Today’s bonus horror song of the day comes from the 1971 film, Vampyros Lesbos. The Vampires’ Sound Incorporation was a band specifically formed to do the soundtrack for Jess Franco’s classic portrait of Eurotrash decadence. This song found renewed popularity in the 90s when Quentin Tarantino included it on the Jackie Brown soundtrack.
I like this song. It’s great driving music and it sounds like something that a vampire would actually listen to.
Today’s horror song of the day comes to us from John Carpenter. Best-known as a director, Carpenter is also an accomplished musician and composer who is responsible for some of the most iconic horror themes of all time. Today, we offer you the main theme from his 1980 film, The Fog.
As I’m sure you have guessed, there will be more Carpenter songs in the days ahead.
Since I seem to be in a vampire mood today, this only seems appropriate!
For today’s song of the day, we have Fabio Frizzi’s main theme from 1979’s Zombi 2. If you’ve ever seen the film, it’s impossible to hear this piece of music without imagining hundreds of zombies walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.
“You are all my children now.”
Hey, does that voice sound familiar? Who would have thought you could dance to Freddy Krueger?
Some people have told me that they find the clown in this video to even scarier than Freddy.
Today’s horror song of the day comes from the 1979 film, Beyond The Darkness.
This film’s soundtrack, courtesy of Goblin, was so acclaimed that it later turned up in several other Italian horror film, usually without anyone bothering to ask Goblin ahead of time.
For today’s horror song of the day, we have the main title track for 1980’s The Shining. Composed by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind, this music perfectly capture the ominous grandeur of the Overlook Hotel and the snowy mountains that surround it.
It’s also a great song to play at the start of any road trip. Scare the Hell out of your friends. It’s fun!
Today’s song of the day is Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Barry Adamson.
This instrumental work appeared on the soundtrack for David Lynch’s 1997 film, Lost Highway, and its one of my favorite pieces of music. It’s amongst the songs that I tend to play whenever I’m dealing with writer’s block or if I just need an extra boost of energy to finish up a project. This song also seems like the perfect way to kick off the second half of October and our annual horrorthon!
I also have to say that the video below, which was put together by Jessie Essex, is amazingly cool.
Today is the 100th birthday of the pioneering indie director, Edward D. Wood, Jr!
Today’s song of the day is the theme from Tim Burton’s 1994 biopic of the director. In my opinion, this remains Burton’s first film. Burton also directed the musical video below while the great Toni Basil choreographed. And, best of all, the dancer is named Lisa Marie!
Happy birthday, Ed, wherever you may be.
My Dad passed away last night. Today’s song of the day is dedicated to him.
My Dad was many things. He was a fighter. He was a trucker. He was a biker. He was a rebel. He loved action movies. He loved his country and distrusted his government. He was the most honest man I ever knew, always telling the truth even when it would have been easier to lie. He was someone who stood up for himself and never backed down from a challenge. I remember, when I was a kid, he would frequently get pulled over for speeding and he would always give the cop the finger while accepting the ticket. My mom would get mad at him for that and my other sisters would admonish him with, “Dad, you’re going to get another ticket!” but deep down, we all knew that was what he had to do. That was just who he was. He lived his life his way and I’m thankful that we reconnected and we were able to fix our own relationship before he passed.
My Dad was ten years sober when he passed and I know he took a lot of pride in that. A lot of people didn’t think he was serious when he said he had given up drinking but I knew he was and I knew he’d stick with it. I was proud of him and I still am.
Today’s song of the day could have been written about him.
Through the Shattered Lens 