Just imagine some of our favorite films and how they would play out if there was no music. Would Jaws be so effective in building that tension and suspense? What about Dario Argento’s Suspiria? Just think of watching that with out the incredible score created by Goblin. Or maybe the vocals in The Omen, with the demonic chanting? All of them make such an impact through audio that registers with the audiences just as much as the visuals, though maybe not as apparent. While Jaws probably effected me as a horror film more so than anything else, it was John Williams score for Star Wars that I really started to understand the power of film music. And have been a strong follower ever since.

So for today’s Friday Favorites, what would be one of your favorite horror film scores? Is it something from Goblin? John Williams? Tangerine Dream, maybe? Christopher Young, Jeff Grace, Bear McCreary, Marco Beltrami, or any of the other amazing composers out there? It doesn’t have to be one that you can listen to by itself over and over, but one that consciously made an impact on you while you were watching it? Was it something that got to you on that first viewing, or one that you heard later and then realized how the music in the film help make an impact on you.

Let’s hear you!