Horror Movie Music: Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys, 1987)

As much as we love Horror movies (and movies in general) around here, I have to admit that we might love music even more. I could write a thesis paper on how important music is, and why we need it so much, but let's just leave it at we need music like the body needs blood.



When we find good music in the movies we love, we need it even more.  



So let's fire up our virtual MP3 player and see what's playing, shall we?

When The Lost Boys came out back in 1987, it instantly became our favorite movie (you can read our review HERE.) It was slick, stylish, sexy, and it had a soundtrack that was perfect to rock out to when we cruised around looking for babes. Yeah, I just said that. I'm a kid of the 80's, it can't be helped.



Anywho, the soundtrack rocked, but it was always Lou Gramm's Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys) that got the most play. Cry Little Sister is officially the "Theme from The Lost Boys" but Lost in the Shadows is the one that defined the movie for us.



It's a huge song, and gets our blood pumping every time.





(Chorus)

Say hello to the night

Lost in the shadows

Say hello to the night

Lost in the loneliness

Say hello to the night

Lost in the shadows

No one knows



I can't wait, I can't wait, no

When I see little lights in the shadows

One must hide when the sun gets higher

I don't know what this madness means



Here comes the night, the bedroom in shadows

Candlelights, I don't know where it's coming from

But I, I keep moving on

Till the darkest thought makes me want to try these wings



Repeat Chorus



Loneliness pours over you

Emptiness can pull you through

Did you go to sleep with the light on?

I can't wait for this feeling to free me



Wind blows hard, but it doesn't matter

'Cause when the sun goes down

Nothing else matters, the line is where the night lies

I will wait outside her window tonight

 

Repeat Chorus



Loneliness pours over you

Emptiness can pull you through

Did you go to sleep with the light on?

I can't wait for this feeling to free me



Repeat Chorus



I always thought it was "Sail on Into the Night." Shit.



Great movie, great soundtrack, great song.



*In addition to rocking out with Foreigner for years, Lou Gramm released two solo albums that had some great songs on them. Midnight Blue and Just Between You and Me are two faves of ours.