Here at The Beat, we’re celebrating 24 Hours of Halloween, because it’s our favorite holiday! Let’s set the tone with some Halloween soundtracks, and kick off the party with Soma FM’s Doomed, a compilation of dark, twisted metalish music. Think Tool, Fields of the Nephilim, Jerry Goldsmith, Sky Burial, Faktory and so on.
What else is appropriate for Halloween listening? Spotify created a playlist of music from The Beat’s liked songs, but we’ve kind of gotten tired of these AI-generated playlists – the algo is not as good as a human when it comes to DJing.
Soma-FM (our long time favorite streaming radio station but suggest another!) also has the station Dark Zone which offers more moody dark ambient sounds….like when your sneaking into a a deserted spaceship in a Ridley Scott movie type stuff from Altus, Blood Incantation, Steve Roach etc.
Of course, YOuTube offers many many streaming stations, including a lofi one for CHILL-axing.
And for the old timers, of course the classic Disney LP The Chilling Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House is the soundtrack to every Halloween evening, which includes the second most sampled scream of all times after the Wilhelm scream.
Perhaps because of some dated material on that album, it’s unavailable to stream, but Disney updated it a bit with “modern” version and some much more sophisticated sound effects which you may be able to make use of.
For more OG thrills, John Carpenter’s soundtrack for the original Halloween will stir some memories….or scares. It can’t be said enough, Carpenter is truly a Renaissance man, able to direct classic films AND write classic soundtracks at the same time.
Finally, since it’s our 20th year, we must celebrate with the Beat Fave, Amon Tobin. His Dark Jovain EP is perfect sinister music for Halloween….or any day you want to turn into a foreboding adventure.
Do you have a favorite soundtrack for Halloween? Share it in the comments and Happy Hauntings!
Thanks for the link to the original 1964 Disneyland album; though I haven’t listened to it in decades, I remembered almost every bit of it.
We used to play the album on repeat on Halloween evenings when we were giving out candy to the Trick or Treaters. After 3 or 4 hours of this, it pretty well imprinted on one’s memory.
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