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smart100
10-08-2008, 05:50 AM
Last night, upon watching The Hills Have Eyes (Alexandre Aja remake) I was amused by the song playing during the title sequence. It was an old western, "More and More" by Webb Pierce. It had this eerie quality that made the montage of nuclear explosions and deformed mutants that little bit more disturbing.

As an avid horror fan, I understand the importance of the soundtrack to establishing tension in a movie. I was wondering what is the most disturbing song or theme from a horror movie.
Mortis
10-09-2008, 08:35 PM
The Happy Birthday to Me song is fuckin' creepy.
Hellbilly
10-09-2008, 08:58 PM
Death Game (1977)

The song "Good Old Dad" during the opening montage showing kid's drawings. I didn't think much of the song when I first watched the movie, but afterwards all made sense. Disturbing stuff :nervous:
onebyone
10-09-2008, 09:05 PM
Probably not the most disturbing use of music ever, but the use of music in The Strangers really worked to make the movie scarier. Sprout and the Bean by Joanna Newsom and My First Lover by Gillian Welch give me the chills each time they shuffle into my ipod.
Mutilated Prey
10-09-2008, 09:31 PM
I'm going with The Amityville Horror themes. 1 and 2 - creepy!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F0xkFXCtlk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_QDQnLDsI
Rockmjd
10-09-2008, 09:37 PM
After watching the X-Files episode "Home", I can't help being creeped out by Johnny Mathis' "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
DVD-fanatic-9
10-09-2008, 09:45 PM
Not really a horror movie theme, but this one fills me with dread everytime I hear it - "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure, by Maureen McGovern.
Gore Lunatic
10-09-2008, 10:13 PM
I have to agree with Mutilated Prey, that Amityville Horror song is creepy as fuck!
Ash J. Williams
10-09-2008, 10:16 PM
... There's a friendly beast who lurks about...
Katatonia
10-09-2008, 10:22 PM
In a film? Hmm... I'll have to concur with Mortis about the Happy Birthday to Me theme song. That really creeped me out when I was younger.

Not really a "song" per se, but the distorted guitar piece that played during the more intense moments of The Entity also gave me shivers.
onebyone
10-09-2008, 10:30 PM
Not really a "song" per se, but the distorted guitar piece that played during the more intense moments of The Entity also gave me shivers.

Good call. That's the only music that has a legitimate case for being scarier than Jaws or Halloween.
boycrieswolf
10-09-2008, 10:54 PM
The main Suspiria theme where the chorus of voices whisper 'witch' towards the end of the song makes the hair on my arms stand up every time! If you can find the L.E. 3 disc set by Anchor Bay it has the soundtrack cd as the 3rd disc...REALLY scary music...That disc gets played on high volume through a pair of JBL 3-way speakers cranked up loud on Halloween night at my house...that music ALWAYS makes even the most experienced trick or treater think twice before coming up the driveway...haha! :D:D:D
Regurgitate
10-09-2008, 11:34 PM
I guess Cannibal Corpse's "Hammer Smashed Face" in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is the most disturbing song in a soundtrack that I know of.
othervoice1
10-09-2008, 11:43 PM
Yea the score in Suspiria I find really creepy- and the Children of the Corn theme has always been creepy to me also
Spit
10-09-2008, 11:55 PM
The score from Suspira is probably the most memorable, anything goblin scored kicks ass. The opening theme to Alien is pretty spooky, very subtle yet effective.
Rockmjd
10-10-2008, 12:28 AM
The theme to Zombi immediately fills you with a sense of dread. You can almost sense zombies closing in on you.
Cannibal Holocaust's theme sounds so uplifting but the movie is anything but that.
behindtheclock
10-10-2008, 12:54 AM
Back in the early 70s I remember hearing this song on the radio quite often. Not associated with a movie, but just darn creepy!

And contrary to what some people believe, it's about a car crash, not a plane.

Bloodrock - D.O.A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNyGNjf4EUs&feature=related
Mortis
10-10-2008, 12:58 AM
The song from Cannibal Holocaust also messes with me.
smart100
10-10-2008, 12:32 PM
I'd have to agree with Mutilated Prey. The Amityville Horror Series has a eerie soundtrack. Also Spit mentioned the initial Alien theme. Kudos to Jerry Goldsmith for that theme.

Not really a disturbing song, but the recurring theme in Final Destination 3 was quite ominous. "There is someone, walking behind you, turn around..."