Favorite Horror and/or Science Fiction Movie Soundtrack

Just curious to find out what everyones' favorite horror/science fiction movie soundtracks are (especially if anyone can suggest a particularly good one that the rest of us can check out). As for me, I'd have to say my more recent favorites have been the first two Saw soundtracks (haven't heard the third).

SAW

i really liked the song from the original SAW. i believe it's called "Hello Zepp". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBrL-Hrr5k it's so creepy, but perfect

Hellraiser - I found it...

Mike Bennett's picture

... or at least a tiny bit of it at Last.FM

http://www.last.fm/music/Coil/Hellraiser+Themes  

Another great sci fi movie theme was John Barry's Main Title from 'The Black Hole'. Epic stuff.

 


I have Coil's Hellraiser tracks...

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...if you want them. I've got a lossless copy of Unnatural History II.

 

File is pretty big, so if you want them, let me know and I'll throw it on one of my servers and post a link.

 

I always wished they had ended up using these, because they are awesome.


Hey chica!

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Good stuff, christianzombievampire! Please pass the link along, when you can.

 

- "Hey, I'll teach you to laugh at something funny!" -Homer Simpson (Angry and strangling Bart for laughing at him.)


Ack, the full name -

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I was momentarily afraid you were my mom and I was gonna get grounded.

 

Here am be the full album: http://www.zombiegirlsonline.net/music/UnnaturalHistoryII.zip

 

Not all of the tracks are Hellraiser tracks, but the ones that aren't are still good.

 

Unnatural History II: Smiling in the Face of Perversity

 

  1. "Red Weather"
  2. "Theme From Blue I"
  3. "Airborne Bells"
  4. "Another Brown World"
  5. "Contains A Disclaimer"
  6. "The Hellraiser Theme" (as title suggests, Hellraiser track)
  7. "In Memory Of The Truth" (Hellraiser)
  8. "Unquiet Rest" (Hellraiser)
  9. "Wait, Then Return" (Hellraiser)
  10. "The Hellbound Heart" (Victor/Victoria - no, I kid, it's Hellraiser)
  11. "The Box Theme" (Hellraiser)
  12. "No New World" (Hellraiser)
  13. "Vanishing Point" (Hellraiser)
  14. "The Main Title" (Hellraiser)
  15. "Theme From Blue II"/"The Hills Are Alive" (not Hellraiser, but sadly not a send-up from a popular musical, either)

 

Track 15 is something like 11 minutes long, and you'll hear a pause in the middle - it was supposed to be two separate tracks, but someone screwed up when editing the album. You can find some of these tracks on the The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser album, but others weren't even released on that one. In a few of the Hellraiser pieces, keep an ear out for the weirdie noise that reminds me of cracking knuckles for some reason. It's vaguely disturbing to me, so I like it.

 

Also, I am such a nerd.

 

Everybody Wang Chung Tonight,

Zombie

 


Thanks Zombie!

JP's picture
This is good stuff; thanks for the data! Glad I didn't turn out to be your mom, too, even though I wouldn't ground you. BTW, my wife can back this up, but my sister always tells the little girls she teaches, "be nice to the nerds; you'll grow up and marry one someday." In my case, it was true that my wife married one; but I also married one! She's a bit of a nerd too--sweet bliss! (Ang Chung--that cracks me up...)

 

- "Hey, I'll teach you to laugh at something that's funny!" -Homer Simpson (Angry and strangling Bart for laughing at him.)


Y'all are most welcome!

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And awwww, nerd love. ;-)

Many Thanks

Mike Bennett's picture
Many thanks, Zombiegirl. It'll be great to be able to hear those tracks again (even the knuckle-cracking bits).

Original Soundtrack to 'Hellraiser' by Coil

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The original Hellraiser' soundtrack - that is before the one they actually used - was by a band called Coil. It's apparently what Clive Barker wanted to use but the studio blocked it because it was too damn scary. I haven't heard it for years, but it was scarier than all the Hellraiser movies put together.


johnithan davis= queen of the damed

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hell if it taste like chicken,bring me chicken!

