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| Aaronson, Jack | A musical based on the life of E.A. Poe |
| Allan Parsons Project |
Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe (there seems to be no
dedicated good site for this one). Eric Woolfson's new concept album: Poe - More Tales of Mystery and Imagination The Alan Parsons project piece "The Fall of the House of Usher, from Tales of Mystery...." actually uses (without attribution-but outside of copyright considerations) Claude Debussy's musical fragment "Fall of the House of Usher," almost note for note. - Fred Williams
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| Anthony and the Johnsons | A band called (I think) Anthony and the Johnsons have recorded a Poe poem, about the moon on the lake (I think). |
| Arcturus |
Album: La masquerade infernale (theatrical avantgarde) Track: Alone The poem "Alone" lyrically builds the like-named song "Alone" from the album - Jeroen Delaere |
| Bartley, George | Christmas with Edgar Allan Poe (a CD of Christmas music) |
| Beatles, the | "I am the Walrus" mentions the famous line "Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe." Not sure what John Lennon was on when he came up with that! hehe Of course Poe was one of the featured lonely hearts persons on the Sgt. Pepper's. |
| Charles Jason Bechtold | Bechtold's works consist mostly of secular choral songs that sore with beautiful, memorable melodic lines and that display a grand sense of emotional character. He has done a choral (SATB) version of Annabel Lee. |
| Biaz, Joan | She did a version of Annabel Lee. Arranged and conducted by Peter Schickele(Album re-released later with changes; retains this song.) |
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Black Moments |
KLAUS KÖNIG (based on poems by Edgar Allan Poe) |
| Buckley, Jeff | Ulalume |
| Bussy (a band from France) | Poe-based material. |
| Capelletti, Daniel |
The Metzengerstein Sonata for Piano, in 3 parts: Maléfices,
Tapisseries, and Ultime Chevauchée (1976). Daniel Capelletti, is a Belgian contemporary composer born in 1958 in Luxembourg. Some people see him as a New Consonant Composer, others not. He obtained First Prizes for piano with Eduardo del Pueyo and in harmony, chamber music, musical theory, counterpoint and fugue at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Three of his compositions were chosen as compulsory works for the International Music Competition Queen Elisabeth. He is now professor of composition at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. "Metzengerstein" is a descriptive work based on Poe's story. - Frank Messely |
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The Masque of the Red Death, "conte fantastique" inspired by Poe's tale "The Masque of the Red Death." An elegantly chilling composition for harp and strings first published in 1924 by this underrated and innovative composer. |
| Closed on Account of Rabies | An eclectic mix of actors and musicians (1988) |
| Collins, Judy | Has a song called "Annabel Lee." - Rjac |
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Crimson Glory |
The song "Masque of the Red Death" off Album Transcendence (1988) |
| The Cruxshadows |
Poe's Spirits of the Dead was quoted in "Sympathy (for Tomorrow)" by The
Cruxshadows in their album Mystery of the Whisper. -Gina |
| Debussy, Claude |
Unfinished "La chute de la maison Usher" (The House of Usher) Completed version of Debussy's work
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| Devil Doll |
Album: Dies Irae (theatrical avantgarde classical soundtrack-like instant
classic) Devil Doll's music has always embraced poems, philosophy, art, horror,... Some of the lyrical content of the album is based upon "The conqueror worm" - Jeroen Delaere |
| Diorama | A big fragment of the Tell-Tale Heart starts Diorama's second album Her Liquid Arms... |
| Edgar Allan Poe's Predicament | A grand lady has encountered a tremendous clock, and her time has almost run out! NPR Radio Tales (1999) |
| Farmer, Mylène | A French singer Recorded a song called "Allan" way back in 1988 (to be found on her album "Ainsi soit-je..."), which is dedicated to the works of Edgar A. Poe and to his novel "Ligeia". The site is in German. |
| Finch |
One song called: The Casket
Of Roderick Usher (youtube - just the song) |
| Five Iron Frenzy (FIF) |
There's this one song called "This is How the Story Ends.".
