Halloween Music Collection
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| Halloween Music Collection | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | July 30, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Gothic, dark ambient, neoclassical dark wave, darkwave | |||
| Label | Entity Productions | |||
| Producer | Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka | |||
| Midnight Syndicate chronology | ||||
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Halloween Music Collection is a best of album by the gothic, horror instrumental band, Midnight Syndicate, released on July 30, 2010. Featuring a selection of tracks made popular through the music's exposure in the Halloween, haunted attraction, horror music, and role-playing game industries.
Album information and release
[edit]Halloween Music Collection was released to celebrate the band's 13th Anniversary and contained music from Midnight Syndicate albums released to that point (2010). It was released and distributed by Midnight Syndicate's label and distributor, Entity Productions. The album was included with The Dead Matter (2010) DVD and The Dead Matter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in The Dead Matter: 3-Disc Deluxe Edition released on July 30, 2010 and sold through Hot Topic stores in the US.[1] Edward Douglas explained, "We're calling it the Halloween Music Collection because while all our stuff is designed to be good for Halloween, this is perfect for Halloween events." [2] In an interview with Wired, Edward Douglas said, "We just released a best of-type compilation called Midnight Syndicate's 'Halloween Music Collection' which is a great disc to start with if you're looking to try one out." [3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Taken from album | Length |
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| 1. | "Family Secrets" | Edward Douglas | The 13th Hour | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Darkness Descends" | Edward Douglas | Out of the Darkness | 1:55 |
| 3. | "Fallen Grandeur" | Gavin Goszka | The 13th Hour | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Room 47" | Edward Douglas | Gates of Delirium | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Born of the Night" | Edward Douglas | Out of the Darkness | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Raven's Hollow" | Edward Douglas | Realm of Shadows | 1:08 |
| 7. | "Awakening" | Edward Douglas | Vampyre | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Shadows" | Edward Douglas | Out of the Darkness | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Haunted Nursery" | Edward Douglas | Out of the Darkness | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Army of the Dead" | Gavin Goszka | Dungeons & Dragons | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Dark Legacy" | Gavin Goszka | The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Morbid Fascination" | Edward Douglas | Gates of Delirium | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Deadly Intentions" | Edward Douglas | The 13th Hour | 0:54 |
| 14. | "Undead Hunters" | Edward Douglas | Vampyre | 3:18 |
| 15. | "Soliloquy" | Gavin Goszka | Out of the Darkness | 3:04 |
| 16. | "Tempest" | Edward Douglas | Realm of Shadows | 1:18 |
| 17. | "Grisly Reminder" | Gavin Goszka | The 13th Hour | 1:49 |
| 18. | "Residents Past" | Gavin Goszka | Gates of Delirium | 4:05 |
| 19. | "Veiled Hunter" | Edward Douglas | The 13th Hour | 1:57 |
| 20. | "Alchemist's Chamber" | Edward Douglas | The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates | 2:47 |
| 21. | "Noctem Aeternus" | Edward Douglas | Out of the Darkness | 2:32 |
| 22. | "Vampyre" | Edward Douglas | Vampyre | 4:30 |
Personnel
[edit]Production
[edit]- Producers – Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
- Mastering – Gavin Goszka
- Photography – Rex B. Hamilton, Mike "Pogo" Hach, Sarah Mann
- Cover art and design – Brainstorm Studios
References
[edit]- ^ Music to Haunt By: Halloween Music Collection Gravediggers Local 16, Oct 26, 2014
- ^ Midnight Syndicate releases spooky new film, music Kent Weeklies, Akron Beacon Journal, October 10, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2025
- ^ "Midnight Syndicate Gives Scary a Soundtrack". Wired. October 18, 2010.
