2 жыл бұрын

@@seanlewis9291 I agree - maybe he just assumed since he was the first guy to stab a dude to death with a bicycle he figured his work was done.

Amazing !! I love this movie and i love this soundrack !!

Incredible soundtrack

@andresacosta4832

8 жыл бұрын

+boleplissken Too bad the movie wasn't his best...but it's close. My opinion: 1. Starman 2. The Thing 3. Halloween 4. Big Trouble in Little China 5. Prince of Darkness 6. Escape from New York 7. They Live 8. Assault on Precinct 13 9. The Fog 10. In the Mouth of Madness Runner-ups: Christine Dark Star Halloween III (say what you will, I enjoyed it. Even if he only scored the film, but he wrote some of it)

@phily78

8 жыл бұрын

I have never had a chance to see Starman, even tho I have seen 90% of all 80's movies. Too bad John & Howarth didn't score it. My top 10 Carpenter list is. Escape from NY-The Thing-They Live-Prince Of Darkness-Big Trouble-Christine-Assault on Precinct 13-Mouth Of Madness-The Fog-Halloween.

@jlennon1981

8 жыл бұрын

I think it's great that his fan's top 10 can be so different from one another. Anyway, here's mine: 1. The Fog 2. Halloween 3. The Thing 4. Prince of Darkness 5. Escape from New York 6. Assault on Precinct 13 7. They Live 8. In the Mouth of Madness 9. Big Trouble in Little China 10. Vampires

@italianplastic23

7 жыл бұрын

my list changes all the time but will always contain these 1. The Thing 2. Prince of Darkness 3. They Live 4. Big Trouble in little China 5. In the Mouth of Madness 6. Escape from New York 7. The Fog 8. Halloween 9. Christine 10. Ghosts of Mars

definitely a classic. thanks for uploading. i couldn't find anything online for the longest time.

@jlennon1981

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'll be posting some more John Carpenter soon. Stay tuned! :)

Tremendous score, awesome film. Thanks for the upload.

YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!

Carpenter's best scores was when he collaborated with Alan Howarth and this one was no exception. This has to be one of my top ten favorite film scores. Notice how Carpenter's scores were never the same when he stopped collaborating with Howarth. Vampires was a solo effort by Carpenter, but lacked that punch that his previous scores had.

@davidchapman6504

Жыл бұрын

If you've heard the Lost Themes trilogy or the scores for the new Halloween movies, you'll know how wrong you are. Vampires wasn't good because Carpenter was in a creative sag. The movie was poor, and the score reflected that.

@theeventhorizon6794

Жыл бұрын

@@davidchapman6504 Vampires had gorgeous cinematography, a stellar cast, a sense of humor and gore galore. It suffered from bad pacing and a sub-par score. It was his last decent film(let's forget Ghosts of Mars). I stand by what I say regarding his best work was with collaboration with Howarth.

Great Job Thank You ! - The Music is so tense ... one of Carpenters best work ever ! - And the Movie ... I love it !

The front end gives us momentum and the story being pushed forward. But the real power comes from synths at the back end, and the quiet moments that are dripping in atmosphere and character.

So wonderful! Hail to the king of Horror!(along with Poe, of course!)

omg, who can dislike this?!

@edgh7029

7 жыл бұрын

lusers 😉

@truemendicant1669

7 жыл бұрын

They will not be saved by the Holy Ghost or the god Plutonium.

@Emulous79

7 жыл бұрын

12 infidels should get worms on their windows and ants in their pants.

@ukaszlipinski5295

7 жыл бұрын

Completely twat can deny dis. Only.

@Emulous79

7 жыл бұрын

@phil mitchell You are a Beastender

Superb film.haunting music brilliant

For what it's worth, the Prince of Darkness is actually closer to a "Symbolic Horror" which in itself, could be a sort of sub genre of "Psychological Horror". The movie relies very heavy on symbols like the demonic symbol on some of the casts hands. The use of the homeless and downtrodden to symbolize easy to manipulate people. The mirrors who symbolize our darker selves. The time transmissions during the film. All of these elements lead to a truly creepy and while seemingly poorly acted and oddly scripted, a slice of how a group of college students would act in such a scenario. This was deliberate, as this is John Carpenter's style. The combination of symbolism, seemingly out of pace acting ,and a creepy score, truly make this a cult favorite for those who seek an escape from the tired and trope ridden garbage of modern horror. The film is nearly film project grade, cheesy, and very low budget. But it and many others in it's genre (Phantasm being another cult favorite) make this a very underrated and very worthy of a sequel film. I think many in the horror community would like a follow up as to what 1999 brought upon the world by Brian's former love Catherine. And the question answered if it was Brian who invented the machine to send himself a message from 12 years into the future.

Outstanding!! Gonna shop for this on vinyl..thanks for upload and inspiration!!

Excelente trabajo de sintetizadores, un álbum de lo más creativo, grandes John Carpenter y Alan Howarth

I'm spellbound. Fantastic piece.

Great upload. Thanks and please keep them coming. Peace.

The music is amazing

most underrated horror movie ever.

Great sound from that new vinyl. Thanks for posting. One of the more frightening images from the movie is the shadowy figure in the doorway of the church. I'll never forget that.

@jlennon1981

7 жыл бұрын

"This is not a dream...."

@goldta70schick24

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, Catherine walking out with her arms out, apparently mocking Christ, was a bit creepier...just had that disturbingly surreal quality..

this is awesome and epic, ty for upload and I just looooove that LP sound, it gives a certain "taste" to this soundtrack :)

Big Trouble In Little China Is my #1 all time John Carpenter score , but Prince Of Darkness Is my second favorite , an atmospheric masterpiece.

Cool, would love to get my hands on this

A true masterpiece. Thank you for sharing.

The best Carpenter soundtrack..,👍

Soiled myself listening to this. Good times.

John, thanks so much for this excellent upload of The Prince of Darkness soundtrack. One of the highest quality uploads I had the pleasure to experience. Thanks again.

That part around 1:29 reminds me a lot of big trouble in little China. Another classic that I still watch to this very day.

@raphfelix6305

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, so I am not the only one that thought that too. Yes, it did have that vibe. Good ear.

Love this. Thanks for posting.

The best Carpenter soundtrack.

Anybody seen Susan?... Radiologist?... Glasses?

@Emulous79

4 жыл бұрын

One for JohnnyShitcase Cinema, a channel on KZread.

Amaaaaazzzzzinggggg graacceee....

One thing I love about Carpenter movies is how they question "reality", especially in PoD. The soundtrack emphasises this concept effectively.

Its so cool to hear this when played Dead space 2! First heard The Thing Main Theme, then the Fog soundtrack then in the Unitoligy Church/Cemetrary this Track goes on! Damn thats cool shit when Masterpieces Colide !!!

Thanks. Great film

Best playing of a thing on a thing ever. Bravo John.

Just subscribed...I like you appreciate the film/music so much you bought the vinyl! Thanks so much for sharing, sounds incredible!

Great upload!...

I discovered your channel. Thx for all this uploadings

This soundtrack is really great!

Damn, that cover is killing it!

@gb8351

3 жыл бұрын

Nice sunglasses man!

That cover is so sick

Thank you! this was amazing.

“You will not be saved by the god Plutonium. In fact, YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!”

Nice job ! Thanks a lot !

This is utterly fantastic.

This is awesome!!! Thanks for this, but now I want to track a copy down for myself.