Best horror movie soundtrack

steve_p · 05-11-2003, 05:35 PM

anyone with goblin on it would get my vote.

rhett · 05-11-2003, 05:41 PM

Yeah, the Goblin ones are classic.

I think, though, for all time I would have to go with HALLOWEEN. It is a fantastic soundtrack, and every single track gets replay from me. All John Carpenter's other soundtracks are great too.

Any horror soundtracks by John Carpenter, Goblin, Ennio Morricone, Tangerine Dream, and Giorgio Moroder are all great in my eyes.

Oh, and the PROM NIGHT soundtrack is disco-licious.

"At the Prommmmm Night, everything is allllllright!"

sinister · 05-11-2003, 05:49 PM

Yeah most stuff by Goblin, though Tenebrae + Suspiria stand out for me.

Also Cannibal Holocaust has some fantastic music, very atmospheric and strangely seems ideally suited to the film.

05-11-2003, 05:52 PM

Aw man you can't make me choose. I'll name some of my absolute favorites though, INPO.

BUIO OMEGA
DEEP RED
SUSPIRIA
HALLOWEEN
THE BEYOND
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD
ZOMBIE
HOUSE BY THE CEMETERy
LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE
CONTAMINATION
CANNIBAL FEROX
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST
WHO SAW HER DIE?
TENEBRE

It goes on and on.....

steve_p · 05-11-2003, 05:53 PM

How about dawn of the dead that one is pretty good.

sinister · 05-11-2003, 05:56 PM

The "argento" euro edit of DOTD has much better soundtrack than the normal US release, which has a bit much disposable cheesy 70's music for me.

05-11-2003, 06:49 PM

Demon Knight's was pretty sweet.

DVD Connoisseur · 05-11-2003, 06:54 PM

Two of my favourite soundtracks which I have in my (now ancient) record collection are The Exorcist and The Burning. Both are truly spine chilling soundtracks. Rick Wakeman's music for The Burning is truly terrifying stuff...an electronic nightmare. Highly recommended but, to the best of my knowledge, it's not available on CD, only vinyl.

Hellbilly · 05-11-2003, 06:59 PM

I love that BODY DOUBLE soundtrack from Pino Donaggio.

On a sidenote: I just watched SILVER BULLET and totally forgot how much that song ("Joyride") at the end sucked

ekent · 05-11-2003, 08:15 PM

Love the Dawn of the Dead Goblin score

I just wish that they would release the cues from the DeWolfe library (ie. everything else besides the goblin stuff in Dawn)

I actually talked to a DeWolfe rep and he said that a couple of different folks had contacted him recently about releasing the soundtrack to Dawn commercially and in both cases the money was too big of a risk for both parties. We closed out the conversation with, "... at least there is hope..."

I have also had contact with a guy recently that has all the DeWolfe cues looked up and listed and he is practically begging a couple of different companies to do it, and laying the idea in their lap for free. At least there are other folks out there that are as desparate for these tracks as I am, so there is hope.

05-11-2003, 09:01 PM

i don't know any entire soundtracks, but i liked the Psycho theme remix used during the credits of Re-Animator and the theme from Night of the Demons.

05-11-2003, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by life_o_petey
Demon Knight's was pretty sweet.

"Hey Man Nice Shot" suits that intro like you cannot believe

05-11-2003, 10:02 PM

As for my favorite ..... that's tough ...

Profondo Rosso and Inferno

05-11-2003, 10:19 PM

I'm a big fan of Howard Shores Cronenberg soundtracks, particularly Existenz and Crash.

dwatts · 05-11-2003, 10:27 PM

Well, I'd have to answer with the soundtracks I play the most in the car. Those would be Tenebrae and Sleepless.

The Spider soundtrack with the Kronos Quartet is nice to - but the first two take the crown.

05-11-2003, 05:35 PM	#1
steve_p Stalker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pittsburgh,PA Posts: 258	Best horror movie soundtrack anyone with goblin on it would get my vote.

