Most foreboding music

Deckerd · April 19 2010, 12:14 PM

Is / are there any passage(s) of music that fill you with foreboding or even make your flesh creep?

We had a conversation a few months ago which brought up the male voice choir singing For those in Peril on the Sea when the sub is going through its dive routine in Crimson Tide, which was just spine-tingling.

On a more pseudy note, I was listening to the prelude to Act 3 of Tristan und Isolde by Wagner the other day and was impressed the doom-laden atmosphere it creates.

Niorah · April 19 2010, 12:30 PM

Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna (Requiem for a Dream OST)

In my mind it is tied to scenes of nuclear apocalypse. Awful.

GodThingFormerly · April 19 2010, 12:49 PM

Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (O Fortuna) from Carl Orff's cantata Carmina Burana was the first thing that popped into my brain when reading the title of this thread, but when it comes to cinema I remember being mightily impressed/petrified as an eight year old by Jerry Goldsmith's The Cloud and V'ger Flyover from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. BTW, Zdeněk Liška's score for the 1963 Czech(oslovak) sci-fi film Ikarie XB 1 - in particular the cue heard during the film's climax as the titular starship approaches the "White Planet" and we see an alien megalopolis on the bridge viewscreen - is certainly not appropriate listening for those who may be semi-seriously contemplating suicide.

SLR

Deckerd · April 19 2010, 01:00 PM

I remember singing Carmina Burana when I was a member of a choir. We started a run through of the O Fortuna! and started slowing down in the closing bars. "You don't slow down, you speed up!" shouted the director, "this is nae a hymn!"

Mutai Sho-Rin · April 19 2010, 01:07 PM

Rachel Maddow has made a point on her show of deriding extremist Republican TV ads using O Fortuna as the background for their fantasy of an Obama inspired apocalypse.

Shaw · April 19 2010, 01:29 PM

Bela Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, specifically Andante tranquillo and Adagio, though parts of Allegro molto might also qualify.

Samual Barbar's Adagio for Strings, Krzystof Penderecki's Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima For 52 Stringed Instruments and De Natura Sonoris II For Orchestra (which sound very much like the music from Altered States by John Corigliano), Space Requiem by Stomu Yamash'ta, and Title music for the movie The Bounty by Vangelis Papathanassiou are honorable mentions.

FPAlpha · April 19 2010, 03:40 PM

The Theme from Jaws.. 'nuff said

A buddy of mine has the Imperial March playing as a ringtone whenever his mum calls him on his mobile

Hermiod · April 19 2010, 04:43 PM

"In the House - In a Heartbeat" by John Murphy from 28 Days Later.

Geckothan · April 19 2010, 05:09 PM

John Barry - Capsule in Space

Hermiod · April 19 2010, 05:36 PM

^Good choice!

Omnius · April 19 2010, 05:44 PM

Alien - Main Title by Jerry Goldsmith.

The Mist - Host of the Seraphim (by Dead Can Dance)

Scotty · April 19 2010, 06:02 PM

Bit off topic I know, but how do you mention to embed that Youtube video in your post?

Geckothan · April 19 2010, 06:06 PM

[ yt ] *link to video* [ / yt ] without the spaces.

Mr. B · April 19 2010, 06:08 PM

O Fortuna and Adagio for Strings immediately come to mind... sorry I couldn't think of anything more original.

Scotty · April 19 2010, 06:10 PM

Geckothan wrote:

John Barry - Capsule in Space

Good, but not as good as this one, IMO:

April 19 2010, 12:14 PM	#1
Deckerd Fleet Arse Location: in the Frozen Wastes	Most foreboding music Is / are there any passage(s) of music that fill you with foreboding or even make your flesh creep? We had a conversation a few months ago which brought up the male voice choir singing For those in Peril on the Sea when the sub is going through its dive routine in Crimson Tide, which was just spine-tingling. On a more pseudy note, I was listening to the prelude to Act 3 of Tristan und Isolde by Wagner the other day and was impressed the doom-laden atmosphere it creates. __________________ They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

April 19 2010, 12:30 PM	#2
Niorah Fleet Admiral Location: Londinium, Britannia	Re: Most foreboding music Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna (Requiem for a Dream OST) In my mind it is tied to scenes of nuclear apocalypse. Awful. __________________ Life's a song you don't get to rehearse.

