Thread: A more specific request for help finding Halloween music

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I have been through countless sites and playlist suggestions, but I'm having a hard time finding halloween music that I like. I was wondering if I could draw upon the experience of the users here to help me.

Let me give you an idea of what I like and don't like about what I've found...



What I do NOT like:

Grunge, Metal, or similar types of music that basically consists of hoarse screaming and calls for death and destruction
Oldies (in other words, no "Monster Mash", or similar)
Songs that have absolutely nothing to do with Halloween other than the use of a related word (in other words, songs that are cheerful and chipper, but simply use the word "haunted" or some such)
Songs that do absolutely nothing to set the mood (for example, no country or 60's style folk music)



What I DO like:

Songs that set the mood for Halloween - not in a psychotic way, but in a good way. A little darkness is fine, but if would get you thrown into a padded room were you to belt it out on the street, than it's too much.



Examples of songs I like:

Gerard McMann - "Cry Little Sister"
Beetlejuice Main Titles
Oingo Boingo - "Dead Man's Party"
Sting - "Moon Over Bourbon Street"
The Nightmare Before Christmas - "This is Halloween"



Examples of songs I do NOT like:

Rob Zombie - "Dragula"
Richard O'Brian - "Time Warp"
Alice Cooper - "Welcome to my Nightmare"
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Poe - "Haunted"
Rasputina - "Transylvania Concubine"
Marilyn Manson - as far as I can tell, everything
The Ramones - "Pet Semetary"
Ministry - as far as I can tell, everything



Given the information above, does anyone have any suggestions of music you think I'll like? I keep looking, but most of what I'm finding sounds horrible to me.

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper, is a great song and I love grunge Here's some songs I use on Halloween.


Tito and the Tarantula, After Dark

YouTube - From Dusk Till Dawn: Tito & Tarantula - After Dark

The Automatic, Monster

YouTube - The Automatic - Monster: Video - New Mastered Edit

The Cult lil Devil

YouTube - The Cult - Lil Devil

Rogue Traders, Voodoo Child

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

INXS, Devil Inside

YouTube - INXS - Devil inside

Beat Freakz, Somebody's Watching Me

YouTube - Beat Freakz - Somebody's Watching Me (Official Video HQ)

Freaks, The Creeps

YouTube - Freaks - The Creeps

Originally Posted by halloween_sucks_in_the_uk

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper, is a great song and I love grunge Here's some songs I use on Halloween.

As I mentioned in my original post, this song doesn't cut it for me. And grunge doesn't do it in general.

Originally Posted by halloween_sucks_in_the_uk

How about Tito and the Tarantula, After Dark
The Automatic, Monster
The Cult lil Devil
Rogue Traders, Voodoo Child

I truly am grateful for your efforts, but none of these do it for me. None of them have a halloween atmosphere, and to be honest - they just don't appeal to me in general. They certainly don't do anything to provide the type of mood and atmosphere I'm aiming for.

But thank you for trying.

Originally Posted by halloween_sucks_in_the_uk

Beat Freakz, Somebody's Watching Me

This cover by Beat Freakz doesn't appeal to me, but I'm okay with the original by Rockwell - it's not quite what I'm looking for, but it's right on the margin of what's acceptable.

You won't have much luck finding that many Halloween related songs. You might be better going for some more atmosphere setting music, such as the works of Midnight Syndicate and Nox Arcana.

Originally Posted by halloween_sucks_in_the_uk

You won't have much luck finding that many Halloween related songs. You might be better going for some more atmosphere setting music, such as the works of Midnight Syndicate and Nox Arcana.

Most of the songs I gave as examples for things I like aren't specifically halloween themed, but they work very well. That's what I'm aiming for. Surely, there's got to be more quality music along similar lines - that can't really be it, can it?

Here's what comes to my mind:

"Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Devil's Own", "Maria", "The Wooden Cross", "Where the Railroad Meets the Sea" by David Sylvian
"Haunted Dancehall" by Sabres of Paradise

Look for music by Trans-Sylvanian Orchestra (a take-off on Trans-Siberian Orchestra). Also, I played Night Enchanted by Trans-Siberian Orchestra at my party and it has a neat "vibe" to it.

Toccata by Trans-Siberian Orchestra is good.

Phantom of the Opera techno

Originally Posted by Dinosaur1972

Here's what comes to my mind:

"Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Devil's Own", "Maria", "The Wooden Cross", "Where the Railroad Meets the Sea" by David Sylvian

These were all immediate no's for me, as their feel seemed completely outside what I'm looking for in a halloween atmosphere.

Originally Posted by Dinosaur1972

"Haunted Dancehall" by Sabres of Paradise

This wasn't an immediate no, but it wasn't quite sufficient either. I found it very repetitive in sort of a Casio way, which brought a sense of nostalgia, to be honest.


But thank you for the suggestions, seriously.

Originally Posted by tgoodman

Look for music by Trans-Sylvanian Orchestra (a take-off on Trans-Siberian Orchestra).

The stuff from these guys didn't do it for me. Frankly, several of the pieces sounded like something you'd expect to hear in an early 80's disco. This might be good for certain things, but not what I'm looking for in a Halloween mix.

Originally Posted by tgoodman

Also, I played Night Enchanted by Trans-Siberian Orchestra at my party and it has a neat "vibe" to it.

Toccata by Trans-Siberian Orchestra is good.

Not bad, but not the atmosphere I'm aiming for.

Originally Posted by tgoodman

Phantom of the Opera techno

Dear God. I didn't know there was such a thing. I took a look, and came across "Phantom of the Opera (Club Boom Boom Mix)". I couldn't stop laughing at the title. When I was able to actually listen, like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, it would be good for certain things, but techno isn't the feel I'm aiming for.


Thank you for the suggestions, though. Not to mention the laugh on that last one.