
- 244 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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 The Exorcist, The Shining, and The Sixth Sense together with lesser known but still important films like Carnival of Souls and The 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.
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Table of contents
- Routledge Music and Screen Media Series
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Carnival of Souls and the Organs of Horror
- Chapter 2 Mischief Afoot
- Chapter 3 The Monster and the Music Box
- Chapter 4 The Strange Case of Rouben Mamoulianās Sound Stew
- Chapter 5 Voices That Lie Within
- Chapter 6 Pop Goes the Horror Score
- Chapter 7 Ramblinā Men and Piano Men
- Chapter 8 Rehearing The Shining
- Chapter 9 Hearing Deep Seated Fears
- Chapter 10 Music and the Adult Ideal in A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Chapter 11 The Beauty of Horror
- Chapter 12 Quieting the Ghosts in The Sixth Sense and The Others
- Contributors
- Index