Directed by:
John CarpenterScreenplay:
Bill LancasterCinematography:
Dean CundeyComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Thomas G. Waites (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
MacReady (Kurt Russell) and his team of twelve Antarctic researches unearth and inadvertently defrost a hideous, 100,000-year-old alien life form. Havoc ensues as the isolated scientists struggle with a foe that is a shape-shifting misanthrope. The remaining men are soon faced with the task of determining who's who in order to ensure their survival. (official distributor synopsis)
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![John Carpenter: Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976-1988](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/168/066/168066601_cvu0cp.jpg)
John Carpenter: Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976-1988
Label: Sacred Bones Records
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 37:23
1. | HALLOWEEN III: Chariots Of Pumpkins | John Carpenter | 03:29 |
2. | ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: 69th St. Bridge | John Carpenter | 02:47 |
3. | BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA: The Alley (War) | John Carpenter | 02:37 |
4. | THEY LIVE: Wake Up | John Carpenter | 03:22 |
5. | ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13: Julie's Dead | John Carpenter | 01:49 |
6. | HALLOWEEN II: The Shape Enters Laurie's Room | John Carpenter | 01:49 |
7. | HALLOWEEN III: Season Of The Witch | John Carpenter | 02:02 |
8. | PRINCE OF DARKNESS: Love At A Distance | John Carpenter | 03:36 |
9. | HALLOWEEN II: The Shape Stalks Again | John Carpenter | 03:10 |
10. | THE THING: Burn It | John Carpenter | 02:23 |
11. | Fuchs | John Carpenter | 02:11 |
12. | To Macs Shack | John Carpenter | 02:57 |
13. | THE FOG: Walk To The Lighthouse | John Carpenter | 02:38 |
14. | HALLOWEEN: Laurie's Theme | John Carpenter | 02:33 |
![Alan Howarth Live at the Hollywood Theater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/164/671/164671019_9bdab2.jpg)
Alan Howarth Live at the Hollywood Theater
Label: Buysoundtrax Records
Year: 2020
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 45:23
1. | TV Message / Main Title (They Live / Halloween III) | Alan Howarth | 02:51 |
2. | Chariots Of Pumpkins (Halloween III) | Alan Howarth | 03:28 |
3. | Main Title (Escape From New York) | Alan Howarth | 03:21 |
4. | Christine Attacks / Main Title (Christine / Halloween II) | Alan Howarth | 02:59 |
5. | Haddonfield Streets (Halloween II) | Alan Howarth | 04:05 |
6. | Airport Abduction (Big Trouble In Little China) | Alan Howarth | 02:18 |
7. | Wing Kong White Tiger (Big Trouble In Little China) | Alan Howarth | 03:06 |
8. | Team Assembly (Prince Of Darkness) | Alan Howarth | 02:55 |
9. | Coming To L.A. (They Live) | Alan Howarth | 02:02 |
10. | The Thing (The Thing) | Alan Howarth | 02:05 |
11. | The Return (Halloween 4) | Alan Howarth | 02:04 |
12. | Halloween Suite | Alan Howarth | 04:43 |
13. | The Lost Empire (The Lost Empire) | Alan Howarth | 01:59 |
14. | Assault On Precinct 13 (Assault On Precinct 13) | Alan Howarth | 01:10 |
15. | Retribution (Retribution) | Alan Howarth | 01:44 |
16. | Bank Robbery (Escape From New York) | Alan Howarth | 04:33 |
![The Thing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/164/520/164520735_139752.jpg)
The Thing
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Quartet Records
Year: 2020
Country: Spain
Format: CD
Length: 49:16
1. | Humanity (Part 1) | Ennio Morricone | 06:56 |
2. | Shape | Ennio Morricone | 03:18 |
3. | Contamination | Ennio Morricone | 01:04 |
4. | Bestiality | Ennio Morricone | 02:58 |
5. | Solitude | Ennio Morricone | 05:57 |
6. | Eternity | Ennio Morricone | 05:27 |
7. | Wait | Ennio Morricone | 06:27 |
8. | Humanity (Part 2) | Ennio Morricone | 07:14 |
9. | Sterilization | Ennio Morricone | 05:05 |
10. | Despair | Ennio Morricone | 04:50 |
![The Thing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/163/135/163135391_541e17.jpg)
The Thing
Label: Waxwork Records
Year: 2017
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 49:02
1. | SIDE A: Humanity (Part 1) | Ennio Morricone | 06:53 |
2. | Shape | Ennio Morricone | 03:17 |
3. | Contamination | Ennio Morricone | 01:02 |
4. | Bestiality | Ennio Morricone | 02:56 |
5. | Solitude | Ennio Morricone | 05:57 |
6. | Eternity | Ennio Morricone | 05:27 |
7. | SIDE B: Wait | Ennio Morricone | 06:26 |
8. | Humanity (Part 2) | Ennio Morricone | 07:12 |
9. | Sterilization | Ennio Morricone | 05:05 |
10. | Despair | Ennio Morricone | 04:47 |
![The Thing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/160/036/160036977_3633c8.jpg)
The Thing
Music From The Motion Picture
Label: BSX Records
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:01:12
Notes:
Limited edition.
