Angus Scrimm made the Tall Man a horror icon. He is still missed today, & will be for many generations to come, but his creepy character in the 'Phantasm' franchise will always stay immortal.
This movie feels like a bad dream the way the dialogue is spoken, movie score, cinematography. The concept of the movie, it always made me feel like I was in a nightmare. One of the best to watch for Halloween time
Lucky you, I've heard he was actually a pretty nice guy (which is ironic when you consider that the character he's known for playing is an otherworldly monster that literally enslaves the dead...) Isn't funny how the actors who play as horror movie villains can actually be some of the sweetest people you'll ever meet in real life?
You would have to go to a place of judgment, to be fair...If the Reaper looks like Jebidiah though, I'd still go with him. It's just business unless you make it personal or annoy him.
This movie shows what a genius Don coscarelli really is underrated something special rip Angus we'll always fondly remember you gentle giant 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Phantasm main theme by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave. Fredric Myrow (July 16, 1939 - January 14, 1999) was an American composer. He is known for composing the soundtracks for Phantasm, Soylent Green and Scarecrow. Early life. Myrow was the son of Josef Myrow and grandson of Irving Mills. Career. Myrow was a friend of Jim Morrison and provided the music for Morrison's experimental film HWY: An American Pastoral. Myrow co-wrote the score for the film Phantasm in 1979. In 2015, the sound track was re-released on vinyl. Myrow was also a pianist, and performed live concerts of his compositions. Malcolm Seagrave was born on 30 March 1928 in Tracy, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Phantasm (1979), and Notte (1983). He died on 5 January 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
In the original Phantasm (1978), This was the theme. They even had a disco version that was playing in the canteen that Jody picks the blonde lady up in. They didn't use the heavier one until part 3. Part 2 was the same tempo and measure, it was just re-recorded. So, it had that "pretty" sound that they were getting in the mid 80's. A fan made a great heavy metal remake of it in 2009 to celebrate it's 30th anniversary.. All in all.... I would have to say that this is the 3rd most influential Horror Movie Theme to come out of the 1970's.
The choir part totally completes the theme song...Rest in Peace, Angus Scrimm! You brought some sheer terror to the film industry, while also being a wonderful man in real life.
This music takes me someplace else ... powerful! “Most lead lives at worst so painful, at best so monotonous, poor and limited that the urge to escape, the longing to transcend themselves if only for a few moments, is and has always been one of the principal appetites of the soul.” ― Aldous Huxley
Greeeaat. This will be playing in my head as I walk the empty hallways at work before clocking out. 😜 I'll be checking the shadows for the little troll guys and the Tall Man.
i lv the music in original 1979 film it really set the scene and creepy as well its a shame it took so many years for part 2 to come, brilliant films my favourite is part 1 with creepy music
I love this movie, and the fact that it has such an iconic main theme makes it that much more memorable. (Ahhh, alliteration)... I really want to introduce one of my stepsons to this movie- he’s already got pretty good taste in movies, and I feel it’s definitely my duty to show him the classics that he didn’t have exposure to before. He was a big fan of “Halloween” and “The Thing” already, with no influence from me, but I was really happy to have showed him “The Exorcist” (speaking of iconic theme music!), and I’m looking forward to watching the original “Suspiria”, “Dead Alive”, the first two “Hellraiser” movies, and several others with him. Thanks for posting this- I haven’t seen “Phantasm” in almost two decades, and I was trying to remember the main theme, yet it was eluding me. The first two notes after the intro and it came rushing back- what a classic. Thanks again, and I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy-
Does anyone hear a melodic link between this theme song and The Metro from Berlin? The UA-cam channel Professor of Rock noted this to Berlin singer Terri Nunn in a recent interview.
I recently saw the whole saga (minus P2) in order, in one week. I'm now obsessed with the franchise and lore and Phantasm 2 and Bubba Hotep are on my todo list. This track drove me nuts while watching Phantasm 1 because I was certain it was Tubular Bells (the Exorcist theme). Of course it isn't but I had to listen to both of them back to back to figure that out.
