This is a song that Claudio Simonetti composed for Dario Argento’s 1985 film, Opera.
Compared to the film, the video for this song is decidedly low-key but it’s still a lovely piece of music.
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Horror Song of the Day: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr.
Today’s song of the day is this 1984 classic from Ray Parker, Jr. Have you busted a ghost today?
Horror Song Of The Day: Bela Lugosi’s Dead by Bauhaus
In memory of Bela Lugosi on his birthday, here is today’s song of the day.
Horror Song of the Day: Main Theme From Psycho by Bernard Herrmann
Today’s horror song of the day really needs no introduction.
From 1960, here is the main theme from Alfred Hitchcok’s Psycho, composed by Bernard Herrmann.
Horror Song of The Day: Cat People (Putting Out Fire) by Giorgio Moroder and David Bowie
Today’s song comes the hypnotic soundtrack of Paul Schrader’s Cat People. This song was so good that it later showed up and was used to equally strong effect in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
Horror Song of the Day: Demon by Claudio Simonetti
Demons (1985, dir by Lamberto Bava)
For today’s horror song of the day, we have Demon, a track from the soundtrack for the 1985 film, Demons. This song was composed and performed by Claudio Simonetti, who is best known as the keyboardist of Goblin.
The music video, incidentally, was directed by Michele Soavi, who also appeared in Demons as the mysterious masked man handing out free movie tickets.
Horror Song of the Day: Profondo Rosso by Goblin
Today’s horror song of the day comes from Dario Argento’s Deep Red!
Deep Red features the first collaboration between Argento and Goblin and the score remains a classic and one that I listen to every October.
Here’s Goblin performing Profondo Rosso on Italian television in 1975.
Horror Song of the Day: Zombie Stomp by The Del-Aires
If you’ve ever watched The Horror of Party Beach, you’ll definitely remember this song, which was performed by a Patterson, New Jersey band called The Del-Aires!
Everybody’s doing the zombie stomp!
Horror Song of the Day: Season of the Witch by Donovan
Since we are now almost halfway through October, it only seems appropriate to share what may be the most famous (and perhaps the most covered) song about witchcraft, Donavon’s Season of the Witch!
This song was originally recorded in 1966 and it’s gone on to become a Halloween mainstay. One fan of the song was future director Martin Scorsese, who originally planned to borrow the song’s title for one of his own films. However, George Romero beat Scorsese out the gate with a film called Season of the Witch and Scorsese ended up renaming his film, Mean Streets.
Horror Song of the Day: Tonight is Prom Night by Paul Zaza
Today’s song of the day comes from the soundtrack of one of the greatest Canadian films ever made, 1980’s Prom Night! I dare you not to dance!
