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[Classical] Recommended classical music perfect for Halloween

Around the time when it starts to feel chilly and the sun sets earlier, you can sense the onset of winter.

There’s Halloween, a slightly scary yet fun event.

Halloween is all about enjoying the extraordinary through costumes, and nothing boosts that atmosphere more effectively than music! Just by hearing certain pieces, you can feel transported to another world or get chills—music instantly sets the scene.

In this article, we’ve focused on classical music and picked pieces that are perfect for Halloween.

Enjoy Halloween with music!

Playlist

[Classical] Recommended classical music perfect for Halloween
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1Hedwig’s Theme: Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJohn Williams
Hedwig’s Theme: Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJohn Williamsplay_arrow
An iconic magical theme from Harry Potter
2The Carnival of the Animals: AquariumCamille Saint-Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals: AquariumCamille Saint-Saënsplay_arrow
Saint-Saëns’s fantastical music
3Night on Bald MountainModest Mussorgsky
Night on Bald MountainModest Mussorgskyplay_arrow
Music depicting a witches’ nocturnal revel
4“Ma mère l’Oye” Scene 3: Dialogue of Beauty and the BeastMaurice Ravel
"Ma mère l'Oye" Scene 3: Dialogue of Beauty and the BeastMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s masterpiece that paints a fairy-tale world in sound
5Ghost footprintsWilliam Gillock
Ghost footprintsWilliam Gillockplay_arrow
A creeping, eerie piano miniature
6Fairies’ DanceEdvard Grieg
Fairies' DanceEdvard Griegplay_arrow
Ethereal music where Nordic fairies dance
7Suite ‘Masquerade’: WaltzAram Il’yich Khachaturian
Suite 'Masquerade': WaltzAram Il'yich Khachaturianplay_arrow
Waltz of the Masquerade: Light and Shadow
8Symphonic Scherzo “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”Paul Dukas
Symphonic Scherzo “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”Paul Dukasplay_arrow
A masterpiece where the sorcerer's apprentice plays a starring role
9Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op. 54 – No. 3: March of the DwarfsEdvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op. 54 – No. 3: March of the DwarfsEdvard Griegplay_arrow
Grieg’s Little March of the Trolls
10Children’s Album, Op. 39 – No. 20: The WitchPyotr Tchaikovsky
Children's Album, Op. 39 – No. 20: The WitchPyotr Tchaikovskyplay_arrow
A short piece by Tchaikovsky that depicts the witch’s eeriness
11Piano Etudes, Book II, No. 13 “Devil’s Staircase”György Ligeti
Piano Etudes, Book II, No. 13 “Devil’s Staircase”György Ligetiplay_arrow
Ligeti's piano piece that depicts fear
12Symphonic Poem “Water Spirit,” Op. 107Antonín Dvořák
Symphonic Poem “Water Spirit,” Op. 107Antonín Dvořákplay_arrow
Dvořák’s Terrifying Folk-Tale Symphonic Poem
13Ballet Music “The Sleeping Beauty”: Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat (Act III)Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Ballet Music “The Sleeping Beauty”: Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat (Act III)Pyotr Tchaikovskyplay_arrow
Tchaikovsky’s famous piece with dancing cats on Halloween
14Forest Scenes, Op. 82 – No. 7 “The Prophet Bird”Robert Schumann
Forest Scenes, Op. 82 – No. 7 “The Prophet Bird”Robert Schumannplay_arrow
A fantastical Schumann piece perfect for Halloween
15Demon KingFranz Schubert
Demon KingFranz Schubertplay_arrow
A moving piece: Schubert’s masterpiece “Erlkönig”
16Funeral MarchFrédéric Chopin
Funeral MarchFrédéric Chopinplay_arrow
Chopin’s Funeral March, mysterious
17Piano Sonata No. 9 “Black Mass,” Op. 68Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 9 “Black Mass,” Op. 68Alexander Scriabinplay_arrow
Mystical music perfect for Halloween
18Reading Dante: Sonata-FantasiaFranz Liszt
Reading Dante: Sonata-FantasiaFranz Lisztplay_arrow
A famous Liszt piece depicting scenes of hell
19Dance of DeathCamille Saint-Saëns
Dance of DeathCamille Saint-Saënsplay_arrow
Dance of Death: exploring the universal themes of life and death
20Main Theme from the film “Halloween”John Carpenter
Main Theme from the film “Halloween”John Carpenterplay_arrow
The sense of fear in Halloween movie theme songs
21Mars, from The Planets (suite)Gustav Holst
Mars, from The Planets (suite)Gustav Holstplay_arrow
Epic music depicting the fear of war
22Dies Irae from Requiem in D minorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dies Irae from Requiem in D minorWolfgang Amadeus Mozartplay_arrow
A solemn piece on Christian eschatology
23Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565J.S.Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565J.S.Bachplay_arrow
The allure of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue
24In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46Edvard Grieg
In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46Edvard Griegplay_arrow
The eerie musical world of Scandinavian folklore
25Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath (from Symphonie fantastique), Fifth MovementHector Berlioz
Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath (from Symphonie fantastique), Fifth MovementHector Berliozplay_arrow
Frenzied Funeral March of the Witch and the Ghost
26From Carmina Burana: “O Fortuna”Carl Orff
From Carmina Burana: “O Fortuna”Carl Orffplay_arrow
Orff’s famous piece depicting the mercilessness of fate
27Dance of DeathFranz Liszt
Dance of DeathFranz Lisztplay_arrow
Music playlist perfect for Halloween
28Dies Irae from the RequiemGiuseppe Verdi
Dies Irae from the RequiemGiuseppe Verdiplay_arrow
Verdi’s Requiem is a magnificent piece of music.
29Gaspard of the NightMaurice Ravel
Gaspard of the NightMaurice Ravelplay_arrow
Ravel’s piano suite depicting supernatural beings
30“Montagues and Capulets” from the ballet “Romeo and Juliet”Sergei Prokofiev
“Montagues and Capulets” from the ballet “Romeo and Juliet”Sergei Prokofievplay_arrow
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suites
31Symphonic Poem “Isle of the Dead,” Op. 29Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphonic Poem “Isle of the Dead,” Op. 29Sergei Rachmaninovplay_arrow
Rachmaninoff’s mystical journey to the isle
32Prelude, Op. 3 No. 2 “The Bells”Sergei Rachmaninov
Prelude, Op. 3 No. 2 “The Bells”Sergei Rachmaninovplay_arrow
Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells,” a resounding fantasy piece
33Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, No. 3 from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71aPyotr Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, No. 3 from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71aPyotr Tchaikovskyplay_arrow
The Nutcracker’s fantastical music