Bobgrey You've got to see Phantasm 2! It's the movie which made me a "Phan". It might not be as groundbreaking as the original, though it's a Rollercoaster from start to Finish!
A BRILLIANT masterpiece! Thank You SO Much for sharing this! This encapsulates 70s horror music so well! This one and The Exorcist take me right back to the 70s; both AMAZING and brilliantly composed works of art! Definitely Two Thumbs Up for sharing this!
horror movies died in the eighties. a few broke through into the mid nineties like candyman but then everything turned to shit and the only way forward was meta. all through the history of film the horror genre has fluctuated like this. we are merely currently on the downward wave. the crest will rise again with either new technology being applied to the medium or some understanding of the world beyond our ken being finally discovered from which to draw inspiration. fear not (pun intended).
I tend to agree, but ... If you havent' - you should watch the following newer Horror movies. Darkness Falls Mirrors Oculus These are just a few great ones. There's also a great one with Robert DeNiro , but I can't remember the name, but it was quite good - and also one with a small playhouse in the back of a garden which was possessed by something evil (pretty sure it's not cabin in the woods).
Oxygenic Darkness Falls and Mirrors are eh, but Oculus is great. The Babadook is also worth checking out. As far as movies with the same kind of surreal off-kilter vibe as Phantasm, check out Under the Skin and Beyond the Black Rainbow.
Nowadays, the movie and theme became in a masterpiece, AND scares More than today's CGI "horror"movies, ok, honorable exceptions but really few movies get The cult movie rate as Phantasm...
I remember when this film first came out, it was edge of the seat stuff. I just bought the 5 film collection which is pretty awesome except the fifth movie. I didn't really like the way they ended the franchise. Still, an awesome series and an awesome theme for it as well! Thanks for the share FLYBAT !
Awesome kid's horror movie! My greatest fears as a kid; loss, separation, being orphaned, the dark and what COULD be in it. This movie hits all those notes... !
If you like horror rap look up Three 6 Mafia (Lord Infamous) - Is Anybody Out There. They sampled it and made it their own a bit too. The beat is KILLER!!
![Christopher Young - Hellraiser I & II - Theme Suite [Ultra Extended by Gilles Nuytens]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AzNd30AUVuQ/mqdefault.jpg)
One of the greatest horror films ever made. R.I.P. Angus Scrimm (The tall man)
Angus Scrimm made the Tall Man a horror icon. He is still missed today, & will be for many generations to come, but his creepy character in the 'Phantasm' franchise will always stay immortal.
MANNN have you got THAT right brother!!!
The Phantasm theme music only made the movie more horrifyingly nightmarish. Scared the living daylights out of me as a kid.
My parents took me to see it at the drive-in when I was 3. Weird family. It deserves it's own movie with many sequels.
The Tall man Angus Scream scared me shitless.
I watched this movie 3 times until I finally realized... it's a DREAM...
Thats the idea..: use every angle you can you complete your vision
This movie feels like a bad dream the way the dialogue is spoken, movie score, cinematography. The concept of the movie, it always made me feel like I was in a nightmare. One of the best to watch for Halloween time
Thisakes me feel like a kid again. Good god this is amazing. The air smelled different back then, i can taste it
I met the Tall man at a horror convention about 2..3 years ago. Weird feeling to meet him for real. Glad i did.
You lucky dog!
How? He was dead already!
@@AndrewSmith-uz8bg it was the last time he was at days of the dead in chicago.
Angus scrimm is the nicest tall man you will ever meet.
Lucky you, I've heard he was actually a pretty nice guy (which is ironic when you consider that the character he's known for playing is an otherworldly monster that literally enslaves the dead...)
Isn't funny how the actors who play as horror movie villains can actually be some of the sweetest people you'll ever meet in real life?
BOOOOOOOYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
Agermanshepherdsheba THE TALL MAN
BOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYY!
The whole movie is surreal and like a fever dream and the music captures that.
A highly underrated classic.
R.I.P Angus, legend!
