In the Mouth of Madness is a soundtrack by John Carpenter and Jim Lang for the film In the Mouth of Madness (1995).
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Development and release
The film's main theme, heard during the opening credits, was inspired by the Metallica song "Enter Sandman". Carpenter had originally wanted to use the song, but was unable to secure the rights and instead composed his own theme, with the help of composer Jim Lang and guitarist Dave Davies of The Kinks. It was released in 1995, through DRG Records. "In the Mouth of Madness", the first track off the soundtrack is hard rock mixed with ambient music and dark ambient. A remastering of the soundtrack is set to be released on June 26, 2026.
Personnel
John Carpenter – synthesizers, samples, voices, guitar on "Robby's Office", production
Jim Lang – synthesizers, samples, voices, percussion, synthesizer programming, sound design, production, mixing
Dave Davies – guitar solos on "In the Mouth of Madness"
Josh Sklair – guitar on "In the Mouth of Madness"
Dennis Belfield – bass on "In the Mouth of Madness"
Mike Baird – drums on "In the Mouth of Madness"
John Vigran – mixing