The Omen - Music

Music

An original score for the film, including the movie's theme song "Ave Satani," was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, for which he received the only Oscar of his long career. The score features a strong choral segment, with a foreboding Latin chant. The refrain to the chant is, "Sanguis bibimus, corpus edimus, tolle corpus Satani" (ungrammatical Latin for, "We drink the blood, we eat the flesh, raise the body of Satan"; note that the correct Latin would be, "Sanguinem bibimus, corpus edimus, tolle corpus Satani"), interspersed with cries of "Ave Satani!" and "Ave Versus Christus" (Latin, "Hail, Satan!" and "Hail, Antichrist!"). Aside from the choral work, the score includes lyrical themes portraying the pleasant home life of the Thorn family, which are contrasted with the more disturbing scenes of the family's confrontation with evil.

1. "Ave Satani" – 2:32
2. "New Ambassador" – 2:33
3. "Killer's Storm" – 2:51
4. "Sad Message" – 1:42
5. "Demise of Mrs. Baylock" – 2:52
6. "Don't Let Him" – 2:48
7. "Piper Dreams" – 2:39
8. "Fall" – 3:42
9. "Safari Park" – 2:04
10. "Dog's Attack" – 5:50
11. "Homecoming" – 2:43
12. "Altar" – 2:00

On October 9, 2001, a deluxe version of the soundtrack was released with eight additional tracks.

1. "Ave Satani" – 2:35
2. "On This Night" – 2:36
3. "The New Ambassador" – 2:34
4. "Where Is He?" – :56
5. "I Was There" – 2:27
6. "Broken Vows" – 2:12
7. "Safari Park" – 3:24
8. "A Doctor, Please" – 1:44
9. "The Killer Storm" – 2:54
10. "The Fall" – 3:45
11. "Don't Let Him" – 2:49
12. "The Day He Died" – 2:14
13. "The Dog's Attack" – 5:54
14. "A Sad Message" – 1:44
15. "Beheaded" – 1:49
16. "The Bed" – 1:08
17. "666" – :44
18. "The Demise of Mrs. Baylock" – 2:54
19. "The Altar" – 2:07
20. "The Piper Dreams" – 2:41