"Halloween" spawned seven sequels. Of these films, only the first sequel was written by Carpenter and Hill. It begins exactly where "Halloween" ends and was intended to finish the story of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. Carpenter did not direct any of the subsequent films in the "Halloween" series, although he did produce ', the plot of which is unrelated to the other films in the series due to the absence of Michael Myers. He, along with Alan Howarth, also composed the music for the second and third films. After the negative critical and commercial reception for "Season of the Witch", the filmmakers brought back Michael Myers in '. Financier Moustapha Akkad continued to work closely with the "Halloween" franchise, acting as executive producer of every sequel until his death in the 2005 Amman bombings.