# Creepy music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 9, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020 "2021-11-09T04:38:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/1 "2021-11-09T04:38:49Z")
I’m looking for recommendations for get-under-your-skin wide-eyed creepy music that you play with the lights on. The original Blair Witch movie may not be everyone’s favorite, but the last track on the “soundtrack” is a fantastically unsettling ambient mix [12 - Antonio Cora - The Cellar - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ycnnA2R6s) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/2 "2021-11-09T04:46:45Z")
Check out Goblin. They did a lot of horror movie soundtracks like Dawn of the Dead… > **[Goblin (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_%28band%29?wprov=sfla1)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Goblin (also Back to the Goblin, New Goblin, Goblin Rebirth, the Goblin Keys, the Goblins and Claudio Simonetti's Goblin) is an Italian progressive rock band known for their film scores. They frequently collaborate with Dario Argento, most notably creating the scores for Profondo Rosso in 1975 and Suspiria in 1977. Because their collaborator Dario Argento specializes in creating horror, suspense and slasher/giallo genre movies, scores made by Go... ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/3 "2021-11-09T04:50:14Z")
Not sure this is what you want… Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack (but mostly unused in the film) to **John Carpenter’s The Thing**. [https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Music-Motion-Picture/dp/B010ZTBCOI/ref=sr\_1\_4?keywords=The+Thing+soundtrack&qid=1636433156&sr=8-4](https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Music-Motion-Picture/dp/B010ZTBCOI/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=The+Thing+soundtrack&qid=1636433156&sr=8-4) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/4 "2021-11-09T05:43:48Z")
I like Philip Glass’s (Glass’ ?) [soundtrack for Dracula.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_(album)) ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/5 "2021-11-09T09:44:04Z")
Steve Moore’s “Cub” soundtrack. He is very much influenced by Goblin and John Carpenter. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tnCA7GfHcCY/maxresdefault.jpg "The Hunt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnCA7GfHcCY) ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/6 "2021-11-09T09:52:08Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NDQ6qLmmphw/maxresdefault.jpg "Cry Of The Vatos") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDQ6qLmmphw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NRweyGHJ3bc/hqdefault.jpg "The Residents - Third Reich") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRweyGHJ3bc) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/7 "2021-11-09T10:28:52Z")
I present you with “Big Iron” by Marty Robbins, as featured on the Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack… slowed down by 800%. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qbHRT0C6hps/maxresdefault.jpg "Big Iron, But it's Slowed Down by 800% and Marty Robbins has Ascended to the Astral Plane.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbHRT0C6hps) Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter. ---
**Author:** ![filmstar-en](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@filmstar-en](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmstar-en)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/8 "2021-11-09T10:32:44Z")
Kind of gets under your skin… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kTKpRL5_k_0/maxresdefault.jpg "Sci-Fi Horror Theme Music - Infection // Royalty Free No Copyright") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTKpRL5_k_0) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/9 "2021-11-09T11:44:06Z")
Much of Massive Attack’s “Mezzanine” sounds creepy, but especially this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/w3mn7EC-skg/maxresdefault.jpg "Massive Attack - Inertia Creeps") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3mn7EC-skg) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/10 "2021-11-09T22:17:44Z")
Tangerine Dream has some creepy sounding stuff. **Sorcerer** – Main Title https://www.youtube.com/embed/1smxJ419ymc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=OLAK5uy_koJokefWPiNhk0QcgV87eBc2iBS93uJHY ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/11 "2021-11-09T23:04:29Z")
The soundtrack for, _Carrie_ (1976), has a few creepy ones, courtesy Pino Donaggio: https://www.youtube.com/embed/JDp9DuEWIcQ?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLhazRTukWUNFbNfBhpnKFPGmMmld5qtxw https://www.youtube.com/embed/YbiZ8eWUSgY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLhazRTukWUNFbNfBhpnKFPGmMmld5qtxw ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/12 "2021-11-10T00:54:21Z")
Tom Waits’ cover of “Heigh Ho” is pretty darn creepy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0jXJO5_ZO9g/maxresdefault.jpg "Heigh Ho (The Dwarfs Marching Song)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jXJO5_ZO9g) ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/13 "2021-11-10T01:20:48Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RCNzwdLwA8g/maxresdefault.jpg "György Ligeti - Atmospheres") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCNzwdLwA8g) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/14 "2021-11-10T01:42:01Z")
Berlioz’s witches’ sabbath music from _Symphonie Fantastique_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5HgqPpjIH5c/maxresdefault.jpg "Berlioz : Symphonie Fantastique (Philharmonique de Radio France / Myung-Whun Chung)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HgqPpjIH5c) The part that begins at about 47:45 might be familiar from a couple of movies… ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/15 "2021-11-10T01:47:21Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1se9xbRRZL8/hqdefault.jpg "Tiny Tim - The Other Side") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1se9xbRRZL8) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/16 "2021-11-10T01:54:25Z")
The mad laughter disturbed Pluto the spaniel, and he came over to me for reassurance. 🥵 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020/17 "2021-11-10T01:59:14Z")
Bernard Herrmann’s music expresses horror rather well. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x622m18ut74/hqdefault.jpg "Psycho • Main Theme • Bernard Herrmann") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x622m18ut74)