My otherwise level-headed friend thinks beautiful music, if it's from a horror movie, is evil or to be avoided (details)?

My otherwise level-headed friend thinks beautiful music, if it's from a horror movie, is evil or to be avoided (details) One of the most pensive, longing, beautiful songs ever recorded is Carol Anne's Theme from Poltergeist and Poltergeist II (it even as originally written has lyrics, "Bless This House" -- on Youtube). The hauntingly beautiful music box theme from "Burnt Offerings" -- a nostalgic and enchanting song -- and many of songs from Dan Curtis movies. Nothing is foreboding in this music.

Yet my otherwise levelheaded friend wants nothing to do with it. She really seems to believe it is demonic. Asked by Yellowdog 7 months ago Similar questions: level headed friend thinks beautiful music horror movie evil avoided details Entertainment > Movies.

Similar questions: level headed friend thinks beautiful music horror movie evil avoided details.

So your friend believes that the intent of the artist colors the value of the art. I sure would have trouble thinking "That's a pretty picture" if I had a watercolor hanging on my wall that was signed by one A. At the same time, I enjoyed the soundtrack to "Candyman" because I like Philip Glass music."m that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations" (Romans 14:1).

Maybe it's not to song itself but what the song reminds her of. I still can't listen to the theme of the original Exorcist without getting the HeeBeejeebees.............

Maybe she's afraid if she listens to it she'll have nightmares or something. It is a rather silly notion.

Agreed -- There are really some beautiful melodies in some horror movies -- often pensive and melancholic but hauntingly beautiful. They often give me bittersweet longings of nostalgia even if the tunes are slightly sour or off in places -- like precious memories of lost love or old promises sweet dreams and longings unfulfilled or inexpressabe -- or they are simply beautiful to the point of tears. But, as I said, if I say that the song's from Poltergiest or Rosemary's Baby or the 1971 Dark Shadows movie, nope, she wants nothing to do with it.

Yellowdog 7 months ago .

Askville has taken to eating my responses lately. I cannot replicate my original response only to say that I find many tunes and melodies in horror movies to be beautiful to the point of tears -- like memories of lost love or ineffable longings unfulfilled. Some are slightly sour but still peaceful and relaxing.

But mention a horror title and my friend refuses any discussion or playing of it. Yellowdog 7 months ago .

Wow, much later my eaten response reappears. Pretty spooky. Yellowdog 7 months ago .

I do know that this one used to give me chills. Then I grew up. youtube.com/watch?v=bYmIKcP7Nbc com/watch?

V=bYmIKcP7Nbc.

Like the themes from Halloween and Phantasm, this one has just a hint of something scary or hidden -- just mild apprehension. But this song's mostly like getting something done in a race against time. I don't readilly associate this music with the Excorcist so it really doesn't give me association with such a movie.

But even if it did, the Excorcist has somewhat a Christian theological base. Thanks for sharing. Yellowdog 7 months ago .

Christian theological base not withstanding- if you'd seen the movie when I did at 12, this theme music would have stuck with you! .

But the song itself, while being more artistic than background music, could just as easily be used in a scene where someone is looking for someone's will or some other important document before court reajourns. Yellowdog 7 months ago .

Ah, true. But it wasn't. Shep knows what I'm talking about.

Just trying to prove to a friend that there are good horror movies that aren't rated R.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.