Now That's What I Call Halloween

Overview

As part of their holiday-themed compilation series, the folks at Now! Music roll out Now That's What I Call Halloween, an 18-track set full of occasionally spooky, yet mostly playful tracks ranging from the 1960s through the '90s. Macabre maestro Danny Elfman makes multiple appearances with themes from movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Beetlejuice, as well as a track ("Dead Man's Party") from his rock band Oingo Boingo. Other film music like John Carpenter's "Halloween Theme" and Mike Oldfield's iconically creepy "Tubular Bells (Theme from 'The Exorcist')" sit alongside very unscary rock tracks like INXS' "Devil Inside" and Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" which receive nods here simply for mentioning scary things in their titles. Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers' "Monster Mash" is a shoe-in for any Halloween comp for some reason, but it's Run-D.M.C.'s 1989 remix version of "Ghostbusters" that makes the cut over Ray Parker, Jr.'s far more popular 1984 single. As far as Halloween collections go, this is a bit lightweight, though it has enough fun moments to keep things moving. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/11/2015
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0888751418721
Rank:	2332

Tracks

1. Halloween Theme [Main Title]  - John Carpenter
2. Dragula  - Rob Zombie
3. Carmina Burana/O Fortuna  - Leonard Slatkin
4. Tubular Bells (Theme from 'The Exorcist')  - Mike Oldfield
5. (Don't Fear) The Reaper [Single Version]  -  Blue Oyster Cult
6. Devil Inside  -  INXS
7. Bad Things  - Jace Everett
8. Werewolves of London  - Warren Zevon
9. Ghost Town  -  Specials
10. Dead Man's Party  -  Oingo Boingo
11. Monster Mash  -  Pickett
12. This Is Halloween  -  Citizens Of Halloween
13. Season of the Witch  -  Donovan
14. I Put a Spell on You  - Nina Simone
15. Beetlejuice: Main Title/End Title  - Danny Elfman
16. Ghostbusters  -  Run-D.M.C.
17. A Nightmare on My Street  -  DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
18. Somebody's Watching Me  -  Rockwell

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Carpenter   Primary Artist
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers   Primary Artist
Rockwell   Primary Artist
Run-D.M.C.   Primary Artist
Oingo Boingo   Primary Artist
Nina Simone   Primary Artist
The Specials   Primary Artist
Mike Oldfield   Primary Artist
Danny Elfman   Primary Artist
INXS   Primary Artist
Donovan   Primary Artist
Warren Zevon   Primary Artist
Jace Everett   Primary Artist
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince   Primary Artist
Leonard Slatkin   Primary Artist
The Citizens Of Halloween   Primary Artist
Blue Oeyster Cult   Primary Artist
Rob Zombie   Primary Artist