John Carpenter turns a hell-elevator dream into ‘Cathedral’ graphic novel and album
- John Carpenter has collaborated with his family on his new project, 'Cathedral', which includes a graphic novel and an original album.
- The idea for 'Cathedral' came from a dream Carpenter had about an elevator that goes to hell.
- Carpenter's son Cody and his godson Daniel Davies contributed to the album, which features spooky instrumental tracks.
- Carpenter's wife, Sandy King, helped with the graphic novel as she owns a comic book company.
- Carpenter expressed concerns about the corporate nature of the current movie business and prefers alternative creative outlets.
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, 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》——一部将于周五发布的漫画小说及其配套的原创专辑，确实是一项家庭事业。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，这位78岁的导演更喜欢寻找替代的、成本更低的方式来保持创作满足感。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，这位多产的作曲家，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。
专辑包含了令人毛骨悚然的器乐曲目，唤起了他一些标志性经典的回忆，如《万圣节》的主题曲。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员拉里·伯德的噩梦。