'Less scary' instrumental music for yard haunt?

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markk

Discussion Starter · Oct 26, 2014

Hi all.

Last year I had so many little TOT's walk right by my house, not wanting to brave my yard haunt. I love my props but the neighbourhood age demographic means I have to tone it down a bit this year or risk just as many scared kids walking on by. In addition to lighting changes etc., I want to change my sound effects from the 'very scary' category (e.g., Chilling Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House) to 'less scary' (e.g., Harry Potter soundtrack or Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack) but was hoping to gather other ideas from the experts here. Any suggestions for 'less scary instrumental music' that is still 'somewhat scary'?

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Saruman of Many Colours

· #2 · Oct 26, 2014

The one I use is the theme from 'Midsomer Murders', but there was a recent thread (active within last two weeks) with some other spooky/whimsical selections.

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Pumpkinhead625

· #3 · Oct 27, 2014

I've always liked this track for subtle ambiance:

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Dinosaur1972

· #4 · Oct 28, 2014

This one is delightful ... "The Halloween Tree" soundtrack by John Debney. It's from a cartoon from the 90's (really good cartoon, I might add), so it isn't real spooky.

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ThePumpkinKing

· #5 · Oct 29, 2014

I picked up the soundtrack for Sleepy Hollow and The Village. Both are eerie, but beautiful.

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Terra

· #6 · Oct 29, 2014

You may want to explore the music genre called Epic Music. It's the songs used in movie trailers. They are heart-pounding and some can be just a bit scary enough for Halloween but not overly so. Here's a couple of examples:

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Rich B

· #7 · Oct 29, 2014

Check the Mannheim Steamroller Halloween discs! -
http://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Man..._dmusic_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0N01KPKKX6E5X083208S

http://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Cre...teamroller/dp/B001HTX83Y/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_8

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theVanyr

· #8 · Oct 31, 2014

I don't know if this is toned back enough for you, but it is childhood themed.

https://soundcloud.com/j-p-nixon/halloween-audio-2014-sub-lecto-1

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indiejeannie

· #9 · Oct 31, 2014

Hi markk!

I might have what you're looking for

Here are links to three of my *Horrorshow* collections. They're more atmospheric -- but also melodic. (I haven't included the "ambient" versions, since those would be considered "scary."):

https://jeannienovak.bandcamp.com/album/horrorshow-mad-house-synth
https://jeannienovak.bandcamp.com/album/horrorshow-big-top-synth
https://jeannienovak.bandcamp.com/album/horrorshow-ghost-town-synth

The first link is less "thematic," so it might be the best -- depending on whether or not you have a specific theme for your haunt. Download codes are available. Just let me know if you're interested in any of these!

Jeannie

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4estbest

· #10 · Oct 31, 2014

Hey Markk I have just what you are looking for. Not too scary, but just the right amount of emotion and halloween fun.
the first one is a little more emotional