Coincidentally, they both ended up performing the Halloween theme. Carptener's show was the composer's first in seven years. His new box set Halloween: The Complete Expanded Collection came out last week via Sacred Bones. Along with his Halloween theme and other soundtrack classics, he gave live debuts to Wake Up, Last Rites, Alive After Death, My Name Is Death, plus an unreleased number called Lord Of The Underground.
John Carpenter's "Starman" represents emotional catharsis and an idealistic America, marking a nostalgic film experience for the author since their childhood in 1984.