{"id":9,"date":"2006-10-31T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-31T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/brain_blog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2014-11-17T21:15:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T21:15:13","slug":"what-makes-music-sound-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/brain_blog\/2006\/10\/what-makes-music-sound-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes music sound "scary"?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With Halloween just around the corner, I’ve
\nbeen contemplating what makes music scary. Some of my younger
\nreaders may not know that for a couple of decades, movies were silent.
\nIn other words, the audience just read the dialogue at the bottom of the
\nscreen, and a pianist sat to the side of the screen and literally
\nimprovised whatever music seemed appropriate to what was happening on the
\nscreen. This was quite an art and just anyone couldn’t do it.
\nThe musician had to be able to represent not only horror and fear but also romance, humor, religious feeling and tremendous joy.<\/p>\n

Now that movies have soundtracks, the
\nmusic that has been composed for them will be among the classics of
\ntomorrow. The scary movies have some of the most famous themes.
\nTwo that come to mind immediately are the themes from “Jaws” and “Psycho.”
\nAlfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is a definite classic horror film. It’s
\nmusic, by Bernard Herrmann, truly evokes fear and panic. The famous shower
\nscene music (the screeching violins) is parodied and copied in media all
\nover the world.<\/p>\n

Of course, most of this music is in a minor
\nkey and incorporates sudden changes of dynamics (louds and softs).
\nYou might also hear unusual instruments such as a digiridoo or perhaps a
\nsitar. The purpose is to create an atmosphere that is unfamiliar; a
\nsoundscape that disorients and confuses. Have a fun Halloween and
\npay attention to the music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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