John Carpenter

John Carpenter has made brilliant, genre-defining horror films (Halloween), street smart tips of the hats to Hollywood's golden age (Assault on Precinct 13) and fun cult sleaze (Escape to New York). He's also directed a slew of real stinkers over the years; but Carpenter remains one of the few film directors who often helps out on his film scores (usually collaborating with Allan Howarth) and you can't say the music in his films sounds like anybody else's.