Best Horror Soundtrack

[Antym666]

I truly beleive that music can completely change how scary a movie is. My personal favourite scores are...
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Ringu
Halloween
The Thing
The Descent
The Hole
The Omen
The Shining
Carrie
Dawn Of The Dead (original)
My Little Eye
The videogame Manhunt

I'm a massive fan of John Carpenter's scores, the whole ambient electronica feel. I like very sharp sounding orchestral scores, the most famous example of this being Psycho.

What do you think, guys?

[crabapple]

A couple of my favorites are Phantasm and Dawn of the Dead.

The only problem with Dawn of the Dead is, the Goblin music is good...but because it's mixed up with a lot of library tracks, you can't say the film is "scored" in the normal sense of the term.

Phantasm, on the other hand, is truly a scored film, and musically stronger, I think, because of this.

[Antym666]

A couple of my favorites are Phantasm and Dawn of the Dead.

The only problem with Dawn of the Dead is, the Goblin music is good...but because it's mixed up with a lot of library tracks, you can't say the film is "scored" in the normal sense of the term.

Phantasm, on the other hand, is truly a scored film, and musically stronger, I think, because of this.

I still haven't seen Phantasm. Is it worth buying?

[crabapple]

Many people feel it is an absolute classic. It's one of my real favorites...watched it a million times over the last twenty some years or so.

The sequels are fun, and okay. But the first movie was a real eye-opener, a keeper.

[bloodrayne]

I still haven't seen Phantasm. Is it worth buying?

WHAT?!...And you call yourself a HORROR FAN?!

Buy it...Buy THEM...Buy them ALL...And do it NOW!


:D



I have all of them, so I'm allowed to say that :p



Actually...When I got divorced...The Phantasm movies were the ONLY thing that my ex argued with me about...He tried to say they were HIS...You heard me say that I have them, right?...hahaha

[crabapple]

Yeah, one other thing I will say about Phantasm--besides that the music score is so listenable, so haunting--is that it's the weirdest thing in the world, but the characters are very likeable and seem like real people. The sequels are cool because I liked seeing the characters come back and do their thing.

Back in 1979 when the film came out, it was THE R-rated movie to see that summer, and if you could handle it, you were made of tough stuff--you were a badass.

We've seen so many advances in special effects over the years and so, to modern viewers, it may be difficult to understand how jaw-droppingly shocking the "famous scene" in Phantasm was. Audiences had never seen anything like it before, and people walked out of the theatre really badly freaked out! I mean, this movie really scared the crap out of you!

No surprise that the tagline was, "If this one doesn't scare you, you're ALREADY DEAD!"

[Antym666]

WHAT?!...And you call yourself a HORROR FAN?!

Buy it...Buy THEM...Buy them ALL...And do it NOW!


:D



I have all of them, so I'm allowed to say that :p



Actually...When I got divorced...The Phantasm movies were the ONLY thing that my ex argued with me about...He tried to say they were HIS...You heard me say that I have them, right?...hahaha

HaHa, thanks, I'll have to see the first one =)

[Antym666]

Yeah, one other thing I will say about Phantasm--besides that the music score is so listenable, so haunting--is that it's the weirdest thing in the world, but the characters are very likeable and seem like real people. The sequels are cool because I liked seeing the characters come back and do their thing.

Back in 1979 when the film came out, it was THE R-rated movie to see that summer, and if you could handle it, you were made of tough stuff--you were a badass.

We've seen so many advances in special effects over the years and so, to modern viewers, it may be difficult to understand how jaw-droppingly shocking the "famous scene" in Phantasm was. Audiences had never seen anything like it before, and people walked out of the theatre really badly freaked out! I mean, this movie really scared the crap out of you!

No surprise that the tagline was, "If this one doesn't scare you, you're ALREADY DEAD!"

What's THE FAMOUS SCENE then?

[crabapple]

Wouldn't you rather just watch the film and see it?

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[bloodrayne]

Wouldn't you rather just watch the film and see it?

That's what I was gonna say...You don't really wanna ruin it, do you?


*Still amazed that someone hasn't seen Phantasm*

[Kane_Hodder]

Almost all of Dario Argento's films have great background music. Two films which come to mind immediately are Suspiria and Creepers. Personally, I like the background score of Creepers more because it adds to the atmospheric chill of the movie, especially nearing the climax. I think most of Dario Argento's films have music as their strong point.

[Antym666]

*Still amazed that someone hasn't seen Phantasm*

I feel all guilty now.... =(

[Antym666]

Almost all of Dario Argento's films have great background music. Two films which come to mind immediately are Suspiria and Creepers. Personally, I like the background score of Creepers more because it adds to the atmospheric chill of the movie, especially nearing the climax. I think most of Dario Argento's films have music as their strong point.

I keep on hearing Suspria. Is it good then? God, I sound like such a horror noob.

[bloodrayne]

I keep on hearing Suspria. Is it good then?
Personally, I think it gets too much hype...It's got pretty good atmosphere if you like ghost-type stuff, but it was just way too slow for me, it got pretty boring...However, it's definitely worth watching at least once, if for no other reason than to know what the hell everyone's talking about :)



Oh...And...Don't feel guilty about anything...You've got plenty of time to catch up with the rest of us and redeem yourself :p

[crabapple]

Suspiria is heavy on style and not so heavy on story...it's fun and I've seen it a few times! Never owned it though. But the soundtrack is pretty cool. Pretty scary music.

[Antym666]

Oh...And...Don't feel guilty about anything...You've got plenty of time to catch up with the rest of us and redeem yourself :p

HaHa, okay =)

[Antym666]

Suspiria is heavy on style and not so heavy on story...it's fun and I've seen it a few times! Never owned it though. But the soundtrack is pretty cool. Pretty scary music.

I like story driven and stylish horror. I'll have to see this, I reckon.

[Spookyfoot]

My favorite soundtracks are...

Carrie
Blue Sunshine
The Fog (Original Version)
The Omen
Friday The 13th (Original Version)
Halloween
Jaws
The Wicker Man (Original Version)

[Unaboner3000]

My fave in the horror genre has to be The Omen.

[DEATHH DREAMS author]

The music for The Thing is totally effective in the film, but I have the score on CD and it is really repetitive. I would advise people to avoid buying The Thing soundtrack for this reason...

[crabapple]

Ah, yes, I agree with that statement......I remember I had the soundtrack to "The Thing" on vinyl. And that theme is very memorable. But...it wasn't a soundtrack I played a lot.

[swiss tony]

the entity score is very atmospheric but probably not in the genius category as far as composition goes. i was gonna say jaws and suspiria but i was too late. for cool soundtracks anything tarantino is good.

[Roderick Usher]

Soundtrack for From Dusk 'Till Dawn kicks a lot of ass as does The Devil's Rejects soundtrack

As for scores, The Hammer version of the The Mummy is excellent I also dig the score to
Halloween
The Shining
Sleepy Hollow