John Carpenter turns a hell-elevator dream into ‘Cathedral’ graphic novel and album
- John Carpenter has released a graphic novel titled 'Cathedral' along with an original album.
- The project involved collaboration with his godson Daniel Davies and son Cody Carpenter.
- The inspiration for 'Cathedral' came from a dream about an elevator that goes to hell.
- Carpenter's wife, Sandy King, assisted in the creation of the graphic novel.
- The album features spooky instrumental tracks reminiscent of Carpenter's classic film scores.
John Carpenter has often collaborated with those closest to him throughout his career. But making 'Cathedral,' a graphic novel with an accompanying original album out Friday, was truly a family affair. He enlisted his godson Daniel Davies and his son Cody to collaborate on the album, and turned to his publisher wife to help with the graphic novel.
The famed director of seminal horror films like 'The Thing' and 'Halloween' says the movie business is all 'corporate' nowadays. So the 78-year-old prefers to find alternative, less expensive ways to stay creatively fulfilled. After a dream about an abandoned downtown Los Angeles church with an elevator that goes to hell, Carpenter, who is also a prolific composer, enlisted his godson, Daniel Davies, and his son, Cody, to collaborate on the album.
It’s comprised of spooky instrumental tracks evocative of some of his iconic classics, like the theme from 'Halloween.' Carpenter then turned to his wife, Sandy King, who is a comic book publisher, for help with the graphic novel. Carpenter, his son and Davies spoke with The Associated Press about their artistic process, concerns over artificial intelligence and having nightmares about Boston Celtics great Larry Bird.
约翰·卡朋特将地狱电梯梦幻化为《大教堂》漫画小说和专辑
约翰·卡朋特在职业生涯中经常与身边的人合作。但制作《大教堂》这部漫画小说及其伴随的原创专辑，确实是一次家庭合作。他邀请了他的教子丹尼尔·戴维斯和儿子科迪共同参与专辑的创作，并向他的出版商妻子寻求帮助以完成漫画小说。
这位著名的恐怖电影导演表示，如今的电影行业完全是“企业化”的。因此，这位78岁的导演更倾向于寻找替代的、成本更低的方式来保持创作的满足感。在梦到一个通往地狱的电梯的废弃洛杉矶市中心教堂后，卡朋特决定与他的教子丹尼尔·戴维斯和儿子科迪合作制作专辑。
专辑包含令人毛骨悚然的器乐曲，令人想起他一些经典作品的配乐，如《万圣节》的主题曲。随后，卡朋特向他的妻子桑迪·金寻求帮助，她是一位漫画书出版商，以协助完成漫画小说。卡朋特、他的儿子和戴维斯与美联社讨论了他们的创作过程、对人工智能的担忧以及关于波士顿凯尔特人传奇球员拉里·伯德的噩梦。