"His Soul Left Gloss on the Rose" is an instrumental piece performed by The Soul Rebels, a New Orleans-based brass band, for the 2023 film Haunted Mansion, a supernatural horror comedy based on the Disney theme park attraction of the same name. The song was written by Kris Bowers, who also composed the film's score, and Erion Williams, one of the band's founders. The song plays during the film's opening credits, which feature a montage of scenes from the Haunted Mansion attraction.
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The song is a jazz-funk fusion with elements of hip-hop and soul. It is inspired by the story of The Haunted Mansion, which revolves around a woman and her son who hire a team of experts to exorcise their newly bought mansion that is haunted by ghosts. The title of the song refers to one of the most iconic scenes from the attraction, where a ghostly bride holds a bouquet of roses that drip blood. The song also references other elements from the attraction, such as the hitchhiking ghosts, the singing busts, and the raven.