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Fright Night: Music that Goes Bump in the Night | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, Paul [composer] Dukas, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, Gustav Holst, Engelbert Humperdinck, Charles Ives, Franz Liszt, Modest Mussorgsky, Camille Saint-saens, Richard Wagner, Andrew Davis, Eugene Ormandy, John Pritchard, Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra, Guerzenich-orchester, Orchestre National D'ile De France, Philadelphia Orchestra
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy New: $9.98
New (25) Used (10) Collectible (1) from $3.13
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 112404
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 45530
UPC: 074644553024
EAN: 0074644553024
ASIN: B0000026XI
Release Date: July 1, 1991
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Tracks:
| • | In the Hall of the Mountain King | | • | Toccata | | • | Witch's Ride | | • | March to the Scaffold | | • | Mars - the Bringer of War | | • | Ride of the Valkyries |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Halloween music November 19, 2008
This music is great to give an eerie effect in the background of whatever you may be doing. It is not scary, but in a classical way it is haunting and creepy and provides the perfect "mood" for Halloween. I enjoyed listening to it while I baked my Halloween cookies, then my husband used it outside to go along with his creepy Halloween decorated yard. It was effective in setting the mood it both places. Totally instrumental, and very cool.
I highly recommed it!
Perfect for Halloween! January 4, 2007
We enjoyed broadcasting the tunes thru our mp3 player on Halloween night. THe trick or treaters and their parents really enjoyed the music
What, you call this scary music? July 7, 2005
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
I'm familiar with most of the pieces found in this CD, and I can say I don't think they are frightening at all. They're great and highly enjoyable in their own right (the 'Danse Macabre' by Camille Saint-Saens is lovely dance music), but if one's intention is to bring together a collection of pieces of truly scary classical music, then this anthology hasn't done the job.
Here's a list of what I would consider TRULY TERRIFYING works of classical music:
~Ralph Vaughan Williams' 4th & 6th symphonies (especially the 2nd movement of each of them)
~Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring'
~Gyorgy Ligeti's 'Atmospheres' and 'Lux Aeterna' (used in the film '2001')
~Almost anything by Bela Bartok (but especially his 'The Miraculous Mandarin')
If you want to be truly frightened, go for the said pieces!
 Music Is Very Good, However......... August 14, 2004
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
The music on this CD is all very good, but as I play it, I don't really feel that "Bump in the Night" sensation throughout. Since it appears to be marketed for fun Halloween gatherings, I cannot honestly say that it will jumpstart the mood for the average party-goer. While "Funeral March For a Marionette" is extremely creepy and sets the mood (for those of you baby-boomers who don't recognize the title---this was the theme music to the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" TV series), other tunes kind of pull the plug on the momentum. Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" might ring Seasonal for classical music buffs, but I think your everyday Joe will picture helicopters soaring over Vietnam and the cry "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"
FOUR STARS if you just want a nice sampling of bold classical music, and TWO STARS if you want it to go "Bump!" in the Night.
Good Classical type Halloween music anthology July 13, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
While this CD might cover most of the standard "creepy classics", there are a few more it could have covered, but frankly, the only song on the whole thing I didn't care for was Ives "Halloween". Some people may think that completely discordant music is great, but I do NOT! Otherwise, everything else was a great selection, and very entertaining. Definitely worth having, esp. if you like classical music.
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