When it comes to Scooby, there's a lot of great scores (otherwise known as background music for those not familiar with the term) within the various series and films over the years. To me, there have always been five that have stand out and I'd like to break them down in this article. The score for Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is top notch, in my opinion. It creates such a creepy vibe for the episodes, and supplements the mysteries by setting the mood. I personally love the reveal music when the gang is breaking down the villains' plans each episode. Clearly, WB liked it too, as they continued using it in several DTVs to explain the villain's plan, even as recently as 2017's LEGO Scooby-Doo: Blowout Beach Bash, four years after the finale of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island's score has always stood out to me as very cinematic. It feels super mature and like it could be included in a regular non-Scooby live-action film, and really sets that creepy mood. Though Zombie Island stands out as the best of the four films of that era to me, there's no denying that Witch's Ghost, Alien Invaders and Cyber Chase also have amazing scores and would have been next on the list if it would have continued beyond the top 5. For me, a good score is always able to set the mood by supplementing whatever's going on in the scene. You may be saying to yourself, "well duh, when doesn't that happen?" In discussing my third favorite Scooby score, I'll share an example of where I feel a good score just didn't work. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?'s score is such a classic that I can't imagine anyone not liking it. It sets a creepy, yet sometimes upbeat mood that fits perfectly with the tone of the episode and adds to it. While all the different background music in Where Are You seems very tailored to fit the scene, I feel like The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo's use of the Where Are You score highlights just how well the score fit in the original series. 13 Ghosts did have its own score, but they also incorporated some of the Where Are You score within some of the episodes. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I feel like the Where Are You score just didn't fit in 13 Ghosts and shouldn't have been included. 13 Ghosts should have stayed with the darker score, because the more whimsical upbeatness of some of the Where Are You background music doesn't fit with Scooby trying to escape Maldor the Malevolent's castle or the gang running away from Zomba. I feel like this demonstrates how much Where Are You's score was created to match the scenes in the show, because it being repurposed in a different show has always felt off to me. In comparison, I do like the updated version of the Where Are You music worked in the two 2003 DTVs (Legend of the Vampire and Monster of Mexico) where the old cast returned to voice their characters. It was updated in a way that was tasteful and consistent with the original, but it also felt like was updated enough where it didn't feel like they were trying to force the Where Are You tone on those films. Ghoul School has a wonderful score that is super fitting for the atmosphere of Grimwood's. It's always been one of my favorites because of it being spooky, but kind of a playful spooky, which works so well with the plot point of Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy discovering that despite that the students are all ghouls, they're still friendly and not a threat that needs running away from. My favorite Scooby-Doo score is hands down Boo Brothers, no competition. It creates such a fun spooky environment for the film to take place in, but also isn't afraid to get really dark when something frightening happens. This type of fluid score is exactly what I want in Scooby-Doo background music, and is arguably part of what makes this film so amazing (in my opinion). I wish they'd publicly release the full scores for this one (and maybe Ghoul School) on a CD or digitally, because it's so amazing that I'd honestly listen to it on its own!
I wrote about this article topic for a reason. I've got a little surprise for you all...I've been working these past few weeks on a "Music of Scooby-Doo" page that provides a listing of all the soundtracks, as well as a reference list of all the songs that have appeared in Scooby episodes and films. I thought this reference list would be helpful for if people are watching Scooby episodes/films and want to know the name of a certain song that appears. There were quite a few songs not credited, however (especially the chase songs for Pup and Be Cool), and I didn't want to guess on the names and get it wrong, so those are not included in the list. You can check out the new page here.
28 Comments
Shadowscooby
12/16/2020 03:27:20 pm
All the musical scores are great. What’s new Scooby doo score is like how it matches the theme of each episode. Be cool Scooby doo score is good to. Just like mystery incorporated, when they unmask the badguy the musics plays. I also like in the end credits the, music matches the theme of the episode.
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12/16/2020 04:08:28 pm
All the scores for the most part are great! It was super hard to pick just 5 for this article haha.
