“Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta” by Béla Bartók – This unsettling classical tune plays on the soundtrack as Ole Munch lies in bed listening to the police scanner, waiting for a clue as to where he can find the Tillmans. The song’s whimsical tune gets deeper and creepier and more distorted (and eventually morphs into a tense orchestral score) as she hears footsteps upstairs and realizes there’s someone in her house.

“He’ll Have to Go” by Jim Reeves – This song can be heard as an elderly lady gets home with several six-packs of beer, cracks open a couple of the beers, and watches tennis on TV. It also sets up the horror-like sequence of Gator finding his partner murdered. This song ties into the fearmongering tactics that Gator uses in his attempts to enforce law and order. “This is Halloween” by Marilyn Manson – Marilyn Manson’s cover of this spooky Halloween-themed ditty from The Nightmare Before Christmas plays as Gator pulls into the gas station where Dot’s standoff with Ole Munch took place. The funky beat adds to the hilarious juxtaposition of the creation of grisly deathtraps with a heartwarming mother-child bonding experience. “Paranoid” by Grand Funk Railroad – This song can be heard as Dot and Scotty rig the house with gruesome Home Alone-style booby traps they glue broken glass to a door handle and suspend a sledgehammer over the front door. The use of this song reflects how Tillman sees himself and presents himself to the community: an honest, blue-collar working stiff (when the reality is that he’s an iron-fisted tyrant). “Working Man” by Rush – This rock ‘n’ roll gem plays as Sheriff Tillman takes a bath in a big barrel outside and puffs on a cigarette.

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