“Tom Schraeder’s low-key mournful score has just the right dose of uncanny, but his finest work is the closing theme song “Darkness Stalls” — an evocative country folksong with a Gothic streak which he composed and sung himself.”
“None of it would be nearly as affective if it weren’t for Tom Schraeder’s unnerving score. Similar to Colin Stetson’s work on 2018’s Hereditary — or even Mark Korven’s melange of sounds for 2015’s The Witch — Schraeder floods so much of the terrain here with compositions that feel culled from the roots of Hades. But at the same time, it’s also very earthy and rustic, a dichotomy that helps turn the film’s isolated pastures into a claustrophobic nightmare.”
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Featured Work
‘VICIOUS’
‘THE DARK AND THE WICKED’
‘WE’RE NOT SAFE HERE’
Musical Catalogue
Stream and download Tom’s full musical archive, featuring two decades of albums, original motion picture soundtracks including Vicious and The Dark and the Wicked.
Explore Songs for Film, a collection of original songs written for film over the last decade, along with his latest single “Strawberry Moon," the first release from his upcoming album Glitter & Dust and his first non-film release since 2018.
SCORE RECOGNITION
2026
BMI FILM & TV AWARDS
‘VICIOUS’
WINNER
2021
FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS
‘HURT’
NOMINEE
2020
FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS
‘THE DARK AND THE WICKED’
NOMINEE
2020
HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARD
‘THE DARK AND THE WICKED’
NOMINEE