He will forever be The Tall Man
I would've loved to have met him. I hear he was quite the gentle man.
Q Lawrence yeah long live tall man
"When is he coming back ?"
"Jebediah Morningside never does come ba....."
"So it begins !"
You play a good game BOYEE!
It's best to listen to it in the dark right before going to bed, like I am doing right now.
Slade Vader 😨NO!
LOL!
Rip
BBOOOOOYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Lol, me, right now...
"You think you go to Heaven when you die, Boy?? ....You come to US!!!"
That line always scares me
You would have to go to a place of judgment, to be fair...If the Reaper looks like Jebidiah though, I'd still go with him. It's just business unless you make it personal or annoy him.
@@destinydrake 🤷 I assumed
@@jimmythompson2755 , okay
@@destinydrake 😂😂 wow Im special. I meant to reply that to the dude who actually posted the comment above...im sorry. Lol I feel stupid as hell
This movie shows what a genius Don coscarelli really is underrated something special rip Angus we'll always fondly remember you gentle giant 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Phantasm main theme by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave.
Fredric Myrow (July 16, 1939 - January 14, 1999) was an American composer. He is known for composing the soundtracks for Phantasm, Soylent Green and Scarecrow.
Early life. Myrow was the son of Josef Myrow and grandson of Irving Mills. Career. Myrow was a friend of Jim Morrison and provided the music for Morrison's experimental film HWY: An American Pastoral. Myrow co-wrote the score for the film Phantasm in 1979. In 2015, the sound track was re-released on vinyl. Myrow was also a pianist, and performed live concerts of his compositions.
Malcolm Seagrave was born on 30 March 1928 in Tracy, California, USA.
He was a composer, known for Phantasm (1979), and Notte (1983). He died on 5 January 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
In the original Phantasm (1978), This was the theme. They even had a disco version that was playing in the canteen that Jody picks the blonde lady up in. They didn't use the heavier one until part 3. Part 2 was the same tempo and measure, it was just re-recorded. So, it had that "pretty" sound that they were getting in the mid 80's. A fan made a great heavy metal remake of it in 2009 to celebrate it's 30th anniversary.. All in all.... I would have to say that this is the 3rd most influential Horror Movie Theme to come out of the 1970's.
John Thompson There are about 500 metal versions because metal is pop culture now.
@@ulyssesnorth6843 A band called Entombed from Sweden did a cover of it back in the 1990s.
What are the top two?
First he took Mom and Dad then Jody now he's after me.
Jody died in a car crash.
They also took Tommy!
@Megan Todd
It seemed so real.
He's not gonna leak all over my ice cream, is he?
Saw this when it came out in the theaters when I was 15 years old. Still hands down the best horror film ever with a matching soundtrack!!! Awesome!!!
This still bring me chills down my spine since I was a little girl...😌
The choir part totally completes the theme song...Rest in Peace, Angus Scrimm! You brought some sheer terror to the film industry, while also being a wonderful man in real life.
This is called a gorgeous beautiful masterpiece score
This music takes me someplace else ... powerful!
“Most lead lives at worst so painful, at best so monotonous, poor and limited that the urge to escape, the longing to transcend themselves if only for a few moments, is and has always been one of the principal appetites of the soul.” ― Aldous Huxley
Greeeaat. This will be playing in my head as I walk the empty hallways at work before clocking out. 😜 I'll be checking the shadows for the little troll guys and the Tall Man.
Creepy theme belonging to an awesome horror movie! R.I.P. Angus "The Tall Man" Scrimm, and thank you!
SUCH A GREAT FILM AND AN AMAZING SCORE
RIP ANGUS SCRIMM
TALLMAN FOREVER!!!!!!!!! HE 'S IMORTAL.
I saw this in the theater when I was a kid. Fucking loved it.
This and Halloween are the best.hands down l like this one a little more because it not as played out.
The Fog and Suspiria have great themes too
This movie has one of the best scores out of any horror movie.
Literally the best, thank you for this masterpiece
A bit Tubular Bells and the Exorcist.Phantasm is one of my favorite horror films.