05-11-2003, 05:41 PM	#2
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	Yeah, the Goblin ones are classic. I think, though, for all time I would have to go with HALLOWEEN. It is a fantastic soundtrack, and every single track gets replay from me. All John Carpenter's other soundtracks are great too. Any horror soundtracks by John Carpenter, Goblin, Ennio Morricone, Tangerine Dream, and Giorgio Moroder are all great in my eyes. Oh, and the PROM NIGHT soundtrack is disco-licious. "At the Prommmmm Night, everything is allllllright!" __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

05-11-2003, 05:53 PM	#5
steve_p Stalker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pittsburgh,PA Posts: 258	How about dawn of the dead that one is pretty good. __________________ "Hey, this guy's not gonna leak all over my ice cream, is he?"

05-11-2003, 06:59 PM	#9
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,663	I love that BODY DOUBLE soundtrack from Pino Donaggio. On a sidenote: I just watched SILVER BULLET and totally forgot how much that song ("Joyride") at the end sucked __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

05-11-2003, 08:15 PM	#10
ekent The Lord's Arm of Justice Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North California, South Alabam, and little towns all around this land Posts: 2,303	Love the Dawn of the Dead Goblin score I just wish that they would release the cues from the DeWolfe library (ie. everything else besides the goblin stuff in Dawn) I actually talked to a DeWolfe rep and he said that a couple of different folks had contacted him recently about releasing the soundtrack to Dawn commercially and in both cases the money was too big of a risk for both parties. We closed out the conversation with, "... at least there is hope..." I have also had contact with a guy recently that has all the DeWolfe cues looked up and listed and he is practically begging a couple of different companies to do it, and laying the idea in their lap for free. At least there are other folks out there that are as desparate for these tracks as I am, so there is hope. __________________ PROFONDO CINEMA PODCAST (new show every Wednesday) DVDs - LPs - Laserdiscs - Night of the Living Dead Tribute - Martin Tribute - Mall of the Dead

05-11-2003, 05:49 PM	#3
sinister Stalker Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 211	Yeah most stuff by Goblin, though Tenebrae + Suspiria stand out for me. Also Cannibal Holocaust has some fantastic music, very atmospheric and strangely seems ideally suited to the film.

05-11-2003, 05:52 PM	#4
Andrew Guest Posts: n/a	Aw man you can't make me choose. I'll name some of my absolute favorites though, INPO. BUIO OMEGA DEEP RED SUSPIRIA HALLOWEEN THE BEYOND CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD ZOMBIE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERy LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE CONTAMINATION CANNIBAL FEROX CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST WHO SAW HER DIE? TENEBRE It goes on and on.....

05-11-2003, 05:56 PM	#6
sinister Stalker Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 211	The "argento" euro edit of DOTD has much better soundtrack than the normal US release, which has a bit much disposable cheesy 70's music for me.

05-11-2003, 06:49 PM	#7
life_o_petey Guest Posts: n/a	Demon Knight's was pretty sweet.

05-11-2003, 06:54 PM	#8
DVD Connoisseur Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The UK - Home of Censorship Posts: 2,309	Two of my favourite soundtracks which I have in my (now ancient) record collection are The Exorcist and The Burning. Both are truly spine chilling soundtracks. Rick Wakeman's music for The Burning is truly terrifying stuff...an electronic nightmare. Highly recommended but, to the best of my knowledge, it's not available on CD, only vinyl.

05-11-2003, 09:01 PM	#11
victor Guest Posts: n/a	i don't know any entire soundtracks, but i liked the Psycho theme remix used during the credits of Re-Animator and the theme from Night of the Demons.

05-11-2003, 10:02 PM	#13
Latency Guest Posts: n/a	As for my favorite ..... that's tough ... Profondo Rosso and Inferno

05-11-2003, 10:19 PM	#14
Black_Mandarin Guest Posts: n/a	I'm a big fan of Howard Shores Cronenberg soundtracks, particularly Existenz and Crash.

05-11-2003, 10:27 PM	#15
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	Well, I'd have to answer with the soundtracks I play the most in the car. Those would be Tenebrae and Sleepless. The Spider soundtrack with the Kronos Quartet is nice to - but the first two take the crown.

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