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Halloween themed music

posted 5 months ago by aliensalmon (5860)
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What are some Halloween themed music you know?

I know of:

"This is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
"Beetlejuice" Theme Song - Danny Elfman
"Mad Monster Mansion" from the video game "Banjo-Kazooie"
"I Put a Spell On You" by Bette Midler from movie "Hocus Pocus"
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson

[–] robocat893 (16257) 5 months ago

Bloodline by Slayer

https://youtu.be/YUPoi16rTqU?si=jvwP7M1Y6TnbTrCa

A song about a vampire.

[–] aliensalmon (5860) 5 months ago

I'll give it a listen!

[–] aliensalmon (5860) 5 months ago

Pretty cool song.

[–] robocat893 (16257) 5 months ago

I'm a huge fan of Slayer and this is one of my favorite songs from them.

[–] nyctc7 (44119) 5 months ago

Excerpt from The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHs1ysraqDw

Chiller Theater (a Saturday night television series broadcast by Channel 11 WPIX New York City that showed classic horror movies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok6uzndOmPA

[–] Kowalski (79156) 5 months ago

ANYTHING BY.....LORDI !~!~!~!~!~!

[–] Rockman4 (1726) 5 months ago

"Halloween" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIHUzBFlcW8

"Every Day Is Halloween" - Ministry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2MH5c2sTvc

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 5 months ago

Halloween by Helloween , surely wins on title alone:)
https://youtu.be/yOAl0enE7kI?t=64

[–] fourlemons (3662) 5 months ago

Maybe not originally written for Halloween but would work at a Halloween party:

Spooky- Atlanta Rhythm Section
Witchy Woman- Eagles
Black Magic Woman- Santana
Super Freak- Rick James

[–] SaveTheSeason (389) 5 months ago

These symphonic pieces will definitely create the atmosphere:

J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY

B. Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta (Movement III) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9LWHEf0VFo

P. Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wneUNq_Ndbw

E. Grieg - Peer Gynt "In the Hall of the Mountain King" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIYT-MrVaI

M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition "The Gnome" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZD6tJ2Lw4

M. Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8

[–] Carrot (1725) 4 months ago

Also...

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique - Dream Of A Witches Sabbath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n7qfRNzS3s&list=PL5EB555A9E429BB6E&index=3

Franz Schubert - Erlkönig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS91p-vmSf0

[–] SaveTheSeason (389) 4 months ago

Those are great suggestions. I was going to include Danse Macabre, too.

Save the holiday season.

[–] VinceD (10411) 5 months ago

Just about anything from Type-0 Negative but especially "Black No. 1"