As one might imagine… This time of year is “my jam.” Of course, I’m talking about Halloween season. Since a wee lad, I have just loved it, plain and simple. Though I do as much as I can to keep the spirit alive throughout the year, I’m totally “high on Halloween” for the entire month of October and every day, I try to celebrate the season in some way.
One small way I do that is through the power of music. Each year, I create a Halloween playlist that is in pretty darn solid rotation for the full month of October. From year to year, many of the same songs are carried forward. Some may fall off the list for a year or two. They’re not all “Halloween songs,” but they all have a tie, lyrically, stylistically or in name to the dark end of things.
I thought I would share this year’s playlist here at TSFP. Enjoy!
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I Have a Message for You ………. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Kingdom’s Coming ………. Bauhaus
This Is Halloween ………. The Citizens of Halloween
Be Comfortable, Creature ………. Explosions In The Sky
Hunting For Witches ………. Bloc Party
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper ………. Blue Öyster Cult
Game Of Death Theme Song ………. Buckethead
Monster Mash ………. Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Masked Ball (1999 Extended Mix) ………. Jocelyn Pook
The Ghost of Tom Joad ………. Bruce Springsteen
Zombie ………. The Cranberries
Sukie In the Graveyard ………. Belle & Sebastian
Godzilla ………. Blue Öyster Cult
Zed’s Dead, Baby [Dialogue] ………. Bruce Willis/Centurian/Maria De Medeiros
Prince of Darkness ………. The City of Prague Philharmonic
Dracula From Houston ………. Butthole Surfers
Instrumental ………. Caitlin Moe
This Is Not a Dream ………. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Crossbones Style ………. Cat Power
Main Title (From “A Nightmare On Elm Street”) ………. Charles Bernstein
The Thing ………. The City of Prague Philharmonic
Rock N’ Roll Murder ………. The Chesterfield Kings
Spider ………. Alain Johannes
Death Scene ………. Chuck Mangione
Reptile ………. The Church
The Exorcist – Tubular Bells ………. Crouch End Festival Chorus & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Werewolves of London ………. Warren Zevon
Danse macabre, symphonic poem in G minor, Op. 40 ………. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel
Straight To Hell ………. The Clash
Main Theme (From “Halloween II”) ………. The City of Prague Philharmonic
Siege and Investiture of Baron Von Frankenstein’s Castle at Wwisseria ………. Blue Oyster Cult
Kiss Me Deadly ………. The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Theme from The Twilight Zone ………. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel
Darkness On The Edge Of Town ………. Bruce Springsteen
Nightmare On Elm Street – Main Theme ………. The City of Prague Philharmonic
Divinity Theme ………. Craig Armstrong & AR Rahman
Psycho – Main Theme / the Murder / Finale (Short Suite) ………. The City of Prague Philharmonic
Death Is A Star ………. The Clash
Ed Wood (Main Title) ………. City Of Prague Orchestra
Granite Mills ………. Cordelia’s Dad
New Twilight Zone Theme Closing ………. Bernard Herrmann
George Collins ………. Cordelia’s Dad
Spiritwalker ………. The Cult
Lullaby ………. The Cure
Organ Donor ………. DJ Shadow
One Foot In The Graveyard ………. The Chesterfield Kings
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) ………. David Bowie
Dr. Who on Holiday ………. Dean Gray
Spirit In The Sky ………. Doctor And The Medics
Main Title ………. Bernard Herrmann
Peace Frog ………. The Doors
Bodies ………. Drowning Pool
Bring Out the Gimp [Dialogue]/Comanche ………. Duane Whitaker/Peter Green/Revels
If I Had a Heart ………. Fever Ray
North By Northwest (Theme) ………. The Flemish Radio Orchestra
Tales from the Crypt Theme ………. Freeminstrel
The Carpet Crawlers 1999 ………. Genesis
