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.
- Carpenter's wife, Sandy King, assisted with the graphic novel as she is a comic book publisher.
- The inspiration for 'Cathedral' came from a dream about an elevator that goes to hell.
- 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.
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》图画小说及专辑
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》这部图画小说及其伴随的原创专辑，真正是一场家庭盛事。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，并请他的出版人妻子协助图画小说的创作。
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，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。在一个关于洛杉矶市中心一座废弃教堂及通往地狱的电梯的梦境后，卡朋特，作为一名多产的作曲家，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。
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。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员拉里·伯德的噩梦。