220 Halloween Themed Songs 2011

220 Halloween Theme Songs

220 Songs for Halloween Theme Rides in Your Indoor Cycling Classes

Compiled by Jennifer Sage, Oct 2011

For many years I’ve been collecting songs for various indoor cycling theme classes. Halloween presents a unique opportunity for some really fun musically themed classes – the variety is only limited by your imagination. You can include “spooky” or classic-but-cheesy Halloween tunes, or you can imagine the wide variety of costumes people wear and use those themes. I’ve included a few common themes such as Sci-Fi and Spy Thriller in my list here.

I’ve gotten many song ideas from various online forums, from other instructors, and by simply searching online music sources for “Halloween”, “James Bond”, “Witch”, “Ghost” and other key words. This is my most comprehensive list to date. If you have more song ideas, please email them to me so I can continually update this list for future versions. [email protected].

If you already have this list from my 2010 version, I have updated it in 2011 with about 60 new song suggestions and a few new Halloween album suggestions.

Sources for finding these songs: There is no way I can search every source for you but I do want to speed the process up for you by listing at least one source so you don’t spend hours doing so for each song. However, as with music itself, you have your own preference for downloading sources and you may want to check there first. My own preference is to first look on eMusic. Why eMusic? Because it is the least expensive means of acquiring music legally. Especially for Halloween songs, who wants to pay very much for songs that you’ll probably use once a year? (Although some of the songs included are more versatile). Songs on eMusic are usually about about half or less of iTunes. When I cannot find it on eMusic, I’ll then check Amazon (songs can cost $.10 - $.30 less on average than iTunes). iTunes is my least preferred source because of the higher cost and the restrictions. Amazon has two sources, one for CD purchases and for Mp3s. Some are only available on CD, but check both. Amazon has probably the widest selection of all music (that I have found) – more so than iTunes. When you cannot find a song on any of these three, then Google the song and see if it is available on another source, such as a foreign download site (some unfortunately are foreign songs, only available in the US as imports). There are a few other sites I list, such as Spinning.com or a mashup site.

For more song ideas, in all sources search “Halloween” under “Albums” – you will get dozens of options for Halloween anthem cds. Many are covers or remixes, some are good, some are poorly replicated. But many will make good “filler” songs for your Halloween rides. You may also want to search for “soundtracks” or “films” for movies, such as Batman, Spiderman, the Matrix and more.

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

I break the songs down to the following categories: • Halloween & “eerie” songs (some very “cheesy”) • Rock, Pop, Alternative, Indie and other • Electronic • Spy, Secret Agent and Thriller Themes • Space and Sci-Fi Themes • Pirates Theme

For the source, I use the following abbreviations: eMusic = E; Amazon = A, iTunes = I

I star* a song that I particularly like, or double star** it when I really like it (as in, it’s almost always in my yearly Halloween playlist!), but that doesn’t mean some of the others aren’t excellent or that you might like them better! ;-)

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

Halloween, Movie & TV Soundtracks & eerie songs (some admittedly are very “cheesy”)

Full albums to consider for Halloween songs on eMusic: • Halloween Classics: The Evil, The Demented, and the Just Plain Weird (E)** - this is a great one to get with some classics • Halloween Mischief Night Music • The Dead Matter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, by Midnight Syndicate • Halloween Music Collection, by Midnight Syndicate • Famous Monsters, by Misfits • Death Threat, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult • Mutations – A Tribute to Alice Cooper (Various artists) • Spooky Ireland on Halloween, The Irish Vampires • AMC Presents Listen to the Movies: Monsterfest

Full Albums on Amazon.com: • Scary Horror Themes, The Horror Theme Ensemble • Alfred Hitchcock, An Essential Collection • Scream Themes: Halloween Horror Music • 13 Scary Movie Hits • Haunted Halloween Shock Jams, DJ Tricky Treats • Halloween Monster Party, DJ Tricky • Greatest Halloween Dance Album, DJ Tricky • The Vampire Diaries, Various Artists

