Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte - Al Martino - Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte 1964 Look For a Star - Gary Miles - Circus of Horror 1960 The Web - Abie Baker - The Brain That Wouldn't Die 1959īird Is the Word - The Rivingtons - The Crawling Hand 1963 The Blob - The Five Blobs - The Blob 1958 Stella By Starlight - Andre Previn (This is a piano instrumental, as in the movie) - The Uninvited - 1944 I tried to give the name of the original version or version in the film, if I use a substitute, I'll mention why. Some were hits before the film came out or "oldies" used to memorable effect in the film. I have left out orchestral scores, in favor of pop & rock songs, featured in the film. In and you can decide for yourself what category it belongs in, 2) I haven't done one in a while, and 3) So, I'll just give a playlist with the movie the song was featured Original composition for a horror film or using a previously recorded Horror comedy or a mystery thriller or science fiction movie or an Internet bickering about what I should consider a "real" horror film or "countdown-of-the-greatest-ever" post would lead to hairsplitting and That is why this is a Ipod playlist, because 1)) doing a really educational That song dominated radio in the summer of 1984, but some would say Ghostbusters is a comedy not a horror film. I brought up ghost and comedy, because one of the biggest songs of the 80s, was from a comedy about ghost and demons. The Uninvited was also groundbreaking in that it portray ghost and the paranormal as serious, instead of a criminal gimmick or for comedy purposes. The song has been recorded by many artist since it was first introduced, but most of those familiar with the song would probably never guess it was from a horror film. In the movie, Ray Milland plays a composer, who tries to woo Stella by composing the song for her on a piano, while she stands by an open window. The song, "Stella By Starlight," first appeared in the 1944 film The Uninvited, about a woman named Stella, who is possessed by a ghost. One of their favorite "standard" songs, that was a favorite of our grandparents and parents, was introduced in a HORROR FILM. I'm going to start off this post by telling you something that the snobby "timeless love song/Great American Songbook" crowd doesn't want you to know.
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