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Songs to Listen to and Play on Halloween! A Selection of Recommended Piano Pieces

The Halloween season is just around the corner! How about making your costume parties and cozy time at home even more enjoyable with music full of mysterious vibes? We’ll introduce piano pieces that elevate the Halloween mood—from classic piano masterpieces to arrangements of soundtrack theme songs.

Why not savor the uniquely Halloween world—slightly eerie yet somehow charming—through the sound of the piano? It’s great for background music, and if you play the piano, be sure to show off your skills at a Halloween party.

Now, let’s take a look at what pieces are out there together!

Playlist

Songs to Listen to and Play on Halloween! A Selection of Recommended Piano Pieces
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1eastVictor’s Piano SoloDanny Elfman
Victor's Piano SoloDanny Elfmanplay_arrow
Gothic-style piano piece with a melancholy melody
2eastFuneral March of the MarionettesCharles Gounod
Funeral March of the MarionettesCharles Gounodplay_arrow
A sad yet comical funeral procession of broken marionettes
3eastHelen’s ThemePhillip Glass
Helen's ThemePhillip Glassplay_arrow
Mysterious melodies on Halloween night
4eastPiano Sonata No. 9 “Black Mass,” Op. 68Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 9 “Black Mass,” Op. 68Alexander Scriabinplay_arrow
Mystical music perfect for Halloween
5eastFuneral MarchFrédéric Chopin
Funeral MarchFrédéric Chopinplay_arrow
Chopin’s Funeral March, mysterious
6eastPiano 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
7eastGargoyle Op. 29Lowell Liebermann
Gargoyle Op. 29Lowell Liebermannplay_arrow
Piano Suite: An Enigmatic, Gothic Worldview
8eastPiano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight,” 3rd MovementLudwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight,” 3rd MovementLudwig van Beethovenplay_arrow
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, perfect for Halloween
9eastForgotten Melodies, Op. 39 – No. 5: Tragic SonataNikolai Medtner
Forgotten Melodies, Op. 39 – No. 5: Tragic SonataNikolai Medtnerplay_arrow
Storm-like passion, a dramatic song
10eastPrelude in C-sharp minor “The Bells”Sergei Rachmaninov
Prelude in C-sharp minor “The Bells”Sergei Rachmaninovplay_arrow
Rachmaninoff’s magnificent and eerie masterpiece
11eastLux AeternaClint Mansell
Lux AeternaClint Mansellplay_arrow
Clint's majestic music composition
12eastFairies’ DanceEdvard Grieg
Fairies' DanceEdvard Griegplay_arrow
A dreamy vignette of fairies dancing in a moonlit forest
13eastReading Dante: Sonata-FantasiaFranz Liszt
Reading Dante: Sonata-FantasiaFranz Lisztplay_arrow
A famous Liszt piece depicting scenes of hell
14eastChildren’s Album, Op. 39 – No. 20: The WitchPyotr Tchaikovsky
Children's Album, Op. 39 – No. 20: The WitchPyotr Tchaikovskyplay_arrow
A Tchaikovsky miniature depicting the witch’s mystique
15eastGhost footprintsWilliam Gillock
Ghost footprintsWilliam Gillockplay_arrow
A creeping presence, a mysterious miniature piece
16eastMain 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
17eastHedwig’s Theme (Main Theme from the film “Harry Potter”)John Williams
Hedwig’s Theme (Main Theme from the film “Harry Potter”)John Williamsplay_arrow
Iconic music from Harry Potter
18eastSuite “The Nutcracker,” Op. 71a, No. 3: “Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy”Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Suite “The Nutcracker,” Op. 71a, No. 3: “Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy”Pyotr Tchaikovskyplay_arrow
The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker: A Magical Melody
19eastThe Villains World (from the Tokyo DisneySea Halloween event)Marco Marinangeli