                                                    rodney carigton


Not really horror and it's

DarkKnightJared's picture
Not really horror and it's probably more philosophical then science fiction, but one of my favorites is definately the soundtrack for The Fountain, by Clint Mansell.

Soundtracks:

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Faust Soundtrack

Freddy Vs. Jason Soundtrack

Dracula Score (1991)

 

In the immortal words of Socrates "I Drank What?!"


Elmer Bernstein was always a

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Elmer Bernstein was always a favorite, as was Jerry Goldsmith. Pure pure minimalist creep-out mood music, John Carpenter & Alan Howarth make some great movie music. And let us not forget Danny Elfman! (especially the main titles for Nightbreed - gooseflesh galore!)

John Williams

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One modern composer that has had a profound effect on me is John Williams - hands down. Most folks know about his work from Star Wars, but he's done tons more since way back in the '50's when he was a youngun known as "Johnny Williams". When I first started studying music composition as an undergrad, I was stunned to realize how many tv & movie moments in my life this man has made - an continues to make - absolutely magical with his music: (believe it or not, this list isn't complete) General Electric Theatre (1953) a tv anthology series Gilligan's Island (1964) Lost In Space theme (1965) The Time Tunnel (1966) Valley of the Dolls (1967) Heidi (1968) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) The Poseidon Adventure (1972) The Long Goodbye (1973) Earthquake (1974) The Towering Inferno (1974) Jaws (1975), Jaws 2 (1978) Close Encounters of The Third Kind (1977) Star Wars (1977), Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), Revenge Of The Sith (2005) The Fury (1978) Superman (1978), Superman II (1980) Superman III (1983), Superman IV (1987), Superman Returns (2006) 1941 (1979) Dracula (1979) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), Last Crusade (1989), The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) E.T. (1982) The Big Chill (1983) The River (1984) Amazing Stories (1984) tv series theme + 2 episode scores SpaceCamp (1986) Empire of the Sun (1987) Witches of Eastwick (1987) The Accidental Tourist (1988) Always (1989) Born On The Fourth of July (1989) Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2 (1992) Presumed Innocent (1990) Stanley & Iris (1990) Hook (1991) JFK (1991) Far and Away (1992) Jurassic Park (1993), Lost World (1997), Jurasic Park III (2001) Schindler's List (1993) Sleepers (1996) Amistad (1997) Rosewood (1997) Seven Years In Tibet (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Stepmom (1998) The Patriot (2000) A.I. (2001) Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Order of the Phoenix (2006) Catch Me If You Can (2002) Minority Report (2002) The Terminal (2004) Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005) Munich (2005) War Of The Worlds (2005) I love ol' Johnny Williams' - he's my soundtrack idol... "Duel of the Fates" from Star Wars: Phantom Menace is the leading favorite right now. ------------ KnitWitch http://www.knitwitchzone.com

Yes, I would have to agree!

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 John Williams is and exceptional composer with many great movie soundtracks.

“I still can't tell if that's funny or really scary.”


Silent Hill 3

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Don't laugh, but I really dig the Silent Hill 3 soundtrack by Akira Ymaoka. It's upbeat, it's creepy, it's just all around enjoyable. oh, and the Halloween soundtrack by John Carpenter. There's just something about Mike Myers that would scare an ancestor out of its spotted skin. Groooooovy, baby! --kevin

Soundtracks

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The Silent Hill 3 soundtrack is mighty fine indeed. I still find myself listening to it fairly regularly.

 

I also quite like Godspeed You! Black Emperor's contribution to the score for 28 Days Later. It's the instrumental named "East Hastings," which is a good 18 minutes long, with four movements. They used the "Sad Mafioso" movement in the film, and it was left off the soundtrack CD, which is a shame.

