[2026] Eerie BGM That Stokes Fear | Compilation

Ringtone of DeathNEW!Endō Kōji

Ringtone of Death

This score is famous as part of the soundtrack to the smash-hit horror film One Missed Call.

It’s included on the album One Missed Call Original Soundtrack, released in January 2004, and was composed by Koji Endo.

It brilliantly captures the terror of a story that makes anyone shudder: a sound from a cell phone that foretells your own death from the future.

Though it’s only about a minute long, this piece maximizes a clinging sense of unease.

There’s also a behind-the-scenes twist—that it’s paired with another track on the same album that serves as the original song—which adds to the sense of madness.

Highly recommended for those who want to fully savor the chilly fear lurking in everyday life.

Garamon SongNEW!Kuniaki Haishima

Main Title (Garamon Song)

It’s a track that’s eerie yet strangely alluring.

Composed by Kuniaki Haishima, the “Garamon Song” has long been cherished as the theme for the Fuji TV drama series “Tales of the Unusual,” which began in April 1990.

Within its brief running time, it packs in unease, an otherworldly atmosphere, and a touch of charm, whisking you into the extraordinary the moment you hear it.

There’s also an anecdote that it’s named after the kaiju Garamon, giving it not only a sense of fear but also a cartoonish ring.

It’s the perfect piece when you want to add a bit of刺激 and a cool shiver to your day.

Highly recommended for those who want to savor an absurd, uncanny mood.

A Nap’s DreamNEW!totakeke

A Nap's Dream

Here’s a BGM track that, when you listen to it alone late at night, feels like it could lead you into a mysterious world.

This piece is an unusual number by K.K.

Slider that appeared as a secret track in a game released in November 2008.

Beloved as BGM that colors the space of a popular game series, it features reversed cello and synthesizer sounds, and its drowsy melody stirs unease—its distinctive atmosphere is famously known online as “scary music.” It was later included on the album “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Original Soundtrack – K.K.

Slider Music Collection Instrumental,” released in June 2021.

It’s a must-listen for anyone who wants to experience the eerie undercurrent lurking beneath a cute game world.

Pictures at an Exhibition: 1. The GnomeNEW!Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich

Suite 'Pictures at an Exhibition' 1. The Gnome (Gnomus) / Mussorgsky (Ravel arrangement) (Computer Music)

Pictures at an Exhibition, a piano suite composed by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky.

It is said that he completed the entire work in only about 20 days, and its first piece, “Suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ 1.

Gnomus,” depicts in sound an eerie, somewhat nightmarish presence.

Although composed in 1874, the piece initially went unpublished and only came to light posthumously in 1886.

Today, it has become widely familiar through television and film.

Rather than polished beauty, it foregrounds strangeness and abrupt shifts of expression, drawing listeners into an extraordinary realm—a quintessential example of “scary classical music.”

The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyNEW!Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Ballet Suite The Nutcracker b. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

This work depicts the mystique of fairies within The Nutcracker, the masterpiece ballet known to all.

The clear tone of the celesta—a percussion instrument Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky encountered in Paris—overlaps with shadowy responses from the lower instruments, creating an unsettling resonance within its transparency.

Premiered as an orchestral suite in March 1892, it was later used in Disney’s Fantasia, released in November 1940, and has long been cherished as music that colors the winter season.

Beneath its cuteness lies a sensation like chilly magic dust drifting through the air—perfect for those who wish to savor a tingling, extraordinary, and mysterious atmosphere.

Silent HillNEW!Yamaoka Akira

01. Silent Hill – Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill Soundtrack)

This is an iconic track that opens the first Silent Hill, composed by Akira Yamaoka, steeped in an eerie, arid atmosphere.

Released in March 1999 as the first track on the album SILENT HILL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS, it has long been cherished as the face of the series.

A mournful mandolin melody coexists with gritty noise, compressing psychological terror and nostalgia into under three minutes.

More than mere background music, it functions as part of the game’s overall sensory design—evoking the fog-shrouded town and the player’s sense of isolation.

It was later released on vinyl as the album Silent Hill Original Video Game Soundtrack.

It’s a must-listen for those who want to experience fear that creeps in gradually through sound alone, without relying on visuals.

It’s just a burning memoryNEW!The Caretaker

A1 – It’s just a burning memory

Shrouded in an indefinable sense of anxiety, this work exudes an ominous atmosphere.

Created by the solo project The Caretaker, it opens the album “Everywhere at the end of time,” which was released in September 2016.

Known for spreading online through videos and drawing widespread attention, the track builds on vintage dance music, with noise and worn, scratchy timbres expressing a unique blend of terror and beauty, as if memories are decaying.

It’s recommended for those who want to immerse themselves in the eerie world lurking beneath a gentle melody, or who wish to experience a cool, out-of-the-ordinary mood.