Poll of the Day > What are some genuinely scary songs?

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EchoBaz
10/31/22 5:36:00 PM
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Watching someone stream right now, and they're playing a bunch of songs that you'll hear around halloween, like monster mash, spooky scary skeletons and ghostbusters.

I kinda enjoy them but I asked them if they'd be willing to play some songs that actually meant to be scary, and they asked for some examples, and sadly I can't think of any that aren't mostly just music with no lyrics. Can you think of any scary songs that aren't just music?

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Lokarin
10/31/22 5:37:11 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqecpIkJebQ

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EchoBaz
10/31/22 5:41:25 PM
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Lokarin posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqecpIkJebQ

Listened to the first 30 seconds, seems really bizarre.

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streamofthesky
10/31/22 5:45:09 PM
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Delerium has you covered, at least if you're cool with more of a background slowly building kind of scary/creepy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrJ-ks2O7jE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj1mikt5NPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3UdXBnRNg

And here's a vocal song from them, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eSAGwd0vfY

EDIT: Also, here's Divine Roost from Xenoblade Chronicles X. Always creeped me the hell out, which is why I like it. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P8rdzRU4Ws
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Dmess85
10/31/22 5:48:05 PM
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https://youtu.be/Hy1YTWOlRiM

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Metalsonic66
10/31/22 5:59:26 PM
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Imperial March

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EchoBaz
10/31/22 6:01:25 PM
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Dmess85 posted...
https://youtu.be/Hy1YTWOlRiM


EchoBaz posted...
and sadly I can't think of any that aren't mostly just music with no lyrics. Can you think of any scary songs that aren't just music?

@Dmess85

Also, it's goosebumps, the tv show was super goofy.

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Metalsonic66
10/31/22 6:06:45 PM
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The X-Files theme

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Zareth
10/31/22 6:07:26 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhYnK8uVdUY

Used to scare me when I was a kid

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Metalsonic66
10/31/22 6:09:55 PM
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Honestly anything that uses the theremin

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Garlands_Soul
10/31/22 6:11:19 PM
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Frankie Teardrop by Suicide is an intense, gross story over wacky synthetic sounds from 1977. It's been described as one of the most intense songs to listen to by people like the lead guy from black flag
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugyp4CZF8rU

Also from the 70s, Ooraseal by Cabaret Voltaire is an eerie synth soundscape with a synth fly buzzing noise that gets to you over uncomfortable audio.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jmnogH6StMs

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Metalsonic66
10/31/22 6:15:20 PM
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Also anything involving children singing in unison

Like Kidz Bop

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ArmoredCore55
10/31/22 7:10:05 PM
#13:


This one comes to mind:

https://youtu.be/vjVWI7ctzG4
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Dmess85
10/31/22 7:54:08 PM
#14:


EchoBaz posted...
@Dmess85

Also, it's goosebumps, the tv show was super goofy.

ya got me :)

Okay I think a genuinely creepy song i'll take 2 from silent hill games

Float up from Dream

https://youtu.be/4z0dR_9rY34?list=PL01AF6A13CE0FD9C9

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SoreChasm
10/31/22 7:59:08 PM
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This song from Hereditary (its a bit of a slow build at first):

https://youtu.be/MVnSFj6XQZY

And this one from Annihilation:

https://youtu.be/NCuBalItZA8

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Dmess85
10/31/22 7:59:17 PM
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https://youtu.be/zGeUIQbtKt0?list=PL3701130022801F23

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EchoBaz
10/31/22 8:30:09 PM
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Dmess85 posted...
ya got me :)

Okay I think a genuinely creepy song i'll take 2 from silent hill games

Float up from Dream

https://youtu.be/4z0dR_9rY34?list=PL01AF6A13CE0FD9C9

I'll say this, I like it, a lot!

Dmess85 posted...
https://youtu.be/zGeUIQbtKt0?list=PL3701130022801F23

Ah Silent Hill 2. The music is so hauntingly beautiful that when I really really crave the game, I'll start crying, and it's a very very good cry!

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Arishok
10/31/22 8:40:20 PM
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The song those kids sing for Gaunter O'Dimm in The Witcher 3 is creepy. Also Twinkle Twinkle Little Star from Dead Space.

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Sahuagin
10/31/22 10:56:35 PM
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I can think of a couple that head in that direction, but not that are genuinely "scary"

Rammstein - Mein Teil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBvwcH4XX6U

there's whole Darksynth and Horrorsynth subgenres but I find most of it fun not actually scary

even most Doom music is not "scary". Doom 64 music kind of is though...

Doom 64 Map 12 - Altar of Pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leUcIpcMZRs

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LaggnFragnLarry
10/31/22 11:00:54 PM
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https://youtu.be/D-ZTAdmOLIg
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JOExHIGASHI
10/31/22 11:02:32 PM
#21:


ring around the rosey

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WizardofHoth
10/31/22 11:03:41 PM
#22:


the original theme songs for Nightmare on Elm Street 1 and 2.

main theme song in Nightmare on Elm Street 2 has a cool thing where it sounds like whales pretty much
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magemaximus
10/31/22 11:24:46 PM
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i like the halloween theme and jason theme

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Metalsonic66
11/01/22 12:42:29 AM
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The music that plays when you run low on air in Sonic games

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teddy241
11/01/22 12:45:59 AM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
The music that plays when you run low on air in Sonic games
Oh he DID that
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teddy241
11/01/22 12:46:26 AM
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https://youtu.be/fVbaYFVUbLo
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Count_Drachma
11/01/22 12:48:32 AM
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With the exception of maybe children singing something spooky, I'm not sure lyrical music really works.

