The devil in music, a short history of horror soundtracks & spooky tunes

Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 11:35 a.m.

Episode 112 is a spooky music special:This week, Dre deep dives into the mysterious \u2018diabolus in musica\u2019 tritone and dispels a spooky rumour you might have heard about it. Also in this segment, a brief history of musicians who have made deals with the devil, one who won a golden fiddle.\xa0Niall gives a short history of some of his favourite horror soundtracks like Psycho, John Carpenter, The Exorcist, Italian Horror soundtracks and segue into modern horror-inspired music from Clipping. Finally, we discuss genuinely spooky songs from Scott Walker's 2006 album The Drift and The Caretaker.Happy Halloween!Support Nialler9 on Patreon and join our inner demonic circleAndrea has a Substack newletter you can subscribe toRunning Order:The Devil In MusicDiabolus in MusicaI heard there was an evil chord, that Satan played and it spooked the lord...Musical works cited:Camille Sans-Saens\xa0 \u201cThe Dance Macabre\u201dFrans Liszt \u201cThe Dante Sonata\u201d\xa0Giuseppe Tartini \u201cViolin Sonata in G, The Devil\u2019s Trill\u2019s Sonata\u201dRobert Johnson \u201cCross Road Blues\u201d, \u201cHell hound on my trail\u201d, \u201cMe and The Devil Blues\u201dThe Charlie Daniels Band \u2018The Devil Went Down To Georgia\u201dMetallica \u201cEnter Sandman\u201dDanny Elfman \u201cThe Simpsons -- Theme Song\u201d\xa0\u201cThey Sold Their Solds For Rock and Roll\u201d -- Christian Documentary on Rock Music and the DevilA short history of horror soundtracksDies Irae - Day of Wrath - 4 descending minor notes in a chant used in The Shining theme and many other horror scores.The Mummy (1932) opening sequence - used Tchaikovsky\u2019s Swan LakePsycho (1961) - Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece with Bernard Hermann\u2019s score was an early example of jump scare music.The Exorcist (1973) - the use of Mike Oldfield's Tubular BellsHalloween (1978) - John Carpenter and the proliferation of '80s synths and horrorItalian Horror - Dario Argento - Goblin for Suspiria (1977) and Tenebre (1982)Modern Horror and retromania - Stranger Things (2016) and It Follows (2014)Spooky songs playedNovelty Songs - Bobby Pickett\u2019s Monster Mash (1962)Yvonne Gage - Doing It In A Haunted House (1984)The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World (2011)Clipping - Nothing Is Safe (2019)Clipping - '96 Neve Campbell (2020)Scott Walker - The Escape (2006)Scott Walker - Jolson and Jones (2006)Closing TrackPsyche - The Saint Became A LushJoin us on Patreon!Subscribe to the podcast and please leave a review on iTunes, tell your friends or commit to supporting us directly. Support us on Patreon.Previous podcasts in this series are listed here.Subscribe in Apple | Android | ACAST | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed


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