The Friday the 13th soundtrack includes songs by Harry Manfredini. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Sean S. Cunningham’s 1980 movie on AMC+, Paramount+ and Shudder. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

Friday the 13th stars Betsy Palmer as Mrs. Voorhees, a traumatized mother. Adrienne King co-stars as Alice, a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake. The storyline follows Mrs. Voorhees as she seeks revenge against various teenagers. Composer Harry Manfredini (The Omega Code) scored the 95-minute film, which includes four featured tunes. Here’s every song in Friday the 13th, the first installment of the horror movie franchise.

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Friday the 13th Soundtrack: Every Song in the 1980 Movie

• “Down in the Valley” by Cast (00:00:00): The Friday the 13th soundtrack song accompanies the opening sequence. A graphic establishes the setting as 1958. Various youths sing together during an interior scene.
• “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” by Cast (00:02:00): An interior scene continues. A killer squeaks open a door. The aforementioned youths sing another tune.
• “Tom Dooley” by Cast (00:02:00): An interior scene continues. Two youths kiss. The Friday the 13th music continues during a moon shot.
• “Sail Away Tiny Sparrow” by Harry Manfredini (00:48:00): A diner sequence begins. The Friday the 13th music plays from the speaker system. A patron named Steve (Peter Brouwer) talks to a waitress named Sandy (Sally Anne Golden)

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The Friday the 13th cast also includes:

• Jeannine Taylor as Marcie
• Robbi Morgan as Annie
• Kevin Bacon as Jack
• Harry Crosby as Bill
• Laurie Bartram as Brenda
• Mark Nelson as Ned
• Rex Everhart as The Truck Driver
• Ronn Carroll as Sgt. Tierney
• Ron Millkie as Officer Dorf
• Walt Gorney as Crazy Ralph
• Willie Adams as Barry
• Debra S. Hayes as Claudette
• Dorothy Kobs as Trudy

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