Sound Of Cinema - 295. Film Music For Hallowe'en

SOUND OF CINEMA - 295. FILM MUSIC FOR HALLOWE'EN (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 31st October 2020

Matthew Sweet with a selection of film music inspired by the theme of Halloween, from the classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to more recent manifestations such as - Halloween.

Matthew looks at representations of Halloween in film in ths likes of 'ET -The Extraterrestrial' and 'Meet Me In St Louis' and turns to scores from some of the great and scariest horror films, such as Suspiria, The Quatermass Xperiment, Doctor Who, The Night Of The Hunter, Psycho, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Babadook, The Candyman, Insidious, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Sinister, and - the Classic Score of the Week - John Carpenter's influential music for the 1978 Halloween.

Thom Yorke - Suspiria (2018) - Voiceless Terror [XL Recordings]
John Williams - E.T. - The Extraterrestrial (1982) - ET's Halloween [MCA]
Conrad Salinger - Meet Me In St Louis (1944) - All Hallow's Eve [Premier Soundtracks]
James Bernard - The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) - Carroon Is Restless [GDI]
James Bernard - The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) - Opening Credits [GDI]
Murray Gold - Doctor Who - Series 9 'Under The Lake' (2015) - The Ghosts [Silva Screen]
Walter Schumann - The Night Of The Hunter (1955) - Introduction [RCA]
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho (1960) - Suite [Silva Screen]
Charles Bernstein - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) - Main Title [Varèse Sarabande]
Jed Kurzel - The Babadook (2017) - Theme [Waxwork]
Philip Glass - Candyman (1992) - Music Box [Orange Mountain Music‎]
Joseph Bishara - Insidious (2010) - Theme/Give It Time [Void]
Christopher Young - Sinister (2012) - Portrait Of Mr. Boogie [Varèse Sarabande]
Klive Humberstone - The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (1919/1996) - Ende [ITN Corporation]
Marco Beltrami - Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019) - Sarah's Theme [Entertainment One U.S.‎]
John Carpenter - Halloween (1978) - Main Title [Varèse Sarabande]
Mike Oldfield - The Exorcist (1973) - Theme (Tubular Bells) [Silva Screen]
Alan Silvestri - The Witches (2020) - Witches Are Real [WaterTower]