John Carpenter - Escape From New York - Primavera Sound 2016

[@andrewgordon235]

Escape from New York was mostly filmed in St. Louis and they didn't have to change it that much either for the film.

[@mondoprime]

Goosebumps when the skyline appeared on the drop.

[@scarakus]

Just watched it last night :)

[@ryanpatrickwhite97]

Mondo Prime agreed I got all the feeelz

[@reginaldfitzpatrick8681]

Absolutely!

[@nahtesalinas1917]

Same here. So bad-ass.

[@williamchiafos3889]

Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@karlos2040]

One of the best movie makers of all time

[@nickanzalone9489]

Tears in my eyes....amazing.

[@acdc4191]

you mean eye?

[@nickanzalone9489]

Ha ha ha...yea ;)

[@canadude6401]

call me snake

[@adamtheguy7074]

Call me pleskin

[@sandeeproy1985]

Mine too...such and underrated...director...fuck u Hollywood

[@Hauerization]

Carpenter literally chews bubblegum and kicks some ass!

[@CliffuckingBooth]

He's all out of bubblegum.

[@cyrillewis9606]

Man this masterpiece has stood the test of time. God bless John Carpenter. 💯

[@cloudsmiles1]

No one leaves!

[@seanblanchard3333]

John Carpenter and Kurt Russell are two of the best things to happen to the movie industry along with Rowdy Roddy Piper, Keith David in "They Live". Big Trouble in Little China. Halloween. The Thing just name a few.

[@kevinknight9950]

Amen.

[@hakantuerk9758]

Dam'n right!!!!

[@nabuligo123]

Ti dimentichi della Cosa...

[@herbyverstink]

I am in total alignment with this sentiment .. especially Kurt.. one of the greats

[@KevinKnight-by4yt]

I agree,no reboots of"escape from new York" it,s perfect as is.

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

John Carpenter is a true American Icon. We need this man's face on Mt. Rushmore.

[@MrCarpen7er]

A director Americans never gave a s hit about, but since he´s trendy now, all Americans say they love him for years. Bunch of lying hypocrites. "In France, I’m an auteur; in Germany, a filmmaker; in Britain; a genre film director; and, in the USA, a bum.” - John Carpenter (Back in his filmmaking days).

[@sawrumer1182]

This man is a national treasure

[@stuartwebster4267]

Crikey cannot believe that 40 years have passed since i went to the cinema to see EFNY the brilliant john carpenter what can one say .

[@Pisca-kk5cs]

The skyline appearing in the beginning was epic!

[@nelsonbotelho3244]

the one and only JOHN CARPENTER

[@raymtumbi]

John Carpenter delivers it like a BOSS!

[@MrMmnngghh]

This is the heaviest version of this tune I've heard so far. That rhythm section is slamming it down. Great stuff.

[@PastorinoOlivier]

Big John is the Man not only in movies but in music. This man is a genius so underrated in his own country. My little tribute to this great song if you have 3 minutes to spare : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKlo2lvnqhrndk

[@sanderpostema8613]

Thank you very much for putting this on KZbin!

[@paskahanska]

John Carpenter is a movie and music mastermind.

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

I love that they kept the WTC in the skyline. Never forget.

[@herbyverstink]

i always said that they should have rebuilt the fukin things nearly identical to the original..not that giant dildo they made instead

[@azynkron]

What is WTC?

[@stevedj101]

@@azynkron World Trade Center

[@GeoRoma72]

Grande Il film più grande di sempre è la.colonna sonora anche

[@JackBuzzMusicZone]

I think the Escape from NY theme is the best intro to a concert ever. It sets the atmosphere of an awesome concert, all the way! Carpenter, the Master

[@wolfslynx8118]

I always thought his music set perfect dark tone for EFNY. Fantastic. Not fan as much EFLA I think that was more farce but just my 2c.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@wolfslynx8118 Escape From LA was awesome. Especially the ending. It was supposed to be more LA vibe while the original was NY vibe. This is why the first one is dark and gritty and real and the second one is larger than life and silly and over the top. They're both truly awesome.

