What Makes Scary Music Scary? (Patreon)

Published:

2016-10-28 17:03:38

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2020-05

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Halloween is coming, and to celebrate, we're talking horror film music! How does it work? What elements do they use to make you scream? It's a complex web of techniques that all come together to create fright, but there's some very important parts that they tend to have in common, and once you know those you can put them together to make your own terrifying symphony! Check it out!

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What Makes Scary Music Scary?

It's Halloween! And to celebrate, we're looking at horror movie music! How does it work? What makes it so frightening? As it turns out, it's not just one thing! Film composers use lots of tricks, from dissonance to range to something called a "non-linearity" all to make you jump out of your seat.