Playlists & MusicNo. 4586 · The 2026 edition
File:Halloweentheme.ogg
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About this
This is a Wikipedia file description page (shown in edit view) for Halloweentheme.ogg, a short non-free audio clip of the Halloween theme. It documents the original copyright, the source the clip was taken from, the justification for fair use on the Halloween franchise article, and the non-free audio sample licensing tag. There is no narrative article content here—only file metadata and rationale.
Facts from the original
- Original copyright 1978, by Compass International Pictures and John Carpenter (composer).
- Source of audio clip: Personal copy of The Essential John Carpenter Film Music Collection: Halloween.
- A 16 second clip was taken from a 2 minutes and 39 seconds audio sample.
- No free equivalent exists that would effectively identify the musical theme that has become associated with the franchise, as the music was copyrighted in 1978.
- The audio clip does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
- The audio clip is only used once.
- The audio clip has been published outside Wikipedia.
- The audio clip meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic.
- The audio clip meets Wikipedia's media-specific policy.
- The audio clip is used in the articles wiki-linked in the section title.
- The audio clip is significant in identifying the major theme that has been used, and critiqued, for the entire film series.
- The audio clip is used in the article namespace.
- The audio clip has a brief description that identifies the image, notes the source, and provides attribution to the copyright holder.
- Licensing: Non-free audio sample (with image has rationale=yes).
- The file is categorized under Halloween (franchise) non-free files.
From the original
The page documents an audio file named Halloweentheme.ogg. The original copyright is dated 1978 and is held by Compass International Pictures and composer John Carpenter. The audio was sourced from a personal copy of The Essential John Carpenter Film Music Collection: Halloween, and a 16-second clip was extracted from a 2-minute-39-second sample. The page lays out a ten-point fair-use rationale arguing why the clip can be used on Wikipedia: no free equivalent could identify a theme copyrighted in 1978; the clip does not hinder the copyright owners' ability to sell their product; it is used only once; it was published outside Wikipedia per the stated source; it meets Wikipedia's content and media-specific policies; it supports articles linked in the section title; it is significant in identifying the franchise's major theme; it sits in the article namespace; and it carries a brief description crediting the source and copyright holder. The file is tagged as a non-free audio sample.
