Given the number of spooky music posts we’ve seen on the site this month it’s obvious that a lot of us around here love the Halloween season. Michael’s turned his “Arrangement of the Week [1]” series to the dark side and Ryan recounted some of the songs that accompanied his favorite scary game moments [2]. I love the season too and even though I’ve been listening to that Spooky Bonus [3] soundtrack for the last week there are some other favorites I’d like to call out.
Rather than focus on the dark, atmospheric soundscrapes (Crypt Keeper pun [4] there) of a Silent Hill or Dead Space, I thought I’d grab a handful of a more playful variety. I don’t have specific memories to go along with them like Ryan so I’ll let the music do the talking with this 14-minute montage. I hope you’ll find the selection a little more surprising than the familiar ghost house theme from Super Mario World or some Castlevania tracks.
If you’ve got a favorite mischievous melody of your own, be sure to share it in the comments below or you’ll have to wait a whole year for Halloween season to creep around again!