John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness Soundtrack (Vinyl) 

both movie and score are horribly underrated.

I listen to this on headphones while walking in the woods at night. It's a trip, try it.

This came on cable tv in the 90’s and I woke up to the beginning of it. Alone. In the dark. And watched it. Because I was not going to look for a light switch. Top-tier Carpenter!👍🥂❤️

This has more suspense in the first 5 minutes than any modern horror movie.

"This is not a dream... not a dream. We are using your brain's electrical system as a receiver. We are unable to transmit through conscious neural interference. You are receiving this broadcast as a dream. We are transmitting from the year one, nine, nine, nine. You are receiving this broadcast in order to alter the events you are seeing. Our technology has not developed a transmitter strong enough to reach your conscious state of awareness, but this is not a dream. You are seeing what is actually occurring for the purpose of causality violation."

"This is not a dream... not a dream. We are using your brain's electrical system as a receiver..." his best score and one of the BEST final scenes in movie history!

I feel this is one of the most underrated film scores for a Carpenter flick.

So glad that many of the comments are positive for this youtube video. "John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness" is one of his most underrated movies(my favorite Carpenter movie). It is so ahead of it's time, along side: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and "Altered States". What all three of these movies have in common are science, religion and horror. Great score by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth. Til this day, this movie disturbs me.

Prince of Darkness is one of my favorite John Carpenters films. What makes the film stand out for me are the visuals, the dread, the suspense, and also top-notch music. This is the best score I've heard which fits really well with the film, you can feel the weight of doom pushing you down.

When I was in college I used to put my headphones in and listen to 'team assembly' while I walked to the library in the dark (we had late night study meetings before projects) to meet with my study group partners.

One of the scariest masterpiece i've never seen/heard. The Carpenter's genius. Thanks for the share.

*There's something so genuinely EERIE and HAUNTING about this film and the soundtrack that it bothers me...yet I still keep coming back to them*

Love this album and especially love the movie. One of Carpenters greatest horror movies and teaches alot about science and philosophy and religion and space. All in one movie.

It is hard to say which of the John Carpenter's scores is the best, but Prince of Darkness is definitely in my top three

This score gives me chills everytime i hear it. Makes you wonder if something could exist like this that we are unaware of hidden so it wouldnt cause panic.

The premise of this movie was so terrifying. Of course, Carpenter scores it perfectly. Donald Pleasant's characters, in all of Carpenters films, are always so desperately helpless to the point of becoming a drinking game. Carpenter proves you can do a lot with a little.

Carpenter is a genius. This film is vastly underrated. So much effort went into this eerie soundtrack. One of his best scores, imo.

Master class in cinema as in making the soundtracks , John the master Carpenter

One of my alltime favorite horror movies with The fog or The Thing. John Carpenter is a real living legend!!!!

Saw this in the cinemas back in 87 when i was nine in a Samoa.. man, i got into so many movies that were r rated at such a young age. All the Action movies of the time, horror, sci fi , to kung fu, i got into em all. Great quality, better than most on youtube.

The entire film is a guilty pleasure and an unsettling tale of supernatural-scientific horror. It has a strong atmosphere, the recurring dream-sequence and the shot inside the mirror-universe close to the end of the film are some of the most chilling movie-scenes I've ever seen. A classic!

“You will not be saved by the god Plutonium. In fact, YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!”

I like that you can hear some of the same notes and patterns in Prince of Darkness as in Big Trouble in Little China

OUTSTANDING score by the Master JOHN CARPENTER!!! this is his most underrated movie & score but to me IT'S his MASTERPIECE

This has got to be one of my favorite John Carpenter soundtracks. Just perfectly sparse and eerie.

This was a great film. Originally rented it on Apple TV because I was on a John Carpenter binge. I loved this film's atmosphere so much despite it being an older film. I went on to purchase the 4K blu-ray of this film to own. No regrets. Just a lover of cinema... :)

great sountrack and movie..

This was my first Carpenter's movie, at a local horror movie marathon. To this day, it's among the top 10 in my personal best movie list, together with "In The Mouth Of Madness" also by Carpenter, and I wish more people knew of them!

As a long time fan of this film... *what* a cover! Wow! There's so much going on in the cover art, and it's a true embodiment of what happens in the film. Amazing!

With less notes than the theme for "The Thing" he architects this complete picture of powerful fear and dread. It's not the bug money shot, it's not the hand through the mirror, it's not even Alice Cooper. It's the little things like the slow realization of entrapment, denial and then belief. LOVE the album picture, atmosphere and ESPECIALLY the occasional pops of true vinyl.

Carpenter's greatest and most versatile score.

YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!

Yes loved the movie and soundtrack. Carpenter is a genius. Thanks for the music!

What a gorgeous sleeve design.

bloody hell! listening to this with headphones on HAHAH! EPIC!

Saw this movie in the cinemas back in 88 when i was 10 years old

Great movie, i watch it every Christmas;).

The score is one of the main assets of the film.

