John Carpenter

作曲者, 監督, 俳優, 脚本, プロデューサー, 編集者

1948年1月16日 (78年)
An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor.

Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.

Most films in Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984).

However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be viewed as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. Cult classics that Carpenter directed include: Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988) and In the Mouth of Madness (1995).

His films are characterized by minimalist lighting and photography, static cameras, use of steadicam, and distinctive synthesized scores. Carpenter is also notable for having composed or co-composed most of the music of his films; some of them are now considered cult as well, with the main theme of Halloween being considered a part of popular culture. His music is generally synthesized with accompaniment from piano and atmospherics. He released his first studio album Lost Themes in 2015, and also won a Saturn Award for Best Music for Vampires (1998).

Carpenter is an outspoken proponent of widescreen filming, and all of his theatrical movies (with the exception of Dark Star and The Ward) were filmed anamorphic with a 2.35:1 or greater aspect ratio. The Ward was shot in Super 35, the first time Carpenter has ever used that system. Carpenter has stated he feels that the 35mm Panavision anamorphic format is "the best movie system there is", preferring it over both digital and 3D film. Many of Carpenter's films have been re-released on DVD as special editions with numerous bonus features.

Carpenter has been the subject of the documentary film John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies, and American Cinematheque's 2002 retrospective of his films. Moreover, in 2006, the United States Library of Congress deemed Halloween to be "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

In 2010, writer and actor Mark Gatiss interviewed Carpenter about his career and films for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror. Carpenter appears in all three episodes of the series. He was also interviewed by Robert Rodriguez for his The Director's Chair series on El Rey Network.

Many filmmakers have been influenced by Carpenter, including James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight was heavily influenced by The Thing), Guillermo del Toro, Robert Rodriguez, Edgar Wright, Danny Boyle, Nicolas Winding Refn, Bong Joon-ho, among others.

The video game Dead Space 3 is said to be influenced by Carpenter's The Thing, The Fog and Halloween, and Carpenter has stated that he would be enthusiastic to adapt that series into a feature film.

Plex上の映画と番組

  • ハロウィン
    ハロウィン1978
  • ハロウィン
    ハロウィン2007
  • ザ・フォッグ
    ザ・フォッグ1980
  • ハロウィン II
    ハロウィン II2009
  • ジョン・カーペンターの要塞警察
    ジョン・カーペンターの要塞警察1976
  • ザ・ウォード 監禁病棟
    ザ・ウォード 監禁病棟2010
  • ダーク・スター
    ダーク・スター1974
  • フィラデルフィア・エクスペリメント
    フィラデルフィア・エクスペリメント1984
  • STUDIO 666/スタジオ666
    STUDIO 666/スタジオ6662022
  • ボディ・バッグス
    ボディ・バッグス1993
  • マスターズ・オブ・ホラー
    マスターズ・オブ・ホラーシーズン3
  • ブラックライダー
    ブラックライダー1986
  • ライフルマン
    ライフルマンシーズン5
  • Silent Predators
    Silent Predators1999
  • Crossbow
    Crossbowシーズン3
  • The Rise of the Synths
    The Rise of the Synths2019

次として知られている:

  • 遊星からの物体X
    遊星からの物体X1982
  • ハロウィン
    ハロウィン1978
  • ニューヨーク1997
    ニューヨーク19971981
  • ゴーストハンターズ
    ゴーストハンターズ1986
  • ゼイリブ
    ゼイリブ1988
  • ハロウィン
    ハロウィン2018
  • ハロウィンII
    ハロウィンII1981
  • クリスティーン
    クリスティーン1983
  • ヴァンパイア/最期の聖戦
    ヴァンパイア/最期の聖戦1998
  • ザ・フォッグ
    ザ・フォッグ1980
  • マウス・オブ・マッドネス
    マウス・オブ・マッドネス1994
  • エスケープ・フロム・L.A.
    エスケープ・フロム・L.A.1996
  • ハロウィン
    ハロウィン2007
  • ハロウィンⅢ
    ハロウィンⅢ1982
  • パラダイム
    パラダイム1987
  • ゴースト・オブ・マーズ
    ゴースト・オブ・マーズ2001
  • ジョン・カーペンターの要塞警察
    ジョン・カーペンターの要塞警察1976
  • スターマン/愛・宇宙はるかに
    スターマン/愛・宇宙はるかに1984
  • ザ・ウォード 監禁病棟
    ザ・ウォード 監禁病棟2010
  • ダーク・スター
    ダーク・スター1974

作品リスト

2023
John Carpenter's Suburban Screams · as Main Title Theme Composer
2022
Halloween Ends · as Original Music Composer
2022
Firestarter · as Original Music Composer
2022
Studio 666Plex上
2021
Halloween Kills · as Original Music Composer
2018
Halloween · as Original Music Composer
2016
2012
2002
2001
Ghosts of Mars · as Original Music Composer
1998
Vampires · as Original Music Composer
1996
Escape from L.A. · as Original Music Composer
1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers · as Main Title Theme Composer
1995
Village of the Damned · as Original Music Composer
1994
In the Mouth of Madness · as Original Music Composer
1993
Body Bags · as Original Music ComposerPlex上
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers · as Main Title Theme Composer
1989
1988
They Live · as Original Music Composer
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers · as Main Title Theme Composer
1987
Prince of Darkness · as Original Music Composer
1986
Big Trouble in Little China · as Original Music Composer
1983
Christine · as Original Music Composer
1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch · as Original Music Composer
1982
The Thing · as Original Music Composer
1981
Halloween II · as Original Music Composer
1981
Escape from New York · as Original Music Composer
1980
The Fog · as Original Music ComposerPlex上
1978
Halloween · as Original Music ComposerPlex上
1976
Assault on Precinct 13 · as Original Music ComposerPlex上
1974
Dark Star · as Original Music ComposerPlex上
1970