Zombie Zombie heart John Carpenter

Etienne Jaumet and Cosmic Neman of French synth duo Zombie Zombie have never encountered a creepy tune from a John Carpenter thriller they didn't like. So instead of slightly altering their favourite songs and re-recording them as their own like some of their less scrupulous Parisian contemporaries have done, they've put together the five-track musical salute Zombie Zombie Plays John Carpenter (Versatile) which includes their own eerie interpretations of the tension-ratcheting themes from Carpenter's films including Halloween, Assault On Precinct 13, Escape From New York, Escape From L.A. and The Thing which Carpenter composed with Ennio Morricone. If you've seen the films, you already know that it's almost impossible to improve on Carpenter's chilling scores. But in taking the themes out of their cinematic context, Zombie Zombie have done a fine job of bringing attention to some marvelous pieces of music which you may have missed while anticipating what might be lurking in the dimly lit room at the end of the hall.
What better way to top off the tribute project than with a stop motion animation version of Carpenter's classic 1982 remake of The Thing scored by Zombie Zombie? Directed by Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann, who evidently used their own G.I. Joe action figures, the six and a half minute clip is a mind-roasting epic of pure twisted genius as you'll see below.

Etienne Jaumet discusses John Carpenter's film soundtracks
   


The Thing by Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann