Scary Music

Burt Bacharach (Composer), John De Bello (Composer), Michael [Engineer] Bishop (Composer), Wendy / Elkind, Rachel Carlos (Composer), Robert Cobert (Composer), Danny Elfman (Composer), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Jack Marshall (Composer), Victor Mizzy (Composer), Mike Oldfield (Composer), Ray Jr. Parker (Composer), Bobby / Capizzi, Leonard Pickett (Composer), Steven / Rappaport, Robert / Spirt, John Rappaport (Composer), Rod Temperton (Composer), Erich Kunzel (Conductor), Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra), Joe McBride (Performer), Nikki Gregoroff (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Joe McBride, Nikki Gregoroff
• Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: Erich Kunzel
• Composer: Burt Bacharach, John De Bello, Michael [Engineer] Bishop, Wendy / Elkind, Rachel Carlos, Robert Cobert, et al.
• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B00006JCG9
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,777 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #90 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Halloween

Track Listings

1. SFX: The Legend Lives - End Theme From Sleepy Hollow

2. This Is Halloween From Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

3. Themes From Beetlejuice

4. SFX: Haunted Fun House

5. Theme From The Addams Family

6. Tubular Bells From The Exorcist

7. Theme From Ghostbusters

8. Theme From The Munsters

9. SFX: They've Landed/Martian Hop

10. Theme From Tales From The Crypt

11. Monster Mash

12. Opening From The Shining (Based On The Ancient Dies Irae)

13. Thriller (With SFX)

14. The Carousel From The Haunting

15. Theme From Dark Shadows

16. Beware Of The Blob From The Blob

17. Theme From Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes/SFX: Tomatoes On The Rampage

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good memories spoilt, December 27, 2006

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Pat C. Ames "Pat C. Ames" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scary Music (Audio CD)

The title of the CD is "Scary" but don't be fooled. The only thing frightening is that someone might be suckered by the reputation of the conductor and some fond childhood memories into spending good money for this crud.

While there are a couple of admirable tributes to classic horror theme songs, the cheesy vocals on Addams Family, Ghostbusters, Monster Mash, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Beware of the Blob and Thriller relegate this disc to the trash bin.

Instead of this, I'd recommend Nosferatu (James Bernard), Chiller (Cincinnati Pops), Fantastic Journey (Cincinnati Pops, also - more SciFi than horror, though) and Classics From the Crypt (RCA Victor). All available here.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing scary, August 6, 2008

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J. Davies (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scary Music (Audio CD)

So dissappointed in every single track. I was looking forward to 'better than TV' sound quality. Yes, that is about all you get. The arrangements are overblown and goofy, like a stereo cartoon soundtrack. If they had stayed with the orignal arrangements of all the themes this might have been a decent disc. Do not buy this expecting to play it on Halloween.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation, February 6, 2007

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Laura "lw" (texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scary Music (Audio CD)

I though I owned all the Halloween music to be found. But this one has some new ones and old ones done differently. I highly recommend it.