Part of it has the first and the 4th or 5th line together, and this other part
has stuff from the next stanza (from The Raven). -Paul Nicosia |
| Foster, Stephen |
Hello, Usherites-- Have always thought that Stephen Foster's "Gentle Annie" was a paraphrase and resetting of "Annabel Lee." I know Poe would have loved it. Links to an upbeat version of this rather morose tune and Stephen Foster's lyrics can be found at http://www.pdmusic.org/foster.html. Possibly a more sentimental, nineteenth-century version of the tune could be found somewhere on the web. Foster wrote many songs about the longing for the lost beloved woman prized by Poe as the best possible theme for beautiful poetry. Hope you will agree on the strong parallel of Foster's song to Poe's famous poem. Mary Frances Fahey |
| Frankenstein Files |
Halloween music (The Black Cat, Some Words with a Mummy) |
| Gidley, Johnny | The Songs of Edgar Allan Poe. (9 songs put to Poe's works) |
| Glass, Philip |
House of Usher opera
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| Glass Prism |
Poe through the Glass Prism The Raven (RealAudio) Leave Comments |
| GOAD | an Italian band's Tribute to E.A. Poe |
| Good Charlotte | Their new album The Young and the Hopeless have a song called Bloody Valentine which was inspired by the short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart'… - Jamie |
| Goth Poe Tribute | Songs of Terror Release date: August 21st, 2001 on Cleopatra Records. |
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They produced an entire album is dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe's work called
The Grave Digger.
Songs: Black Cat, Haunted Palace, King Pest, Raven Mat. |
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| Green Day | American Idiot 2004. In the song St. Jimmy, they mention Edgar Allan Poe. Quote: I am the son of a b%tch and Edgar Allan Poe |
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Greenland, Phill Angelica, Ethan |
Edgar: a New Chamber Musical |
| Grye, Stephen | Five American Portraits for Five Wind Instruments - See # 5: Edgar Allan Poe |
| Hammill, Peter | House of Usher Opera |
| Holbrooke, Joseph |
The Raven, Op. 25 One of the many pieces by this British composer inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. |
| Hour Glass |
There was a rock group in the late 60s or early 70s called Hour Glass. They
performed a song based using the lyrics of The Bells. Thomas Hainze |
| I Am Ghost |
Lady Madeline In Her
Coffin (youtube video) |
| Insane Clown Posse ("ICP") | Ol' Evil Eye |
| Iron Maiden: | From the album Killers: A song called Murders in the Rue Morgue. |
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Herr K "Histories"
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A group of international artists from different countries have contributed to a project of soundtracks to the works of Edgar Allan Poe. All full MP3s are free for download. |
| Jay Logan Lance |
I have a song for you related to Poe; it is a song I wrote in 1989 for a girlfriend of mine whose mom and dad gave the clever name of Kristen Lenore (her middle name). Being a Literature major at the time, heavily into Poe, and being an aspiring folk artist, I put her life into my song, “For Kristen.” Her mother was an alcoholic, and the world of Poe matched her world very well. I never mention Poe in the song, but anyone who knows Poe at all will quickly note the allusions to his work. The song is available on iTunes as well.
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| Key Poulan Music |
Key Poulan Music: Marching Band Arrangements - Original Compositions |
| Koshkin, Nikita |
L'oeuvre de Poe a insipré une valse à Nikita Koshkin :
Usher Waltz (Op. 29).
Cette valse mériterait d'être citée sur votre site. C'est en recherchant des détails sur cette musique que j'ai découvert votre site. |
| Leloup, Jean | Québec singer who wrote a song called "Edgar". The song figures on "Le Dome" album and is definitely based on the life of the American poet. Here's a short translation of what it says (under "signification"): A song about how drugs and alcohol modify the perception through the life of E.A. Poe. "I don't want my life to end that way." Submitted by Christian Robitaille. |
| Lindisfarne | In Lady Eleanor, I think there's a line about Usher. |
| Lord Buckley | A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat: does a 1950s hip beatnik version of the Raven |
| Masochistic Religion | An investigation of Masochistic Religion's site may prove of interest to you. They have song versions, or rather recitations with musical accompaniment of sorts, of The Raven and Conqueror Worm. |
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Mr raven is based on The Raven
poem i think, its pretty good...
