One of the fondest memories I have as a child is listening to Disney’s Thrilling Chilling Sounds of the Haunted House over and over again on my tiny record player. I think it was the scratchiness of the sharp needle on the orange-colored vinyl that made it even spookier. Halloween music has grown up since then from the award-winning Gothic Sounds of Midnight Syndicate to Mannheim Steamroller Halloween.
There are the old tried and true instrumental classics like Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Tubular Bells. If you’re in the dancing mood, you can crank up Michael Jackson’s Thriller and do your best Zombie Shuffle.. So, we’ll just take a jump to the left and then a step to the right with our hands on the hips and get right into listing the songs and music that will make your Halloween party howl.
Grab, your iPod and load up your playlist with are our top music choices for a Hudson Valley Haunted Halloween!
Halloween Music for Adult Parties
1. Monster Mash – Bobby Boris Picket and the Crypt Kickers
2. Thriller – Michael Jackson
3. Ghost Busters – Ray Parker
4. Phantom of the Opera – Soundtrack
5. Wooly Swamp – Charlie Daniels Band
6. Time Warp – Rocky Horror Picture Show Sound Track
7. Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
8. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
9. Witchy Woman – The Eagles
10. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
11. The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels
12. Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra
13. Highway to Hell – AC/DC
14. Devil with a Blue Dress On – Mitch Ryder
15. Bat Out Of Hell – Meat Loaf
16. Pet Cemetery – The Ramones
17. People Are Strange – The Doors
18. Welcome to My Nightmare – Alice Cooper
19. Toccata and Fugue in D minor – Bach
20. Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield
21. Bad Things (True Blood) – Jace Everett
22. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
23. Welcome 2 my Nightmare – Alice Cooper
24. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
25. Life at Last – Ray Kennedy (from Phantom of the Paradise)
26. This is Halloween – Nightmare before Christmas Soundtrack
27. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead – Barbra Streisand
28. Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
29. Season of the Witch – Donovan
30. Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive – Men At Work
31. All You Zombies – Hooters
32. Zombie Jamboree – Rockapella
33. Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo,
34. Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group,
35. Dracula’s Tango – Total Coelo
36. Dinner with Drac Pt. 1 – John Zacherle
Halloween Music for Kids Parties
1. Thrilling Chilling Sounds of the Haunted House –iTunes Disney
2. Flying Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
3. Headless Horseman – Bing Crosby
4. Casper the Friendly Ghost – Mike Stewart
5. The Witch Doctor – David Seville
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