Haunting Your Yard!

I have been working on writing an album review for my other website (inkedmom.com) and it got me thinking about Halloween music, so I wanted to put up a quick blog about Halloween music.

There are obviously a lot of cd’s out there.  Some of sounds, some that are movie soundtracks, some are just spooky music.  All options depending on what you want the music for.  Background for a party, sounds for your haunt, etc.

If you want some great sound effects, we found some we really liked at this website.  We used some of them in our Save the Date mini-movie.

And I’ve mentioned in a blog before that we are fans of the Midnight Syndicate music.  But I have also been looking around at other options, one of those being Napster.  You have access to a lot of music – see if you even like it.  They don’t have everything, but a good variety.  Do a search for haunt, spooky, Halloween, etc.  And hey – you can get a 7 day free trial to try it out.

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I’ve been sitting blogging on my personal blog and Halloween came over me a bit, so I hopped over here. I have the window to my office barely cracked and a breeze is blowing in. It is making a creepy sound….so it reminded me of Halloween, and of Halloween sounds. One of the most important elements of Halloween is the sounds, the music – creating the atmosphere. What we do wouldn’t be half as good if we didn’t have the scary Halloween sounds such as howling, screaming, heartbeats, etc., being pumped through the speakers in the graveyard. There are a lot of cd’s out there that you can use to accomplish this effect. Be careful not to get cheesy ones. Sometime you won’t know until you buy it, but generally they aren’t too expensive. If you get a crappy one, you generally aren’t out too much! When I created my voodoo bathroom, one of the most important things to include was music. It set the tone. I got my music, Ti-Roro & Ti Marcel (Voodoo Drum in Hi-Fi), off the internet a few years ago. It’s not just the drums, but the chanting as well. No one would use the bathroom. Now in the house and in our garage scene, we usually have something else playing. Our favorite choice in Halloween music is hands down Midnight Syndicate’s cd’s. These are more music set to a scary backdrop. We have always found them at the local Spirit Halloween Store when they open for the season. These are some of the best scary Halloween sounds on the market. So Halloween music and scary Halloween sounds is something you don’t want left out of your Halloween haunt. I have always found that the more subtle, the better. If you have a specific theme you are going for, try and find specific music to fit. Even the smallest of sounds can make the biggest of difference!