Music for Halloween (1 of 3)

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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 21, 2009 at 12:46pm

I love The Exorcist, even though it is mainly xtian propaganda. The book, read by the author, is quite nice to listen to, as well. It is not available on CD, but you still get it on cassette tape. If you haven't seen the latest director's cut of the movie, with added scenes, you should. The interviews are an extra bonus, too.

Permalink Reply by Aiden on October 21, 2009 at 2:37pm

I used to have that as the ring-tone when my wife called, because that movie scared her so much and I thought it was funny.

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 21, 2009 at 2:55pm

That would be an awesome ring tone. I don't have a cell phone, but if I did, I'd love to have that funeral dirge -- I don't know the name of it, but it goes: Dum dum da-dum dum da-dum da-dum da-dum.

Permalink Reply by Perragrande on October 21, 2009 at 10:38pm

Walter Carlos - Sonic Seasonings -- wolves howling and electronic weirdness

Mozart Requiem - Dies Irae (Confutatis, maledictis, flammis acribus addictis)
Berlioz Requiem - Dies Irae

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 22, 2009 at 8:19am

I want to say that the only Dies Irae I've heard is one by Penderecki, but that would have been way back in college. I will look these up at the library and see if I can listen to them.

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 22, 2009 at 1:48pm

The only thing I can find on Walter Carlos - Sonic Seasonings is on Amazon.com as a used vinyl.

Permalink Reply by Jaume on October 22, 2009 at 3:28pm

Le Grand Macabre (György Ligeti) seems de rigueur for Halloween ;-)

Ligeti is that composer who's often associated with Stanley Kubrick. If you've seen Eyes Wide Shut, you probably remember that chilling piano music, played on only two notes.

And isn't Walter Carlos known as Wendy these days?

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on October 22, 2009 at 5:18pm

If you've seen Eyes Wide Shut, you probably remember that chilling piano music, played on only two notes.

I hated that movie and I did not recall any of the music. However, I just now went to Amazon.com and sampled the part you were talking about. Yes, that is very effective music, and does have a Halloween feel to it.

Le Grand Macabre sounds whack!

Permalink Reply by Jaume on October 22, 2009 at 7:16pm

I didn't like the movie either, except for the billiard scene near the end. And I can't remember how Le Grand Macabre sounds (I only remember I didn't like the parts I listened to, but it was long ago), anyway the title seemed appropriate ;-)