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Scary songs

I'm in the mood to be scared. List some scary musical pieces, DLers.

by Anonymousreply 31January 17, 2021 9:38 AM

Since Ennio Morricone recently died, i will repeat one of his best:

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by Anonymousreply 1January 11, 2021 2:04 AM

Krzysztof Penderecki's ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐๐ฒ:

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by Anonymousreply 2January 11, 2021 5:57 AM

You didn't say which genre of music you wanted, OP.

I always find the "Night Chorus" from the John Adams opera "The Death of Klinghoffer" really unsettling, especially by the end when the voices keep repeating "I am afraid for myself."

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by Anonymousreply 3January 11, 2021 6:09 AM

Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin

by Anonymousreply 4January 11, 2021 6:12 AM

Tiffany Trump, "Like a Bird"

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by Anonymousreply 5January 11, 2021 6:22 AM

โ€œWeโ€™ll Meet Againโ€, used in DR. STRANGELOVE.

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by Anonymousreply 6January 11, 2021 6:27 AM

๐…๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ by Hans Werner Henze:

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by Anonymousreply 7January 11, 2021 6:31 AM

"Night on Bald Mountain" by Mussorgsky

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by Anonymousreply 8January 11, 2021 6:32 AM

Bernard Herrman's "Psycho" Suite

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by Anonymousreply 9January 11, 2021 6:35 AM

Frankenstein by Edgar Winter!

by Anonymousreply 10January 11, 2021 6:36 AM

Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

by Anonymousreply 11January 11, 2021 6:36 AM

Excalibur : O Fortuna - Carl Orff

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by Anonymousreply 12January 11, 2021 6:40 AM

๐๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ง๐  by Vanilla Fudge (1967), used to great effect in ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘ (2007):

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by Anonymousreply 13January 11, 2021 6:41 AM

Suite from ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN by Frank Skinner

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by Anonymousreply 14January 11, 2021 6:43 AM

Many people call Black Sabbath's self-titled debut single the "scariest rock song ever."

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by Anonymousreply 15January 11, 2021 6:43 AM

This metal version of the theme from "Rosemary's Baby" could give you nightmares for a week.

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by Anonymousreply 16January 11, 2021 6:55 AM

Lalo Schifrin's score for ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ (1979):

๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž:

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by Anonymousreply 17January 11, 2021 7:01 AM

The 'evil version' of Seals & Crofts '๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ณ๐ž', performed by Type O Negative. This version was used in the opening of ๐ผ ๐พ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐ท๐‘–๐‘‘ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ (1997):

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by Anonymousreply 18January 11, 2021 7:08 AM

"O Willow Waly" from the 1961 movie "The Innocents" -- sung a cappella over a black screen, before the credits even begin. Creepy as hell.

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by Anonymousreply 19January 11, 2021 7:08 AM

R2, I love the music of Penderecki. Some of his stuff is frightful, and other pieces are beautifully haunting.

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by Anonymousreply 20January 11, 2021 6:50 PM

This Slavic trap song is eerie and oddly danceable.

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by Anonymousreply 21January 17, 2021 3:10 AM

The Halloween theme.

by Anonymousreply 22January 17, 2021 4:50 AM

Claudio Simonetti's "Threat" remixed by Devil and the Universe

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by Anonymousreply 23January 17, 2021 5:22 AM

Blue Spirit Blues by Bessie Smith

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by Anonymousreply 24January 17, 2021 5:36 AM

Where Did You Sleep Last Night especially when you listen to all the lyrics

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by Anonymousreply 25January 17, 2021 5:37 AM

St James Infirmary

by Anonymousreply 26January 17, 2021 5:41 AM

Oops

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by Anonymousreply 27January 17, 2021 5:41 AM

Ave Satani from The Omen.

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by Anonymousreply 28January 17, 2021 5:48 AM

Theme from The Blob (1958)

For some reason it's a calypso.

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by Anonymousreply 29January 17, 2021 5:58 AM

Timothy by The Buoys (1970).

About cannibalism.

by Anonymousreply 30January 17, 2021 7:34 AM

โ€œI'll Be Watching Youโ€ by the Police

Sinister.

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by Anonymousreply 31January 17, 2021 9:38 AM
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