Fantastic score, fantastic movie.
i lv the music in original 1979 film it really set the scene and creepy as well its a shame it took so many years for part 2 to come, brilliant films my favourite is part 1 with creepy music
I love this movie, and the fact that it has such an iconic main theme makes it that much more memorable. (Ahhh, alliteration)... I really want to introduce one of my stepsons to this movie- he’s already got pretty good taste in movies, and I feel it’s definitely my duty to show him the classics that he didn’t have exposure to before. He was a big fan of “Halloween” and “The Thing” already, with no influence from me, but I was really happy to have showed him “The Exorcist” (speaking of iconic theme music!), and I’m looking forward to watching the original “Suspiria”, “Dead Alive”, the first two “Hellraiser” movies, and several others with him. Thanks for posting this- I haven’t seen “Phantasm” in almost two decades, and I was trying to remember the main theme, yet it was eluding me. The first two notes after the intro and it came rushing back- what a classic. Thanks again, and I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy-
Does anyone hear a melodic link between this theme song and The Metro from Berlin? The UA-cam channel Professor of Rock noted this to Berlin singer Terri Nunn in a recent interview.
If you like being scared, this will help.
DRC Alpha Nah, it's just a charming theme.
Ulysses North Yeah it is
Indeed a great theme
toe true
My fav quote in this movie
BOIIII!
R.I.P ANGUS SCRIMM / THE TALL MAN
Is it just me or does anyone else find this song relaxing?
Angus Scrimm; Rest In Piece, old BOOOOOOOOY!
One of the best horror movie ever created.
I recently saw the whole saga (minus P2) in order, in one week. I'm now obsessed with the franchise and lore and Phantasm 2 and Bubba Hotep are on my todo list. This track drove me nuts while watching Phantasm 1 because I was certain it was Tubular Bells (the Exorcist theme). Of course it isn't but I had to listen to both of them back to back to figure that out.
theres a book available on amazon entitled phantasm exhumed buy it youll probabley love it anyway check it out.
Bobgrey You've got to see Phantasm 2! It's the movie which made me a "Phan". It might not be as groundbreaking as the original, though it's a Rollercoaster from start to Finish!
I still haven't seen all of the phantasm movies. I love the movies i have seen though❤️
Same guy made John dies at the end.
This movie made me afraid of mirrors on doors, and closets in-general...
I love this movie and the soundtrack and that Black Cuda car ❤️
A BRILLIANT masterpiece!
Thank You SO Much for sharing this!
This encapsulates 70s horror music so well! This one and The Exorcist take me right back to the 70s; both AMAZING and brilliantly composed works of art!
Definitely Two Thumbs Up for sharing this!
Fred Myrow was responsible for the theme to phantasm as he was for the main theme to 1973's Charlston Heston cult Classic Soylent Green.
horror movies died in the eighties. a few broke through into the mid nineties like candyman but then everything turned to shit and the only way forward was meta. all through the history of film the horror genre has fluctuated like this. we are merely currently on the downward wave. the crest will rise again with either new technology being applied to the medium or some understanding of the world beyond our ken being finally discovered from which to draw inspiration. fear not (pun intended).
I tend to agree, but ...
If you havent' - you should watch the following newer Horror movies.
Darkness Falls
Mirrors
Oculus
These are just a few great ones. There's also a great one with Robert DeNiro , but I can't remember the name, but it was quite good - and also one with a small playhouse in the back of a garden which was possessed by something evil (pretty sure it's not cabin in the woods).
Oxygenic Darkness Falls and Mirrors are eh, but Oculus is great. The Babadook is also worth checking out. As far as movies with the same kind of surreal off-kilter vibe as Phantasm, check out Under the Skin and Beyond the Black Rainbow.
***** I though The Descent and Martyrs and May were quite good modern horror flicks. Like seriously good stuff.
Sean Tucker Babadook is terrible. You might like it but I wouldn't watch it.
