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Good Horror Scores?

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  1. So, some of my favorite composers have only dipped their toe in composing music for horror/thriller films (Williams' War of the Worlds is one very prominent example), so I'm really curious what the classics are in this genre, score-wise and composer-wise.

    Just to kick things off, I'm already quite familiar with Herrmann's Psycho. I guess I'd prefer something composer within the last 20 years, but I'm really open at the moment.
  2. Oh, I've also heard (and enjoyed) Newton Howard's score for Signs. One of his best IMO.
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010 edited
    Williams' Jaws and Dracula don't count?

    Anyhow, Goldsmith's Omen trilogy and Poltergeist, Young's two Hellraiser scores and equally impressive Bless the Child, Kamen's Event Horizon, Goldenthal's In Dreams, Kilar's Dracula, are for me the scores that spring to mind first.
  4. I've heard Christopher Young thrown about. I might try him out first...

    I've listened to Jaws, and honestly wasn't too blown away. Maybe because it was much lighter than I thought it would be. I didn't feel there was enough menace, aside from those famous two-notes...
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    Kevin Scarlet wrote
    I've heard Christopher Young thrown about. I might try him out first...

    I've listened to Jaws, and honestly wasn't too blown away. Maybe because it was much lighter than I thought it would be. I didn't feel there was enough menace, aside from those famous two-notes...


    If you like huge apocalyptic choirs and meaty orchestrations then you MUST pick up HELLBOUND : HELLRAISER II, it's just awesome and also contains some moments of incredibly tranquil beauty.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  6. Just how many times can you recommend Hellraiser II in one day, Tim!! wink

    Quality score by the way!
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010 edited
    Hellraiser is among the most awesome apocalyptic horror scores, but also thanks to the menacing and genuinely frightening metallic/circus sound design. But, again, don't forget Bless the Child!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGNwfNkW … tube_gdata
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010 edited
    all the omen scores, absolutely fantastic (not the beltrami one)
    urban legend
    drag me to hell
    christopher young's the grudge scores, The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    Just how many times can you recommend Hellraiser II in one day, Tim!! wink

    Quality score by the way!


    It won't be the last time I recommend it. wink
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  10. POLTERGEIST !!!

    The most terrifying / wondrous piece of music that Goldsmith wrote. The mix between the macabre and the magical is absolute gold!!!
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    Yeap.

    And Hellraiser too, as it's been noted above.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    DreamTheater wrote
    POLTERGEIST !!!

    The most terrifying / wondrous piece of music that Goldsmith wrote. The mix between the macabre and the magical is absolute gold!!!


    Poltergeist II : The Other Side is very good too, though nowhere near the class of the original.

    No mention of ALIEN? ( too obvious?? )

    I would also recommend Goldsmith's The Mephisto Waltz.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    I'd say ALIEN is a classic yes, but Goldenthal's Alien3 is the creepiest.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    Timmer wrote
    I would also recommend Goldsmith's The Mephisto Waltz.


    How's this one? Omen-esque.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010 edited
    First time I hear about that one, interested as well!

    Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YhmlfLV … tube_gdata

    This is some freaky shit!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    Christodoulides wrote
    Timmer wrote
    I would also recommend Goldsmith's The Mephisto Waltz.


    How's this one? Omen-esque.


    No. Check out Bob's post above.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    Damn, that's creepy! It has a lot of elements from atonal / serialism writing for sure. I prefer Penderecki for this kind of stuff wink
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    Are we going for downright creepy here, or is dark Gothicism with creepy edges fine as well? Because Trevor Jones' From Hell sure is a fine effort.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    Kevin, are you familiar with John Williams THE FURY?
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 17th 2010
    BobdH wrote
    Are we going for downright creepy here, or is dark Gothicism with creepy edges fine as well? Because Trevor Jones' From Hell sure is a fine effort.


    Ah, that's a good score indeed, thanks for the reminder.

    If we go this way, DARKNESS FALLS by Brian Tyler is perhaps his best effort to date, as well as his Constantine rejected and also Chris Young's BLESS THE CHILD of course.
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010 edited
    Never heard Darkness Falls, but is it really better than THE KILLING ROOM? That's, to me, among his very best work. BUG is interesting and unsettling, in a way, as well. His rejected CONSTANTINE is fantastic for sure, very harsh.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
    Darkness falls is epic, dark and completely orchestral. It's nothing like he did afterwards and it's considered by many his best score to date, it's recommended for sure.

    The killing room is very, very different; Intelligent and brooding, but more mature and complex whilst Darkness Falls is good ol' fashion horror symphonic banging.

    Also, 2 great scores in the genre:

    Bennett Salvay - jeepers creepers 1 and 2. Killers.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
    Talking of Tyler, I did enjoy his score for Frailty.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
    Epic? Dark? Orchestral? How come I missed this?!
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
    Timmer wrote
    Talking of Tyler, I did enjoy his score for Frailty.


    Yeah, Frailty is liked a toned down version of Darkness Falls.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
    Christodoulides wrote
    Timmer wrote
    Talking of Tyler, I did enjoy his score for Frailty.


    Yeah, Frailty is liked a toned down version of Darkness Falls.


    And that's why I like it far more, a much subtler score.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010 edited
    I don't really like horror scores, especially those that are very traditional with lots of stingers and sneaking-around music. However, I do appreciate what I label "delicious darkness", scores that approach the subject matter in a more romantic idiom. Stuff like Young's HELLRAISER, Williams' THE FURY, Goldenthal's IN DREAMS or many of Marco Beltrami's horror scores.
    I am extremely serious.
  28. Timmer wrote
    Kevin, are you familiar with John Williams THE FURY?

    No, but I'm willing to try it out.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010 edited
    Kevin Scarlet wrote
    Timmer wrote
    Kevin, are you familiar with John Williams THE FURY?

    No, but I'm willing to try it out.


    Please do! I say you're in for a treat, it's very thematic and gothic, an incredibly powerful work with a nod towards Bernard Herrmann while remaining very much a Williams score.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2010
    Thor wrote
    I don't really like horror scores, especially those that are very traditional with lots of stingers and sneaking-around music. However, I do appreciate what I label "delicious darkness", scores that approach the subject matter in a more romantic idiom. Stuff like Young's HELLRAISER, Williams' THE FURY, Goldenthal's IN DREAMS or many of Marco Beltrami's horror scores.


    I'm with you Thor, out and out horror scores do very little for me.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt

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