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. It was released on 30 September 2021 in support of the 2021

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Halloween Kills ''Halloween Kills'' is a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green, and co-written by Green, Danny McBride, and Scott Teems. It is the sequel to ''Halloween'' (2018) and the twelfth installment in the ''Halloween'' franchise. ...

''; although it does not feature on the film's soundtrack, it plays over the end credits. A

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for the song was released the same day. On 20 January 2022, the band announced that the song was confirmed to be featured on their fifth studio album, ''

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'', which was released on 11 March 2022. Two versions of the song were recorded. The main version, released as a single on 30 September 2021, was produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace, while the film version featured in the end credits of ''Halloween Kills'' was produced by Rob Cavallo and Tom Dalgety and mixed by Doug McKean. A 7" vinyl record containing the song and "Halloween Kills Main Title" was released alongside a limited edition orange 7" vinyl record on January 21, 2022. The latter release had both versions of "Hunter’s Moon".

Background

According to Tobias Forge, Ryan Turek, a producer of the film ''Halloween Kills'', asked him if he was interested in writing a song for the film. Forge said that he already had a few songs that might work, and specifically one song that could work very well within the concepts of the film.

Track listing

7" single

7" single (''Halloween Kills'' orange vinyl)

Personnel

Ghost

* Papa Emeritus IV * A Group of Nameless Ghouls

Additional personnel

Fredrik Åkesson Karl Fredrik Henrik Åkesson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He is a current member of Opeth and is also active in Krux, Monsters of Metal, and Talisman. He also recorded three studio albums with Ghost. Biography Åkesson has been playin ...

– guitar * Hux Nettermalm – drums * Martin Hederos – piano, organ

Production

Klas Åhlund Klas Frans Åhlund (born 11 April 1972) is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He is also a member of the band Teddybears along with Patrik Arve and his brother Joakim Åhlund. He is the brother of musician Joakim Åhlund who is a member of the Sw ...

– producer (single version) *

Rob Cavallo Robert Siers Cavallo (born March 21, 1963) is an American record producer, musician, and record executive. He is among the biggest-selling producers in alternative music, having contributed to albums that have sold over 130 million units worldwi ...

– producer (movie version) *

Tom Dalgety Tom Dalgety is an English record producer and audio engineer. He is most noted for his work with Pixies, Ghost, and Royal Blood. He was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2019 for his production work on the Ghost album ''Prequelle'' ( Best Rock Alb ...

– producer (movie version) *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life ...

– mastering engineer * Andy Wallace – mixing engineer (single version) * Doug McKeen – mixing engineer (movie version) * Martin Eriksson Sandmark – recording engineer * Stefan Boman – recording engineer * Dan Malsch – mixing assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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