who composed the music?
Ennio Morricone.
The Thing (1982 film)
Ennio Morricone composed the film's score, as Carpenter wanted "The Thing" to have a European musical approach
where does the movie the thing take place Universal lot, outdoors to be shot in Stewart, British Columbia, Alaska. when was the movie released? In 1982. who was the director? John Carpenter. was it based off a book? Yes, Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella "Who Goes There?". how much money did the movie make? A total of $19.6million.
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The Thing (1982 film) [SEP] Music
Ennio Morricone composed the film's score, as Carpenter wanted "The Thing" to have a European musical approach. Carpenter flew to Rome to speak with Morricone to convince him to take the job. By the time Morricone flew to Los Angeles to record the score, he had already developed a tape filled with an array of synthesizer music because he was unsure what type of score Carpenter wanted. Morricone wrote complete separate orchestral and synthesizer scores and a combined score, which he knew was Carpenter's preference. Carpenter picked a piece, closely resembling his own scores, that became the main theme used throughout the film.