The instrumental opening pairs John Carpenter’s own Christine score with brooding orchestral, electronic, and post-rock textures for the car’s menace and Arnie’s growing fixation. The vocal half shifts between teenage romance, cruising-era car culture, jealousy, and songs whose lyrics evoke possession or danger, following the story’s movement from exhilaration toward horror.
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20 songsChristine
John Carpenter · Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998
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Christine
Siouxsie and the Banshees · Kaleidoscope (Remastered & Expanded)
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Christine Attacks
John Carpenter · Christine (Original Motion Picture Score)
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It Took the Night to Believe
sunn O))) · Black One
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The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull
Earth · The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
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Prowler
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore · Sunset Mission
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In the Air I
Tim Hecker · Ravedeath, 1972
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Blue in Green
Miles Davis · Kind of Blue
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'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk · Genius Of Modern Music (Vol.1, Expanded Edition)
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The Mooche
Duke Ellington · Ellington Uptown (Expanded Edition)
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Tamacun
Rodrigo y Gabriela · Rodrigo y Gabriela
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Little Deuce Coupe - Remastered 2001
The Beach Boys · Surfer Girl (Remastered)
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Hot Rod Lincoln
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen · Lost In The Ozone
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Beep Beep
The Playmates · Beep Beep
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Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival · Green River (Expanded Edition)
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Cars
Gary Numan · The Pleasure Principle
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Roadrunner
The Modern Lovers · The Modern Lovers (Expanded Version)
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The Passenger
Iggy Pop · Lust For Life
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She's Not There
The Zombies · The Original Studio Recordings, Vol. 1
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