Escape from New York’s original motion picture soundtrack has been released on vinyl for via Waxwork Records. The complete score is composed by director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog) in association with Alan Howarth.
The double-LP album is pressed on two 180-gram color variants: “Descent into New York” (fire orange vinyl with blue and white splatter; $40) and “Statue of Liberty” (blue-green-black marbled vinyl; $36). Sacred Bones Records has an exclusive variant on orange marble and blue marble vinyl (limited to 500; $36).
It’s housed in a gatefold jacket featuring artwork by Marc Aspinall. A 12x12 booklet featuring previously unreleased set photography (pictured below) is included. Orders are expected to ship on September 29.