Candlelight series brings horror film scores to US stages

The repertoire bridges the gap between high art and pop culture, moving from the frantic strings of Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho to the iconic synthesizer pulse of the Stranger Things theme. Attendees can expect a diverse selection including Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas, and darker classical staples such as Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre and Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain. These performances utilize the visual atmosphere of candlelit settings to anchor the auditory experience.

Events are scheduled across major cities, with stops at Chicago’s Congress Plaza Hotel, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, and the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Organizers at Fever, the entertainment platform behind the tour, intend for these concerts to provide a localized, intimate alternative to traditional Halloween attractions, prioritizing the interplay between acoustic arrangements and architectural history.