Your favorite eerie television themes/music

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LucusNon — 12 years ago(March 14, 2014 01:21 PM)

The Twilight Zone - although the theme is notable in its
own right, I'm on the fence about classifying it as "eerie".
A Wikipedia writer has (perhaps a bit harshly) called Marius Constant's TZ theme
"jarring and dissonant."
But Bernard Herrmann's original TZ theme (now often forgotten?) was very different.

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siukong — 12 years ago(March 16, 2014 12:02 AM)

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.
I also remember really liking the score in the episode "A Hundred Yards over the Rim". I think it was by Fred Steiner.

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duckofprey — 11 years ago(April 06, 2014 02:12 PM)

I have to go with Dark Shadows from the 60s/70s

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Gfh100 — 11 years ago(April 13, 2014 12:12 PM)

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..

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rwsmith29456 — 11 years ago(June 08, 2014 06:08 PM)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour "Funeral March of the Marionettes.

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DD-931 — 11 years ago(July 14, 2014 08:29 PM)

Have you never heard Dominic Frontiere's music for the original THE OUTER LIMITS? It is unmatched in it's brilliance.

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domester82 — 11 years ago(October 05, 2014 02:46 AM)

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

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Erik-Bloodaxe — 11 years ago(February 15, 2015 03:40 AM)

Journey To The Unknown
Thriller (UK TV series)
Both these were by Brian Clemens who always had great music in his shows (he did The Avengers too).
As an earlier poster said "The Invaders" is probably top of the list.
'Knowledge is cheap at any price'

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tbonesays — 11 years ago(February 15, 2015 06:48 AM)

Twilights Zone is the only one that fits how I use the word "eerie" which is a bit hard to define.
Check out the theme for the first two seasons of Sanctuary. I would describe it as: mysterious, melancholy, feminine, noble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I14p86Vm2w

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lowsonpearse — 10 years ago(April 25, 2015 07:52 PM)

I like this post.. Mine has to be the theme music for Midsomer Murders!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sv6TO11TNg

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DD-931 — 10 years ago(May 29, 2015 08:47 PM)

The theme for THE INVADERS is taken directly from an episode of the original THE OUTER LIMITS, composed by Dominic Frontiere.

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audioinklined — 10 years ago(August 06, 2015 03:03 AM)

I can't believe nobody listed
TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE!!!

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gemtea-2 — 9 years ago(May 17, 2016 03:59 PM)

Nothing even comes close to Harry Lubin's Theme for
Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond
. 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
Outer Limits
. 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.
Check Lubin out:
http://www.imdb.com/board/20523900/

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vbel — 9 years ago(October 11, 2016 05:12 PM)

Kingdom Hospital and The 4400 both used the same eerie theme music.