“Subway Song” is such a great one. Even today, after listening to that album for decades, if I have it on in the background it sometimes still gets me.
In terms of horror in music, it often comes down to lyrical themes for me. A good example is Lowest of the Low’s “7th Birthday”. If you weren’t paying attention to the lyrics you might find it a pleasant song with the verse “Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday fun” resonating happy vibes. But once you hear the follow up line “don’t tell anyone”, go back and listen and realize what the song’s about, it’s disturbing: https://youtu.be/XCl7xqz2_Mk?si=LbzWFtw5xMZ5ZV9E
Great song, lyrics are well executed and seriously messed up. Thanks for passing this one along, I guess I should pay more attention to Canadian alt-rock~
No jump scares in it that I can recall, but Nick Cave's 1996 album Murder Ballads is almost entirely narrative driven horror pieces about, no surprise here, murders. I first heard it in 1997 when I was 12 years old, and the overall mood it created had a similar feel to the mood created by horror movies. I still listen to it from time to time, such a great album.
Horror punk is the epitome of “scary” or “horror music.” Predominantly started by Glenn Danzig and the Misfits, it sparked a ton of other bands that I have follows for years and years.
“Subway Song” is such a great one. Even today, after listening to that album for decades, if I have it on in the background it sometimes still gets me.
In terms of horror in music, it often comes down to lyrical themes for me. A good example is Lowest of the Low’s “7th Birthday”. If you weren’t paying attention to the lyrics you might find it a pleasant song with the verse “Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday fun” resonating happy vibes. But once you hear the follow up line “don’t tell anyone”, go back and listen and realize what the song’s about, it’s disturbing: https://youtu.be/XCl7xqz2_Mk?si=LbzWFtw5xMZ5ZV9E
Great song, lyrics are well executed and seriously messed up. Thanks for passing this one along, I guess I should pay more attention to Canadian alt-rock~
No mention of Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major... LOL
I didn't flinch whatsoever
Does Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony count?
I immediately thought of Eminem's "Stan", when we get to the line about the pregnant girlfriend in the trunk?
Also the drum break in "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
Credit goes to Chris for thinking of that one
No jump scares in it that I can recall, but Nick Cave's 1996 album Murder Ballads is almost entirely narrative driven horror pieces about, no surprise here, murders. I first heard it in 1997 when I was 12 years old, and the overall mood it created had a similar feel to the mood created by horror movies. I still listen to it from time to time, such a great album.
The first time I heard Yes' "Owner of a Lonely Heart", this counted as a jump scare for me.
https://youtu.be/X3Za2xF3wAc?si=4UsH_AD9aXRAKuSk&t=862
Good startle, I give it a 6/10 scary
I would consider the scream at the start of Lord Only Knows by Beck to be a jump scare. Careful With That Axe Eugene by Pink Floyd has one too
Horror punk is the epitome of “scary” or “horror music.” Predominantly started by Glenn Danzig and the Misfits, it sparked a ton of other bands that I have follows for years and years.
You're right I completely overlooked this
There’s a solid jumpscare at 1:10 in this one narrated by Timothy Leary before kicking into a slow 7/4
https://youtu.be/W7bqDDmA7cw?si=Xqz053zSWP1vNwyc
That's a pretty good one although Timothy Leary by himself is pretty scary