I actually saw the CD on the shelf at Aron's records last night (in Hollywood), and, being the only guy I know who owns the CD's to every Halloween film, I actually picked the thing up and thought about buying it.
But I couldn't do it. The music was just too lame.
So what, Danny Lux worked a choir into the Halloween theme. Ooooo. I guess I'd like to have that. I also caught some of Ottman's score from H20 worked into the finished film...what's THAT about?!? Dimension goes and cuts most of Ottman's score (I've got the "Portrait of Terror" disc, I understand why they cut it) but then they throw some of it into 8? Ottman did a better score for "Urban Legend 2" by the way.
To answer the question "Who is Danny Lux?"; he's the in-house guy at Fox. He scores "Boston Public" and whatever "one-shot" shows they throw together. (Seen any of those "Magicians Secrets Revealed" shows? Yep, he scored them.)
I may pick this up used (if it's cheap), just to be a completist, but I honestly can't stick-up for this generic slasher score for this generic slasher movie. There has to be more substance to a "Halloween" movie, I'm sorry. Even 6 had Alan Howarth trying to work homages to the original score into it (at least in the "Producer's Cut") and H20 had the budget for an orchestra. This score, like this movie, was riding the long-dead "Scream" wave.
John Carpenter must be spinning in his grave.
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