The Villains World (from the Tokyo DisneySea Halloween event)Marco Marinangeliplay_arrow
Halloween Music at Tokyo DisneySea
20eastTotentanz, S.555 R.240Saint-Saëns=Liszt
Totentanz, S.555 R.240Saint-Saëns=Lisztplay_arrow
The Grim Reaper and a skeleton dance an eerie waltz.
21eastThe Carnival of the Animals: AquariumCamille Saint-Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals: AquariumCamille Saint-Saënsplay_arrow
Saint-Saëns’s fantastical music
22eastLyric 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
23eastSuite ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ No. 7 ‘Aquarium’Camille Saint-Saëns
Suite 'The Carnival of the Animals' No. 7 'Aquarium'Camille Saint-Saënsplay_arrow
Expressing the magical world of an aquarium through music
24eastMain Theme from the Musical “The Phantom of the Opera”Andrew Lloyd Webber
Main Theme from the Musical “The Phantom of the Opera”Andrew Lloyd Webberplay_arrow
The Phantom of the Opera, a groundbreaking musical masterpiece
25eastHalloween NightAKB48
Halloween NightAKB48play_arrow
A track to liven up Halloween night
26eastGrim Grinning Ghosts (from the Tokyo Disneyland attraction “Haunted Mansion”)Buddy Baker
Grim Grinning Ghosts (from the Tokyo Disneyland attraction “Haunted Mansion”)Buddy Bakerplay_arrow
Enjoy the music of the Haunted Mansion
27eastFuneral March of the MarionettesCharles Gounod
Funeral March of the MarionettesCharles Gounodplay_arrow
Gounod’s famous piece, an instrumental work for Halloween
28eastThis Is Halloween (from the film The Nightmare Before Christmas)Danny Elfman
This Is Halloween (from the film The Nightmare Before Christmas)Danny Elfmanplay_arrow
Iconic movie songs that amp up Halloween
29eastPeer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Griegplay_arrow
A masterpiece of Norwegian music, an eerie worldview
30eastHappy HalloweenJunky ft. Kagamine Rin
Happy HalloweenJunky ft. Kagamine Rinplay_arrow
A Halloween song that's poppy and fun
31eastTubular Bells (Main Theme from the film “The Exorcist”)Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (Main Theme from the film “The Exorcist”)Mike Oldfieldplay_arrow
It leaps beyond the confines of being just a horror movie theme song...
32eastSymphonic Poem “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”Paul Dukas
Symphonic Poem “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”Paul Dukasplay_arrow
The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas's famous piece
33eastCarnival of Flames and ForestsSEKAI NO OWARI
Carnival of Flames and ForestsSEKAI NO OWARIplay_arrow
A fantastical forest carnival world
34eastThe Carnival of the Animals, No. 12: FossilsCamille Saint-Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals, No. 12: FossilsCamille Saint-Saënsplay_arrow
Saint-Saëns’s famous piece “The Carnival of the Animals”
35eastDemon KingSchubert=Liszt
Demon KingSchubert=Lisztplay_arrow
Explain the masterpieces composed by Schubert
36east10 Pieces from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ No. 6: ‘Montagues and Capulets’Sergei Prokofiev
10 Pieces from 'Romeo and Juliet' No. 6: 'Montagues and Capulets'Sergei Prokofievplay_arrow
Prokofiev’s masterpiece, powerful music
37eastFantasy Pieces, Op. 3 No. 2 “Prelude”Sergei Rachmaninov
Fantasy Pieces, Op. 3 No. 2 “Prelude”Sergei Rachmaninovplay_arrow
Rachmaninoff’s Bells, an eerily magnificent masterpiece
38eastThe Comical Dream of Mrs. PumpkinHatsune Miku
The Comical Dream of Mrs. PumpkinHatsune Mikuplay_arrow
A classic Halloween track—dark and irresistibly addictive
39eastGnossienne No. 1Erik Satie
Gnossienne No. 1Erik Satieplay_arrow
Satie’s fantastical miniature: into a world of dreams
40eastSymphonic Poem “Night on Bald Mountain”Modest Mussorgsky
Symphonic Poem “Night on Bald Mountain”Modest Mussorgskyplay_arrow
A Night on Bald Mountain, perfect for Halloween