Do you know what I miss?

[Mentiroso]

I grew up on Carpenter and other great horror gods from the 70's and 80's. I do like some of the new horror coming out now but I think I finally realized what is missing from them while I was watching Christine last night.

Great scores done completely on synthesizers. I mean you just can not beat it! I think they should bring back the old 80's synths and make some movies with classic scores like they used to.

[KcMsterpce]

Well, I don't know about that. I'm actually a fan of hauting orchestral scores, much like what Goldsmith did with The Omen, but not going too far like tons of copycat scores after that flick.

Carpenter is able to make a good vibe with a lot of his scores, but for the most part I'm not a fan. IMO

[deadeye]

I don't know about the whole synthesizer thing, but the score that runs at the end credits make or break it for me, since I'm a credit watcher. I'll carry the mood of the movie with me if the credit music is good.

[XCoRyX]

80s synth= Ratings.

I agree big time, love the synth....

[wheresdonnie?]

Gotta agree about the synths. The Near Dark soundtrack is awesome, and, in fact, where have Tangerine Dream disappeared to?

[aerocrystallake]

It doesn't need to be just synth. Just bizarre and out there stuff. Like I love the Goblin scores for Suspiria and Dawn of the Dead because they convey such emotion. I also think the Manfredini scores on some of the Friday the 13th movies created a nice mood. It all depends on the movie. The Omen needed something epic that only Goldsmith could deliver. I do think it's an important art form that has been sorta lost. I didn't even care for the Ottoman remix of the Halloween theme in H20.

For example, the movie Hide and Seek(crap), was nothing special. But there was one scene that stuck with me: where DeNiro and Fanning are driving up to their new house through the countryside. The music was really creepy and had like children humming like you'd hear in a Danny Elfman score for a Tim Burton movie. That scene really made an impression on me. The rest of the music in the movie was a big nothing.

[Jason13thh]

The synthe score in Chopping Mall is awsome, extremely catchy and groovy

[ComeNightfall]

One of my favorite synth scores is from Silver Bullet.

I do prefer the orchestral scores though. Pino Dinaggio did some great scoring for Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Tourist Trap, and any other movie he did LOL. Friday the 13th has excellent scary music, and the NOES theme is classic chiller. Goblin did cool, innovative stuff too.

What I don't like is a soundtrack made up of nothing but MTV-friendly pop-punk bands. That's a trend I'd like to see die.

[countchocula]

If a score is good, it's good. I don't care if it's electronic or orchestral. Synth scores aren't completely obsolete, though. Malevolence had an exceptional synth score that sounds like it was recorded in the early '80s.

[Cabrini_Green]

Watch Liquid Sky if you want to be in synth heaven. Either that or you will seriously be turned off forever. Those loud bleeps and blips carry through almost the entire movie. It certainly leaves its mark.

Firestarter's score (Tangerine Dream) is also very good and probably upstages the movie.

[Jason13thh]

Near Dark (Tangerine Dream)
The Hitcher (Mark Isham)

[ERIN_LoJ]

Originally posted by KcMsterpce
Well, I don't know about that. I'm actually a fan of hauting orchestral scores, much like what Goldsmith did with The Omen, but not going too far like tons of copycat scores after that flick.


Me too! Nothings better than the creepy opera/classical music. Really gets my blood pumping.

To me there's not a huge difference with all the movies from the 80s to now, in most cases. I try and find the gems in each year.

[heretic]

You can't just forget about the more orchestral style score though allthough I do love the Halloween score what about films like Psycho and The Exorcist two unforgettable scores with no synthesisers.

however modern horror films scores never seem as memerable for some reason, i think of films like scream and the like and can not even remeber the score. its not that the fact that synthesiser arnt used its just that the music is no longer as good in general it normaly lacks character or is composed entirly of loud angry shouty metal tracks wich add very little to a films atmosphere.

just my oppinion