Last Updated on September 9, 2025 by Maggie Boccella
Halloween is just around the corner, and every good party deserves the perfect playlist. But instead of the traditional “Monster Mash” or “Thriller,” composer George Streicher has a brand new concept album, Music for Halloween Night, that’s perfect for all things spooky and scary, and FANGORIA is excited to exclusively debut an early preview of one of the tracks from the album.
“Flick or Treat” is a love letter to the scores of horror films, chronicling the evolution of horror music itself, shifting through genres and decades over the course of four minutes. An homage to composers like John Carpenter and Danny Elfman, the track is one of eleven on Music for Halloween Night, a fully orchestrated album featuring narration by AJ Danna that hits music streamers next week, bringing Streicher’s unique storytelling style to the forefront.
“The idea was to score an imaginary night spent watching classic horror films on Halloween,” says Streicher. “I used a single melody and filtered it through the styles of different eras, from Universal monster scores of the ‘30s, to '50s sci-fi, ‘70s slasher synths, ‘90s thrillers, and modern horror. Think of it as a time traveling tour through horror music history.”
The new album is just one of many projects produced by Streicher, whose credits also include Nickelodeon’s Smurfs series, the video game Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, the film Corrective Measures, and more. The full Music for Halloween Night album will be available on all streaming platforms on September 5, with a special limited-edition cassette release via Music of the Macabre on the same day.
Check out the full “Flick or Treat” track below:
