The Importance of Good Music - Research

In all horror films, there is some kind of backing track, whether it is diegetic, atmospheric sounds, or non-diegetic music to increase the pressure. Both are important when it comes to creating the perfect backing track.

Below are some videos of the famous "Scream" movies that show exactly how important the music is, by only having the music, compared to the original.

If we compare this to the original, it is possible to see how much the music plays an incredibly important role in inducing fear and suspense into the viewer.

After seeing the effects of music in the first film, a similar track was used in the second film during another "phone death" sequence which has now become immortalised by the "Scream" films.

Once again, if we compare this to the original we can see the true effect of the music

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