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Hey, I'm a new face to the forum and I'm ready to start posting and enjoying all things Halloween!. So on from that I need really scary pirate music, music that will actually make you jump. Heres the thing, I do a house haunt every year and are theme for 2010 is Pirates! I've been searching and searching and well they all suck. So hopefully you guys can help me out here .

P.S If you could give me a download link that would be awesome.

Well if you could tell me I would use the music too!

Honestly never heard any "scarey" pirate songs,unless someone tweaked them on an auditing program. If ya have a projector, a decent size tv, etc I have 2 cool pirate vids you might be able to use........
http://www.4shared.com/dir/EKpkiTrr/...FX_videos.html

& welcome to the family !

Ahoy Matey and welcome to the forum!

Not sure if ye saw it yet - but there is a very good thread with a link to another 4shared page with TONS of Halloween sound effects and songs including a LOT of Pirate effects.

Also over in the PIRATES group there is a discussion about pirate music with some great ideas!

Best of luck to ya!

I do a different theme each year also, and two years ago was pirates. There are plenty of songs and atmospheric tracks, but not much to scare the pants off anyone.

I have to say that Pirates has been our most successful theme yet. I almost did it again this year, but think I need to wait another year.

Nox Arcana has a pirates themed CD. There are some good tracks there. There is also a track called "Pirate Island" that is floating around here. It's pretty good.

I'll go through my stash and see what I can find.

There are lots of good suggestions on the other threads mentioned. But if anyone wants it, I have the bayou entrance loop for Disneyland's PotC ride. The banjo, crickets, toads... very relaxing to nap to, actually. hehe. But you could use it to ease into a deeper atmosphere and heavier music.

bayouloop.mp3

Probably not "scare the pants off" quality, but a bit eerie or disturbing:

YouTube - jolly roger (cover of Adam & The Ants' Jolly Roger)

YouTube - The Decemberists - "The Mariner's Revenge Song" (The Decemberists - A Mariner's Revenge - see also The Island, Annan Water, From My Own True Love, Shanty for the Arethusa, etc)

YouTube - The Cruel Ship's Captain (Gwalia - The Cruel Ship's Captain)

YouTube - Roger McGuinn - Jolly Roger (Roger McGuinn of the Byrds - Jolly Roger)

YouTube - High Tide - Death Warmed Up (High Tide - Death Warmed Up)

Not too familiar with them, but there's a Scottish group called Alestorm, who found a gimmick that apparently works for them: "Pirate Metal."

Check out some of their albums on Amazon: Amazon.com: alestorm: Music There may be a few tracks that you could work with and incorporate into your pirate-themed haunting.


Also, might want to listen to Iron Maiden's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner': YouTube - Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Pt1 Iron Maiden Live After Death There may be other songs that I'm forgetting at the moment.

Nice stuff - that Alestorm video totally makes me think of Spinal Tap!

Would a Mummy theme be simpler, and would the music be easier.