halloween beats

To some people, the music played at their party is just as important as the decorations or food. A friend of mine who is a throwing a Halloween party (and is someone who'd always take tunes over tablescapes) asked me if he's obligated to play "classic" songs like Monster Mash. (If it were up to me, I'd cue up a couple Nine Inch Nails CDs and let them play.) But it’s an interesting point: Are those classic Halloween songs now passé? Or does it not feel like a Halloween party without them?

Whatever your musical taste may be, iTunes is a perfect resource to get inspiration for your party playlist. Just search “Halloween” and check out the mix they’ve selected in the iTunes Essentials category. You’ll find more than 70 Halloween-themed tracks in a range of crowd-pleasing genres, from The Purple People Eater to People are Strange. (I am, however, shocked at the absence of Nine Inch Nails on the list.)

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Comments

I'm all about the "Monster Mash" -- it is a graveyard smash, after all. And songs from Alice Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare" album is a must on my Helloween mix too. You just can't beat a Vincent Price voiceover.

I like Mind Playing Tricks on Me by the Geto Boys with the classic line:

This year Halloween fell on a weekend
Me and Geto Boys went trick-or-treatin

Classic Halloween tunes and anything to keep the party going.

I'm a Goth/Industrial DJ, so "Halloween is Every Day" for me (Ministry pun intended!), but yeah, I tend to play the darker stuff during Halloween. Lots of Gothic rock, Darkwave, dark Industrial, Horror punk, Death and Black Metal, and Death Rock is a must; Death Rock actually has it's roots in songs like "Monster Mash" and "Purple People Eater."

I think the classic Thriller is a great hit for any Halloween occasion.

I love to play soundtracks from horror films at my Halloween parties. They're usually arranged in an order to build momentum and spookiness. The Lost Highway is a perfect soundtrack (and has a great NIN song for you). The Exorcist, The Omen, Psycho, The Ring and Sleepy Hollow are all good picks.

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