[2026] Eerie BGM That Stokes Fear | Compilation
One of the most indispensable elements for creating fear is the background music (BGM).
Whether it’s environmental sounds or the distorted tones of ominous strings, that kind of BGM really stirs up fear, doesn’t it?
You probably won’t find many situations in daily life where you want to use such BGM, but if you’re putting on a haunted house for a school festival, it would come in very handy.
This time, for those of you in that situation, we’ve selected some eerie BGMs that heighten fear.
From ambient soundscapes to strings, we’ve picked tracks from a variety of genres, so be sure to check them out.
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[2026] Creepy BGM That Stokes Fear | Compilation (41–50)
Main Theme of the Movie “Resident Evil”Marilyn Manson
The main theme created by Marilyn Manson, famous for the Resident Evil series.
The music box perfectly captures the image of a city lurking with zombies, expressing a decadent beauty—truly a masterpiece.
Listening to it at night might even keep you from sleeping.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Main Theme)Mark Ayres
It’s the first installment in the American horror film series A Nightmare on Elm Street from 1984, which features the killer Freddy.
As expected, the high notes in this piece are striking, but the continuous low drone is also frightening.
It’s a theme song that heightens the sense of fear by creating an atmosphere that something is about to happen.
Tubular BellsMike Oldfield
Starting with an eerie piano melody, this piece gradually develops into a complex layering of sounds.
It’s astonishing to learn that Mike Oldfield composed it at the age of 19 and performed almost all of the instruments himself.
Opening his debut album “Tubular Bells,” released in May 1973, the track was also used as the theme for the film “The Exorcist,” released the same year, where its unsettling atmosphere brilliantly amplified the movie’s sense of terror.
It’s perfect as background music for a Halloween party, but also highly recommended for a quiet night of attentive listening.
Why not enjoy it while imagining the stories hidden within its overlapping sounds?
MantraPopol Vuh
This is a piece used in the German film Nosferatu, a 1922 release that pioneered vampire horror and was remade in 1978.
While it has no big developments or showy expressions, the arrangement, which makes full use of the resonance and timbre of the strings, evokes a European sense of grandeur.
It’s so beautiful that it amply expands the image of the vampire—and it’s horror.
Self/lessAntonio Pinto
Background music used in the 2016 sci-fi film “Self/less.” It conveys the panic experienced by the protagonist, who is thrown into an incomprehensible sci-fi world.
It’s a three-dimensional BGM that intuitively evokes fear and anxiety; ideally, listen with headphones or in a setup that provides stereo imaging, with the bass emphasized.