Resources: Composing Scary Music

With Halloween fast approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to share some excellent resources that I have used in the past to get students composing scary music - no matter what kind of software you have available. In my teaching experience, I found that students LOVE music from horror movies. Don’t believe me? Just sit down at a piano and start playing the themes from Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Exorcist - even Jaws. Kids immediately want to know how to play those songs. But what makes those theme songs scary? What impact does music have in scary movies? The following is a collection of resources to help you teach students what makes music scary - and how to compose scary music.

Spotify Playlist of Horror Movie Music