In the Mouth of Madness [Original Soundtrack Recording] (1994)

In the Mouth of Madness [Original Soundtrack Recording] (1994) Composed & Performed by John Carpenter & Jim Lang Tracklisting: 1. [00:00] In The Mouth Of Madness 2. [05:27] Robby's Office 3. [07:54] Axe Man 4. [09:55] Bookstore Creep 5. [10:45] The Alley Nightmare 6. [11:42] Trent Makes the Map 7. [13:53] A Boy and His Bike 8. [16:57] Don't Look Down 9. [18:09] Hobb's End 10. [20:24] Pickman's Hotel 11. [21:33] The Picture Changes 12. [23:50] The Black Church 13. [28:38] You're Wrong Trent 14. [30:18] Mommy's Day 15. [33:20] Do You Like My Ending? 16. [35:22] I'm Losing Me 17. [38:28] Main Street 18. [43:03] Hobb's End Escape 19. [45:24] The Portal Opens 20. [48:28] The Old Ones Return 21. [50:54] The Book Comes Back 22. [54:55] Madness Outside 23. [55:26] Just A Bedtime Story From legendary director John Carpenter, this American supernatural horror film features an impressive cast which includes Julie Carmen, German actor Jürgen Prochnow, New Zealand actor Sam Neill, Bernie Casey (1939-2017), Charlton Heston (1923-2008), Peter Jason (1944-2025), and English actor David Warner (1941-2022). Written by Michael De Luca, the film pays tribute to the works of author H.P. Lovecraft in its exploration of insanity, and its title is derived from his novella 'At the Mountains of Madness. Carpenter, who has given us 'Halloween (1978), 'The Fog (1980), 'Escape from New York (1981) and many more favourites, has fused lurking Lovecraftian madness with psychological terror to create a dark, twisted tale. Informally, the film is the third instalment in what Carpenter refers to as his 'Apocalypse trilogy, preceded by 'The Thing (1982) and 'Prince of Darkness (1987). The film has since garnered a cult following. Imagine a novel so overwhelmingly hypnotic, so tremendously horrifying that it paralyzes its audience with fear and turns even its most sensible readers insane... The film follows the story of John Trent (Sam Neill), a freelance insurance fraud investigator who is hired to track down missing horror novelist Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow). Cane's books are literally driving people mad, and when stores sell out, they're besieged by angry mobs. Trent believes it to be a grandiose publicity stunt dreamed up in order to sell more books and defraud the agency. The only problem is that Cane has legitimately disappeared, and his fans are clamouring violently for the next installment. Trent believes he has figured out where Cane is hiding, and is sent to New Hampshire with Cane's editor Linda Styles (Julie Carmen) at the behest of Cane's publisher, Jackson Harglow (Charlton Heston). Trent's search leads him to the town of Hobb's End, which uncannily resembles the fictional town of the same name from Cane's latest novel. Reality and fiction soon begin to intermingle as Trent questions not only his sanity, but also whether or not the effect that Cane's work is having on both readers and the living world is actually happening or just an hallucination. John Carpenter has been responsible for much of the horror genre's most striking soundtrack work in the fifteen films he's both directed and scored. The themes that drive them can be stripped to a few coldly repeating notes, take on the electrifying thunder of a rock concert, or submerge themselves into exotic, unholy miasmas. With the assistance of composer Jim Lang, who aided him on his film 'Body Bags (1993), Carpenter uses retro-synth despair and chugging rock heaviness to great effect. His soundtrack pulsates throughout. It never builds to dizzying heights that threaten the minimalistic avant-garde approach but when it needs to be, Carpenter and Lang’s music is haunting, a near-perfect representation of what a Lovecraft story would sound like if it were pieced together by nightmarish keyboard, synth-drones and unsettling experimental guitar riffs and melodies. John Carpenter: synthesizers, samples, voices, guitar on 'Robby's Office', and production. Jim Lang: synthesizers, samples, voices, percussion, synthesizer programming, sound design, production, and mixing. Guitar solos on the first track are performed by Dave Davies, whilst Dennis Belfield performs bass and Mike Baird on drums. This video is for promotional use only. I do not own the rights to the music. All rights belong to the artist / band.