On November 20, 2026, Terror Vison Records releases the original motion picture soundtrack score to In the Mouth of Madness on vinyl for the first time. The soundtrack score was written and performed by filmmaker John Carpenter and Jim Lang.

In the Mouth of Madness has long been embraced by Carpenter fans for the depth and texture it brings to Carpenter’s sound, pushing his music into territory he hadn’t explored previously. The film marks a sharp break from the minimalist scores that defined Halloween, The Fog, Christine, Halloween III, Escape from New York, Big Trouble in Little China, and They Live. Where those films relied on stripped-down synth lines and rigid repetition, In the Mouth of Madness leans into a heavier, hard-rock attack mixed with a murky layer of synth akin to Prince of Darkness. That shift didn’t just serve the film – it reoriented Carpenter’s musical identity, paving the way for the more aggressive scores of Vampires and Ghosts of Mars – ultimately laying the groundwork for his later solo work. The score is bold and intense, one that fans continue to discover and return to.

Terror Vision located the original master tapes and in the process uncovered an additional, shorter cut of the film’s main theme, as heard during the opening credits. The result is the definitive release of this essential.

The 1994 film In the Mouth of Madness tells the story of John Trent, played by Sam Neill, an insurance investigator sent to locate a missing horror novelist named Sutter Cane. As the search unfolds, Trent begins to realize that Cane’s books are bleeding into reality, collapsing the line between fiction, belief, and the end of the world itself. The film was initially dismissed upon its release, but, like much of Carpenter’s work, gradually built a cult following as its ideas and ambitions caught up with audiences.

Written by Michael De Luca, In the Mouth of Madness also stars Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner, John Glover, Bernie Casey, Peter Jason, Charlton Heston, Frances Bay, Wilhelm von Homburg, Kevin Rushton, Gene Mack, Conrad Bergschneider and Marvin Scott.

Features

• Available on opaque red vinyl and other color variants
• Deluxe 2XLP featuring 24 tracks
• Original Artwork by Ghoulish Gary Pullin and layout by Earl Kess
• Printed Record Sleeves
• Extensive liner notes written by Shon Wheeler, pulled from interviews with composers John Carpenter & Jim Lang
• Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room
• Pressed at Terror Vision’s in-house facility – Graveface Press

Playlist

1. In The Mouth of Madness
2. Robby’s Office
3. Axe Man
4. Bookstore Creep
5. The Alley Nightmare
6. Trent Makes the Map
7. A Boy and His Bike
8. Don’t Look Down
9. Hobb’s End
10. Pickman Hotel
11. The Picture Changes
12. The Black Church
13. You’re Wrong Trent
14. Mommy’s Day
15. Do You Like My Ending?
16. I’m Losing Me
17. Main Street
18. Hobb’s End Escape
19. The Portal Opens
20. The Old Ones Return
21. The Book Comes Back
22. Madness Outside
23. Just A Bedtime Story
24. In The Mouth of Madness (Extended)

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