New Recording.
1. | The Thing - Main Title | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | 01:46 |
2. | Main Theme / Desolation | Ennio Morricone | 04:29 |
3. | Humanity 2 | Ennio Morricone | 02:42 |
4. | Despair | Ennio Morricone | 04:47 |
5. | Humanity | Ennio Morricone | 06:52 |
6. | Shape | Ennio Morricone | 03:18 |
7. | Burn It | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | 02:23 |
8. | Solitude | Ennio Morricone | 05:33 |
9. | Fuchs | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | 02:27 |
10. | To Mac's Shack | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth | 02:54 |
11. | Wait | Ennio Morricone | 06:21 |
12. | Sterilization | Ennio Morricone | 03:43 |
13. | Eternity | Ennio Morricone | 05:26 |
14. | Contamination | Ennio Morricone | 01:01 |
15. | Bestiality | Ennio Morricone | 02:55 |
16. | Main Theme / End Credits From The Thing | Ennio Morricone | 04:35 |
![The Thing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/163/135/163135385_99ffb1.jpg)
The Thing
Music from the Motion Picture
Label: MCA Records
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 46:24
1. | SIDE A: Humanity (Part 1) | Ennio Morricone | 06:50 |
2. | Shape | Ennio Morricone | 03:16 |
3. | Contamination | Ennio Morricone | 01:02 |
4. | Bestiality | Ennio Morricone | 02:56 |
5. | Solitude | Ennio Morricone | 02:58 |
6. | Eternity | Ennio Morricone | 05:35 |
7. | SIDE B: Wait | Ennio Morricone | 06:22 |
8. | Humanity (Part 2) | Ennio Morricone | 07:15 |
9. | Sterilization | Ennio Morricone | 05:12 |
10. | Despair | Ennio Morricone | 04:58 |
![The Thing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/163/135/163135396_5d222a.jpg)
The Thing
Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Varese Sarabande
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 49:22
1. | Humanity (Part I) | Ennio Morricone | 06:50 |
2. | Shape | Ennio Morricone | 03:16 |
3. | Contamination | Ennio Morricone | 01:02 |
4. | Bestiality | Ennio Morricone | 02:56 |
5. | Solitude | Ennio Morricone | 05:56 |
6. | Eternity | Ennio Morricone | 05:35 |
7. | Wait | Ennio Morricone | 06:22 |
8. | Humanity (Part II) | Ennio Morricone | 07:15 |
9. | Sterilization | Ennio Morricone | 05:12 |
10. | Despair | Ennio Morricone | 04:58 |
![The Thing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/163/135/163135401_c5b6b7.jpg)
The Thing
Music from the Motion Picture
Label: MCA Records
Year: 1982
Country: Japan
Format: LP
Length: 46:24
1. | SIDE A: Humanity (Part 1) | Ennio Morricone | 06:50 |
2. | Shape | Ennio Morricone | 03:16 |
3. | Contamination | Ennio Morricone | 01:02 |
4. | Bestiality | Ennio Morricone | 02:56 |
5. | Solitude | Ennio Morricone | 02:58 |
6. | Eternity | Ennio Morricone | 05:35 |
7. | SIDE B: Wait | Ennio Morricone | 06:22 |
8. | Humanity (Part 2) | Ennio Morricone | 07:15 |
9. | Sterilization | Ennio Morricone | 05:12 |
10. | Despair | Ennio Morricone | 04:58 |