It’s those enduringly iconic violin stabs that do it. I agree with those who think “The Exorcist” and “The Shining” should have made the list. Check out The Quatermass Xperiment, which has been discussed as an influence on Herrmann’s all-string score for Psycho a few years later. Best track: “The Murder”, Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust was shot in the style of a documentary, and was so convincing that Italian authorities believed it to be real. Best track: “The Thieving Magpie”, Hellraiser’s soundtrack is unusual in that it relies more on a mournful, haunting beauty than chaotic orchestration. Just the thought of Tubular Bells gives me goosebumps. But then the theme of the movie revolves as much around love and desire as it does guts and gore. Say what you will about its sequels, but for an original horror film, the first Saw did most things just right—soundtrack included. Williams described the music as “grinding away at you, just as a shark would do; instinctual, relentless, unstoppable”. And so much so when set against THAT beloved ‘Unchained Melody’ clay throwing scene…. Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Score is the soundtrack of the film scored by James L. Venable it was released on May 14, 2013. Ominous synths and electronics join a tornado of strings and menacing percussion for the soundtrack to the fourth out of six in George A Romero’s series of Living Dead movies. From ‘Psycho’ to ‘The Shining’, here’s THE definitive list of the most terrifying music ever written for the movies. Maurice Jarre’s music for iconic love story slash horror film Ghost is more about being spooky and supernatural than outright scary. The avant-garde experimentalists let loose on Moogs, tablas and bouzoukis, the types of instruments not usually associated with horror films. Nevertheless, horror electro-prog icons Goblin reflect the chaos of a zombie apocalypse through a collection of jauntily eclectic and daringly experimental compositions. Scary Movie is a 2000 American comedy horror film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. And it’s got a score worthy of all that scared-y stuff, provided by legend of horror scoring, John Carpenter. I give to this soundtrack … Film composer extraordinaire John Williams opts for alternating notes just a semitone apart, played by the tuba. Best track: “Rosemary’s Baby Main Theme”, The bulk of Psycho’s soundtrack is calm and soothing. Best track: “Title”, Jerry Goldsmith’s score for The Omen earned the composer the only Oscar of his illustrious career. Saw . “He added something to it, that I didn’t realise, didn’t ask for. Paula Cole. Buy it and do not regret for this decision. City of the Living Dead. The lead track features the ominous chant, “Sanguis bibimus, corpus edimus, tolle corpus Satani,” or, “We drink the blood, we eat the flesh, raise the body of Satan.” Tasty. Höre Scary Movie Soundtracks (Thrillers and Horror Films) von Halloween Sound Effects auf Deezer. With melodies that almost play like lullabies, but with a terrifyingly shrill consonance, the A Nightmare On Elm Street soundtrack is sure to trigger nightmares even without the sight of a man with horrific burns and knives for fingers haunting your sleep. :) subscribe https://www.youtube.com/user/ZOMBIEDESTROYER001 Ominous music composed by Peder B. Helland. spooky. On the surface or in standalone listening, Mike Oldfield’s 1973 Tubular Bells is light and carefree really – cheerful even. This is my top ten horror movies /soundtracks hope you like it. 9am - 12pm, Holberg Suite Opus 40 (3) Best track: “Intruder”, Prolific German electronica pioneers Tangerine Dream scored the soundtrack to vampire horror flick Near Dark in 1987. 5. “Some parts are intended to be quite difficult,” Levi herself wrote about the score in The Guardian. Order. What’s most terrifying, is Hermann’s string stabs match the stabbing action on screen to make it feel all the more real. Alien (Jerry Goldsmith, 1979) Alienis considered to be one of Jerry Goldsmith’s best, … But give ‘Saw soundtrack’ a Google, and the evocative strings rocked by crunching (eww) percussion and rattling drum beat will take you right back into the nightmarish torture cells we see countless people subjected to in their droves throughout the franchise’s nine-film history. Mica Levi’s score for Under the Skin is Xenakis-esque – lots of creepy sliding and glissando stuff, with a sprinkling of futuristic shine in its instrumentation for harmonic strings and extended techniques. But, more than that, lead actress Mia Farrow lends her delicate vocals to the lead track’s haunting lullaby, underpinned by dream-like harpsichords and ethereal orchestration, offering a mere hint at the dark forces permeating the movie.