Escape from L.A.: Original Score Album From the Motion Picture

Film score by

Released

August 1996

Genre

Film score

Length

33:32

Label

Milan Records

Producer

Shirley Walker

John Carpenter chronology

Village of the Damned
(1995)

Escape from L.A.
(1996)

Vampires
(1998)

Alternative cover

2014 expanded edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Escape from L.A.: Original Score Album From the Motion Picture is the score by John Carpenter and Shirley Walker to the film of the same name. It was released in August, 1996 through Milan Records. A limited expanded edition was released in February, 2014 through La-La Land Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Escape from New York Main Title"	John Carpenter, Alan Howarth	2:07
2.	"History of Los Angeles"	Carpenter, Shirley Walker	2:09
3.	"Snake's Uniform"	Carpenter	0:58
4.	"Submarine Launch"	Walker	2:36
5.	"Sunset Boulevard Bazaar"	Walker	2:03
6.	"Motorcycle Chase"	Walker	2:23
7.	"Showdown"	Carpenter	1:27
8.	"Beverly Hills Surgeon General"	Carpenter, Walker	4:10
9.	"The Future Is Right Now"	Walker	2:00
10.	"Hang Glider Attack"	Walker	2:30
11.	"The Black Box"	Walker	1:14
12.	"Escape from Coliseum"	Walker	1:53
13.	"Helicopter Arrival"	Walker	2:05
14.	"Fire Fight"	Walker	2:49
15.	"Escape from Happy Kingdom"	Walker	1:30
16.	"Crash Landing"	Walker	1:38
Total length:			33:32

2014 expanded edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Escape From New York - Main Title"	John Carpenter, Alan Howarth	2:09
2.	"History of Los Angeles"	Carpenter, Shirley Walker	3:14
3.	"Fire Base Seven"	Carpenter	1:04
4.	"Snake Arrives / Deportees"	Carpenter, Walker	1:18
5.	"Snake Gets Scratched"	Walker	1:36
6.	"Defense Lab"	Walker	2:42
7.	"Snake's Flashback"	Walker	1:21
8.	"Weapons / Snake's Uniform"	Walker / Carpenter	2:17
9.	"Snake's Escort"	Carpenter	1:28
10.	"Submarine Launch"	Walker	3:11
11.	"Sub Sinks"	Walker	0:45
12.	"Mulholland Drive-By"	Carpenter	1:11
13.	"Acid Rain / Tour Guide Sting / Snake Gets Directions"	Carpenter	1:30
14.	"Sunset Boulevard Bazaar"	Walker	2:04
15.	"Motorcycle Chase"	Walker	2:26
16.	"Showdown"	Carpenter	1:28
17.	"Push on Through / Snake Takes a Breather"	Walker / Carpenter	1:21
18.	"Beverly Hills Surgeon"	Carpenter, Walker	5:34
19.	"I Think We're Lost / Taslima"	Walker	2:23
20.	"The Future Is Right Now / Fun Gun"	Walker / Carpenter	3:58
21.	"The Black Box / Target L.A."	Walker	1:53
22.	"The Broadcast / The Coliseum"	Walker	3:16
23.	"Decapitation / Game time / The Game"	Walker	4:22
24.	"Escape from Coliseum"	Walker	1:55
25.	"Queen Mary / Hang Glider Attack"	Walker	3:35
26.	"Helicopter Arrival"	Walker	2:07
27.	"Texas Switch / Fire Fight"	Carpenter / Walker	3:50
28.	"Escape from Happy Kingdom"	Walker	1:32
29.	"Crash Landing"	Walker	1:40
30.	"Out of Time" (unused)	Carpenter	1:45
31.	"Presidential Decree"	Carpenter, Walker	7:14

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
32.	"J.C.'s Blues" (source)	Carpenter	3:05
Total length:			78:58

Personnel

John Carpenter – composition
Shirley Walker – synthesizer, composition, arrangement, production
Jamie Muhoberac – samples
Nyle Steiner – electronic valve instrument
Mike Watts – synthesizer
Mike Fisher – electronic percussion
Tommy Morgan – harmonicas
Daniel Greco – hammer dulcimer
John Goux – guitars
Nathan East – bass
John Robinson – rock drums
Tom Raney – timpani soloist
Greg Goodall – timpani soloist
Robert Zimmitti – daiko drum soloist
Endre Granat – violin soloist, concert master
Jon Clarke – soprano oboe solo
Lolita Ritmanis – orchestration
Michael McCuistion – orchestration
Robert Fernandez – recording, mixing
Doug Botnick – recording

References

^ McDonald, Steven. "John Carpenter / Shirley Walker: Escape from L.A. [Original Score]". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

John Carpenter

Filmography

Directed	Captain Voyeur (1969, short) Dark Star (1974) Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Halloween (1978) Someone's Watching Me! (1978, TV) Elvis (1979, TV) The Fog (1980) Escape from New York (1981) The Thing (1982) Christine (1983) Starman (1984) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Prince of Darkness (1987) They Live (1988) Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) Body Bags (1993, TV) In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Village of the Damned (1995) Escape from L.A. (1996) Vampires (1998) Ghosts of Mars (2001) "Cigarette Burns" (2005, TV) "Pro-Life" (2006, TV) The Ward (2010)
Written only	The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970, short) Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) Zuma Beach (1978, TV) Better Late Than Never (1979, TV) Halloween II (1981) Black Moon Rising (1986) El Diablo (1990, TV) Blood River (1991, TV) Silent Predators (1999, TV)
Produced only	Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) The Fog (2005)

Discography

Albums	Lost Themes (2015) Lost Themes Remixed (2015) Lost Themes II (2016) Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998 (2017) Lost Themes III: Alive After Death (2021)
EPs	Classic Themes Redux EP (2016) Lost Cues: The Thing (2020)
Scores and soundtracks	Halloween (1979) Dark Star (1980) Escape from New York (1981) Halloween II (1981) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) The Fog (1984) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Prince of Darkness (1987) They Live (1988) Christine (1989) Body Bags (1993) In the Mouth of Madness (1995) Village of the Damned (1995) Escape from L.A. (1996) Vampires (1998) Ghosts of Mars (2001) Assault on Precinct 13 (2003) Halloween (2018) Halloween Kills (2021) Studio 666 (2022) Firestarter (2022) Halloween Ends (2022) Death of a Unicorn (TBA)