One of the first things we heard about David Gordon Green’s Halloween, which is going to disregard every film past the original and continue/wrap up Laurie Strode’s story proper, was that John Carpenter *might* be bringing a brand new score to the table for it. This was of course a hugely exciting tease, and we’re pretty sure we just got confirmation.

Speaking with Billboard this week, Carpenter spilled the beans.

“I am an executive producer and it looks clear to me that I’ve made a deal to do the music,” he told the site. “There are many options. I’ll be consulting with the director to see what he feels. I could create a new score, we could update the old score and amplify it, or we could combine those two things. I’ll have to see the movie to see what it requires.”

And this one just keeps getting more and more exciting!

Jamie Lee Curtis is reprising the role of Laurie Strode in next year’s film, while Judy Greer is in talks to play Laurie’s daughter, Karen Strode.

In the franchise “reinvention“…

“Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.”

Carpenter is executive producing the new film with Malek Akkad producing for Trancas and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse. Gordon Green and McBride will also executive produce under their Rough House Pictures banner.

Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield on October 19, 2018.