October 27, 2008

HALLOWEEN EDITION: Friday the 13th / Maniac Mansion / Nightmare on Elm St / Sweet Home

Here’s a batch of horror-themed NES soundtracks, just in time for Halloween! I’ve replaced my normal write-up with haiku, since poetry is more spooky than information.

FRIDAY THE 13TH (NES)

(full cover)

5 tracks, 2:49. Samples-

Character Select / Room Theme

Walking Around

walking in the woods

the campers begin dying

cannot save them all

MANIAC MANSION (NES)

(full cover)

16 tracks, 31:13. Samples-

Edison Family / Tentacle Theme

Michael’s Theme

Bernard’s Theme

Unused

put the hamster in

right inside the microwave

missed in censorship

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (NES)

(full cover)

18 tracks, 14:01. Samples-

Title Sceen

House 3

Falling Asleep

Freddy’s Dead

throwing fists at snake

even whilst you are awake

seriously, why?

SWEET HOME (J) (NES)

(full cover)

20 tracks, 20:11. Samples-

The Eastern Garden

The Flooded Basement

Caverns

Ichirou and Mamiya

know nothing on this

other than it’s based on film

japanese horror

—all previous selections—

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