[@matthewurban7031]

I've seen some of the biggest metal/rock bands of all time in some of the largest arenas around America, and I'm more excited to see john carpenter in a club in Detroit than I was for any of those shows lol.

[@wolfslynx8118]

I’m in Detroit area Matt pardon ignorance where when did he play here? I’m sorry missed it.

[@fromMSUwithlove]

“The rules are simple. Once you go in you don’t come out.”

[@bobafettfan32]

Unless you're name is Snake Plissken.

[@jimd385]

@@bobafettfan32 ‘call me Snake’

[@youtube-ventura]

I don't know what's more haunting, the special effects in the movie intro or Jamie Lee Curtis's voice spelling out the sinister scenario.

[@nickalkire1187]

New York City….in the year 1997!

[@jaymes1]

Still listen and watch a few times a year!🤘

[@RanDomGod500]

I was a boy when my father showed me this glorious movie, will hold it in my heart for the test of time, I held on to the original disk we got and I still have it to this day.

[@RK-ml2ns]

It leaves a filthy taste in my mouth when so called "critics" call EFNY a b movie. The whole production was sheer genius!

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

The special effects in that film were AMAZING. Even watching it today it still amazes me

[@rokaanalzeer7148]

I just watched it in 4k. Looks like it was shot yesterday!

[@Gangrel442003]

The critics are elite snobs who wouldn't know a good movie if it bit them in the ass...

[@azynkron]

Just because a movie doesn't have a T2 or Avatar budget doesn't make it bad. I think John did a great job with what he had. Some of my favourite movies are actually below 100K.

[@kevinknight3606]

First few notes of the song,people go crazy,peaks when the screen lights up.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

This is more fuhking awesome than words can even begin to describe.

[@stevengreathouse9814]

Got the movie today getting ready to watch it

[@lCdGarcia]

BADASS. Y’all don’t understand, I would stay up all night just to watch this master piece ESCAPE FROM NY!!! Top 5 all time

[@kostaspapadopoulos5267]

I also agree with Sean Blanchard that Kurt Russell and John Carpenter together with Rowdy Roddy Peiper with Keith David are two of the best things to happen in Hollywood.I saw this movie in 1981 when it came out I was 9 years old and growing up as a second generation immigrant in North Europe and Europe began transforming culturally especially west Europe copying the American culture and today all over the world with the ghettos and the nationalist racism.Escape from New York shows what was going to come.Also in They Live is what was going to come with covid-19 a lab made virus and new world order.Today we need people like Snake Plissken and Roddy Peiper with Kieth David in They Live to guide us in the dark future that is coming.Snake Plissken live forever.also we shall not forget in the last scene he scraped on Station 19 on the wall which has become a TV seriers.Today in the year 2022 things are difficult.looking back on these movies they give us strength today in this world surveillance terror which Edward Snowden told us.Very nice movies.

[@greengrassofhome]

This is so cool. A lot of good movie music never gets played live.

[@gustavopacheco919]

It's amazing how John's movies have touched so many lives.

[@PastorinoOlivier]

Big John is the Man not only in movies but in music. This man is a genius so underrated in his own country. My little tribute to this great song if you have 3 minutes to spare : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKlo2lvnqhrndk

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

John Carpenter is the greatest American who ever lived.

[@bobafettfan32]

Love how they have scenes from the movie playing on the screen in the back ground.

[@DaveHorgan.]

One of the best scores ever, from one of the best films ever by one of the best directors ever ❤ loved EFNY since I was a kid.

[@wolfslynx8118]

Me too--rated R on I watched it on this thing in my area called "ON TV" which was before cable, HBO where you could you get studio films after 8:00 oclock at home for pay, yes as a kid and remember "I dont give a FUCK about your president" lol. OMG good times--all the monster movies UHF VHF, 70s tv horror, night stalker, creature features, and great grindhouse works like EFNY. I miss those days really compared to the MCU and Star Wars vapid junk something nostalgic about those days of having to hunt for a late night kaiju or hammer film and you felt like you found a treasure lol.

[@AkkiSan23]

this music NEVER growing old

[@FRockall]

Imagine being this amazing...? What a gift to the world.

