Halloween party time: Top ten scary movie soundtracks

There are many ways to scare someone. However when it comes to full-on frights for Halloween the power of music shouldn’t be underestimated and ruling the roast of terrifying tunes is movie music. Spooky soundtracks and scores have long sent a shiver up the collective spine, a few discordant chords here and there capable of transforming an innocent-looking scene into one of dread and fear. And over the years, there have been numerous contenders for scariest screen music and we’ve rounded up ten top contenders that are guaranteed to create a noisy nightmare for your party guests. And if these foolproof soundtracks don’t work, just throw on the Titanic CD. Celine Dion always has them howling!