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 abandoned church with an elevator 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 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转化为《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》这本图画小说及其附带的原创专辑，真正成为了一次家庭合作。他邀请了他的教子丹尼尔·戴维斯和儿子科迪合作专辑，并求助于他的妻子、漫画出版商桑迪·金来帮助制作图画小说。
这位著名的恐怖电影导演表示，如今电影行业完全是“企业化”的。因此，这位78岁的导演更喜欢寻找替代的、更经济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其通往地狱的电梯的梦境后，卡朋特作为一名多产的作曲家，邀请了他的教子丹尼尔·戴维斯和儿子科迪合作专辑。
这张专辑包含了与他一些经典作品相似的阴森音乐曲目，比如《万圣节》的主题曲。随后，卡朋特向他的妻子桑迪·金求助，她是一位漫画出版商，来帮助制作图画小说。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。