How The Music For "Escape from New York" Was Made

In this video from Youtuber Alex Ball, we sit down with composer and sound engineer Alan Howarth as he describes the background behind scoring the classic John Carpenter film, “Escape From New York.”

Howarth, a long time collaborator with John Carpenter, has been behind the scenes of a vast array of musical scores for his films, including the Halloween series, They Live, Big Trouble In Little China, and many more.

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