[@argonwheatbelly637]

1981. Saw it in the theater. Can still play this. 41 years ago. Yesterday.

[@robertorhymes]

"They sent in their best man, and when we roll across the 69th Street bridge tomorrow, on our way to freedom, we're going to have their best man leading the way - from the neck up! On the hood of my car!" =)

[@RaiderChampion34]

LETS DO IT!

[@Toyota4by4shiz]

Roberto Carlos LISTEN! LISTEN! The President’s gone! Brain took him!

[@samandcarlie]

You're the Duke of New York A number 1

[@GranTruismo4head]

Roberto Rhymes you you are the duke of New York... you’re a number one. I can’t hear you! YOU ARE THE DUKE OF NEW YORK YOURE A NUMBER 1!!!!!

[@TheWaynos73]

WHAT DID I TEACH YOU?!

[@timothybrown760]

40 years and this theme is still badass! Wish I could have seen this live with my main man John who I met a few years ago(Really nice guy)! : D

[@SewerTapes]

Carpenter is fucking cool. He's the reason I started writing music.

[@kellyvanhelsing975]

Waww amazing tune 😮

[@2confrontational]

DAMN!!! All hail the master!!! asbolutely incredible line up, they sound amazing together...!!!

[@operasinger2126]

Drummer sounds on.

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

Bad ass Lee Van Clief takes a smoke and leans against the rail looking out at New York, little moments like that, the subtelty...Carpenter is just so multi talented that it's hard to find someone as polyglotedly (if that's a word?) Of possessing the talent to write, direct, music, edit etc

[@bobafettfan32]

President of what?

[@bobafettfan32]

That's not funny Plissken.

[@wolfslynx8118]

"GET A NEW PRESIDENT"

[@jorgefontaine3907]

President Plissken of course man!!!

[@sandeeproy1985]

New world chica

[@MaidenUtah1]

Plissken’24🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@charlespeter9914]

No matter how treble a movie is, just give this guys the contract of the soundtrack and everyone will stay glue to the screen till the end.

[@francoisdegier5899]

One of the greatest movies from Carpenter!

[@BlayzedBlue]

This is EPIC. 'Nuff said.

[@michaelwilleford7257]

An AWESOME theme, possibly one of the best ever created for a movie! Still sending shivers down my spine to this day it always has seemed to reek of sheer Tyrannical horror.

[@deanmccauley1356]

Blessed to have seen this in Dublin. The man's a fucking legend.

[@dracopticon7788]

Fantastic atmosphere in this tune!

[@PastorinoOlivier]

Big John is the Man not only in movies but in music. This man is a genius so underrated in his own country. My little tribute to this great song if you have 3 minutes to spare : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKlo2lvnqhrndk

[@cs292]

Favorite 80's movie by far...then Back to the Future and the Terminator and Airplane.

[@sandeeproy1985]

Fuck this is gold .....how cool is John C

[@PastorinoOlivier]

Big John is the Man not only in movies but in music. This man is a genius so underrated in his own country. My little tribute to this great song if you have 3 minutes to spare : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKlo2lvnqhrndk

[@wolfslynx8118]

John Carpenter is a great filmmaker. He was doing stuff Tarrantino did decades before (case in point: Big Trouble Little China), although comparison maybe not accurate but hope I get idea across. He said he wrote music at first for his films because couldn't afford--yet Halloween, EFNY: These are great soundtracks!. I have always loved the tone EFNY music set for dark future masterpiece (I saw this as kid in 1970s) and I think you could still just move the setting up several decades (WWIII, Russia and China....). This movie is great and shows what a great story a a filmmaker can make with limited budget vs the Lucases and Speilbergs whos portfolio has turned to junk but with billions dollars to back them nonetheless. The Thing? I have NEVER seen better practical effects than Rob Bottin's to this day and remains a Halloween must watch each year. They Live? John is not only filmmaker but prophet of conflict theory. I know Im in minority, but I actually liked Ghosts of Mars, not because it was remake of Precinct 13 but I liked how John, who always wanted to do cowboy films (google) took the genre and made it matriarchal! Its a story idea not a film idea but it shows IMO what great thinker and how creative he is and EFNY to this day, even with the cassette tape and the tracking device which was a off the shelf kids toy, is still a masterpiece of atmosphere (much like Blade Runner from Ridley too imo). I believe if you read one of the "fathers" of Cyberpunk said he loved the line "you flew the Gullfire in Leningrad" in WWIII because it hinted to this whole dystopian backstory universe that you could immerse yourself in, and I wish there was good paperback stories set in this universe (I know a few comics made attempt). Welcome comments.

