Soundtrack
| The Frighteners | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Danny Elfman | ||||
| Released | July 19, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 41:14 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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The film score was written and composed by Danny Elfman. It was released in 1996 on cassette and compact disc by Universal Records. The closing credits play "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", written by Buck Dharma and performed by New Zealand alternative rock band The Mutton Birds. The Mutton Birds version of the song had been previously released as a B-side to their single "She's Been Talking" released in 1996.
Critical reception of the soundtrack was average. Jason Ankeny of album database Allmusic described the soundtrack as "imaginative" giving it three stars out of five. This was a lower rating on the site then Elfman's other scores of the era, such as Mission: Impossible, Mars Attacks! and Flubber. The soundtrack review website Filmtracks referred to the album as "lacking much cohesion or singular creativity".
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| Allmusic | link |
| Filmtracks | link |
- Track Listing
All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman.
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "The Lads" | 2:00 | |
| 2. | "Poltergeists" | 2:05 | |
| 3. | "Victim #38" | 1:52 | |
| 4. | "Who's Next?" | 1:39 | |
| 5. | "The Garden" | 3:08 | |
| 6. | "Chilly" | 1:29 | |
| 7. | "Time" | 4:41 | |
| 8. | "Patty's Place" | 2:12 | |
| 9. | "Flashbacks" | 1:07 | |
| 10. | "Patty Attack" | 3:04 | |
| 11. | "Frank's Wife" | 0:50 | |
| 12. | "Doom" | 3:08 | |
| 13. | "Heaven" | 1:46 |
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