Halloween Reimagined
Mateo Hightshoe
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Asylum Chaos 2:480:00/2:48
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The Truth 2:330:00/2:33
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A Haunted Past 3:190:00/3:19
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All Hallow's Eve 6:410:00/6:41
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Released Date: May 2018
Label: Disgruntled Media EP0001
Tracks: 4
Total Runtime: 16:00
MUSIC PRODUCTION CREDITS
Music Composed, Performed & Mixed by: Mateo Hightshoe
Artwork by: Mateo Hightshoe
All Intellectual Property, Copyrights and Licenses are owned by: Mateo Hightshoe
Digital Album Download FIle Type: MP3 320 Kbps CBR
Sample Type: 48000 Hz, Stereo, 24-bit
LICENSES:
Mechanical License
SONG CODE: M56343
TITLE: MAIN THEME FROM HALLOWEEN II
WRITERS: JOHN CARPENTER
LICENSE NO.: 1454490488
LICENSE DATE: Jul 02, 2025
SONG CODE: LVB17V
TITLE: LAURIE THEME
WRITERS: JOHN CARPENTER
LICENSE NO.: 1454490489
LICENSE DATE: Jul 02, 2025
Note:
All projects prior to 2025 I went by Matthew C. Hightshoe.
All future works will be credited as Mateo Hightshoe.
All albums will be retroactively get credited as Mateo Hightshoe.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
This EP was composed and performed back when the first trailer or the 2018 version of Halloween dropped in April of 2018. It was exciting and created great anticipation for the release of this film.
To pay homage as both a fan of the franchise, I being a fan of John Carpenter's music and a beginning composer at the time, this seemed like a great small personal project to tackle. I treated it as if I was creating a demo to submit to the filmmakers to get the job of composing the actual score.
ABOUT THE MUSIC
I chose to compose a collection of 4 cues showcasing the Halloween Theme, Laurie's Theme, and the Stalking Theme. There are little flourishes of the Meyer's House Theme and other tidbits from the original score.
The music is both an original work by me while being a homage to the original thematic material featured in the 1979 version of Halloween. However, to keep in line with the idea of the new film taking place 40 years later, I wanted the music to evolve and feel 40 years later but still have a hint of the retro aspects that make the music so iconic.
What does it mean that I have "evolved" the material?
Well, the story takes place 40 years later and so the music should not sound like 1979. There is a modern twist, the compositional elements have been altered in a way that at first listen it sounds like the original but when you listen closer, the new variations and nuances will be noticed.