15+ Popular Songs That Got 10 Times Spookier After Being Featured In A Horror Movie
Anyone who watched Annabelle could never listen to "You Are My Sunshine" the same way again.
Music plays a huge part in movies, and for some people, the one thing they anticipate while waiting for a movie to come out is the soundtrack. Think The Breakfast Club, Pulp Fiction, and Saturday Night Fever, for instance; people love these movies not only for the story and actors but also for the excellent soundtrack selection!
For a film to truly rise among the creations in pop culture, many factors need to be considered. In terms of music scores, music directors always ensure that the songs they choose have the power to make a pivotal impact, especially regarding how they are used in the film or show.
Let's take the fourth season of Stranger Things as an example—people have been raving over Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God), sending it to the top of the charts even after almost 40 years since its release. That's just how much impact movies have on the music they select to be part of their production—and of course, vice versa, as the music also shapes the visual imagery we see on screen.
If a song gets associated with a romantic movie, it will serve as a theme song for hopeless romantics out there. If a song gets associated with an action movie, expect all the video edits on Twitter featuring some of the most significant scenes in the film.
And if a song gets featured in a horror movie, know that it will become a lot creepier, haunting, and hair-raising—even if it's one of the most whimsical songs you have ever heard. Horror movies tend to do that, using cute popular songs and then making them too eerie to listen to, so much so that it terrifies the audience!
Take a look at some of our favorite popular songs that became ten times spookier after being featured in a horror film:
1. "The Candy Man" — Candyman (2021)
2. "American Girl" — The Silence of The Lambs
3. "The Man Comes Around" — Dawn of the Dead (2004)
4. "Show Me the Way to Go Home" — Jaws
5. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" — Halloween (1978)
6. "Banana Boat (Day-O)" — Beetlejuice
7. "Open Up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine In)" — The Autopsy of Jane Doe
8. "I Got 5 On It" — Us
9. "Hip to Be Square" — American Psycho
10. "There Was A Crooked Man" — The Conjuring 2
11. "Run Rabbit Run" — Get Out
12. "Midnight, the Stars and You" — The Shining
13. "Fingertips" — Nope
14. "Tubular Bells" — The Exorcist
15. "Good Vibrations" — Us
16. "You Are My Sunshine" — Annabelle: Creation
17. "Beyond the Sea" — A Quiet Place Part II
We honestly could not listen to these songs the same way again—but they did make the films they were in a lot more interesting! Let's just hope that we won't end up in some horrific situations while one of these songs plays in the background...
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