Jack Nicholson in a memorable second from The Shining. The 1980 movie’s unique music, by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind, is amongst our picks for essentially the most terrifying scores of all time.
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With spooky season lastly right here, we have a good time essentially the most fantastic time of 12 months with an excellent creepy mixture of tracks from our favourite horror movie scores. We have got The Shining from Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind, Mica Levi’s dizzying (and utterly unnerving) rating to Beneath the Pores and skin, Cristobal Tapia De Veer’s bonkers sound design for Smile and extra.
Fellow horror film fan and NPR Music editor Hazel Cills joins host Robin Hilton.
Featured songs and movies:
1. Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind: “Primary Title” and “Clockworks (Bloody Elevators),” from The Shining
2. Mark Korven: “The Goat & The Mayhem,” from The Witch
3. Goblin: “Sighs,” from Suspiria
4. Hildur Guǒnadóttir: “The Door,” from Chernobyl
5. John Carpenter: “Primary Title,” from Halloween
6. Colin Stetson: “Moms & Daughters,” from Hereditary
7. Mica Levi: “Lipstick To Void,” from Beneath the Pores and skin
8. Cristobal Tapia De Veer: “Laura Smile,” from Smile
9. Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow: “The Alien,” from Annihilation
10. Bobby Krlic: “Gassed,” from Midsommar
