Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36093 in Digital Music Album
• Published on: 2005-10-11
• Released on: 2005-10-11
• Running time: 2419 seconds

Customer Reviews

Halloween Fantasia
OK, cut to the chase and make it short and sweet...

1. If you like/love Mannheim Steamroller, you'll like/love this - buy it.

2. If you DON'T like/love Mannheim Steamroller...put that $2 back in your pocket and keep on walking... you WON'T! like this...

If you're looking for Halloween "music" - clanking chains, cackling witches, howling wolves, people screaming, Monster Mash, etc. - FORGET IT!. You WON'T find stuff like that here.

Think "classical" music, done with a Halloween "twist." In fact, see the title of my review...think along the lines of Disney's "Fantasia" but done with a Halloween kick to it. (In fact, "Night on Bald Mountain," which is found on here, IS also on the "Fantasia" soundtrack. (So if you like "Fantasia," you might like this, too (just remember the Halloween theme...)

I like Halloween sound effect CDs and Halloween "themed" music...but I also like something a little more "matured" (yeah...LOL...define "mature"...)

And if you're not sure...take a trip to your local library and check it out, first. (And if your library is too far away...try checking online. A lot of them now have access to their catalogs online...some will even let you place holds, as long as you have a current library card.)
And if your library DOESN'T have it...they can usually get it from another library.

Ouch!!! Please stick to Christmas music, that is their niche
I was lucky to find someone at work who had this. I was contemplating buying this and thought that I would giive it a listen first. I am so glad I did! A few songs and a bunch of sound effects that are neither scary or alarming. Chip Davis must have thought that this would would be good for something but I can't figure out what. The songs either have that drum machine sample beat played throughout the song just making it sound so synthetic and cheap. Like something played at the mall on a $50 casio keyboard. I am glad that I didn't waste my money on this and am telling you to be careful and do the same. I wonder if the double CD Halloween is any better at 23 songs over 2 discs than this at 16 tracks. I doubt it. This clocks in at just over 40 minutes, could not both discs been combined on one, we really don't need two different versions of this. It is neither scary, spooky, nor exciting but it is boring. You can find a way to spend 40 minutes better than this.

Great CD
Ok, yes, most Halloween music is creepy and macabre. However, its kind of nice to have beautiful Halloween music for dinner and cocktails. Nobody ever said all Halloween music had to scare the heck out of you. Its actually All Hallows Eve - not "let's all be creepy" day.