April 19 2010, 12:49 PM	#3
GodThingFormerly A Different Kind of Asshole Location: An "American" in Friedrichshafen, Deutschland	Re: Most foreboding music Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (O Fortuna) from Carl Orff's cantata Carmina Burana was the first thing that popped into my brain when reading the title of this thread, but when it comes to cinema I remember being mightily impressed/petrified as an eight year old by Jerry Goldsmith's The Cloud and V'ger Flyover from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. BTW, Zdeněk Liška's score for the 1963 Czech(oslovak) sci-fi film Ikarie XB 1 - in particular the cue heard during the film's climax as the titular starship approaches the "White Planet" and we see an alien megalopolis on the bridge viewscreen - is certainly not appropriate listening for those who may be semi-seriously contemplating suicide. SLR

April 19 2010, 01:00 PM	#4
Deckerd Fleet Arse Location: in the Frozen Wastes	Re: Most foreboding music I remember singing Carmina Burana when I was a member of a choir. We started a run through of the O Fortuna! and started slowing down in the closing bars. "You don't slow down, you speed up!" shouted the director, "this is nae a hymn!" __________________ They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

April 19 2010, 01:07 PM	#5
Mutai Sho-Rin Moderator Location: Orange, CA USA	Re: Most foreboding music Rachel Maddow has made a point on her show of deriding extremist Republican TV ads using O Fortuna as the background for their fantasy of an Obama inspired apocalypse. __________________ Into the sands of blood comes the Sho-Rin, master of the Mutai. Babylon 5 - TKO

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April 19 2010, 01:29 PM	#6
Shaw Commodore Location: Twin Cities	Re: Most foreboding music Bela Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, specifically Andante tranquillo and Adagio, though parts of Allegro molto might also qualify. Samual Barbar's Adagio for Strings, Krzystof Penderecki's Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima For 52 Stringed Instruments and De Natura Sonoris II For Orchestra (which sound very much like the music from Altered States by John Corigliano), Space Requiem by Stomu Yamash'ta, and Title music for the movie The Bounty by Vangelis Papathanassiou are honorable mentions.

April 19 2010, 03:40 PM	#7
FPAlpha Rear Admiral Location: Mannheim, Germany	Re: Most foreboding music The Theme from Jaws.. 'nuff said A buddy of mine has the Imperial March playing as a ringtone whenever his mum calls him on his mobile __________________ "A control freak like you with something you can't control? No no.. that's gonna be more fun than shark week!" Det. Javier Esposito

April 19 2010, 04:43 PM	#8
Hermiod Admiral	Re: Most foreboding music "In the House - In a Heartbeat" by John Murphy from 28 Days Later.

April 19 2010, 05:09 PM	#9
Geckothan Fleet Captain Location: People's Republic of Britainistan	Re: Most foreboding music John Barry - Capsule in Space __________________ You're a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain. RIP Star Trek 1964-1999

April 19 2010, 05:36 PM	#10
Hermiod Admiral	Re: Most foreboding music ^Good choice!

April 19 2010, 05:44 PM	#11
Omnius Vice Admiral Location: ::1	Re: Most foreboding music Alien - Main Title by Jerry Goldsmith. The Mist - Host of the Seraphim (by Dead Can Dance) __________________ "Have you tried turning it off and on again??" Last edited by Omnius; April 19 2010 at 06:02 PM. Reason: added video

April 19 2010, 06:02 PM	#12
Scotty Rear Admiral Location: The Netherlands, Les Pays Bas, Holland	Re: Most foreboding music Bit off topic I know, but how do you mention to embed that Youtube video in your post? __________________ "No bla bla bla!" - Captain James T. Kirk

April 19 2010, 06:06 PM	#13
Geckothan Fleet Captain Location: People's Republic of Britainistan	Re: Most foreboding music [ yt ] link to video [ / yt ] without the spaces. __________________ You're a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain. RIP Star Trek 1964-1999

April 19 2010, 06:08 PM	#14
Mr. B Vice Admiral Location: New Orleans	Re: Most foreboding music O Fortuna and Adagio for Strings immediately come to mind... sorry I couldn't think of anything more original. __________________ “Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.” -Oscar Wilde