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12/21/2020 04:07:52 pm
I love your shows they are so funny I like the episode nowhere to hyde
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Shadowscooby
12/16/2020 04:09:50 pm
All the musical scores are great. What’s be Scooby-Doo is good. I like that in each episode the series music matches the theme of each episode. Be cool Scooby doo musical score is good as well. Like mystery incorporated, when they unmasked the badguy the musics theme plays. I also like how the first end credit from episode 1 was a regular while the other end credits the music matches the theme of the episode.
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Shadowscooby
12/16/2020 04:11:00 pm
Oops sorry I posted again that was a mistake I thought the first one didn’t went through. Silly me.
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CollectorScooby
12/16/2020 04:50:33 pm
We really do think a lot alike when it comes to Scooby haha. I can literally agree with everything said in this article. And in particular with the Boo Brothers I absolutely love the score in that! It’s so nostalgic and has such a spooky vibe which fits the theme of the film so well!
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Lamont
12/16/2020 04:55:19 pm
I wish they would release the scores as albums for all the series. Even the chase songs.
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Drakosleuth
12/16/2020 10:30:49 pm
I wish they could release the score for The Scooby Doo Show, even though some of it is reused from Scooby Doo, Where Are You?, there are some unique ones I enjoyed especially the chasing scores in that series.
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12/17/2020 10:28:18 am
Me too! I think the reuse of some of the Where Are You score here worked pretty well, unlike 13 Ghosts as I mentioned in the article.
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Sdf
12/17/2020 01:28:53 pm
Great article and a wonterful surprise you made with the new page.
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12/17/2020 02:06:19 pm
Glad you like the new page! And yeah, I agree that's one of the best songs in the entire franchise.
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Matt
12/17/2020 09:40:11 pm
This is a nice list. Classic Where are You as well as the similar New Movies and Scooby Doo Show will always be what Scooby is to me so that's my favorite but I definitely agree with the choices here
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Shadowscooby
12/18/2020 07:07:19 am
Speaking of musical scores did anyone notice that in secret of the ghost rig, Daphne is humming the new Scooby doo movies theme song, while doing a ascot for Fred?
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12/18/2020 09:21:11 am
I did notice that! I thought it was a very clever Easter egg.
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the cop
12/18/2020 07:56:27 am
for scooby doo and guess who u forgot i put a hex on you by the hex girls
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12/18/2020 09:20:33 am
You're absolutely right! Thank you so much, it's added now.
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Colin
12/18/2020 10:39:14 am
Cool list, thanks for putting it together! Just wanted to mention that you're missing the "Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders Songs from the Animated Feature and More!" CD
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12/18/2020 01:47:56 pm
Oh gosh, I forgot a bunch! Thank you! I just added it now.
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Colin
12/18/2020 04:43:30 pm
Oh, duh! Forgot to mention you're also missing the "Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost - Songs from the Animated Feature and More!" CD
Colin
12/18/2020 04:44:38 pm
And cassette. 12/18/2020 11:04:34 pm
Thank you! It's been added along with another one I missed, the WWE Curse of the Speed Demon soundtrack. In my research, I found someone's selling the Witch's Ghost cassette used for $969 (!) on Amazon. That's such a crazy high price haha.
Drakosleuth
12/19/2020 02:01:16 pm
@WildWindVampire: Hey in case you didn't know, in Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase, the third chase song is called "Double Double Joint". I don't know the artist behind the song, but I think you missed this one, along with some music videos like, "When Ghosts Go Boo" or "America Loves Scooby Doo" just to name a couple..
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12/19/2020 10:30:13 pm
Thanks for letting me know I missed one! It's added now! And I didn't even think about the music videos that were on those DVDs for this page! I'll have to take a look at my Scooby DVDs this weekend to see what all the musical special features on each of them are.
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12/19/2020 11:10:15 pm
Alright, they should be all added now, but again let me know if I've missed something!
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12/20/2020 05:42:33 am
I'd like to see a Scooby-Doo version of Aerobics Oz Style 💜
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