For what it's worth, the Prince of Darkness is actually closer to a "Symbolic Horror" which in itself, could be a sort of sub genre of "Psychological Horror". The movie relies very heavy on symbols like the demonic symbol on some of the casts hands. The use of the homeless and downtrodden to symbolize easy to manipulate people. The mirrors who symbolize our darker selves. The time transmissions during the film. All of these elements lead to a truly creepy and while seemingly poorly acted and oddly scripted, a slice of how a group of college students would act in such a scenario. This was deliberate, as this is John Carpenter's style. The combination of symbolism, seemingly out of pace acting ,and a creepy score, truly make this a cult favorite for those who seek an escape from the tired and trope ridden garbage of modern horror. The film is nearly film project grade, cheesy, and very low budget. But it and many others in it's genre (Phantasm being another cult favorite) make this a very underrated and very worthy of a sequel film. I think many in the horror community would like a follow up as to what 1999 brought upon the world by Brian's former love Catherine. And the question answered if it was Brian who invented the machine to send himself a message from 12 years into the future.

Amazing how you can save entire orchestras on a tiny vinyl groove.

One of best soundtracks ever made

One of my all time favourite horror films! John Carpenter is the Man! Thanks for uploading this 🖤🫡

I love these and the works of Vangelis too on vinyl too. they take you to so many places and recount images from the movies you have seen too. Thanks for the upload!

The music is amazing

Carpenter's best scores was when he collaborated with Alan Howarth and this one was no exception. This has to be one of my top ten favorite film scores. Notice how Carpenter's scores were never the same when he stopped collaborating with Howarth. Vampires was a solo effort by Carpenter, but lacked that punch that his previous scores had.

Amazing soundtrack for an amzing movie. Love it.

Thanks for uploading this fantastic soundtrack, one of my favourite Carpenter scores.

It was my 2nd year in college when I seen it on the big screen, the music makes my hair stand on my hairless back..

Man, I love this movie. Thanks for uploading this soundtrack!

omg, who can dislike this?!

good movie, good sountrack...

Incredible soundtrack

wow;almost 30 years ago when i rented this out on vhs,,great film ,and that crackling only on vinyl guarantees authenticity @@ thx for the upload

I'm spellbound. Fantastic piece.

Thanks for the upload. It made cooking dinner tonight a joy.

It's like a jukebox-digital fireplace fusion. I LIKE IT!

The best Carpenter soundtrack..,👍

Amazing !! I love this movie and i love this soundrack !!

Authentic sound is the best! Thanks for sharing, I must watch the film for sure.

I would love to get prince of darkness on vinyl... Love that soundtrack

The best Carpenter soundtrack.

definitely a classic. thanks for uploading. i couldn't find anything online for the longest time.

Excelente trabajo de sintetizadores, un álbum de lo más creativo, grandes John Carpenter y Alan Howarth

The front end gives us momentum and the story being pushed forward. But the real power comes from synths at the back end, and the quiet moments that are dripping in atmosphere and character.

A good fit for this hour of the day as the sky's darkening to a roiling mass of necrotic-bruised hue, leaves rustle as the wind bullies the boughs, and a cloudburst might send down the wrath from some eldritch provenance... :)

Superb film.haunting music brilliant

John, thanks so much for this excellent upload of The Prince of Darkness soundtrack. One of the highest quality uploads I had the pleasure to experience. Thanks again.

You will not be saved by the Holy Ghost You will not be saved by the god Plutonium In fact, YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!

a collector ! I have the original pressing.Thank you for your Chanel! I love it

I keep waiting for Alice Cooper to peer through the window

Cool, would love to get my hands on this

19:38 "Hello....???? Hello........???? I've got a message for you, and you're not going to like it........Pray for death."

amazing music. Like also the vinyl and the art of its cover

Thanks. Great film

That cover is so sick

One thing I love about Carpenter movies is how they question "reality", especially in PoD. The soundtrack emphasises this concept effectively.

Big Trouble In Little China Is my #1 all time John Carpenter score , but Prince Of Darkness Is my second favorite , an atmospheric masterpiece.

this is awesome and epic, ty for upload and I just looooove that LP sound, it gives a certain "taste" to this soundtrack :)

A true masterpiece. Thank you for sharing.

FATHHHHEEEEERRRRRR!!! COME TO FREEEEEEEEEEEDOMMMMMMMM!!!

Great sound from that new vinyl. Thanks for posting. One of the more frightening images from the movie is the shadowy figure in the doorway of the church. I'll never forget that.

That part around 1:29 reminds me a lot of big trouble in little China. Another classic that I still watch to this very day.

So wonderful! Hail to the king of Horror!(along with Poe, of course!)

Amaaaaazzzzzinggggg graacceee....

Best playing of a thing on a thing ever. Bravo John.

Great Job Thank You ! - The Music is so tense ... one of Carpenters best work ever ! - And the Movie ... I love it !

Anybody seen Susan?... Radiologist?... Glasses?

Damn, that cover is killing it!

Great upload. Thanks and please keep them coming. Peace.

beautiful

Love this. Thanks for posting.

This is such a good cover.

Outstanding!! Gonna shop for this on vinyl..thanks for upload and inspiration!!

Soiled myself listening to this. Good times.

Very good

Just subscribed...I like you appreciate the film/music so much you bought the vinyl! Thanks so much for sharing, sounds incredible!

This soundtrack is really great!

For what it is, this movie and soundtrack is far better than it gets credit for!

This is the only film where science and religion is so well blended. Terrifying. The soundtrack is one of his very best. I love the amazing artwork on your LP's cover, BTW!

This is utterly fantastic.