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John Carpenter’s Soundtrack for Recent ‘Halloween’ Films to be Reissued in Expanded Form

The new box set release will take in previously unheard music made for the trilogy of films

John Carpenter (middle) with Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, photo by Sophie Gransard

John Carpenter’s soundtracks for the recent trilogy of Halloween film reboots are to be reissued in expanded form.

Produced alongside his collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, the soundtracks for 2018’s Halloween, 2021’s Halloween Kills, and 2022’s Halloween Ends marked Carpenter’s return to scoring films after nearly two decades away. The expanded version of Halloween Kills features 25 unreleased music cues, while Halloween Ends adds 10 new tracks.

The reissues will take in bonus material left off the original soundtrack release, with a deluxe box set collecting the definitive editions of all three scores and standalone versions of the expanded soundtracks all set to be made available. The box sets will be released in 6xLP and 3xCD form, and all of the new material will also go up on streaming platforms.

To mark the announcement of the expanded reissues, two previously unheard pieces – ‘Hunting A Killer’ from Halloween Kills and ‘Take The Mask’ from Halloween Ends – have been shared onine. You can listen to both tracks below.

Sacred Bones will release Halloween: The Complete Expanded Collection on October 3, 2025.

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