Chris Alexander of ComingSoon.net rated Christine as #3 of the top 10 John Carpenter scores, saying, “Pulsing, moody, dread-filled, this is a car-centric and pop-tinted progression of the Halloween score and it’s probably this writer’s favorite of all the Carpenter soundtracks.”
Fact Magazine says Christine,
with “its soundtrack is another synth-heavy masterclass, and again
finds Carpenter teaming up with Alan Howarth. ‘Obsessed With The Car’ is
one of the score’s most low-key cues, and is noteworthy simply because
of its beautiful, unhurried simplicity.”
To complement the remastered audio, Award-winning artist and leading designer in the world of alternative movie posters,
Gary Pullin was commissioned to create original artwork for the
packaging. "I’ve always loved Stephen King's novel and the cover is a
stunner - a stylized hood ornament with a screaming skull, Christine in
chrome as it blazes across the hard cover,” he explained. “For the
films’ score, I wanted to feature the Plymouth Fury logo front and
centre, in a simplistic and new way. The shape of the V reminded me of
devil horns - she's the car from hell! The blue glow represents the
supernatural force living under the hood and inside her evil grinning
grill. I often go for atmospheric designs when creating artwork for
movie soundtracks and the art seemed like a perfect fit for the
electronic score that Carpenter and Howarth created to drive the film’s
suspense and bring the fury of Christine to life.”
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