Released 1986 Release date 21 November 1996 | Producer John Carpenter Label Enigma Records | |
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Studio Electric Melody Studios, Glendale, California Genre Electronic
rock
film score Length 45:38 (1986 release)
71:35 (1999 release) Artists John Carpenter, Alan Howarth Movie Big Trouble in Little China John Carpenter albums Escape from New York, The Fog, Dark Star, Halloween II, Lost Themes | ||
Big Trouble in Little China is a soundtrack produced by John Carpenter for the film of the same name.
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With the soundtrack, Carpenter wanted to avoid the usual clichés finding that “other scores for American movies about Chinese characters are basically rinky tink, chop suey music. [He] didn’t want that for Big Trouble”. Carpenter instead opted for his trademark synthesizer score mixed with rock ‘n’ roll music.
A soundtrack album, produced by Carpenter, was released in 1986 on Enigma Records and featured nine tracks for a total of just over 45 minutes. In 1999, an expanded edition was released by Super Tracks Music Group. It included two versions of Carpenter and his band, The Coupe De Villes (consisting of himself, Nick Castle, and Tommy Lee Wallace), performing the "Big Trouble in Little China" theme song, three tracks from Alan Howarth's previously unreleased score for Backstabbed (also known as Mørkeleg), and a track from Escape from New York, entitled, "Atlanta Bank Robbery".
1999 release
Both the 1986 release and 1999 release are out-of-print.
2009 release
In 2009, a complete 2CD limited edition of the soundtrack was released by La-La Land Records which includes every note of music from the film, including both versions of the title song, remastered.
Personnel
The Coupe De Villes