 

 

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I would definitely have to

I would definitely have to agree. I mean, any video game that can cause nightmares in grown men (and women for that matter) is worth a big nod.

It's not really a soundtrack but...

DougS's picture
You just can't beat the shark attack theme music from Jaws! It's a classic that everyone knows.

Amine soundtrack

Blazer's picture
I just resently got the 1988 classic Akira, and the sound track blew me away.

Favorite Track

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My favorite track on that CD is Doll's Polyphony.

 

 

In the immortal words of Socrates "I Drank What?!"


You can't beat John Carpenter

Kevin Turvey's picture
All those weird synths Vampire mall music.

Inkubus Sukkubus

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Fans of the Lacuna Coil music used in the intro and outro for The Rookie should check out Inkubus Sukkubus. They've got a similar sound and some seriously rocking songs. -- The ways of the Lord are often dark but never pleasant.

I just love Inkubus

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I just love Inkubus Sukkubus, their cover of Delilah of Tom Jones fame is better than the original (IMHO)

 

 

In the immortal words of Socrates "I Drank What?!"


I absolutely love the

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I absolutely love the Serenity soundtrack. I also love the Spirited Away soundtrack. Oh, and Princess Monoke soundtrack

The Serenity/Fire fly

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The Serenity/Fire fly franchies had a great sound track, but its not fitting for a scott sigler peace. Going on a tangen, Phil Rossi,has some great music for Crescent. Well worth checking out if you are sill waiting for nocturnal.

Reavers

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The Reavers and Niska music could be good for a Sigler story. Also, Northern-Junkie, what the fuck is that on your head? Tastes Like Chicken

Firefly Soundtrack

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I am a huge fan of the Greg Edmonson's work for Firefly. He nailed the combination of cultures and the western feel IMHO. I was really disappointed that he was not brought on board for the Serenity movie. ------------ KnitWitch http://www.knitwitchzone.com

I'll agree with you. I never

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I'll agree with you. I never paid attention to composers, but Greg Edmonson is completely awesome. He's composing music for a video game and I heard a bit of it, and it still has a firefly edge to it, with the whole mixing of cultures. I enjoy recieving private messages. it makes it so much more fun.

yea, I love Phil Rossi's

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yea, I love Phil Rossi's music. And I love Cresent as well. I enjoy recieving private messages. it makes it so much more fun.

I listen to a little bit of

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I listen to a little bit of everything but to get the blood pumping, it's usually Metal/Industrial. For a good Creepy Metal I find you can't much beat a sadly now defunct band Originally from Toledo Ohio, Lollipop Lust Kill. If you listen to their lyrics you might think they were written by Sigler himself. As for actual movie sound tracks I will have to go with one of the movie soundtrack masters--Danny Elfman in particular the sound track for Clive Barker's Nightbreedhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000008IYL/imdb-button/ [url=http://s7.bitefight.org/c.php?uid=60920]Vampires versus Werewolves in a browser based game[/url]

Pass me that Glock ...

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For my money, the ALIENS soundtrack is unbeatable. Der Glockenshpeil used for that thing is so unsettling, and add to that the rythm section comprised of lead pipes, and you've got an audio horror masterpiece.

ALIENS poster

 


Soundtrack/Story Roster

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Ok...here's a few that I love to listen to: Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth Iced Earth - Dark Saga Avantasia - The Metal Opera Parts 1 and 2 Aina - The Metal Opera Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) Gladiator LOTR: All 3 movie soundtracks Just a small list of music that helps me get my GROWL on. :P

I agree with the Nightfall

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I agree with the Nightfall and the LotR soundtracks. The music is powerful and really works... Depending on what you are after lyrics wise though: Dimmu Borgir, stay away from their songs in English though, Shagrath's voice just doesn't work as well in English as in Norwegian (at least I feel that way). Other songs that works for me are Metallica - S&M album, Rammstein - Live aus Berlin and Volkerball (you can't beat German lyrics and pyros) and Prodigy.

Hi

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metal and rock

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