We love hearing from our readers, so why not share your thoughts on this latest Dead Beats spotlight or reminisce on your favorite moments from George A. All things considered, this song rightfully deserves to forever be associated with the classic zombie feature and the composer’s musical legacy will live on with it for years to come. A portion of the song was also reprised by John Harrison for Day of the Dead, Romero’s 1985 follow-up film to Dawn of the Dead. This iconic track also appeared in Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead and it continues to be the ending theme for the Robot Chicken television series. It also speaks to Romero’s cleverness and sense of humor as he weaved serious stories to rollicking musical themes, seemingly poking fun at the social commentaries he succeeded in addressing as if to say humans are savages in the best and worst of times so we might have some fun while plummeting ourselves into an inescapable doom.Ĭhappell, who recently passed away in October, composed “The Gonk” way back in 1965. Honestly, Dawn of the Dead wouldn’t feel quite the same without it.
This marching theme is a rather silly listen but fans of the film will undoubtedly remember it.
One of the most recognized of the bunch is the late Herbert Chappell’s “The Gonk,” used during the end credits.
While the film had its own exuberant original score by Italian progressive rock band Goblin (credited as The Goblins), which is featured heavily in its European version, it is often Romero’s choice of library stock music he selected from the De Wolfe Limited labels that often takes center stage whenever the soundtrack is discussed.
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