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ………. The City of Prague Philharmonic
How To Be Eaten By A Woman ………. The Glitch Mob
Opening Credits ………. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Christine ………. John Carpenter & Splash Band
Twilight Zone ………. Golden Earring
Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol ………. Gomez
intro ………. gorillaz
Dig Your Grave ………. Modest Mouse
Sympathy for the Devil ………. Guns N’ Roses
Fur Elise – Beethoven Halloween Metal/Rock Guitar ………. The Halloween Machine
Grim, Grinning Ghosts ………. The Haunted Mansion
All You Zombies ………. The Hooters
A Message from the Future ………. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Creep (Live) ………. Ingrid Michaelson
Die ………. Iron & Wine
Organs On The Kitchen Floor ………. The Jealous Girlfriends
Eternal Life ………. Jeff Buckley
The Addams Family Theme ………. Freeminstrel
People Who Died ………. Jim Carroll
Ave Satani (From “The Omen”) ………. Jerry Goldsmith
In the Hall of the Mountain King (featured In Fritz Lang’s “M”) ………. Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Demon John ………. Jeff Buckley
The End (Assault On Precinct 13) [Pt. 1: Disco Version] ………. John Carpenter
O Fortuna ………. The City of Prague Philharmonic & Crouch End Festival Chorus
Ghost ………. Michael Jackson
Theme (From “Halloween”) ………. John Carpenter
Demon Prince ………. Kreator
The Fear ………. Lily Allen
Halloween Parade ………. Lou Reed
I’ve Committed Murder ………. Macy Gray
Dress Me Like A Clown ………. Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s
This Is Halloween ………. Marilyn Manson
Thriller ………. Michael Jackson
H3 – Season of the Witch (Re-Mastered) ………. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Every Day Is Halloween ………. Ministry
Satin In A Coffin ………. Modest Mouse
Spooky ………. Money Mark
First of the Gang to Die ………. Morrissey
God Bless the Children of the Beast ………. Mötley Crüe
Hedwig’s Lament ………. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Exquisite Corpse ………. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Black Magic Woman ………. Santana
Lunatic Fringe ………. Red Rider
Psycho Killer ………. Talking Heads
Hell ………. Squirrel Nut Zippers
Cemetry Gates ………. The Smiths
Shrinking Universe ………. Muse
Dark Entries ………. Bauhaus
Season of the Witch ………. Donovan
Ghost Riders in the Sky ………. The Outlaws
Transformers Theme ………. Mutemath
The Siege of Justiceville ………. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
Two-Headed Boy ………. Neutral Milk Hotel
Dyin’ to Live ………. OutKast
A Night On Bald Mountain (Featured In “Fantasia”) ………. New Symphony Orchestra of London & Sir Adrian Boult
Matchstick Murder ………. Tristen
Evil Woman ………. Parthenon Huxley
Oblivion ………. Patrick Wolf
Eyes of a Stranger (Original Full Length Version) ………. Payolas
I See Monsters ………. Phil Roy
Bad Businessman ………. Squirrel Nut Zippers
Penelope ………. Pinback
Spirits In the Material World ………. The Police
Dark Angel ………. Public Enemy ft. MC Lyte
Hangin’ Tree ………. Queens Of The Stone Age
Ghostbusters ………. Ray Parker Jr
The Horror ………. RJD2
All Die Young ………. Smith Westerns
Road Zombie ………. Social Distortion
The Munsters (Theme from the Munsters) ………. Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra
They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh! ………. Sufjan Stevens
The Ghost Of You Lingers ………. Spoon
Ghost of Stephen Foster ………. Squirrel Nut Zippers
Abracadabra ………. Steve Miller Band
Under Cover of Darkness ………. The Strokes
O Death ………. Tim Eriksen
Demon Host ………. Timber Timbre
Paint It Black ………. W.A.S.P.
Slippin’ Into Darkness ………. War
Boris The Spider ………. The Who
Dead Man’s Party ………. Oingo Boingo
Bela Lugosi’s Dead ………. Bauhaus
Boom, Boom (Out Go The Lights) ………. Pat Travers Band
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Happy Halloween Season! Revel!
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