charli x
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| Metal Church |
Song called "Of Unsound Mind" from the album: Blessing in Disguise (1989) (a "Tell-tale heart" take-off) |
| Mr.Bungle | A song called Carry Stress In The Jaw which is all about teeth and nightmares. In the middle part of it, there's an extract from Poe's Berenice. Discovolante (1995, Warner Records) |
| Mythos | (Electronic Music) - suggested by Mats Ekblom |
| Nicks, Stevie | She has an unreleased song called Annabel Lee which is just the poem set to music. It was made for her 2001 album Trouble in Shangri-La, but not included on it. Fans of Stevie have traded and shared the song. |
| Nox Arcana |
Once Upon A Midnight Dreary... Nox Arcana announces the release of "Shadow of the Raven," a musical tribute to Edgar Allan Poe. The cd delves deep into the haunted realms of the literary master of the macabre with 21 tracks that weave a lush tapestry of Victorian elegance and Gothic nightmares. Nox Arcana invites listeners to explore the shadows of a dark soundscape filled with ghostly melodies, mournful dirges, eerie sound effects and ominous orchestrations. The cd also contains a 12-page booklet filled with original artwork from gothic fantasy artist Joseph Vargo, depicting Poe's classic works in lavish detail, in addition to a hidden "gold bug" riddle. Nox Arcana creates haunting, gothic- themed soundscapes with strong literary influences. Their past cds, "Necronomicon" and "Transylvania" were based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft and Bram Stoker, respectively. Their "Winter¹s Knight" cd hit #8 on Billboard¹s holiday music charts this past year. For music samples, legends and more, please visit Nox Arcana: http://www.noxarcana.com |
| Ochs, Phil | The Bells, by Phil Ochs and sung here by Shawn Phillips. http://www.amazon.com/I-m-Loner-Shawn-Phillips/dp/B00000HYH6 |
| Omnia | A Dutch band that sings some songs in English. You can hear their song The Raven on their MySpace site. Vala. |
| Pettalom |
Name of song: Berenice Album: The Wine of the night - Gaby Briones |
| Rachmaninov | The Bells, for choir and orchestra. |
| Radio Birdman | From Australia, they play DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTRÖM |
| Radio Futura | A group from Spain did a neat version of Annabel Lee in Spanish |
| Reed, Lou |
The Raven :
Lou Reed (NPR) POE-try |
 the saw
had eyes that sea (Paul Zink) |
my darling virginia (myspace)
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| Schmitt, Florent | The Haunted Palace, for orchestra (classical music) |
| Shirley, Nathan |
The composer and pianist, Nathan Shirley wrote a song for soprano and piano,
with text by E. A. Poe.
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| Shkola Tanzev |
A Ukrainian group that recently recorded the song "Dream" based on the lyrics of Edgar Allan Poe's poem Dream within a dream |
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Slobodna Europa |
A Slovak punk`n`roll band has got a song called "Havran", which
literally means a raven and is based upon- and now guess! Poe`s poem
The Raven. I hope I helped you at least a little bit:) Bye! Martin |
| Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble of Shadows | "Did a good songs called Alone, Sleeper and Eldorado" |
| Spelany, Jan | In the Czech Republic, a well known musician Jan Spaleny has recorded an album called Raven - there are lyrics in Czech language (translation by poet Viteslav Nezval) and very interesting music (by Jan Spaleny) Submitted by Veronika Zýková |
| Symphony X | The Progressive Metal band Symphony X has a song on their album "The Odyssey" entitled "King of Terrors" which is based solely on Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" -- Joel |
| Tiger Army | Hey, the song Annabel Lee by Tiger Army certainly has some Edgar Allan Poe themes throughout. Submitted by James. |
| Tribe | An old Boston band that released an album called Sleeper in 1992 on Warner Brothers. There was a song called Romeo Poe |
| Tourniquet |
The Christian band Tourniquet tells the story of the Tell-Tale Heart in
their appropriately named song: "The
Tell-Tale Heart." (from Crawl to China album) It's a good song
too! JR |
| Tristania |
Album: Widow's Weeds Song: My Lost Lenore - Gaby Briones |
| Utada Hikaru | Japanese pop star has a song called Kremlin Dusk from her album Exodus that mentions Poe. |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | A song called 'When She Comes' in which they describe a gothic siren-like woman as 'like something out of Edgar Allan Poe'. The band's front man is Peter Hammill of 'Fall of the House of Usher' opera fame. His entire writing style is clearly influenced by Poe and I'm sure there are other references from his work I've not yet picked up on. -- Carol |
| Voltaire |
One song on his 2002 album was called
Graveyard Picnic. It talked about having a picnic on Poe's grave and
mentioned many of Poe's poems throughout the song. |
| Woolfson, Eric | Eric Woolfson's new concept album: Poe - More Tales of Mystery and Imagination |
| Winn, Casey | Winn tackles the Usher legend through music, elegantly bringing new life into the classic gothic tale with his symphonic poem of The Fall of the House of Usher. |
| Yunyu |
Yunyu, a singer songwriter living in Australia who has written a song that is a reply to Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. Check it out the video here. |
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| Come Rest in this Bosom
-this is considered to be Poe's favorite song according to his old sweetheart Marie Devereaux. It's a very sad song and no wonder Poe would have liked it. |
Nobody Coming to Marry Me
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| midi file | instrumental MP3 digital piano version | midi file | instrumental MP3 digital piano version |
| PDF (Acrobat sheet music file) | PDF (Acrobat sheet music file) |
Poe's mother was rumored to have sung this song on stage and brought
the house down. This is an upbeat, funny song and no wonder Poe
got a sense of humor from his mother!
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