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 Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies for the album.
- Carpenter's wife, Sandy King, helped with the graphic novel as she is a comic book publisher.
- The inspiration for 'Cathedral' came from a dream about an abandoned church with an elevator to hell.
- Carpenter expressed concerns about the corporate nature of the movie business today.
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 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》图画小说和专辑
约翰·卡朋特在他的职业生涯中经常与身边的人合作。但制作《大教堂》这部图画小说和伴随的原创专辑，真正是一项家庭事业。他邀请了教子丹尼尔·戴维斯和儿子科迪共同参与专辑的制作，并请他的妻子、漫画出版商桑迪·金协助制作图画小说。
这位著名的恐怖电影导演表示，如今电影行业完全是“公司化”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造力。在一个关于洛杉矶市中心一座废弃教堂和通往地狱的电梯的梦境之后，卡朋特邀请了教子丹尼尔·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，唤起了他一些经典作品的氛围，比如《万圣节》的主题曲。随后，卡朋特请他的妻子桑迪·金协助制作图画小说，她是一位漫画出版商。卡朋特、他的儿子和戴维斯与美联社谈到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。