Music In The Horror Film: Listening To Fear (routledge Music And Screen Media)
by Neil Lerner /
2009 / English / PDF
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Music in Horror Film
Music in Horror Film is a collection of essays that
examine the effects of music and its ability to provoke or
intensify fear in this particular genre of film. Frightening
images and ideas can be made even more intense when accompanied
with frightening musical sounds, and music in horror film
frequently makes its audience feel threatened and uncomfortable
through its sudden stinger chords and other shock effects. The
essays in this collection address the presence of music in horror
films and their potency within them. With contributions from
scholars across the disciplines of music and film studies, these
essays delve into blockbusters like
is a collection of essays that
examine the effects of music and its ability to provoke or
intensify fear in this particular genre of film. Frightening
images and ideas can be made even more intense when accompanied
with frightening musical sounds, and music in horror film
frequently makes its audience feel threatened and uncomfortable
through its sudden stinger chords and other shock effects. The
essays in this collection address the presence of music in horror
films and their potency within them. With contributions from
scholars across the disciplines of music and film studies, these
essays delve into blockbusters likeThe Exorcist
The Exorcist,
,The Shining
The Shining, and
, andThe Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense together with
lesser known but still important films like
together with
lesser known but still important films likeCarnival of
Souls
Carnival of
Souls and The
and TheLast House on the Left
Last House on the Left. By leading us
with the ear to hear these films in new ways, these essays allow
us to see horror films with fresh eyes.
. By leading us
with the ear to hear these films in new ways, these essays allow
us to see horror films with fresh eyes.