Tracks: • Night on Bald Mountain, Mannheim Steamroller, Halloween (E) • Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, E. Power Biggs, Halloween Classics, the Evil, The Demented and the Just Plain Weird (E) (Great organ intro to your class) • Haunted House of Rock, Whodini, Funky Beat Best of Whodini (E) (Good fast cadence song) • Freaks Come Out at Night, Whodini, Funky Beat Best of Whodini (E) • Freaks Come out at Night, Medulla Oblongata, Video Violence (E) • Monster, Medulla Oblongata, Video Violence (E) • Vampire Story, Medulla Oblongata, Video Violence (E) • The X-Files, TV Hits Volume 1 (A) • Munster's Theme, The Slackers (from Frightfest, the Ultimate Halloween Party) • Monster Mash, Bobby Boris Pickett (From OMG! The Biggest Halloween Anthems Ever) • The Addams Family, OMG! The Biggest Halloween Anthems Ever, or AMC Listens to the Movies: Monsterfest (E) • Time Warp, Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Soundtrack (E) • Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (E) • Purple People Eater (lots of covers on E, look elsewhere for original)

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

• Residents Past, Midnight Syndicate, Halloween Music (E) • Vampyre, Midnight Syndicate, Halloween Music (E) • Cauldron Chant, Moonstruck, Witch of the Wildwoods (E) • Witch of the Wildwood, Moonstruck, Witch of the Wildwoods (E) • Finnegan’s Zombie Wake, Spooky Ireland on Halloween, The Irish Vampires (E) • Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 100 TV Tunes (E) • Sugar Sugar, The Archies (OK, not eerie, but definitely “cheesy” and very “Halloween”!) (E)

Movie Soundtracks • Matrix Reloaded Suite, Don Davis, The Matrix Reloaded: The Album (A) • Psycho, City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra • Psycho (The Murder), Silver Screen Soundtrack Orchestra, 13 Scary Movie Hits • Ave Satani, The Omen (A) • Theme From Friday The 13th, Harry Manfredini, Halloween Themes/Horror Movie Music (A) • A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Horror Theme Ensemble, Scary Horror Themes • Theme From The Shining, The Complete Movie Soundtrack Collection (A) • Sleepy Hollow, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra • Sleepy Hollow, Danny Elfman, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle (A) • Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Storm, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra • Nosferatu Overture, Omens Of Nosferatu, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra • Poltergeist, Horror Movies, the Ultimate Movie Soundtrack Themes (A) • The Outer Limits, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra • The Twilight Zone, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra • The Theme Song from Jaws (I) • Ghost Busters, Ray Parker Jr. (covers on E, original on I or A) • Get Smart Theme, Secret Agent File (E) • Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist), Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield (E) • Tubular Bells Club Remix, DiscoPhantom, Exorcist Dance Remixes (E)* • Hedwig’s Theme, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Music From the Harry Potter Films (E) • Theme from Harry Potter, Musica Paradiso, The Very Best of Fantasy Movies (A) • Theme from Spider Man, The Very Best of Fantasy Movies (A)

