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John Carpenter

Halloween Theme / Main Title

1979 · via Dr. Dre

John Carpenter wrote “Halloween Theme / Main Title” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1979. Dr. Dre’s “Murder Ink” (1999) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

John Carpenter – Halloween Theme / Main Title
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Everybody assumes Dre only dug through funk crates, but for "Murder Ink" he reached for John Carpenter's "Halloween Theme / Main Title." Play them back to back and you'll hear exactly where the chill on that track comes from.

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Credited writer: John Carpenter.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1979.

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Dr. Dre’s “Murder Ink” (1999) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Dr. Dre's "Murder Ink" samples a record called "Halloween Theme / Main Title." Who had that theme on record before Dre ever touched it?John Carpenter
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