Less than two weeks left till one of the most mysterious holidays so loved by not just teenagers but also grown-ups and kids – Halloween. The time when witches and all the dark forces get out to this world and celebrate the ball. Fancy dresses everywhere, a lot of ketchup blood, drawn scars and of course scary music all around.
But Halloween music isn’t always about some creepy sounds and zombie groans. There have been a lot of scores dedicated to this holiday that are not somber at all. Having a certain amount of joking to it, Halloween is the time of fun, humor and mimicry. Some works written and filmed for it became huge hits just on their own, let’s remember Michael Jackson’s Thriller video at least – masterpiece!
As little kids, most of were a bit scared of and charmed by the other worlds, ghosts and external forces. And that is why movies dedicated to those phenomena were especially popular. One of such movies is Ghostbusters with its unforgettable theme song that we remember even after many years. The film score to Ghostbusters was composed by Elmer Bernstein, and the catchy song written by Ray Parker, Jr. It is believed that the famous song added about $20 million to the movie’s box office success. And the video to the song made it to #1 at MTV.
But Halloween music isn’t always about some creepy sounds and zombie groans. There have been a lot of scores dedicated to this holiday that are not somber at all. Having a certain amount of joking to it, Halloween is the time of fun, humor and mimicry. Some works written and filmed for it became huge hits just on their own, let’s remember Michael Jackson’s Thriller video at least – masterpiece!
As little kids, most of were a bit scared of and charmed by the other worlds, ghosts and external forces. And that is why movies dedicated to those phenomena were especially popular. One of such movies is Ghostbusters with its unforgettable theme song that we remember even after many years. The film score to Ghostbusters was composed by Elmer Bernstein, and the catchy song written by Ray Parker, Jr. It is believed that the famous song added about $20 million to the movie’s box office success. And the video to the song made it to #1 at MTV.
