Music for Halloween

If you want Halloween music for a party, a soundtrack for a haunted house or Halloween music to celebrate the fall season, check out this wild and varied list. Choose from these creepy, spooky, eerie, crazy, funny, classy or just plain weird songs found within these creative articles.

Here are my picks for the best articles on Halloween music that Associated Content has to offer. This list, of course, is in no particular order:

Halloween Music Article #1
Rock Music Playlist for Halloween Parties
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By: Rachel de Carlos

Goblins certainly will rock and roll all night with Rachel's classic picks. Her Halloween party play list includes the standards and also offers several fun twists. Rachel's song descriptions are witty and she offers commentary on specific lyrics that are laugh out loud funny.

Nice that she included Oingo Boingo's Dead Man's Party and Tom Petty's Zombie Zoo but my particular favorite on this Halloween music list is her bonus track. To quote Rachel, "Aerosmith thinks that the Dude Looks Like a Lady and it's not even Halloween!" Gold.

Halloween Music Article #2
Top 10 Halloween Songs: Halloween Music to Make Your Guests Scream with Delight
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By: Bridgitte Williams

From Michael Jackson's Thriller to "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon, Bridgitte's recommendations range from pop to metal to classic rock. This is a sturdy and dependable Top 10 Halloween song list that will add a fun and spooky element to any Halloween Party.

Bridgette offers descriptions of each song and suggests you listen for certain things (noises you have never heard before, chilling laughter, tolling bells, was that a ghoul screaming or just the music you heard?) This is a fun and funny Halloween song list worthy of your party.

Halloween Music Article #3
Top Horror Soundtracks for Halloween Music
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By: Wendy Dawn

This article is a fresh take on a Halloween music list - sound tracks. Wendy lists 10 Halloween sound tracks appropriate as background music for a Halloween Party. Some of these songs would work for creepy sound effects if you want to ramp up the eerie quotient when trick-or-treaters come to your house.

Just reading her picks will conjure scary memories of some seriously disturbed horror movies. Who can forget the hauntingly sinister Tubular Bells from The Exorcist? Enough said. Check out her suggestions for an original treat.

Halloween Music Article #4 & #5
Fifty Pieces of Classical Music for Halloween
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By: Michael Segers

That's right, fifty pieces of classical music from composers ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to John Williams. This is comprehensive article that not only beautifully describes the circumstances surrounding each particular piece of music but also provides links to biographies of the composers. And, to add to the joy of the article, it's funny. Use this resource if, as Michael suggests, you want to give "Monster Mash" and "Thriller" a rest.

Halloween Music Article #6
Classical Music for Halloween: The Top 10 Masterpieces
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By: Maxine Nelson

Maxine suggests some of the most recognizably eerie classical music pieces for Halloween. Her suggestions are a treat because Maxine includes music masterworks commonly used in movie and television scores, cartoons and television commercials. So when you hear the music on her list you instantly associate it with a TV commercial, cartoon, or movie. It makes this article of Top 10 Classical Halloween Masterpieces very accessible and appropriate for the season.

Halloween Music Article #7
Halloween Music Mix: Great, but Little-Known Halloween Songs
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By: Timothy Sexton

Hat's off for originality on this list. Timothy offers songs that are unique and somewhat obscure. There are a few overlaps with other lists I've reviewed but, for the most part, this is a unique play list. Avoiding metal and Goth music on this Halloween song list, Timothy offers a fairly family friendly selection that will please a wide variety of guests.

Halloween Music Article #8
Top 10 Free Websites to Find Halloween Music and Songs
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By: Gillian Welk

Everybody likes free. Gillian has scoured the internet and come up with 10 websites that offer free Halloween music online. Her suggestions offer the classic Halloween music to stream or download. Additionally, she found sites that provide selections of favorite T.V. and movie related Halloween music and some sites that offer scary Halloween sounds effects. The options in this guide are so varied that you will certainly find the tunes you are looking for. Did I mention free?

Halloween Music Article #9
Sophisticated Halloween Songs
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By: K. Bellamy

In this article, K. provides Halloween music suggestions if your plans call for a calm, sophisticated Halloween gathering. Her unique picks are less about zombies and freak shows and more about the beguiling nature of the season.

Among her recommendations are Frank Sinatra's Witchcraft, and That Old Black Magic by Sammy Davis, Jr. As K. suggests, these songs cleverly celebrate the season and are sure winners if you are having a sophisticated Halloween dinner or cocktail party. These are excellent picks and a great idea for a Halloween music song list.

Halloween Music Article #10
The Best Music for Halloween
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By: Patricia Barkley

The Best Music for Halloween is another excellent article with a wide range of Halloween music suggestions. Patricia covers a lot of territory here, with recommendations ranging from songs like "Lil' Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs to creepy Celtic music selections. She colorfully discusses movie sound tracks and children's music and everything in between.

Patricia even recommends a dance/techno song by the group DHT entitled "Magic Melody." Interestingly, she explains that the song lyrics are actually a poem by Edgar Allen Poe. Cool. Scary.