The Art of Darkness

Poltergeist Theme

August 21st, 2008 by Cobwebs

My dad wrote me the other day:

You know, every time I watch “Poltergeist” I am struck by how the music seems so out of place for a scary movie. I was watching it the other day and I happened to let the DVD run through the credits. Underneath the credits there’s a girls choir singing and I found out the theme is actually a lullaby. So I looked it up on the Internet and it’s quite pretty.

I might disagree with the music being out of place; for my money, there’s nothing creepier than the juxtaposition of spooky imagery and small children’s voices. The lyrics are a nice fit for the movie’s theme, too.

Bless This House (aka Carol Ann’s Theme)

As evening shadows grow deep and long
Reaching across the bed
Mother and father hear children’s prayers
Now as they bow their heads
Bless this house
Bless this house
And the souls within
Through the night til it’s light again
Guide our hearts
Through the dark
To the breaking day
Bless this house
Bless this house
We pray

Save me from bad dreams
If they should come
Raging into my heart
Keep us together one family
Nothing can tear apart
Bless this house
Bless this house
And the souls within
Through the night til it’s light again
Guide our hearts
Through the dark
To the breaking day
Bless this house
Bless this house
We pray

Give us arms to hold that are right and strong
When the night goes on too long
Bring us a morning wide as the sea
Where love will be our ark
Standing together one family
Nothing can tear apart
Bless this house
Bless this house
And the souls within
Through the night til it’s light again
Guide our hearts
Through the dark
To the breaking day
Bless this house
Bless this house
We pray….

Incidentally, you can buy the song; it’s part of the Fantastic Journey soundtrack compilation.

(Note: Immediately after writing this post, I read that they’re planning a Poltergeist remake. Dammit, leave the classics alone. A remake implies that there’s something in the original that was lacking. There was not. Go ruin something else instead. Oh, wait. You are….)

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