John Carpenter turns a hell-elevator dream into ‘Cathedral’ graphic novel and album
- John Carpenter has created a graphic novel titled 'Cathedral' with an accompanying original album.
- The project involved collaboration with his godson Daniel Davies and his son Cody.
- Carpenter's wife, Sandy King, assisted with the graphic novel's publication.
- The album features spooky instrumental tracks reminiscent of Carpenter's classic film scores.
- The inspiration for the project came from a dream about an elevator that goes to hell.
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.' He 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》这部漫画小说及其配套的原创专辑，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，如今电影行业完全是“企业化”的。因此，78岁的卡朋特更倾向于寻找替代的、更经济的方式来保持创作的满足感。在一次关于一个通往地狱的电梯的梦中，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。
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配乐，如《万圣节》的主题曲。随后，他向妻子桑迪·金求助，她是一位漫画书出版商，帮助完成漫画小说。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员拉里·伯德的噩梦。