[@PastorinoOlivier]

Big John is the Man not only in movies but in music. This man is a genius so underrated in his own country. My little tribute to this great song if you have 3 minutes to spare : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKlo2lvnqhrndk

[@wolfslynx8118]

Agree Pastorino his writing ideas are so creative maybe he has some duds but that’s all personal and I like the worlds he creates and stories he tells and great music! Vs most big budget junk. He does horror heist suspense sci fi cowboy all with great touch.

[@kowalski5599]

I got goosebumps listening to this. Netflix. Give us a third film.

[@thecatinthehat2120]

Goddam right. Also, while your at it Netflix, throw the first two on your app already!

[@wolfslynx8118]

I went to San Diego Comicon bought the Carpenter photo op and tt him (for 3 mins.....). Asked about Escape From Earth (that was his planned 3rd film)....hes reply was up to studio but he has some ideas. He also pitched a horror film based on Dead Space--he is avid gamer and said he thought he could do a good film version of it, but said he didnt think author of game "liked him" lol I didnt ask (nor have time) its a production line at this meet greet photo ops.

[@wolfslynx8118]

Someone said Ghosts of Mars started as Escape From Earth? I wonder if any truth to that? ...... Netflix is great idea.

[@davecoalwood9487]

@@wolfslynx8118 I heard the same. Thing is, I was so excited about ...LA and it was so shit...maybe just left alone is best. Some things are of their era and good because of it and not re- produceable? Cheers Fella

[@wolfslynx8118]

@@davecoalwood9487 agree Dave thought I was in minority I hated making it campy or whatever. EFNY is still great imo even w the cassette tape and tracking device that was an actual off shelf toy - it was dark tone was serious and I loved hearing about this WWIII world and airborne assault on Leningrad. Then JC decided to do a camp kinda parody that I guess was meant also as attack on Hollywood est I’m not sure but never rewatched. I would have been more interested in his adventures in New Vegas, Thailand territory of US then a remake of EFNY (JC did what jar jar abrams did with The Force Awakens he remade an almost exact copy of A New Hope plot was .... not for me).

[@derekkaczmarczyk9453]

Love this song, movie and John Carpenter vision...😎😎😎🌉🌉🌉

[@jochenbecht6191]

Love this movie and love this soundtrack. Thanks so very much for your movies and your sounds. My favorite director of all times. Take care and god bless you John.

[@mandarinlily]

Good stuff!

[@dudedudeson6869]

This gave me fucking goosebumps.

[@jankmedia1985]

Such an awesome rendition of this theme. Probably my favorite theme from his movies.

[@sunny-sv2mn]

wow shivers

[@mariol7964]

I saw this show live in 2016. Total interactive 80's experience!

[@Jsissom74]

My dad's father's day gift this year!!

[@machfront]

Never in my 50 years thought I’d see it, as much a I loved this score as a kid and still til today…. John Carpenter: Rock Star! Yes!!!

[@damodavies9273]

Saw this in Liverpool, England; United Kingdom on 28th October :)

[@EVERTONFC.]

Boss.

[@i.l.2140]

Listening to the music....I can see clearly Kurt Russel fighting in the ring . . . Unbelieveable Now my son is watching this cool stuff . .. just great John Carpenter forever

[@ssidiouss]

this is fucking awesome.. like unbelievably perfect coolness

[@drewvics567]

I don't care what anyone says, this is some cool shit. Love JC. Great filmmaker and even pioneered much of the 80's techno film sound.

[@efrainrodriguezjr586]

Great movie great song!!!!!

[@cosadico2248]

My favorite soundtrack in my favorite city

[@lino928]

..comment ? there's no comment listening,enjoying... I wish you long life ,.my best director ever ,EVER

[@mobp7133]

Unreal, I didn't realise he made the soundtrack too. His movies played a big part of my life in the 80s

[@musicmanfelipe]

He’s written most of his own music scores.

