Looking for Nightmare Fuel songs

Mainly for a session of Shadowrun's background music, atmospheric stuff, y'know?

The gist of it is that I'm looking for creepy songs that give off a half empty feel. Bonus points if they play on or remix songs that a child may have found comforting, or that has children vaguely heard in the background.

Right now I've got some Zelda tracks and "It's a Small World" backwards, any suggestions?

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"I could eat a knob at night" - Karl Pilkington

Hmmmmm... I remember that Shadow Of The Colossus had some nice themes; the last boss theme is rather ominous but also has that creepy, kinda empty, atmosphere.

Other cool unnerving themes from the same game are:

• Mesenger from Behind
• Creeping Shadow

edited 7th Jan '10 11:54:50 AM by VPhantom

"It's better to burn out... THAN TO FADE AWAY!"

Godspeed You! Black Emperor's "Static". There are versions on YouTube, but the track is cut into pieces since it's about 23 minutes long.

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The ICO soundtrack is also very atmospheric and empty-sounding, but not really oppressive.

The Cave Story Remix Project features a few dark tracks, specifically "12. Shoddy Loch", "14. Scrap Metal", and "17. Combination Lock".

Almost anything by Sixteen Horsepower or Woven Hand. A sampling:

• Brimstone Rock
• Horsehead Fiddle
• Winter Shaker
• Animalitos (Ain't No Sunshine) (yes, there's a cover of the Bill Withers song somewhere in there)

Curse you and your preemptive strikes.

Uh, let's see. Tarentel's "Ghosty Head" or "Death in the Mind of the Living."
Radiohead's "Treefingers," "How To Disappear Completely," or "Street Spirit (Fade Out)."
Stars of the Lid's "Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 2," "Articulate Silences, Part 2," or "Tippy's Demise."

edited 7th Jan '10 1:40:08 PM by Zudak

Parts of Delirium Cordia by Fantomas could work, I think, but parts of it is a bit too intense for that kind of usage, plus it's all in one long track, so I guess it's a little bit unwieldy. Slug Bait by Throbbing Gristle is shorter, well, seven minutes, but fits the bill, I'd say.

edited 7th Jan '10 1:55:54 PM by slowzombie

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Aphex Twin, SAW Vol. II. More than two hours of redundant and hypnotic music. Have fun.

Contributing to the industrial trend here, Coil are pretty creepy. I only listened to the Love's Secret Domain album, but I guess it's a pretty good starting point.

edited 7th Jan '10 1:43:41 PM by Litis

^How could I forget that one?

From Alien Vs Predator's soundtrack come these three pieces, heavy on ambiance and ominousness. Maybe a bit minimalist, though.

The Terra Tower or Tower of Geddon tracks from Chrono Cross might work, and I've always liked Eternal Darkness' "Ashes to Ashes" too. Oh, and "Whark Room" from Riven.

And... well, there used to be a Silent Hill 4 remix called "16121," done by a chap named Sefiros and hosted on VGMix. I thought it was lost when the site was killed, but it looks like some Russian fansite has it for download.

edited 7th Jan '10 11:46:11 PM by Tacitus

Current earworm: "A New Journey"

Ahhh, whoops, this didn't really match what he was looking for.

edited 8th Jan '10 2:09:06 PM by Charlatan

THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU, BARBARA!!

UNFITTING MUSIC

edited 8th Jan '10 2:09:58 PM by Charlatan

anything by Sunn o)))
pageninetynine - Richmond Is a Hole

Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBVYhyXU8o

"I think that, uh, little story has considerable significance; but I've, uh, I've forgotten what it is." -The Best Years of Our Lives

Eerie if nothing else.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....

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This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFEftkOm4bY It's either relaxing... or fucking lonely. Though that might be because of the context. Seeing "The Future" in Within A Deep Forest was one of the most hopeless moments in the game.

edited 3rd Feb '10 9:12:49 AM by Muzozavr

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Stardust Eyes from Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors in English)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMUHP3kb4FM&fmt=18

edited 6th Feb '10 11:09:41 PM by DragonKazooie89

Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town

This song is perhaps one of the most horrifying things on the planet. You have to pay attention to the lyrics and give it just a little thought but…man…especially the ending…

I do NOT want to be kept up by the same things that keep Kenny Rogers up at night.

Here's a bonus: Leonard Nimoy singing the same song.

edited 6th Feb '10 11:20:59 PM by Justice4243

Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers.Proverbs21:15 FimFiction account.

Whoa, no mention of "Come to Daddy" by Aphex Twin yet?

Again with the data mining, dear Aunt?

David Lynch's movies have a lot of these, but my personal favorite is Ghost of Love from Inland Empire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD57Ymh5fYQ

This one I hadn't heard before, but it's good too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljtHpfb02Rc

Super-creepy sorta ambient stuff that gives a feeling of emptiness?

Set Fire to Flames is a GSY!BE off-shoot that does some suitable stuff.

• Love Song for 15 Ontario
• this thing between us is a rickety bridge of impossible crossing/bonfires for nobody

Lustmord is a group that does very dark ambient. A lot harsher, with a lot of cavernous echoing and deep rumbles.

• Lustmord - Black Star

You've lost. You're the Bomb Squad after the bomb's gone off. I'm the blast ongoing.

Dang it smokey! You beat me to it. Almost anything by Death Cube K (Or buckethead as most of us know him) is perfect nightmare fuel.