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A shift from homely calm to creeping unease, this playlist draws on the remote island setting, the seductive pull of old folk traditions, and Jessica’s struggle to outrun her past. The instrumental opening moves between eerie score-like tension and stark, spacious quiet; the vocal half brings in unsettling folk, gothic rock, and songs that echo the pressure of a wholesome family life concealing something darker.
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20 songs
1
Suspiria
Goblin · Suspiria (40th Anniversary) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Profondo rosso
Goblin · Profondo rosso (Gold Tracks) [Colonna Sonora Originale dal Film "Profondo Rosso"]
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Halloween Theme - Main Title
John Carpenter · Halloween Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Laurie's Theme
John Carpenter · Halloween Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Theme From The Omen (Ave Satani)
Jerry Goldsmith · Classical Halloween
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Rosemary's Baby
Krzysztof Komeda · Dark Orchestral Music
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The Sinking of the Titanic
Gavin Bryars · Bryars: Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
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String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno. Andante
Alexander Borodin · Borodin: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
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Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
Edward Elgar · Elgar
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Caleb's Seduction
Mark Korven · The Witch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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12
Willow's Song
Paul Giovanni · The Wicker Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Gently Johnny
Paul Giovanni · The Wicker Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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14
The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · The House of the Rising Sun: Best of The Animals
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15
White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane · Surrealistic Pillow
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16
The Witch
The Sonics · Here Are the Sonics
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Down By The Water
PJ Harvey · To Bring You My Love
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath · The Ultimate Collection
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Little Dark Age
MGMT · Little Dark Age
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