Totally agree with you both! The music is probably my favorite film score ever, barely beating out Jaws. It may not be John Williams orchestral music, but it's simplistic tune does so much to heighten the tension and make this film a classic. And as Blake said, Carpenter putting Michael out there lurking... without and musical giveaways...was genius. Some of the creepiest scenes involve Michael just staring out at Laurie, in broad daylight no less, only to disappear noiselessly moments later.
And Sean, I don't mind the discussion... Halloween deserves great discussion, it's IMO the best horror film ever made.
Ya, the shot of Michael's back watching Laurie with the mask-muffled breathing very loud and heavy is just classic. I love how similarly to JAWS, you never really clearly see Michael until he picks up the phone after killing Linda, before that it was from far away or blurred by windows and such, that's great filmmaking too, it wasn't about seeing Michael, it was about him being a presence. That's the one down of RZ Halloween, it was cool to get an alternate take on the story, but bringing humanity to Michael takes away what made him stand out from Carpenter, he wasn't a man, he was just a force that couldn't be stopped and was all around, personified by the great closing sequence of revisiting everywhere Michael'd gone that night with his breathing overscoring the shots.
