Prince of Darkness (soundtrack)

Prince of Darkness
Film score by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Released	1987
Studio	Electric Melody Studios, Glendale, California
Genre	Electronic film score dark ambient
Length	43:37
Label	Varèse Sarabande
Producer	Alan Howarth
John Carpenter chronology
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Prince of Darkness (1987) They Live (1988)
Alan Howarth chronology
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Prince of Darkness (1987) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Prince of Darkness is a soundtrack by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth for the film of the same name. It was released in 1987 through Varèse Sarabande. An expanded edition was released in 2008 through Alan Howarth Incorporated.

Track listing

All music is composed by John Carpenter

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening Titles"	4:14
2.	"Team Assembly"	4:33
3.	"Darkness Begins"	2:54
4.	"A Message from the Future"	5:30
5.	"Hell Breaks Loose"	4:53
6.	"Mirror Image"	6:46
7.	"The Devil Awakens"	8:57
8.	"Through the Mirror"	5:50
Total length:		43:37

2008 expanded edition

Prince of Darkness
Film score by John Carpenter
Released	2008
Studio	Electric Melody Studios, Glendale, California
Genre	Electronic film score dark ambient
Length	134:50
Label	Alan Howarth Incorporated
Producer	Alan Howarth, Ford A. Thaxton

CD One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Is Not a Dream"	0:51
2.	"Opening Credits"	9:15
3.	"The Underground Church" (Film Version)	4:01
4.	"Love at a Distance"	2:11
5.	"Will No One Tell Us"	1:39
6.	"The Team Assembles"	9:11
7.	"Translation"	2:19
8.	"Cross Bar"	0:57
9.	"Susan's Intuition / We Were Salesmen"	2:31
10.	"Psychokinesis"	0:43
11.	"Darkness Falls"	8:22
12.	"Bug Man"	0:36
13.	"A Message from the Future"	8:09
14.	"Hell Breaks Loose"	9:57
Total length:		61:14

CD Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Have a Message For You"	0:19
2.	"Mirror Image / The Only Thing That Matters"	8:13
3.	"The Devil Awakens"	9:50
4.	"Through the Mirror"	5:21
5.	"The Underground Church" (Alternate Version)	3:53
6.	"Opening Titles"	4:11
7.	"Team Assembly"	4:29
8.	"Darkness Begins"	2:52
9.	"A Message from the Future"	5:21
10.	"Hell Breaks Loose"	4:22
11.	"Mirror Image"	6:44
12.	"The Devil Awakens"	8:51
13.	"Through the Mirror"	5:31
14.	"End Credit"	3:16
Total length:		73:36

Personnel

• John Carpenter – composition, performance
• Alan Howarth – synthesizer programming, sequencing, mixing, recording, production

Reception

Carpenter's score was nominated at the 15th Saturn Awards for "Best Music".