Best Horror Movie Soundtrack?

[Uberjerk1989]

was just wondering what ppl thought

[NicoleMayCanaday]

Lost Boys

[Bojangles]

Do you mean the songs/sounds you hear in a horror movie, or a soundtrack that was made for an actual horror movie that's been released?

[Dr. Briggs]

Phantasm's a definite contender to me; great, atmospheric film, but without the soundtrack it would have lost a lot of that. Tourist Trap, or really most anything by Pino Donaggio is also excellent

[CarolinePar]

does Nightmare Before Christmas count?

[FreddysFingers]

Phantasm was great but I love Carpenter's work on The Fog. The Ring had a very moody tone to it and Goblin's Susperia is probably one of the best rock sounding soundtrack. John Harrison had that amazing campy synth music in Creepshow and had a sort of adventurous but dark track for Day of the Dead. Wendy Carlos did a fantastic job with The Shining.

As far as modern scores go, I really enjoyed Douglas Pipes score for Trick 'r Treat. Charlie Clouser has been dishing out some great tracks as well as Marco Belstrami. Patrick Doyle's operatic score for Needful Things is fantastic, and Howard Shore's composition for The Fly is epic. I am really enjoying Wojciech Kilar's Dracula score and lets not forget the jazzy score for The Thing by Ennio Morricone.

To name a few.

[FreddysFingers]

Phantasm's a definite contender to me; great, atmospheric film, but without the soundtrack it would have lost a lot of that. Tourist Trap, or really most anything by Pino Donaggio is also excellent

Carrie and The Howling are all great Donaggio tracks. Even Dressed to Kill.

I also forgot Fabio Frizzi's Zombie 2 score is great. Reminds me of Phantasm.

[mrblue]

I love the Phantasm and Carpenters Halloween score.

[Uberjerk1989]

for me Halloween(original) is the most atmospheric hence the best.

thanks for sharing ur views ppl

[FreddysFingers]

Killer Klowns wasn't that bad.