HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST 2020

I love, love, love Halloween. My favorite holiday, by far! I don’t even care about trick of treat, costume parties, or any of that— I just really dig that for a certain interval every year, decorative depictions of monsters, the macabre, the paranormal, and what have you become socially acceptable fare. I keep some of my Hallween decorations up all year round, although it’s nice to bring some of them out fresh every October.

Anyway, this year I thought I’d put together a playlist of spooky music in accordance with the season… so if you to are a Halloween-ophile and would like 4.5 hours of music as a sountrack to this predilection (or, you know, just some songs to steal for your own playlist), then have at it! Although to be fair, if you require a high degree of wholesomeness in your entertainment, you might want to steer clear.

I highly recommend listening to it on shuffle— it’s not meant to be heard sequentially as is.

I’ve tried to lean on stuff people haven’t heard a million times, though I’ve included a few standards that I enjoy. There’s quite a bit of 50s and 60s novelty material, given the bottomless pit of it, and I enjoy the kitschiness of these tunes as much as I do the hokey vintage horror cinema they tend to reference. While I’ve hewed somewhat closely to songs about the explicitly imaginary/ paranormal (as opposed to songs that simply mention ghosts, witches, or monsters metaphorically), I’ve made a few exceptions for murder ballads, since these lend an appropriately haunting atmosphere.

Enjoy!

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RELAXING YULE LOG-- BUT IT'S ALL GUITARS

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MUSIC EDIT: DC GROUP HOLIDAY GREETING

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I got to do a teeny music edit on this wintry greeting from The DC Group, commemorating the company’s support of the Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund.

As often happens, my job was to make it sound like no work had been done at all. The fade-out of the music was originally a transition into another part, and the extant fadeout didn’t seem to resolve in a satisfying way. I lengthened the final chord, eventually bringing in a piano note from a virtual instument library to add a bit of helft to the resolution.

Thanks to Snap Communications for the opportunity. All the best to you and yours this holiday season!