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<p dir="auto"><strong>siukong</strong> — <em>12 years ago(March 03, 2014 11:36 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Rewatching some old episodes got me thinking about which shows had the best eerie/creepy/spooky music (either as the main theme or general incidental music). A good opening theme can chill you before the episode even starts! A good way to set the mood. Here are some notable ones I could think of (in no particular order):<br />
Opening themes:<br />
The Outer Limits - while I love the theme, I actually like<br />
the main background/end credits music<br />
more. Haunting. (<br />
it turns out I was thinking of the music in 'Valerie 23' - I seem to remember it being used more often throughout the series<br />
)    the Control Voice helped too!<br />
The X-Files - classic.<br />
Unsolved Mysteries - bonus points for Robert Stack's gravitas.<br />
Are You Afraid of the Dark? - nice imagery in the opening as well.<br />
Buffy - just the first 5-10 seconds.<br />
Babylon 5 - maybe.<br />
Gargoyles<br />
Batman (the slower parts)<br />
The Tomorrow People - cheating a bit here since I've never actually watched this show<br />
Incidental/background music only:<br />
The Twilight Zone - although the theme is notable in its own right, I'm on the fence about classifying it as "eerie".<br />
Tales from the Crypt (sometimes, depending on the episode) - again, the opening theme is nice, but a little too upbeat to qualify as eerie.<br />
Lost (often overdid it)<br />
So what do you think? What would you add/change on my list? What music/intro chills you the most?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Kingdom Hospital and The 4400 both used the same eerie theme music.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1837777</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1837777</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:44:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Your favorite eerie television themes&#x2F;music on Sat, 02 May 2026 05:44:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>gemtea-2</strong> — <em>9 years ago(May 17, 2016 03:59 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">Nothing even comes close to Harry Lubin's Theme for<br />
Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond<br />
. I even bought the entire vinyl album of Music from One Step Beyond. The main theme for One Step Beyond was Fear. Another good one used was Weird. He then did music for season 2 of the original<br />
Outer Limits<br />
. In addition, he wrote specific music for different episodes specific to the mood of each episode. I thought his stuff was brilliant.Some of these themes are still available for download from iTunes and other sites.<br />
Check Lubin out:<br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/board/20523900/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.imdb.com/board/20523900/</a></p>
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<p dir="auto">I can't believe nobody listed<br />
TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE!!!</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1837775</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1837775</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:44:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Your favorite eerie television themes&#x2F;music on Sat, 02 May 2026 05:44:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>DD-931</strong> — <em>10 years ago(May 29, 2015 08:47 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">The theme for THE INVADERS is taken directly from an episode of the original THE OUTER LIMITS, composed by Dominic Frontiere.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I like this post.. Mine has to be the theme music for Midsomer Murders!<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sv6TO11TNg" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sv6TO11TNg</a><br />
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<p dir="auto">Twilights Zone is the only one that fits how I use the word "eerie" which is a bit hard to define.<br />
Check out the theme for the first two seasons of Sanctuary.  I would describe it as: mysterious, melancholy, feminine, noble.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I14p86Vm2w" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I14p86Vm2w</a></p>
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<p dir="auto">Journey To The Unknown<br />
Thriller (UK TV series)<br />
Both these were by Brian Clemens who always had great music in his shows (he did The Avengers too).<br />
As an earlier poster said "The Invaders" is probably top of the list.<br />
'Knowledge is cheap at any price'</p>
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<p dir="auto">The X Files, Dr Who (the 60s and 70s versions of the theme particularly), The Twilight Zone (Constant's season 2-onwards theme), Alfred Hitchcock Presents, I would all call eerie</p>
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<p dir="auto">Have you never heard Dominic Frontiere's music for the original THE OUTER LIMITS?  It is unmatched in it's brilliance.</p>
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<p dir="auto">The Alfred Hitchcock Hour "Funeral March of the Marionettes.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I think The Walking Dead theme music was great and eerie at first. Since the first season the series itself just haven't been that good anymore..</p>
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<p dir="auto">I have to go with Dark Shadows from the 60s/70s</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yes, the theme I was talking about is the one with guitar and bongos. It's too bad the Herrmann theme is not remembered as much as the Constant one - I myself had forgotten it when I wrote my post. I'd certainly qualify it as eerie.<br />
I also remember really liking the score in the episode "A Hundred Yards over the Rim". I think it was by Fred Steiner.</p>
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<p dir="auto">The Twilight Zone - although the theme is notable in its<br />
own right, I'm on the fence about classifying it as "eerie".<br />
A Wikipedia writer has (perhaps a bit harshly) called Marius Constant's TZ theme<br />
"jarring and dissonant."<br />
But Bernard Herrmann's original TZ theme (now often forgotten?) was very different.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Twilight Zone is the only one I'd call<br />
eerie.<br />
Original Dr Who for<br />
wonder.<br />
CSI for<br />
attention<br />
getting, of course they had a good band behind them.</p>
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