BGM for a haunted house. Scary music.
Some classes might plan a haunted house for their school festival or cultural festival, right?
There are tons of elements to obsess over in a haunted house—worldbuilding, visuals, lighting, and how you scare people—but one thing you mustn’t forget is the BGM!
If you have music that instantly ramps up the fear just by playing, it raises the quality of the haunted house on its own.
So in this article, we’ve rounded up some delightfully scary BGM tracks that are perfect for haunted houses.
If you’re struggling to decide what kind of BGM to use, feel free to use this as a reference!
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BGM for haunted houses. Scary music (11–20)
Ghost RockGō Hiromi, Kigeki Kirin
Halloween is a time when many people dress up as ghosts and yokai.
During this season, try listening to “Obake no Rock” sung by Hiromi Go and Kiki Kirin.
The lyrics, of course, and the upbeat, fun sound both evoke the Halloween spirit.
Kagome Kagomewarabe uta
The oni (tagger) sits in the center with their eyes covered, while the other children form a circle around them, walking and singing as they go.
When the song ends, the oni has to guess who is directly behind them.
Although different lyrics were passed down in various regions, the version recorded in the early Showa period by Naoharu Yamanaka in the Noda City area of Chiba Prefecture spread nationwide.
SouChārī Kurauzā
The panic-horror film “SOW,” which sparked a huge boom in Japan, is psychopathic and brutal in content, yet somehow stirs your curiosity about what will happen next.
The BGM sounds like a heartbeat or even the hum of environmental air conditioning.
In the latter half of the trailer, tones reminiscent of a hazard alarm are added, making it the perfect BGM to heighten the film’s excitement.
Yoshi’s Story Stage 6 BGMTodaka Ikusei
A scary piece of BGM from Yoshi’s Story that partially uses the melody of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece The Nutcracker.
It plays as you navigate the gears, knives, and other contraptions in Baby Bowser’s castle, and many people probably found it frightening as children.
Persecution of the masses
Composed by Shiro Sagisu, this is the main theme used not only in the film Shin Godzilla but also in its trailers.
The title “masses” refers to the Mass, and the theme is characterized by choral elements that evoke a mass setting.
Dark Roomsruījimanshon
“Dark Rooms” is the theme song from Luigi’s Mansion, a Nintendo GameCube exclusive released by Nintendo in 2001.
The game stars Luigi, Mario’s twin brother and a hugely popular Nintendo character, and is set in a spooky mansion filled with ghosts.
Matching the game’s content, “Dark Rooms” has an eerie sound, making it perfect for Halloween.
Consider using it as background music!
BGM you can use for a haunted house. Scary music (21–30)
Theme song from the film ‘Suspiria’goburin
A lump of discomfort and anxiety.
Personally, the ominous percussion sounds are truly terrifying.
After layering wind noises and the eerie voice of a grim reaper onto the delicate, music-box-like tones heard in the opening and ending, the mysterious, beautiful melody and the whisper-like, raspy “na-naa” voice intensify the sense of madness.