Music you'd describe as "haunting"

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    Journeys End

    What will they give me, when journey’s done?

    Your own room to be quiet in, Son!

    Who shares it with me?

    There is none shares that cool dormitory, Son!


    Who turns the sheets?

    There is but one, and no one needs to turn it, Son!

    Who lights the candle?

    Ev’ryone sleeps without candle all night, Son!


    Who calls me after sleeping?

    Son! You are not called when journey’s done.




     
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    Betelgeuse


    On Betelgeuse the gold leaves hang in golden aisles

    For twice a hundred million miles,

    And twice a hundred million years

    They golden hang and nothing stirs,

    On Betelgeuse.


    Space is a wind that does not blow

    On Betelgeuse and time is a bird,

    Whose wings have never stirred

    The golden avenues of leaves

    On Betelgeuse.


    On Betelgeuse there is nothing that joys or grieves

    The unstirred multitude of leaves,

    Nor ghost of evil or good

    Haunts the gold multitude

    On Betelgeuse.


    And birth they do not use

    Nor death on Betelgeuse,

    And the God, of whom we are infinite dust,

    Is there a single leaf of those gold leaves

    On Betelgeuse.



     
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    To me me haunting is melancholy and uneasiness or dissonance.





     
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    The Shrouding of the Duchess of Malfi

    Hark, now everything is still,
    The screech-owl and the whistler shrill,
    Call upon our dame aloud,
    And bid her quickly don her shroud!
    Much you had of land and rent;
    Your length in clay's now competent:
    A long war disturbed your mind;
    Here your perfect peace is signed.
    Of what is't fools make such vain keeping?
    Sin their conception, their birth weeping,
    Their life a general mist of error,
    Their death a hideous storm of terror.
    Strew your hair with powders sweet,
    Don clean linen, bathe your feet,
    And (the foul fiend more to check)
    A crucifix let bless your neck:
    'Tis now full tide 'tween night and day;
    End your groan, and come away.

     
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    The Jim Jones samples are crazy
     
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    Awesome track from a local gal - album is actually up for the Grammy for Best Engineered Album non-classical, and sounds fantastic (all songs were recorded live in studio 1 take).

     
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    https://ishq.bandcamp.com/album/fhorm

    The music of Ishq is excellent background, or "immerion optional," music. No doubt, it has the power slowly but surely to haunt the listener's ears with certain ghostly moments.

    Being to my taste, this is an ambient sort of music and other, specific experimental, artistic, and certainly very intriguing recordings are valued for this effect...
    Transportation through music.
    And having decent audio reproduction gear is helpful, as many here know and can really appreciate. :)

    "Music For Real Airports," by The Black Dog
    "Musick To Play In The Dark Vol 1," by Coil
    "Untrue," by Burial
    "Drukqs," by Aphex Twin
    "Perimeters," by Aes Dana
    "Refelctions Of Passion," by Yanni
    "Form," by Ishq


    There are some amazing haunted moments in these albums.

    I'll post a youtube link. This tune is actually a four-to-the-floor dance track, but the textures and sounds are pretty ethereal. And there's kids playing.


    Here's another YouTube video, this is The Orb's "A Huge Evergrowing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld," and man, it is great. This is my favourite version.


    Of course, sampled in the Ultraworld piece is Minnie Ripperton's "Loving You."
     
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    Love this thread. So many have chosen songs I'd have picked, so digging deep.







     
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    This gem should blow some of you folks here away. This is glorious stuff and visuals done to complement it are out of this world. Simple yet effectively haunting. Be aware though, OTWATM leaves deep scars...

     
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    Yup, Wardruna, this makes sense!
     
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    The Spraaaaawl...

     
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    Man, i forgot how spooky this song is. (and how great this album is).

    "i'm not good in a crowd.

    I've got skills I can't speak of.

    Things I've seen will chase me to the grave."

    totally nailed the feeling of this song, and then to be followed by Paradise Circus on the album, hoof. Hope Sandoval is just great here.
     
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    Yeah I agree, love this album. So many fantastic tracks.
     
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    Minimalistic songs tend to hit me the hardest and this one gets me every time:


    This one became more known after it was used in a Gears of War 2 trailer back in 2008:


    A little change up from the others. Just popped into my head:


    Powerful, near to my heart, and performed beautifully by MOTAB:
     
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