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

Rock, Pop, Retro, Indie, Alternative & “other” • The Catalyst vs. Carmina Burana (DJs from Mars Remix), Linkin Park vs Carl Orff, DJs From Mars* (Google it) • Sugar, Flo Rida, R.O.O.T.S. • This Is Halloween, Marilyn Manson, Nightmare Revisited (A) • The Creature From The Black Lagoon, Dave Edmunds, Repeat When Necessary (E) • Halloween, Dead Kennedys (E) (This is a raucous fun punk song on steroids!) • Devil In My Car, B-52's, Wild Planet (E) • Season of the Witch, Donovan, Greatest Hits (E) • Black Magic Woman, Santana, Best Of (E) • Frankenstein, Edgar Winter Group, The Best Of (A) • Evil Woman, Electric Light Orchestra (E) • Misfits, Land of the Dead (E) • Misfits, Twilight of the Dead (E) • Misfits, Halloween, Legacy of Brutality (E) • Clap For The Wolfman, The Guess Who, Greatest Hits (E) • Halloween, Sonic Youth, Bad Moon Rising (A) (very slow creepy song) • Lil' Devil, The Cult, Pure Cult (A) • Deal With The Devil, Judas Priest, Angel of Retribution (E) • The Ghost Song, The Doors, Greatest Hits (E) • The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead, Crash Test Dummies (E) • The Ghosts that Haunt Me, Crash Test Dummies (E) • Halloween, Siouxsie & The Banshees (E) • Abracadabra, Steve Miller Band (E) • Nightmares, A Flock Of Seagulls (E) • The Witch Queen Of New Orleans, Redbone (E) • Dracula, Gorillaz, Gorillaz (E) • Candyman, Christina Aguilera, Dance Vault Mixes – Candyman (E) • Zombie, The Cranberries (E) • Happy Phantom, Tori Amos (E) (cool down) • Every Day is Halloween, Ministry (great punk song from the 80’s) (A, or eMusic has a rough sounding 2010 version)* • Werewolves of London, Best of Warren Zevon (E) • Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle Volume 1 (E)* • Ghost Town, The Specials (From OMG! The Biggest Halloween Anthems Ever) (E)* • Ghost in You, Psychedelic Furs, Greatest Hits (E) • Thriller, Michael Jackson, Thriller (all) • Sympathy for the Devil, Rolling Stones (I, A)* • I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow (E) (Use this song next to Sugar Sugar!) • Superstition, Stevie Wonder, The Definitive Collection (A) • Skeletons in the Closet, Alice Cooper, Special Forces (E) • Poison, Alice Cooper (E) • Feed my Frankenstein, Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper Classics (E) • Riders on the Storm, The Doors, Greatest Hits (E)

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

• Riders on the Storm Remix, Infected Mushroom, The Legend of the Black Schwarma (E) • Riders on the Storm, Yonderboi (E)* • Storm Rider, Iced Earth, Night of the Storm Rider (E) • Dead Man's Party, Oingo Boingo (A)* • Dead Man’s Party (remix), The S1nd1cate, Reloaded (E) • Devil Inside, INXS, The Best of INXS (E)* • Devil’s Party INXS, Switch (E) • Black Night, Deep Purple, The Very Best of Deep Purple (E) • Demon’s Eye, Deep Purple, The Very Best of Deep Purple (E) • Bloodsucker, Deep Purple, Deep Purple in Rock, (E) • Psycho Killer, Talking Heads, The Best of TH, (E)* • My Jeckyll Doesn’t Hide, Ozzie Osbourne, Ozzmosis (E) • Rain on the Scarecrow, John Mellancamp (I, A)* • Helter Skelter, U2, Rattle and Hum (Amazon Mp3) • Helter Skelter, Beatles (A) • Helter Skelter, Motley Crue, Shout at the Devil (E) • Bad Day, R.E.M. In Time: The Best of (E) • Zombie Zoo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Full Moon Fever (I, A) • Running With the Devil, Van Halen (I, A) • Last Living Soul, Gorillaz, Demon Days (I) • Hell, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Best of SNZ (I) • The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band, Essential Super Hits (E) • Devil With the Blue Dress, Mitch Ryder, Mitch Ryder Take Ten (E) • Race with the Devil, Stray Cats, Runaway Boys: A Retrospective (I, A) • Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Elton John (I, A) • Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell (E) • Don't Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult, Agents of Fortune (E)* • Bloodletting (The Vampire Song), Concrete Blonde, Bloodletting (I) • Breathe, The Prodigy, Fat of the Land (I) • They are Zombies! They are Neighbors! They Have Come Back from the Dead! Sufjan Stevens, Illinoise (E) • The Creature From the Lava Lagoon, Bomboras, Savage Island (E) • Return of the Death Ray, Bomboras, Organ Grinder (E) • The Boogie Monster, Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere (E) • Strange Magic, ELO, Playlist: The Very Best Of (E) • Dead Souls, Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures (E) • Hell is Around the Corner, DJ Tricky, Maxinquaye (A) • Pumpkin, Goldfrapp (feat Tricky) (Google it) • The Graveyard, Midnight Syndicate, The Dead Matter (E) • Something in My House, Dead or Alive, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (E) • Spooky, Atlantic Rhythm Section (cool-down) (I, A) • Witch Queen of New Orleans, Leon Redbone (E) • Haunted House of Rock, Whodini, The Best of Whodini (E) • Ghost Riders in the Sky, Johnny Cash (I)