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Metalsonic66
11/01/22 12:49:54 AM
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teddy241 posted...
Oh he DID that
Traumaaaa

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JigsawTDCII
11/01/22 1:15:31 AM
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By arent just music, Im assuming youre asking for songs with lyrics or some sort of vocals. Three different levels:

Somewhat traditional Halloween vibes but with the twist of it being a trap house shoot out (not too scary imo, but a fun Halloween song):

https://youtu.be/fIrpLBShe1A

Not traditional Halloween vibes, but dark lyrics from the perspective of a murderer (pretty chilling in its delivery):

https://youtu.be/EvQCYghdcys

Basically (and allegedly) field recordings of the criminally insane at an asylum overlaid with black metal riffs for 30+ minutes (probably the most genuinely terrifying recording passed off as music that Ive heard):

https://youtu.be/br5tyuEUBWE
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Link_of_time
11/01/22 2:48:02 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef1fy2k_EYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPH7LXPZFBo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkmJVxuU_8I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gGezuzyu_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQuihD0hoI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0MfBG5-Uo
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kind9
11/01/22 3:33:12 AM
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Terra Tenebrosa, avant-garde black metal band, but a lot of their music is instrumental with creepy soundscapes.

https://youtu.be/CfQJtzjhFS4
https://youtu.be/0q0nomLTtNc
https://youtu.be/3JNMDMhVDSI
https://youtu.be/D4nno5iHiSA
https://youtu.be/AyhbImkTCgo

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Yellow
11/01/22 4:50:52 AM
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ArmoredCore55 posted...
This one comes to mind:

https://youtu.be/vjVWI7ctzG4
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ArmoredCore55
11/01/22 6:12:57 AM
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Yellow posted...
Cool
Thanks. I think that video is great for Halloween. I really like the effects and colors in it.
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Sahuagin
11/01/22 8:48:33 PM
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this is pretty good for something approaching "scary"

THE CRUCIFIX - Gothorum Aurora (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSmvNbdcq6w

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sabin017
11/02/22 3:01:41 AM
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that Aphex Twin song

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SoreChasm
11/02/22 3:04:04 AM
#36:


sabin017 posted...
that Aphex Twin song
Come to Daddy? That TV demon is pretty unsettling.

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EchoBaz
11/12/22 6:33:59 AM
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I got sick of the "this doesn't count, but listen to it anyways." responses. Was anyone actually willing to give a serious answer?

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kind9
11/12/22 6:54:46 AM
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It's not clear exactly what "scary songs that aren't just music" means, and besides "scary" is subjective. You said yourself even you can't come up with examples, so what do you want?

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Metalsonic66
11/12/22 8:41:09 AM
#39:


EchoBaz posted...
serious answer?
The Monster Smash

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JigsawTDCII
11/12/22 8:48:26 AM
#40:


EchoBaz posted...
I got sick of the "this doesn't count, but listen to it anyways." responses. Was anyone actually willing to give a serious answer?

almost every response with music suggested is a serious answer. Get over yourself.
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LaggnFragnLarry
11/12/22 10:38:44 AM
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did you listen to the monster wap song i posted?
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sodium-chloride
11/12/22 2:17:48 PM
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https://youtu.be/ucZnBDeB8xY

Serial killer song
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Sahuagin
11/16/22 9:56:48 PM
#43:


EchoBaz posted...
Was anyone actually willing to give a serious answer?
did you try what I posted? the doom 64 stuff is the closest thing I can think of, besides like horror movie soundtracks or something.

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SoreChasm
11/16/22 10:27:58 PM
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EchoBaz posted...
I got sick of the "this doesn't count, but listen to it anyways." responses. Was anyone actually willing to give a serious answer?
Why do you act like this in your recommendation topics?

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ReturnOfFa
11/16/22 10:46:20 PM
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The Dillinger Escape Plan have a few songs that are kinda terrifying hearing for the first time:

https://youtu.be/LIUlwz7FTFw

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Gaawa_chan
11/17/22 12:03:19 AM
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I'm trying to think of a few but tbh I rarely find music in and of itself "frightening." Some movie soundtracks, maybe? Like Hereditary's?

????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQCg-uHOrZk&list=PL4C4D2047A5B1423D&index=3

Uhm... if sheer ambience counts, there's some of the stuff that plays when the lights go out in Darkest Dungeon 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV2XXdqfn1I

Castlevania probably has some hidden somewhere among the endless flow of certified bops.

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OhhhJa
11/17/22 12:19:39 AM
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https://youtu.be/WX8CqfpGwzw

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ReturnOfFa
11/17/22 12:22:36 AM
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You could also say that Strapping Young Lad have a cheesy 'scary' vibe to them.
https://youtu.be/8kHKo_lsvsM

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Alpha_MaIe
11/17/22 3:50:33 AM
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SoreChasm posted...
Why do you act like this in your recommendation topics?
Too lazy to search shit himself, overly critical of recommendation. He needs to look up the phrase, Beggars cant be choosers.
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EchoBaz
11/17/22 5:06:52 AM
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SoreChasm posted...
Why do you act like this in your recommendation topics?

@Alpha_MaIe

@SoreChasm

Because most of the recommendations don't make any sense, and are usually what I specifically said that I'm not looking for.

I said that I'm looking for genuinely scary stuff with lyrics, I tried several songs that people recommended. Most of the ones I tried to listen to didn't have lyrics, and the ones that did are goofy songs that make you laugh.

It's like asking for a recommendation for a really great, serious action movie with a lot of really great dialogue, and every reply I see is either a larger than life comedy, or has no actual dialogue.

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