Its amazing. It had the same effect that Halloween did with Carpenter's score imo.
Totally agree. I highly recommend the 2 disc set for The Shining. And I don't think Carpenter gets enough recognition as a composer. I love the soundtrack for Escape from New York too.
Back to WTF moments- All of Eraserhead. But especially this scene:
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