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

Electronic (most have few if any lyrics, but the song has an eerie feel to it). • Lightening Strike (Party Mix), Halloween Hit Factory, Ultimate Halloween Mixtape (A) (This should be in the Halloween songs category because it’s a bunch of ghoulish sound effects in the background, but I put it here because it’s very techno/house with a great beat) • Poor Choice of Words, Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, The Dark Knight Remixes EP (E)** • Gunpowder and Gasoline, Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard, The Dark Knight Remixes EP (E)** • Dance of the Witches (St. Pauli Mix), S.U.N. Project, Dance of the Witches (E) • Die Hexen, Oszilla, Sun Tribe Vol 3, The Psychedelic Morning Trance Compilation 10:09 • Tetsujin (Album Version), Juno Reactor vs Don Davis, Matrix Revolution: The Motion Picture Soundtrack (A) • Nightmare (Chiller Twist Snowdrop Remix 8:22), Brainbug (E - get both the 3:28 and the 8:22 versions)* • The Reaper (Marc la Cruz Lost in Tibet Mix), George Acosta (You’ll have to google and Youtube for this one amazing remix. The other versions aren’t so ‘eerie’ sounding)* • Trouble in Paradise (Variation on a Theme), UNKLE, Remix Stories (E) • Theme from "The Godfather" (Saga Club Mix), The Sicilians, Un Amore (One Love) (A Mp3) • Death of the Prodigy Dancers (Live), The Prodigy, The Prodigy Experience 3:43 (E) • Gamma Goblins Part 2, Hallucinogen, The Lone Deranger 8:48 (E) • Hallowed by My Name, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Mutations – a Tribute to Alice Cooper (E) • X-Files, DJ Dado, The Films Collection (E) • Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Mix), Rob Dougan, Furious Angels (E) • Twin Peaks Theme, DJ Dado, The Films Collection (E) • Mitternacht (Extended Version), E Nomine (A)** (one of my favorites!) • Lucifer, E Nomine (A)* • Séance, E Nomine (A) • Sunday Mitternacht (Xvy Demina Remix), No More, Sunday Mitternacht Remixes (A) • Beauty and the Beast, Nightwish, Angels Fall First (E) • Insomnia, Faithless, Reverence (or many other mixes out there) (E)* • Phantom of the Opera, Harajuku (dance version) (Google it, hard to find)* • Devil Within, Midnight Juggernauts, Secrets of the Universe (A for imports, or Google)*

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

Spy, Secret Agent & Thriller Themes CDs: • Secret Agent File (E) • Rock Masters: Secret Agent Man (E) • Also, search for “James Bond” on E and A

Tracks: • The Saint Theme [Moby remix], Orbital (google)* • James Bond Theme, Moby, I Like to Score (E) • Mission Impossible, U2 version (A, google) • Chopper Chase/Face-Off, John Powell, The Italian Job (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (A)* • Boat Chase, John Powell, The Italian Job (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (A)* • Tunnel Run, John Powell, The Italian Job (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (A)* • Live and Let Die, Paul McCartney, All the Best (E)* • Live & Let Die, Guns N' Roses, Greatest Hits (Or Single import) (A) • Pulp Fiction Theme, Pulp Fiction • TV & Movie Themes - Mission Impossible 1960s, Mission Impossible • The Pink Panther Theme, Henri Mancini, The Ultimate Pink Panther (A) • The Pink Panther Theme (Dance Radio Mix), Dream Chaser (A) • Spybreak, Propellerheads, Decksanddrumsandrockandroll (A)* • Spybreak (Short One), Propellerheads, Spinning Volume 5 (Spinning.com) • Austin Powers vs. Fatboy Slim, Fatboy Slim (Google) • Espionage, Green Day, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (A) or the CD Shenanigans (E)* • Koladi-Ola, Yello, Stella (A Mp3)* • Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man, Rock Masters: Secret Agent Man (E) • Run Spy, Secret Agent Man, Rock Masters: Secret Agent Man (E) • I Spy, Secret Agent Man, Rock Masters: Secret Agent Man (E) • Man From U.N.C.L.E., Secret Agent Man, Rock Masters: Secret Agent Man (E) • Our Man Flint, Secret Agent Man, Rock Masters: Secret Agent Man (E) • Theme From SWAT, S.W.A.T., Deep Inside A Cop's Mind (E) • The Matrix (Tribal Funk Mix), Luther Miek, The Matrix (A)* • Close Your Eyes (Shortcut) - Mind:State, Mind:State, Sounds From The Matrix 003 (A Mp3) • The Theme (Love From San Francisco Mix), Hot Lizard, The Theme (Mixes) (E) • The Theme 2008 (Original Mix), Hot Lizard, The Theme (Mixes) (E)* • Back on a Mission, CIRRUS, Secret Agent, Back on a Mission (A) • Misirlou, Music From Tarantino Movies - Pulp fiction (E)* • Pulp Fiction, Alex Reece, Pulp Fiction (E)*