[@iscream2232]

Every Fall I always revisit John Carpenters classic scores. I guess I started doin it because I associate watching his films around Halloween every year for over 20 years. I'm glad Fall has arrived 🍂🍁🔥🎃👻🍎🥧🍗

[@PastorinoOlivier]

Big John is the Man not only in movies but in music. This man is a genius so underrated in his own country. My little tribute to this great song if you have 3 minutes to spare : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKlo2lvnqhrndk

[@paolocalvo1360]

2020, Covid 19...escape from Planet earth...by John Carpenter!!!

[@greglaplante7593]

Me and my friends back in the 80’s watched this movie so many times .

[@HaraHideout]

Awesome. Just awesome.

[@meliachild]

Saw him in Manchester,England. Was a true dream come true. Was so cool. Love you John!

[@kevinnachtnuit5045]

I'm am hoping Mr. Carpenter comes to Toronto in 2017!...I'll be there for sure!..

[@CFan1313]

So awesome watching the master doing his thing!!

[@noahking3723]

Kicking myself that I didn't get to see him live when he was playing near me, what a fucking bad ass.

[@noahking3723]

Finally saw him live and yeah it was the greatest show ever

[@anthillca3665]

greatest opening i've ever seen! I watch this at least a few times a day!

[@joe_8699]

Wish I could have been there. This is awesome!

[@FreekNik]

Man, that's so awesome! I literally shed a tear at 2:24

[@GranTruismo4head]

That’s ducking awesome!!! I would love to see him perform in Vancouver! This would be my favourite song of the night if he did it! Heck if he did a meet and greet I would want to say thank you for making one of my favourite films of all time! He’s incredible at what he’s done! He’s a Renaissance man and no one can ever and I mean ever top that with what he has given us!

[@JohnnyTheMechanic]

Amazing how the complete John Carpenter universe was perfectly transposed to a live music show. I'm really sorry i never got to see any of these live shows.

[@RighteousBrother]

Well recorded vid. I saw him on October 31st in London. Mind blowing. Thanks for uploading this.

[@johnrose1342]

Woah woah woah!!!!!!! John carpenter live on halloween!!!!!!????!!! That to me would be better than going into space!! Lucky git!!! Lol

[@drdavid1963]

It's wild that he's going on tour in his late 60s. Good for him. Better composer than he ever was a filmmaker though he made some good films

[@kingvillechannel5411]

Holy FCK! Amazing version!

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

hell i never realised that Carpenter was feakin touring and playing his movie themes

[@ctheripper9630]

The Adventuring & Camping School, Thailand Me too brother. Must see. Spine-tingling music.

[@Ianjowett1]

ive sseen him twice he is amazing

[@Bormann8-i9]

Just saw him tonight in Oberhausen. It was sooo amazing!

[@ebee3522]

Such an impact on me young; I wasn’t old enough to see it at the theater but I definitely watched the next year on HBO.

[@readingribbit2826]

Worked this by chance. I'm a huge fan. Was amazing.

[@Metalblowing]

I just wish that people like Carpenter had more financing and understanding in the market. The man is a fucking genius and some people are to discover his movies that are classics just now... man if he god the recognition when he was younger we would live in a better world :)

[@johnathanlewis7059]

That is so bad ass freaking cool! The backdrop of the New York Maximum Security Penitentiary.

[@PastorinoOlivier]

Big John is the Man not only in movies but in music. This man is a genius so underrated in his own country. My little tribute to this great song if you have 3 minutes to spare : kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKlo2lvnqhrndk

[@Particle67]

Awesome

[@loffycarter69]

If it wasn't for this movie they'd be no ..METAL GEAR SOLID

[@62Tob]

This man is a genius! Great granpa!

[@iliatilev]

This is amazing!

[@thebandthatisDAVE]

Totally excellent!

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Hello there Plissken!

[@madmike9204]

Madonna che spettacolo! la pelle d'oca dall'inizio alla fine

[@michaellester5738]

Amazing Live i Got to see him in Scotland 3 yrs ago