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John Carpenter

American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948)

John ChanceJohn T. ChanceMartin Quatermass

Filmography by role

Music composition

  • Firestarter
  • Death of a Unicorn
  • Vampires
  • Village of the Damned
  • Prince of Darkness
  • Dark Star
  • Halloween Ends
  • Ghosts of Mars
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Halloween
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch
  • Halloween Kills
  • The Fog
  • In the Mouth of Madness
  • Big Trouble in Little China
  • Halloween II
  • Christine
  • They Live
  • Escape from New York
  • Halloween

Screenwriting

  • Eyes of Laura Mars
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • The Fog
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man
  • Prince of Darkness
  • Dark Star
  • Ghosts of Mars
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
  • Halloween
  • Escape from L.A.
  • The Fog
  • Halloween II
  • They Live
  • Escape from New York
  • Halloween

Directing

  • The Ward
  • Vampires
  • Village of the Damned
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man
  • Prince of Darkness
  • Dark Star
  • Starman
  • Ghosts of Mars
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Escape from L.A.
  • The Fog
  • In the Mouth of Madness
  • Big Trouble in Little China
  • Christine
  • They Live
  • Escape from New York
  • The Thing
  • Halloween

Executive production

  • The Philadelphia Experiment
  • Halloween Ends
  • Halloween

Production

  • The Philadelphia Experiment
  • The Fog
  • Dark Star
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch
  • Halloween II
  • Christine

Acting

  • Village of the Damned
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man
  • Dark Star
  • Starman
  • The Fog
  • Big Trouble in Little China
  • Escape from New York
  • Network
  • The Thing
  • Halloween

Editing

  • Assault on Precinct 13

Related reading

Craft and techniqueNo spoilers

John Carpenter: What a Composer Credit Actually Establishes

A composer's credit identifies a musical role, but does not alone describe the entire process behind a film score. Composition, orchestration, arrangements, conducting and performance are different responsibilities.