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

Space and Sci-Fi Themes CDs: • Sounds of Sci-Fi, Various Artists (E)

Tracks: • Theme from Blade Runner, Musica Paradiso, The Very Best of Cinema & TV (A) • 2001: A Space Odyssey - Also Sprach Zarathustra - Richard St, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Incredible Film Music Box (or a wide variety of versions on E, I and A)* • Galvanize The Empire (Chemical Brothers vs. John Williams), Party Ben, Best of Bootie 2007 (www.bootiemashup.com/bestofbootie2007)* • Theme from Blade Runner, Musica Paradiso, The Very Best of Cinema & TV Classics (E) • Data Inadequate, Banco de Gaia, 10 Years (Disc 1) (A – cd only)** • Planet Claire, The B-52's, The B-52's (E)* • Exploration, Karminsky Experience Inc., The Power Of Suggestion (E)* • Escape From Planet Earth (Musical Chair Strong Rhythm), Legs vs Francesco Sivieri (Hitechwell), Spinning Vol 13 (Spinning.com)* • Track 09, various artists, Hanima Disc 2 Hanima Hitechwell Italy (incredible song, only available at www.hitechwell.com )** • UFO Over Trenchtown, Eat Static, New World Dub 01 (A)** • Visitors, Eat Static, De-Classified (E) • Trantaloid, Eat Static, De-Classified (E) • Blade Runner (Meeting Rachel & Deckhard Remix By Ampere), Tokra Thaan, Blade Runner (www.trackitdown.net) * • Resurrection (space club mix), PPK, Resurrection (A) • Extremely Well, Klangstrahler Projekt, Sinnestauschung (A) • Space Traffic Control, Magic Sound Fabric, Uplift Drift (E) • Time Machine (Blue Potential Version), Jeff Mills, Blue Potential - Live with Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra (E, A) • Morphem / 15 Seconds, Various Artists, Global Psychedelic ChillOut 3 (Disk 1) (Google) • Them from Close Encounters, The Very Best of Fantasy Movies (A) • Theme from Star Wars, The Very Best of Fantasy Movies (A)

Indoor Cycling Association 220 Halloween Theme Songs

Pirates Theme CDs: • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (E) • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – Incredible Film Music Box • Pirates Remixed – EP, Klaus Badelt & Tiesto (6 different electronic versions of He’s a Pirate) (E)** • Music Inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Jack and his Merry Men (E)

Tracks: • Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow (Remixed by DJ Earworm), Hans Zimmer, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (E) • Palm Tree Escape (Remixed by Adam Freeland), Rodgrigo y Gabriela, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ** (E) • The Pirate That Should Not Be (Remixed by Photek), Rodrigo y Gabriela, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, (E)** • The Black Pearl (Dave Darell Remix), Scotty, The Black Pearl (Google)* • The Pirate's Gospel, Alela Diane, The Pirate's Gospel (A) • Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl – Klaus Badelt, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Incredible Film Music Box (E) • Pirates of the Caribbean/Suite - Klaus Badelt , City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood (E)