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 son Cody and godson Daniel Davies for the album.
- Carpenter's wife, Sandy King, assisted in the creation of the graphic novel.
- The concept for 'Cathedral' came from a dream Carpenter had about an elevator going to hell.
- The album features spooky instrumental tracks reminiscent of Carpenter's iconic 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.
The album is comprised of spooky instrumental tracks evocative of some of his iconic classics, like the theme from 'Halloween.' 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化为《大教堂》图画小说和专辑
约翰·卡朋特在职业生涯中常常与身边的人合作。但制作《大教堂》——一本图画小说及其伴随的原创专辑——确实是一项家庭事务。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制作，并请他的出版商妻子协助图画小说的创作。
这位著名的恐怖电影导演表示，电影行业现在都是“企业化”的。因此，这位78岁的导演更倾向于寻找替代的、成本较低的方式来保持创作的满足感。在梦到一个废弃的洛杉矶市中心教堂和一个通往地狱的电梯后，卡朋特，作为一名多产的作曲家，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制作。
这张专辑包含了令人毛骨悚然的器乐曲，令人想起他一些经典作品的主题，如《万圣节》的主题。卡朋特、他的儿子和戴维斯与美联社谈论了他们的艺术创作过程、对人工智能的担忧以及关于波士顿凯尔特人传奇球星拉里·伯德的噩梦。