Agree
R.I.P. TALL MAN
In 2020 this is as beautiful as ever.
entombed brought me here
Haha same
Left Hand Path, pure genius
Hazel Huff Noobs
But entombed did it 100000000 times better
Me also
best part of this song isn't even here...the long hollow one-note at the very beginning of the film.
BOYYYYYY!!!! R.I.P. ANGUS SCRIMM, YOU PLAYED A GOOD GAME AS THE SINISTER TALL MAN!!! 👏👏👏
"Open for business..." -Caleb, 192X
i love so much this kind of musical themes
I love this film soundtrack!! 😎🤘
I LOVE PHANTASM
most underrated horror movie theme ever
I would love to have a Black Cuda and have it parked getting gas and have this blasting 😁
Omg this brings me back, great movies! ✌️
First he took mom and dad, then he took Jody,...now he's after me.
Mike, Jody died in a car crash.
I hated how Tall Man got blamed for something he didn't do, was cause the mom to die. Give the creature credit, but not too much.
Q Lawrence true
I met the whole cast! Cool people
One of the best horror movies ever and I love this theme song.❤❤❤
BardicBroadcasts used this to set the mood for his Resident Evil stream and it does kinda perfectly fit the vibe of the first Resident Evil
Beg to differ; pre-VII Resident Evil’s theme is bioweaponry and Phantasm’s music does not sound contemporary enough to me.
The Death Metal band Entombed makes a tribute from this theme, in their song Left Hand Path (more exactly in the ending of song).
Came across that after listening to worm infested and then suggested songs. Good find.
Another great horror movie theme that’s sure to give even the bravest hearts nightmares!
Horrific. Terrific.
PHANTASM FOREVER
This is what I like.
Angus scrimm was the one that put this movie on the map!! Fkn classic!! Classics could nvr be remade!!
Brilliant Theme 🎶
アンガス・スクリムさん、どうか安らかに…😿
Boyyyyyyyyy. :-)
" It Wasn't Any Gopher "
R.I.P Angus
Thanks for scarring us
Nowadays, the movie and theme became in a masterpiece, AND scares More than today's CGI "horror"movies, ok, honorable exceptions but really few movies get The cult movie rate as Phantasm...
A Lane Within Itself
"WELCOME BACK HOME, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY!!!"
My favorite horror movie franchise and theme song.
Double checked on the person(s) who wrote this music and it has been confirmed
Which is better, Phantasm or Lord of Illusions?
First time see this in Spanish as a kid and it was bloody amazing
The Tall man
I remember when this film first came out, it was edge of the seat stuff. I just bought the 5 film collection which is pretty awesome except the fifth movie. I didn't really like the way they ended the franchise.
Still, an awesome series and an awesome theme for it as well! Thanks for the share FLYBAT !
yah I'm really scare
The tall man
Best horror movie of all time!!!
Hypnotic theme, eerily wonderful, I like it better than the Halloween theme.
I'm writing a stage play adaptation of Phantasm and honestly I can't imagine not using this song whenever possible.
BOYYYYY!!!!
What man has created man can destroy - bring to light that day of joy!
Boy!!!
Thank The Tall Man for Don Coscarili having a nightmare about killer orbsand decided to give us this masterpiece
A great movie.... greetings from Italy
Salvé dalla Via Italiana di Odessa 😀
Ah all the memories people GOD BLESS all our memories
(ANGUS) RULES!
R.I.P.THE GREAT
Awesome kid's horror movie! My greatest fears as a kid; loss, separation, being orphaned, the dark and what COULD be in it.
This movie hits all those notes... !
LEFT HAND PAAAAAATH!
Geez, the Tall Man is more what you would summon if you chose LHP and wanted someone gone. :p
Masterpiece!💀
Tall man chases the BOOOOYYYYYY!
"Boy~~~!!!!!"
WHO IS PLAYING THIS BEAT ???
google is your friend :-)
Doug E. Fresh sampled it on his hip hop record "Play This Only at Night", circa 1987
If you like horror rap look up Three 6 Mafia (Lord Infamous) - Is Anybody Out There. They sampled it and made it their own a bit too. The beat is KILLER!!
Love this music.