Download MP3    On the night of All Hallows’ Eve, you need a little something spooky to run through your PA system just before you take the stage…. just to set the mood. The theme from the movie “Halloween” is perfect.

The original film (1978) was written and directed by John Carpenter and was about a maniac (Michael Meyers) who lurches around killing teenage babysitters for fun.  Carpenter also wrote the theme song, choosing to use a simple piano melody as the primary theme and building from there.  The melody uses dissonant notes and is in 5/4 rhythm that somehow creates the proper atmosphere for the film.  It’s relatively simple and has no symphonic qualities to it at all – as opposed to most movie scores.

Give yourself three minutes to get situated onstage as the theme plays and starts to fade, then up with the lights and launch into your opener.  The rest of the night is up to you.